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Lyrically Inspired

The rules are simple:
-One entry per person
-No prewrites ( unless you can prove it works for one of the options)
-Spell check is your friend, use it
-No sticky caps or chat lingo
-Choose one of the options below and have fun!

Options:

1. Use a set of lyrics in your poem or to inspire your poem:

-"Never is a promise,
And you can't afford to lie"- Fiona Apple

-"I'll be there when your heart stops beating,
I'll be there when your last breath's taken away " - +44

-"I wish you were a stranger I could disengage,
Just say that we agree and then never change"- The Fray

-"Well, my girl's in the next room,
Sometimes I wish she was you"- Hinder

-"I want a girl with lips like morphine,
Knock me out every time they touch me"- Kill Hannah

-"Done by the hands of a broken artist,
You painted black where my naked heart is"- Meg and Dia

-"My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me,
So won't you kill me, so Idie happy"- Dashboard Confessional

-"I am not a pretty girl, that is not what I do
I aint no damsel in distress and I dont need to be rescued"- Ani Difranco

-"Breathe into my hands or cup them like a glass to drink from"- Tattle Tale

-"It's not always rainbows and butterflies,
It's compromise that moves us along"- Maroon 5

-"My god, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles"- Anna Nalick




Option 2:

Use one of the following titles as the title of your poem, or to inspire your poem:

- "Cardigan Weather"

- "How To Save A Life"

- "Wreck Of The Day"

- "Glass Vase, Cello Case"

- "Pens And Needles"

- "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage"

- "The After Dinner Payback"

- "When the Sun Sleeps"

- "Mr. Brightside"



Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 10, 2006
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Thanks to everyone who entered..I wish I could have given you all a trophy, I got many wonderful entries and this was really hard to judge. I hope you all enter my future contests

Contest Winners

  1. Pens and Needles
    by Intrigue 37 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 1 3:34 PM 2006. In Lyrics, Dark
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Cardigan Weather
    Your seat is still empty as ever
    by Restless and True 51 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 29 10:47 AM 2006. In Personal., Longing, Lost in thought, Thoughts, Love
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Kisses like Morphine
    Breathe into me
    And let it out
    by Cherry.Cyanide 48 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 9 8:58 PM 2006. In Weird, Dark, Lyrics
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Broken hearts artwork
    Im your unfinished sculpture, A masterpiece you made so many mistakes,
    br
    by Scorpions Kiss 16 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 27 2:25 PM 2006. In Other, Love
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Brugge is dood
    November 27, 2006
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    way to go

    I like this contest idea, if I have time between school I might enter it... one thing, pens and needles as in the Hawthorne Heights song?


  • AshtrayBaby
    December 10, 2006
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    Oh wow. Congrats to all the winners!


  • Restless and True
    December 10, 2006
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    Awesome!

    Thanks for silver!!!