Comments received on poems by Paul Bell
Big Boy
sorenbarrett said:
Bar talk the most grounded poetic talk. Nicely done Paul, felt I was there.
September 21st, 2026 05:45
sorenbarrett said:
Bar talk the most grounded poetic talk. Nicely done Paul, felt I was there.
September 21st, 2026 05:45
The Little Yellow Pill
Doggerel Dave said:
There\'s religion, there\'s dope, any other escapes from the horrendous reality sometimes termed Society?
Your piece constructs a well \'balanced\' reality, Paul.
September 18th, 2026 20:15
Doggerel Dave said:
There\'s religion, there\'s dope, any other escapes from the horrendous reality sometimes termed Society?
Your piece constructs a well \'balanced\' reality, Paul.
September 18th, 2026 20:15
The Little Yellow Pill
Teddy.15 said:
Wow Paul, usually you leave buckets of laughter but not this one, you have written this so well and expressed the trauma of a normal family, the extraordinary ones are the ones that are perfect and we all know they don\'t exist. Heart wrenching.
September 18th, 2026 10:26
Teddy.15 said:
Wow Paul, usually you leave buckets of laughter but not this one, you have written this so well and expressed the trauma of a normal family, the extraordinary ones are the ones that are perfect and we all know they don\'t exist. Heart wrenching.
September 18th, 2026 10:26
The Little Yellow Pill
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, I was smiling at the wordplay and then the family came crashing through it. Damn. Powerful, bro. Powerful. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 18th, 2026 10:05
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, I was smiling at the wordplay and then the family came crashing through it. Damn. Powerful, bro. Powerful. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 18th, 2026 10:05
The Little Yellow Pill
sorenbarrett said:
A pill for every occasion. Nicotine, caffeine, amphetamine, benzodiazepine, Smoke, inject, huff, swallow. Makes ya broke, to get the effect, can\'t get enough, leaves ya hollow. Sorry Paul couldn\'t help it. A great write on humanity all hooked on substances. Loved it
September 18th, 2026 08:58
sorenbarrett said:
A pill for every occasion. Nicotine, caffeine, amphetamine, benzodiazepine, Smoke, inject, huff, swallow. Makes ya broke, to get the effect, can\'t get enough, leaves ya hollow. Sorry Paul couldn\'t help it. A great write on humanity all hooked on substances. Loved it
September 18th, 2026 08:58
The Little Yellow Pill
Friendship said:
Sad yet so true, drugs destroy people\'s lives and families. Well said. Your poem portrays a bleak picture of a family struggling with various forms of drug use—both legal and illegal—as a means of coping with pain and sadness. Each family member is depicted as grappling with their own issues, highlighting the pervasive effects of addiction on individual well-being and family dynamics.
September 18th, 2026 08:21
Friendship said:
Sad yet so true, drugs destroy people\'s lives and families. Well said. Your poem portrays a bleak picture of a family struggling with various forms of drug use—both legal and illegal—as a means of coping with pain and sadness. Each family member is depicted as grappling with their own issues, highlighting the pervasive effects of addiction on individual well-being and family dynamics.
September 18th, 2026 08:21
Jesus saves
NafisaSB said:
Drinks surely will kill - sad tale well written
September 18th, 2026 01:06
NafisaSB said:
Drinks surely will kill - sad tale well written
September 18th, 2026 01:06
Snapped
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a grotesquely funny descent into madness. Petty resentment becomes atrocity, misogyny becomes public spectacle, and authority arrives to validate the nightmare. Dark, absurd, and savagely effective, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 15th, 2026 22:23
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a grotesquely funny descent into madness. Petty resentment becomes atrocity, misogyny becomes public spectacle, and authority arrives to validate the nightmare. Dark, absurd, and savagely effective, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 15th, 2026 22:23
Snapped
Kevin Hulme said:
True about the Shoes. Some have more Footwear than a Millipede.
Wonderful Dark Humour. A fave.
September 15th, 2026 19:54
Kevin Hulme said:
True about the Shoes. Some have more Footwear than a Millipede.
Wonderful Dark Humour. A fave.
September 15th, 2026 19:54
Snapped
Doggerel Dave said:
Just the sheeer blooly darkness of the humour lets you off with a caution...
This tiny caution relates to the number of women who are actually murdered by their male partners, which is not small at all...
September 15th, 2026 18:27
Doggerel Dave said:
Just the sheeer blooly darkness of the humour lets you off with a caution...
This tiny caution relates to the number of women who are actually murdered by their male partners, which is not small at all...
September 15th, 2026 18:27
Snapped
sorenbarrett said:
Bloody Mary? is that the drink of the day? Wow! the mind of the insane as it devolves, but who is insane. Of course the one that doesn\'t fit. A darkly humorous poem of derangement that is life and death. Well written my friend.
September 15th, 2026 06:56
sorenbarrett said:
Bloody Mary? is that the drink of the day? Wow! the mind of the insane as it devolves, but who is insane. Of course the one that doesn\'t fit. A darkly humorous poem of derangement that is life and death. Well written my friend.
