Okay heres the deal, there are going to be 3 rounds, which mean numbers go DOWN... first round is, why you think life is the way it is. what would you change about it , whats good/bad about it, etc. etc. there will be 30 entries in which 15 will continue from 15 it will go down to 7 and from those 7 only 3 will win.
Heres what i want, i want you to tell me, and make this visual, whats going on in your life.. whats a main part that happened that you want to write about, like maybe you overheard parents fighting, your love one dumped you for your best friend, anything.. dont kill yourself in this poem, tell me about your life.. describe how you want to kill yourself, but dont write a suicide poem.
I'm going to go ahead and tell you the other 2 parts, and this way youll be ready for it when the time gets here..
Round one- life, Round 2- suicide round 3- afterlife...
don't write about these things until the time comes
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I will be judging by a point system, and i will show you exactly what i will be looking for :
10 points if your poem seems like you would end up killing yourself (clue for next round, hint hint)
10 points for detail: if its not explicit I won't give you full credit for this one either.
10 points for emotion- If I would hate to have your life or be completely and utterly depressed by your life or even want to kill myself, full ten points..
10 points for authors notes: if you don't explain to me what this poem means to you, you'll get no points (if I know why it means a lot to you, then it will mean more to me)
10 points for skill: if it doesn't make sense, like if it's not written for reality instead of "look deep inside yourself" stuff then 10 points for that... this is one of those reality contests.
10 points for originality: I don't want "I hate my life, I long to die, life sucks, kill me" poems... make me want to die, make me feel your pain, don't just tell me about it. (do not write something where you kill yourself in the end. write about how you would want to do that)
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Rules: along with the point system, here are some more stupid rules...
1: No WrItINg LiKe THis
2: If someone bashes you, don't come to me about it, hash it out with them
3:I will give you honesty, but there are 2 things - 1 is that I may give you a harsh comment, but it DOESN'T mean that you won't be in the top whatever and 2 - you send me hate mail and I'll give you 2 different things, 1 is on my ignore list, and the 2nd is no coming back to another one of my contests
4: put your screen name in the authors notes
5. Put "gigolo" in your authors notes so that I know you read everything
6. No paragraphs (this is not an essay contest, it is for poetry)
7. Have fun
8. Follow the rules!
(the finalists will be put in the top 15, and you will be invited to the next round)
If you want an idea of what I'm looking for, read my poem No More (1-3)
Heres what i want, i want you to tell me, and make this visual, whats going on in your life.. whats a main part that happened that you want to write about, like maybe you overheard parents fighting, your love one dumped you for your best friend, anything.. dont kill yourself in this poem, tell me about your life.. describe how you want to kill yourself, but dont write a suicide poem.
I'm going to go ahead and tell you the other 2 parts, and this way youll be ready for it when the time gets here..
Round one- life, Round 2- suicide round 3- afterlife...
don't write about these things until the time comes
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I will be judging by a point system, and i will show you exactly what i will be looking for :
10 points if your poem seems like you would end up killing yourself (clue for next round, hint hint)
10 points for detail: if its not explicit I won't give you full credit for this one either.
10 points for emotion- If I would hate to have your life or be completely and utterly depressed by your life or even want to kill myself, full ten points..
10 points for authors notes: if you don't explain to me what this poem means to you, you'll get no points (if I know why it means a lot to you, then it will mean more to me)
10 points for skill: if it doesn't make sense, like if it's not written for reality instead of "look deep inside yourself" stuff then 10 points for that... this is one of those reality contests.
10 points for originality: I don't want "I hate my life, I long to die, life sucks, kill me" poems... make me want to die, make me feel your pain, don't just tell me about it. (do not write something where you kill yourself in the end. write about how you would want to do that)
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Rules: along with the point system, here are some more stupid rules...
1: No WrItINg LiKe THis
2: If someone bashes you, don't come to me about it, hash it out with them
3:I will give you honesty, but there are 2 things - 1 is that I may give you a harsh comment, but it DOESN'T mean that you won't be in the top whatever and 2 - you send me hate mail and I'll give you 2 different things, 1 is on my ignore list, and the 2nd is no coming back to another one of my contests
4: put your screen name in the authors notes
5. Put "gigolo" in your authors notes so that I know you read everything
6. No paragraphs (this is not an essay contest, it is for poetry)
7. Have fun
8. Follow the rules!
(the finalists will be put in the top 15, and you will be invited to the next round)
If you want an idea of what I'm looking for, read my poem No More (1-3)
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 12, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 12 people
- Final notes: This was a very hard contest to judge, all of you did very well. The top 15 followed the rules and they will be going to the next round. thank you all for entering, i really appreciate it. good luck in any future contests, and to those who win a trophy, i will be inviting you to the next round soon.
Contest Winners
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crying all night / screaming all day / just wishing for someone / to take this life away / cutting herself / watching the blood drip down / she wears a tainted smile / as her tears hit the ground / h• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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This world of our sucks, its slowly falling apart / Iam just a teenager, I didnt have a hope from the start / the drugs the pain the horror, its all part of life / How can we grow up normal, with all the wars we fight• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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At sunset's beginning / Tears, sharpened with hatred and despair / Spilled across the sky, as fallen stars / And soon they saw, I was unawaby DancingShadowCorpse 78 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 11 10:13 PM 2007. In Abuse, Pain, Dark, Sad, Personal, Revenge, Dispair
Honorable mention
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 2791774, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Here's to life / and all it's rules / pay the price / just to get through / you fail when you try / and you can't chill / then you realize / life sucks always will / not enough money / not enough friends• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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The battle of life is mine / I accept that I may never win though / That I may never be rescued also / crosses my mind / My tears are what shelter me from / the pain / A pain so sharp / That it hurts worse• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Everyone is steadily trying to down me down. / Everything I do just isn't good enough for you. / I'm trying to break the cycle and you haveby Unstoppable 70 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 3 5:30 AM 2007. In peotry, love, break ups Honorable mention
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Skinny blond with big boobs / Perfect life right? /by Kaleidoscopeyes 52 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 29 1:44 PM 2007. In Depressing, Rant Honorable mention
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- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3182228, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3172550, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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That it’s me that wrecked my life
Me that didn’t careby nays-lil-boat 52 lines, 7 comments, on May 16 11:01 AM 2006. In Dark• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Laughter and joy
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There is constantly / A play going on in my head / Every dramatic pause / Or heart felt sigh / Has been scripted and played out / On the roby Princess Mud 41 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 10 6:21 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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Time spent with him, daily forever it seems, / Ripped out from under me, as gem stones he needs. / A diamond doesn’t hold with men these da• Commented on by judge.
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When all morals and cares are put aside
And the feelings of empitness surround the thoughts of suicide.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by the way, if you want to know what i mean, read part 0ne out of No More (1-3) in my poetry because thats what i wanted, matter of fact, read the whole thing because thats going to be the rounds.. you'll get what i mean - it'll just give you a better perspective of what i want
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please make this contest a good one
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I know I can write for this, but right now I'm just not getting the right words, I'll be back after I can think straight.
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thats okay.. but i cant leave the contest open but only for the rest of the day.. you can send in a prewrite also, so dont be afraid to do that
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darn, i missed my chance... i was going to enter a prewite titled 'Voices Hurt Me' it's pinned to my page if you want to read it...
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Congrats to all winners.
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