Comments received on poems by Paul Bell
Vanity
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a bitter, cutting edge here—identity worn like armor, polished for a world that never quite sees the person underneath.
That last turn lands cold and clean, like walking away long before the mirror ever learned to tell the truth.
July 26th, 2026 08:10
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a bitter, cutting edge here—identity worn like armor, polished for a world that never quite sees the person underneath.
That last turn lands cold and clean, like walking away long before the mirror ever learned to tell the truth.
July 26th, 2026 08:10
Vanity
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a deliciously cutting poem, Paul! The playful cadence, mounting satire, and sudden emotional chill work beautifully together. I laughed…and then that final turn reminded me how thoroughly a relationship may end before anyone actually leaves. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 24th, 2026 09:37
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a deliciously cutting poem, Paul! The playful cadence, mounting satire, and sudden emotional chill work beautifully together. I laughed…and then that final turn reminded me how thoroughly a relationship may end before anyone actually leaves. Excellent work, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 24th, 2026 09:37
Vanity
sorenbarrett said:
Vanity has its price as does all else. Age peals the pain and rusts the steel. Mirror mirror on the wall who\'s the fairest of them all. Entropy takes its toll and even the fairest fall into wrinkles and rot. None escape the maggots. Well written Paul
July 24th, 2026 05:38
sorenbarrett said:
Vanity has its price as does all else. Age peals the pain and rusts the steel. Mirror mirror on the wall who\'s the fairest of them all. Entropy takes its toll and even the fairest fall into wrinkles and rot. None escape the maggots. Well written Paul
July 24th, 2026 05:38
Divine Advice
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Paul, this is one gloriously twisted exchange! He fancies himself a romantic legend while she is cataloguing negligence, bodily injury, and ecclesiastical corruption…then the priest strolls in as both sex coach and dispenser of penance. Absolutely hilarious, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 21st, 2026 20:21
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Wow, Paul, this is one gloriously twisted exchange! He fancies himself a romantic legend while she is cataloguing negligence, bodily injury, and ecclesiastical corruption…then the priest strolls in as both sex coach and dispenser of penance. Absolutely hilarious, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 21st, 2026 20:21
Divine Advice
sorenbarrett said:
There are always higher levels of understanding as well as overbearing and which position you prefer is a mater of taste, it is the aftertaste that I worry about. Good one my friend.
July 21st, 2026 08:04
sorenbarrett said:
There are always higher levels of understanding as well as overbearing and which position you prefer is a mater of taste, it is the aftertaste that I worry about. Good one my friend.
July 21st, 2026 08:04
Divine Advice
Teddy.15 said:
Paul, a higher level? do you mean bunk bed?lol 🤣 I\'m asking for a friend? 😂
July 21st, 2026 07:31
Teddy.15 said:
Paul, a higher level? do you mean bunk bed?lol 🤣 I\'m asking for a friend? 😂
July 21st, 2026 07:31
The Child Has Gone
GothAngel said:
Really great poem is send such a powerful message.
July 20th, 2026 11:45
GothAngel said:
Really great poem is send such a powerful message.
July 20th, 2026 11:45
Bloodless
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is viciously satisfying! The attempted victim rises, reverses the violence, and leaves her attacker drowning in his own certainty. One hell of a piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 18th, 2026 09:37
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is viciously satisfying! The attempted victim rises, reverses the violence, and leaves her attacker drowning in his own certainty. One hell of a piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 18th, 2026 09:37
Bloodless
sorenbarrett said:
Paul a great play on a cliche and a story too real to want to feel. Well done my friend
July 18th, 2026 06:54
sorenbarrett said:
Paul a great play on a cliche and a story too real to want to feel. Well done my friend
July 18th, 2026 06:54
Suzy Q.
sorenbarrett said:
This could well be a play or a sit com. Nicely done and the day rolls on.
July 17th, 2026 11:02
sorenbarrett said:
This could well be a play or a sit com. Nicely done and the day rolls on.
July 17th, 2026 11:02
Suzy Q.
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a riot, Paul! The dialogue moves fast, the personalities are instantly recognizable, and the escalating disaster kept me laughing. This feels ready to be performed...wonderful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 17th, 2026 10:05
Tristan Robert Lange said:
What a riot, Paul! The dialogue moves fast, the personalities are instantly recognizable, and the escalating disaster kept me laughing. This feels ready to be performed...wonderful work, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 17th, 2026 10:05
Dump Protocol
Doggerel Dave said:
The perplexities of a relationship which is not in a steady state. Certain exit strategies which leave one feeling both rational and righteous seem to have been short circuited. Life becomes chaotic in its complexity..... or something....
Write a play, Paul.
July 12th, 2026 21:01
Doggerel Dave said:
The perplexities of a relationship which is not in a steady state. Certain exit strategies which leave one feeling both rational and righteous seem to have been short circuited. Life becomes chaotic in its complexity..... or something....
Write a play, Paul.
July 12th, 2026 21:01
Dump Protocol
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a sharp comic rhythm here, where contradiction and chaos collide like two people speaking completely different languages.
Beneath the humor is a familiar human mess—pride, fear, and the desperate need to say the right thing too late.
July 12th, 2026 09:44
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a sharp comic rhythm here, where contradiction and chaos collide like two people speaking completely different languages.
Beneath the humor is a familiar human mess—pride, fear, and the desperate need to say the right thing too late.
