I suppose I will have to disagree with the majority.

This is far too abstract for my taste. There are not enough details here for me to become involved with this particular artist--and therefore to be moved by what happens to him/her at the end. And if I'm supposed to relate what is said here to "all artists" in a general sense, then the piece strikes me as simply meaningless, for it's clearly not true. There's no "epiphany" here for me to nod my head to, no deep truth that I can see. Is it really just a dittie in which the writer/speaker comes to realize that if his wish were granted, he would be dead? If so, why would that necessarily be true?

The piece just doesn't do much for me. Call me the Simon Cowell of PoetryCircle, but this one, had it come from my pen, would be in the waste basket.

And then there's the matter of punctuation--it's randomly used, at best. There's a colon here, an ellipsis there, and if we were going to be strict about punctuation, there are missing commas in several places. Why not just leave all the punctuation out rather than use it haphazardly? You've got line breaks--and line-breaks-and-a-half (at the end)--taking the place of punctuation in most places. Decide--one way or the other--and quit distracting the reader with a bit here and a bit there.

Nevertheless, this site is directed by many different editors with different tastes, and clearly you've won the appreciation of some, so for that congratulations are in order.

sigh! just when i was feeling so great!

i've nothing to say in my defence your honor! guilty as charged! now you can take me to the gallows while lotus smiles his warm smile!

but before that - my last wish...

to thank tom, tiko, bodkin, james & all others for reading not only between but beyond the lines...

but the bottom line is...we all love to be recognized

so thanks a ton guys for the recognition!

now i can die in peace!

for me great acknowledgement is when my poems find their way
to the front doors of peoples refrigerators

you're lucky! mine remain in the cold storage!

there is no issue here - i've nothing against criticism - i'm just enjoying the thrill of appreciation! & fully respecting the authenticity of each member!