September 15th, 2026 06:56
Sonya
Teddy.15 said:
lol I\'ve got a friend called Sonia, and she would chuckle at this one. 🤣
September 14th, 2026 08:06
Teddy.15 said:
lol I\'ve got a friend called Sonia, and she would chuckle at this one. 🤣
September 14th, 2026 08:06
Sonya
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn rapid-fire comic rhythm here, with Sonya and Paul constantly trying to outsmart each other until the conversation itself becomes a kind of flirtatious ping-pong match. The best turn is “OMG, I’ve become you,” because the joke has finally infected Sonya, and suddenly their disastrous five-minute relationship starts looking like exactly the kind of absurd chemistry that might actually work.
September 13th, 2026 08:07
Thomas W Case said:
There’s a damn rapid-fire comic rhythm here, with Sonya and Paul constantly trying to outsmart each other until the conversation itself becomes a kind of flirtatious ping-pong match. The best turn is “OMG, I’ve become you,” because the joke has finally infected Sonya, and suddenly their disastrous five-minute relationship starts looking like exactly the kind of absurd chemistry that might actually work.
September 13th, 2026 08:07
Sonya
Doggerel Dave said:
I admire the absolute flexibility you exhibited there which, with several minor deviations, took you through to your goal. I wish you both (if possible) well.
September 12th, 2026 19:43
Doggerel Dave said:
I admire the absolute flexibility you exhibited there which, with several minor deviations, took you through to your goal. I wish you both (if possible) well.
September 12th, 2026 19:43
Sonya
MendedFences27 said:
Well, I\'m at a loss for words. Ask Sonya.
Just a sampling of what I learned from your poem. A most interesting meeting between two lonely people, one noxious, the other desperate. Hopefully, it ended
well. Thoroughly enjoyed it. - Phil A.
September 12th, 2026 13:58
MendedFences27 said:
Well, I\'m at a loss for words. Ask Sonya.
Just a sampling of what I learned from your poem. A most interesting meeting between two lonely people, one noxious, the other desperate. Hopefully, it ended
well. Thoroughly enjoyed it. - Phil A.
September 12th, 2026 13:58
Sonya
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a wonderfully dysfunctional courtship! 😂 He talks himself steadily toward rejection until Sonya somehow catches his particular strain of madness. By then, going out together feels less like romance and more like necessary treatment. Loved this, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 12th, 2026 09:20
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, what a wonderfully dysfunctional courtship! 😂 He talks himself steadily toward rejection until Sonya somehow catches his particular strain of madness. By then, going out together feels less like romance and more like necessary treatment. Loved this, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 12th, 2026 09:20
Sonya
sorenbarrett said:
It is the lines that attract despite the warning signs. There is something about human nature that sees danger as an invitation to thrills. A do not trespass sign and fence is always chosen despite it being the longest way to where you are going. A great pick up story that plays off the suicidal nature of people. Well written.
September 12th, 2026 06:05
sorenbarrett said:
It is the lines that attract despite the warning signs. There is something about human nature that sees danger as an invitation to thrills. A do not trespass sign and fence is always chosen despite it being the longest way to where you are going. A great pick up story that plays off the suicidal nature of people. Well written.
September 12th, 2026 06:05
Silk Sheets
Cheeky Missy said:
I knew there was a reason I did not want a set of silken linens.
September 11th, 2026 10:46
Cheeky Missy said:
I knew there was a reason I did not want a set of silken linens.
September 11th, 2026 10:46
Silk Sheets
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this tells an entire story with almost nothing wasted. Desire, departure, concealment, and the return to ordinary life unfold in quick flashes...while the emotional residue refuses to disappear. Brilliantly handled, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 10th, 2026 21:30
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this tells an entire story with almost nothing wasted. Desire, departure, concealment, and the return to ordinary life unfold in quick flashes...while the emotional residue refuses to disappear. Brilliantly handled, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 10th, 2026 21:30
The man on the street
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is brutal and painfully familiar. The circular structure says everything...one eruption ends violently while the conditions for another remain firmly in place. A damning and powerful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 10th, 2026 21:20
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Paul, this is brutal and painfully familiar. The circular structure says everything...one eruption ends violently while the conditions for another remain firmly in place. A damning and powerful piece, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
September 10th, 2026 21:20
Silk Sheets
sorenbarrett said:
The cleanup after an affair is not always only physical. Nicely and most concisely written. Well done my friend
September 10th, 2026 04:01
sorenbarrett said:
The cleanup after an affair is not always only physical. Nicely and most concisely written. Well done my friend
September 10th, 2026 04:01
The man on the street
sorenbarrett said:
A chilling poem that seems right out of the news, so well written it is haunting
September 9th, 2026 11:37
sorenbarrett said:
A chilling poem that seems right out of the news, so well written it is haunting
September 9th, 2026 11:37
Jesus saves
Doggerel Dave said:
Observation, guarded affection and a story well told. There was nothing Jesus or you could have done.
Great read Paul.
September 8th, 2026 16:49
Doggerel Dave said:
Observation, guarded affection and a story well told. There was nothing Jesus or you could have done.
Great read Paul.
September 8th, 2026 16:49
Jesus saves
Syd said:
Hi Paul,
I really enjoyed this. The wordplay around proof and doubt is brilliant, and I love the dark humour too. I come from a family of alcoholics so it\'s also relatable.
Very clever writing and I love the ending.
- Syd 🍄
September 8th, 2026 10:33
Syd said:
Hi Paul,
I really enjoyed this. The wordplay around proof and doubt is brilliant, and I love the dark humour too. I come from a family of alcoholics so it\'s also relatable.
Very clever writing and I love the ending.
- Syd 🍄
September 8th, 2026 10:33
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