DUHH! DUNDUNDUNDUN DUH!
guess who i am? lol! $5 says u get it right!
i like the countdown idea, which is pretty new for phanphic poems, i dont think i've seen another one before; good 4 u.
the rhythm of the prose can be a little off sometimes, but i cant write anything better, so i cant talk...
masquerade was before graveyard, just to let u know...
and oh yeah, i still like ur other one better, the long one (i think called UNMASKED), cuz the phantom sounds less modern, smarter, and radiates more pathos. which, obviously, is the way i prefer to think of him.
ERIK/CHRISTINE 4EVER!! (but i really do think that the story is more powerful cuz she doesnt end up w/ him...whadda u think?

I love it! The beginning was exceptionally good- it had dephth added to it, and makes you realize how much Christine meant to the Phantom. You have great poem skills! One little thing I didn't like as much (it's still great!) was that it wasn't exactly the Phantom's voice- remember, this was a man that was haunted in his past. He was abused and mistreated and unloved. Then Christine Daae comes along, and he knew he loved her right away. He would be a little more descriptive (perhaps) in his own words. This is the only love in his life- and Raoul (a knight in shining armor, that's practically perfect) comes and 'stoled' Christine away from him- he would be a lot more angry, not a thing exactly portrayed in this poem. But besides that, it's BRILLIANT! I love it!
-- KK :D

I praise you, for your skills in poetry are far above mine lol. The title fits wonderfully with this poem, and the countdown makes the reader anticipate the ending, keeping their interest the entire time. Nicely done!

I like this a lot. I liked how you made the stanzas like a countdown. Hence the title, right? You should write more poems, this was really good.