On a yellow piece of paper with green lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Chops”
because that was the name of his dog
And that’s what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and a gold star
And his mother hung it on the kitchen door
and read it to his aunts
That was the year that Father Tracy
took all the kids to the zoo
And he let them sing on the bus
And his little sister was born
with tiny toenails and no hair
And his mother and father kissed a lot
And the girl around the corner sent him a
Valentine signed with a row of X’s
and he had to ask his father what the X’s meant
And his father always tucked him in bed at night
And was always there to do it
Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Autumn”
because that was the name of the season
And that’s what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and asked him to write more clearly
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
because of its new paint
And the kids told him
that Father Tracy smoked cigars
And left butts on the pews
And sometimes they would burn holes
That was the year his sister got glasses
with thick lenses and black frames
And the girl around the corner laughed
when he asked her to go see Santa Claus
And the kids told him why
his mother and father kissed a lot
And his father never tucked him in bed at night
And his father got mad
when he cried for him to do it
Once on a paper torn from his notebook
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Innocence; A Question”
because this was the question about his girl
And that’s what it was all about
And his professor gave him an A
and a strange steady look
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
because he never showed her
That was the year Father Tracy died
And he forgot how the end
of the Apostle’s Creed went
And he caught his sister
making out on the back porch
And his mother and father never kissed
or even talked
And the girl around the corner
wore too much makeup
That made him cough when he kissed her
but he kissed her anyway
because that was the thing to do
And at tree A.M. he tucked himself into bed
his father snoring soundly
That’s why on the back of a brown paper bag
he tried another poem
And he called it “Absolutely Nothing”
Because that’s what it was really all about
And he gave himself an A
And a slash on each damned wrist
And he hung it on the bathroom door
because this time he didn’t think
he could reach the kitchen
-The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
you see this poem
I love it,
I love this book.
So For my contest, with all my points, I want your absolutly freaking best poetry ever.
Blow me away. & make sure when I read it I feel infinite.
okay rules
Yea yea there going to be tough, Im going to be tough, its my 10,000 points, I can do what ever the hell I want.
1. Good grammer please.
2. No Sticky caps or funny typing
3. Make sure the background doesnt kill my eyes.
4. Make it about the book, or either inspired by it.
5. Put "I swear in that moment, We were infinite" in your authors comments, dont do that and your DQed automatically, no Warnings.
6. NO over punctuation & 3rd grade grammer aka. fake dirrty pretty.
7. Make it good.
any violation of the rules & youll be immediatly DQ'ed
DO NOT COMPLAIN TO ME, you are the one that screwed up.
If I dont like it, Im taking it out, dont whine, dont tell me I dont know poetry, youre writing for me, & I get to say whats good and what isnt, weather you agree or not.
you want a chance, check out my favorites...
If I dont get what Im looking for I'll just quit this and give all my points to one of my Glitter Glam Whores.
Oh and you can rhyme, go ahead, but I'm telling you now it wont get you anywhere.
& last but not least, these are 10,000 points people, I earned them all on my own. So I can say what ever I want about your poem, dont get offeneded because I'm going to be brutal.
very...
Closes at my discretion...
could be aday, could be 3 months...
Depends If I get what Im looking for...
Go
Now
& be infinite...
oh, you can enter as much as you want...
no limits, just make it good...
******IMPORTANT UPDATE******
Jeesus Chirist people READ THE DAMN RULES!!
I POSTED THEM FOR A REASON!
I have never had to delete so many entries because YOU CANT READ!!
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS, 6???
