The feedback helped me imagine different endings, and how the subtlety of one line can drastically change what the reader takes away from the experience.

The feedback helped me imagine different endings, and how the subtlety of one line can drastically change what the reader takes away from the experience.
Cailey advised me to try the “sandwich” effect of the first stanza in the second one; it helped balance the poem out!
The workshop helped me put the finishing touches on my piece by removing bits that messed with the perspective and the intentions of the speaker.
Took a knife to it and it seems clearer now.