July 12th, 2026 09:44
Dump Protocol
sorenbarrett said:
Funny how we all get trapped in the expectations we have and the habits we form. Well done my friend
July 12th, 2026 08:57
sorenbarrett said:
Funny how we all get trapped in the expectations we have and the habits we form. Well done my friend
July 12th, 2026 08:57
Dump Protocol
Friendship said:
The poem explores the complexities of a romantic relationship, particularly the tension between love and breakup. It captures the chaotic emotions and miscommunication that can arise when one partner is ready to take a significant step, like marriage, while the other is preparing to end the relationship.
July 12th, 2026 08:57
Friendship said:
The poem explores the complexities of a romantic relationship, particularly the tension between love and breakup. It captures the chaotic emotions and miscommunication that can arise when one partner is ready to take a significant step, like marriage, while the other is preparing to end the relationship.
July 12th, 2026 08:57
Dump Protocol
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a hilarious piece. 😂 \"It\'s dump protocol\" was the moment that really landed for me, and from there it just kept getting better. The back-and-forth feels delightfully chaotic, right up to that desperate final plea. Great job, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 12th, 2026 07:40
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a hilarious piece. 😂 \"It\'s dump protocol\" was the moment that really landed for me, and from there it just kept getting better. The back-and-forth feels delightfully chaotic, right up to that desperate final plea. Great job, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 12th, 2026 07:40
My Rifle
Doggerel Dave said:
That\'s humans for yer, ain\'t it? Two contradictory ideas capable of living side by side without discomfort..
A simple truth in straightforward verse.
July 11th, 2026 19:21
Doggerel Dave said:
That\'s humans for yer, ain\'t it? Two contradictory ideas capable of living side by side without discomfort..
A simple truth in straightforward verse.
July 11th, 2026 19:21
My Rifle
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is a compelling piece. The stark reality of the battlefield sits alongside the simple insistence on love and hope, and that tension gives the poem its strength. The ending leaves the reader with something worth carrying forward. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
July 11th, 2026 08:07
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is a compelling piece. The stark reality of the battlefield sits alongside the simple insistence on love and hope, and that tension gives the poem its strength. The ending leaves the reader with something worth carrying forward. Wonderful write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️
July 11th, 2026 08:07
My Rifle
sorenbarrett said:
The rifle the modern cupid bow. A good write my friend nicely worded
July 11th, 2026 06:29
sorenbarrett said:
The rifle the modern cupid bow. A good write my friend nicely worded
July 11th, 2026 06:29
Released
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this left me sitting in silence for a while. It reminds me how the body can hold memories long after we\'ve tried to move beyond them. A heartbreaking piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 9th, 2026 22:53
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this left me sitting in silence for a while. It reminds me how the body can hold memories long after we\'ve tried to move beyond them. A heartbreaking piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 9th, 2026 22:53
Released
sorenbarrett said:
A wonderful poem that touches the heart in its impossibilities that in metaphor become so real.
\"Not a virgin as such
She was never a virgin\"
What a great line Paul this says so much in so little. A guilt what is this guilt? Never explained it hangs heavy like the sword of Damocles. So many possible interpretations a fave
July 9th, 2026 07:11
sorenbarrett said:
A wonderful poem that touches the heart in its impossibilities that in metaphor become so real.
\"Not a virgin as such
She was never a virgin\"
What a great line Paul this says so much in so little. A guilt what is this guilt? Never explained it hangs heavy like the sword of Damocles. So many possible interpretations a fave
July 9th, 2026 07:11
Released
arqios said:
This is such a quietly devastating piece. I really like how much it trusts the reader to connect the dots rather than spelling everything out. I read it as a poem about the long life after trauma and the way the body remembers, with the final image of her unconsciously touching her stomach saying more than a longer explanation ever could. The title, released, also feels wonderfully ambiguous; whether it\'s his release, hers, or perhaps neither completely. Surviving abuse entails having to live with the many challenges that accrue thereafter. Deeply moving and quite triggering as well. 🕊️🙏
July 9th, 2026 06:23
arqios said:
This is such a quietly devastating piece. I really like how much it trusts the reader to connect the dots rather than spelling everything out. I read it as a poem about the long life after trauma and the way the body remembers, with the final image of her unconsciously touching her stomach saying more than a longer explanation ever could. The title, released, also feels wonderfully ambiguous; whether it\'s his release, hers, or perhaps neither completely. Surviving abuse entails having to live with the many challenges that accrue thereafter. Deeply moving and quite triggering as well. 🕊️🙏
July 9th, 2026 06:23
Resolution
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a powerful and sobering poem. I really appreciated how you let the repetition do the heavy lifting, revealing the gradual collapse without ever needing to overstate it. By the end, the tragedy isn\'t just the surgeon\'s addiction...it\'s everyone caught in its wake. Outstanding write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 6th, 2026 15:15
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a powerful and sobering poem. I really appreciated how you let the repetition do the heavy lifting, revealing the gradual collapse without ever needing to overstate it. By the end, the tragedy isn\'t just the surgeon\'s addiction...it\'s everyone caught in its wake. Outstanding write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
July 6th, 2026 15:15
Resolution
sorenbarrett said:
A poem all too real. The doctor was drunk when he delivered my last child and there was no time to get another. Well written
July 6th, 2026 06:58
sorenbarrett said:
A poem all too real. The doctor was drunk when he delivered my last child and there was no time to get another. Well written
July 6th, 2026 06:58
Resolution
Teddy.15 said:
Reminds me of a famous Music artist here in Italy Vasco Rossi. 🌹
July 6th, 2026 04:59
Teddy.15 said:
Reminds me of a famous Music artist here in Italy Vasco Rossi. 🌹
July 6th, 2026 04:59
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