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Chops”
because that was the name of his dog
And that’s what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and a gold star
And his mother hung it on the kitchen door
and read it to his aunts
That was the year that Father Tracy
took all the kids to the zoo
And he let them sing on the bus
And his little sister was born
with tiny toenails and no hair
And his mother and father kissed a lot
And the girl around the corner sent him a
Valentine signed with a row of X’s
and he had to ask his father what the X’s meant
And his father always tucked him in bed at night
And was always there to do it
Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Autumn”
because that was the name of the season
And that’s what it was all about
And his teacher gave him an A
and asked him to write more clearly
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
because of its new paint
And the kids told him
that Father Tracy smoked cigars
And left butts on the pews
And sometimes they would burn holes
That was the year his sister got glasses
with thick lenses and black frames
And the girl around the corner laughed
when he asked her to go see Santa Claus
And the kids told him why
his mother and father kissed a lot
And his father never tucked him in bed at night
And his father got mad
when he cried for him to do it
Once on a paper torn from his notebook
he wrote a poem
And he called it “Innocence; A Question”
because this was the question about his girl
And that’s what it was all about
And his professor gave him an A
and a strange steady look
And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door
because he never showed her
That was the year Father Tracy died
And he forgot how the end
of the Apostle’s Creed went
And he caught his sister
making out on the back porch
And his mother and father never kissed
or even talked
And the girl around the corner
wore too much makeup
That made him cough when he kissed her
but he kissed her anyway
because that was the thing to do
And at tree A.M. he tucked himself into bed
his father snoring soundly
That’s why on the back of a brown paper bag
he tried another poem
And he called it “Absolutely Nothing”
Because that’s what it was really all about
And he gave himself an A
And a slash on each damned wrist
And he hung it on the bathroom door
because this time he didn’t think
he could reach the kitchen
-The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
you see this poem
I love it,
I love this book.
So For my contest, with all my points, I want your absolutly freaking best poetry ever.
Blow me away. & make sure when I read it I feel infinite.
okay rules
Yea yea there going to be tough, Im going to be tough, its my 10,000 points, I can do what ever the hell I want.
1. Good grammer please.
2. No Sticky caps or funny typing
3. Make sure the background doesnt kill my eyes.
4. Make it about the book, or either inspired by it.
5. Put "I swear in that moment, We were infinite" in your authors comments, dont do that and your DQed automatically, no Warnings.
6. NO over punctuation & 3rd grade grammer aka. fake dirrty pretty.
7. Make it good.
any violation of the rules & youll be immediatly DQ'ed
DO NOT COMPLAIN TO ME, you are the one that screwed up.
If I dont like it, Im taking it out, dont whine, dont tell me I dont know poetry, youre writing for me, & I get to say whats good and what isnt, weather you agree or not.
you want a chance, check out my favorites...
If I dont get what Im looking for I'll just quit this and give all my points to one of my Glitter Glam Whores.
Oh and you can rhyme, go ahead, but I'm telling you now it wont get you anywhere.
& last but not least, these are 10,000 points people, I earned them all on my own. So I can say what ever I want about your poem, dont get offeneded because I'm going to be brutal.
very...
Closes at my discretion...
could be aday, could be 3 months...
Depends If I get what Im looking for...
Go
Now
& be infinite...
oh, you can enter as much as you want...
no limits, just make it good...
******IMPORTANT UPDATE******
Jeesus Chirist people READ THE DAMN RULES!!
I POSTED THEM FOR A REASON!
I have never had to delete so many entries because YOU CANT READ!!
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS, 6???
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 2, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 10000, Silver: 1500, Bronze: 500, Honorable mention: 10 people
- Final notes: OKAY. OMG YOU GUYS I WAS BLOWN AWAY. you guys gave me amazing writes, and I really enjoyed most of them, and it became increasingly difficult to pick a winner, and to not award poems, I had too keep adding honorable mentions. You guys were great. I Mean I feel infinte =DD
Gold- Joey- this was absolutly an amazing piece, seriously you guys should check it out, it blew me away, I cant even describe this poem its that great. and the next big contest I have, I want some work like this, so get some good ideas.
Silver- A boy- This one just.. wheewwhh, I dont even know, I wish I had 2 gold tropiesh and 20,000 points becaus This one was an amazing piece too, that you should really check out.
Bronze- Honest Charlie- I really liked this piece because it was different than the rest, though nmost of you tried to capture that infinite feeling through other experiences, this piece was actually about Charlie from the book, and I just love the way it put him.
