A review by ianuh
Planting Gardens in Graves by r.h. Sin

2.0

lions.
they threw her into the lion’s den
and instead of feeling fearful
she tamed the beasts

—

i am
disappointed

really, the only thing
i liked about
this was that
there was less misplaced
line
breaks and maybe
even a poetic feel to
it but other
than that...

I've complained about this more than I should and that's how, more than often, R.H. Sin's poems are so fucking repetitive that it hurts. He writes quite a lot on the topic of heartache and the ugly sides of love, and that's a great topic to touch on and write about, but there's only so much a "they don't deserve you" or "you walked away but I lost nothing" written on every other page can do. It was enough for the first few collections, but it's getting tedious and it needs more than just that or it's just dry, basic poetry. This collection is where I reach my breaking point. I've managed to brush off the routine repetitions of the poems but now, I really just can't handle any of it. I'd like to see something new, not necessarily change, but something fresher than what I quoted.

I did like the bits of empowerment and self-love thrown in there. Heck, I was ecstatic to see that Sin used a few metaphors because his writing often lacks any sense of poeticness sometimes and even just that little thing alleviated the situation. Other than that, the rest was quite tiresome to read.

sweet lies.
bitter lies
taste sweet
when spoken from the lips
of the person you love