Now all the HM's are in no particular order, and they were all amazing, seriously you guys did fantastic, IM going to have to add some more favorites after this contest.
I Don't know how to congratulate you all properly, I dont know how to tell you all how I have been genuinely touched by your pieces, you guys were amazing. seriously.
AHHH IM ranting now,
please feel free to comment me or message me about any questions about this contest
and be sure to look out for my next big pointer!!!
Love you guys and keep up the great writing.
Contest Winners
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A boy walked down the street / which was quiet and most people / smiled at him and he smiled back / while he picked the flowers / growing around the huge trees. / A lot of red ones /• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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I wrote you letters on paper airplanes / and watched them soar / when I pulled my arm back and let them fly. / and all the while I hummed t• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Last night we ended / our argument / with swallowed lips- / and nothing left to say. / --Bulging whales lay beached / on the white sands /by Hell In Harmony 82 lines, 27 comments, on Jun 11 9:13 PM 2007. In Other, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts, Love, Life
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The old American way, / The taste of old McDonald's as you enter through your school and wish that there was more to do but never enough to savor. / Your life is the flavor of diluted alcohol and other things you woulby damthatriver 55 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 25 2:55 PM 2007. In Personal, Society. Honorable mention
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Here it is, / running intoxicated, / loose on my breath / it's the best I've ever seen, / the circle that announces the fires that purifiedby Hermit Risin 34 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 3 5:06 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Ring. / A little bell chimes, / Its melodic sounds resonate / in crystals and pin drops and love. / When the tears dry, / Remember your memories. / They'll be all you have. / They'll be all you want / [tby They Say Shannon 53 lines, 10 comments, on Jun 3 11:02 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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He brought her a rose for her birthday / And some kisses and some chocolates / She was happy and kissed him back / And took the rose and smby XxGoldenxXDawnxX 68 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 10 5:14 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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I swear in that moment, We were infinitely lostby asinnerliketherest 20 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 15 12:11 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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So much beauty bends my branch, / these words of leaves / to feather spring / in so much more than expectation. / Wind blows wild / so rain might wither early gold / in bone to shiver soul, / aby kaibab 74 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 25 10:23 AM 2007
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He said to her / with curved lips and eyes as wide as the new moon / 'let's play hide and seek.' / and they'd run in opposite directions /by Lavender Butterfly 60 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 26 6:51 AM 2007. In Sad• Commented on by judge.
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Of course, if you stop observing, / And start participating, / There are some risks that you’ll take along the way. / If you were to ask a scientist / Who has studied bacteria all his life, / To stop looking througby BlueNote27 31 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 26 3:05 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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He was my brother / older by three years / when we were little / we lived in the country / Dad built the house / mom called it the farm / Wby Roaddog Wolf 152 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 1 7:10 PM 2007. In Abuse, Life, Love, Pain, Other, Personal, Society, Spiritual, Thoughts• Commented on by judge.
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I dropped my glass, / it burst, / I blushed / though you couldn't tell / beneath the powder. / His hands flew / as if in rage / by a simple accident. / His eyes drew hate whispered to none• Commented on by judge.
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Oh my gosh, I am speechless, that poem is brilliant... My writing is never ever up to these standards so I'll leave entering up to those who dare.
Good luck with your contest, I hope you find what you are looking for!
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No don't be intimidated. If you have read teh book, write how it makes you feel, If you havent, its a must read!
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I know I must read it... I hope it's sold at our local book store in English , you know, it's hard to get English books here in Germany and I don't really like reading translations, once it took me more than three months to get a certain book and when I finally received it, it was covered with scratches...
I wonder if they had to swim across the sea to the UK to get it for me...
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lol dang, well I hope you get ti, it is simply amazing!
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That was neat. It was more like a little story than a poem, but well thought out and captivating. Don't know that I'll get anything in this though because I haven't had much inspiration lately. Feel a little bit like the guy in the poem.
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the perks of being a wall flower=amazing.
I'm going to try to write something,
almost 1/3 of that amazingness.
you are lovely.♥
I hope you get your infinite feeling bby :]
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WOW.
I hope you get tons.
I'm blocked off in my brain but i've got a really good feeling that on wednesday I'll be writing.
hahaha.
but i also love that poem on here. Perks of being a Wallflower=orgasmic.
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I can't wait for your entry, it might spice up some of this icky mess Ive been recieveing, and no one follows rules!
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agh!
damn you - what a perfect idea!!!
i just re-bought the book today!
[since kayla ended up with it when
she moved]
gah, imma write something since im reading the
book, i'll submit it soon
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I'm soo excited!
I haven't read the book yet but I plan to...especially now
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whoa 10,000 points!! that's alot//
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i've read the book about 10 tens [to be exact] but im hopeing i can write something at least a bit inspirational from it. ill try my best hun
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wellz, i dont have anything to write, but i must say, that was one of the best poems i have ever read.
thanks for sharing the poem.
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I'm working the poem out on paper as we speak, and I put the book on hold at the library.
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so many expectations.
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do not be intimitaded!!
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fuck. I love you.
I love that book.
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I lvoe you too doll, I can't wait to get an amazing piece form you!
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that poem was amazing! i absolutely fucking love it. i have the dreaded writers block really bad right now, and i haven't read the book, but i'll get it and read it, and hopefully come up with something semi-fabulous.
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o god, i love that book! definitely one of my favorites! and the poem, yeah, the first time i read it i cried. great contest babes, i'll try to come up with something good.
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Ima re-enter.
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I loved that when I read that book last year! it's so clever.
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damn. i love that poem. its posted in my room. i live in the philippines and i've been looking for that book for decades. damn damn damn.
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wow.
i really want to enter...but...i dont know, i feel to depressed to write somethin great, so ill get back to you on this contest...if it doesnt close before i finish it.
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I tried mah best bby
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aww damn.
sorry b.b.babyface;;
i have unfortunately not read the book (yet) otherwise i would write you something that would cause the stars in your heart to blow out...
something amazing.
cuz thats what you are.
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wow, 10 000 pts??? i'm v. impressed. congratulations, you're a super saver!!! lqtm. anyway, i love that poem too. may enter this when time.
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it ez called ze perks of being a wallflower.
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yeah!!!
i love your work bb!
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im gonna try to enter this, loveface
but i havent got a lot of time
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Awe, Haha.
I wrote a poem for a contest (800-1000 lines long) and when I finished it I immediatly thought of your contest.
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hahaha wow i just wanted to say this is like my favvv poem too , i was so surprised when i saw it
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Oh, I just read the contest rules
It sounds to me that mainly you just want to give trophies and points to your friends like you said you plan to do "if you don't get what you are looking for". So, I guess the rest of us just wasted our time...because that's what you and they seem to be looking for. I don't think contests are supposed to be held as opportunities to give trophies back and forth to friends using your fellow poets as pawns to do so. -
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No no one has wasted their time. This is a blind contest, I dont know whos entered what, I only know the type of poetry I like. And What I want to award. If I hadnt have gotten what I was looking for I was going to give my points away and awarded no trophies but I have been pleased with the out come, with what I have recieved, so IF you have a problem with my contest, which has been judged completely fair, Then get over it. This was not held to just give to friends, I dont even know if my freidns have entered, So Figure out what youre talking about before you say it.
please and thanks.
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The poem "Joey" is simply brilliant. Unbeatable.
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Wow... that poem you have on the page is amazing. Brilliant really. Reminds me of my life... except I've never reached the last stanza, and I'm glad. Anyway, good luck with your contest! I'll go back now and read the rest of the page to see if I have anything to enter.
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Boy, that poem's awesome.
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I jsut have to say this book is freaking amazing.
And idea for the contest is amazing.
I'm not entering because I don't have time to write a near good enough poem.
But best of luck this looks amazing.
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thnks fer hm bby!~
<33 keep these coming
love you
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