Your BEST Prewrite! - For Mike [degarmo] -

You are in Never's zone!


*****NOTE: Preliminary finalists ARE NOT confirmed. The only and I mean ONLY second you'll know who has what place before the contest ends is the second I hit 'judge contest'

For this contest, all I want from you is your best write. No limits - no restrictions.

There are just a few guidelines and rules - guidelines will tell you how you can win me over - and rules, they'll make the judging of this contest easier.

[ && and no, you do not have to put ridiculous phrases in your author's notes ]


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Guidelines:

- Love poems give me diabetes. I hate getting sick. And when I hate something - I tend to ignore it [especially when judging]

- It doesn't matter to me whether you believe in God or not. It doesn't matter what I believe in either. All that matters is that you do not give me ANY religious writes. Don't even mention God, nor an "all-knowing He."

- Be creative. Be original. Be unique. I hate cliche and overused phrases.

- No forced rhyme. No rambling of words -that's called a rant, not a poem. If you rhyme, be good. If you do it freely, be amazing.


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Rules [not really] :

- No whining. If your poem sucks - I will let you know [politely].

- Bashing = Instant Disqualification.

- Curse all you want. I can't care less.

-*********** If your poem does not stand a chance of winning - I will remove it. You may enter again.

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All the best
[points will raise]

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on October 29, 2007
• Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 7 people
• Final notes:
  Well now...
  First of all, congratulations to everyone and thank you for participating. You may have to ignore my language but thank you for making my life so miserable when judging. Gold, silver, bronze and first honorable mention gave me a very very tough time ... And the rest of the honorable mentions? in no order whatsoever [easier that way]
  
  As most judges say [and none of them mean] I wish I could have given a gold to everyone. Though that is not true...
  As one of my friends would say, Gold is Gold and therefore that is why it is gold.
  
  I hope you can participate in my upcoming contest.
  Never ♥

Contest Winners

1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3363812, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
2. Self Portrait

   I stand before an empty canvas,
   Pallet ready, brush in hand,

   by Rakerman1 30 lines, 23 comments, on Apr 11 9:24 AM 2007
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Comatose*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

   by Death of the Author 49 lines, 55 comments, on Aug 11 2:56 PM 2007
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3425182, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
5. corrupted crops contagious

   corrupted crops contagious

   by Ryno 73 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 21 8:39 PM 2007
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
6. Reasoning's Futility

   by HeavenScent4U 24 lines, 65 comments, on Aug 24 4:00 AM 2007. In Pain, Personal, Sad
   Honorable mention

   • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
7. Acid Rain

   I stared off in the distance, / from the windows of my soul / shades of gray and black / lay above a cloud of gold / I polished away old du

   by sassylilpoet 7 lines, 20 comments, on Jul 11 10:07 AM 2007. In Life, Sad
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
8. Error: Unable to find finalist item 2560200, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

Entries [130]

• A Dead Wretched Angel

  Look to the darkness, you'll find me there / Ripped to shreds from every care / Burried in ashes, pulling my hair / A dead wretched angel left in despair / Broken from my path and love I once held / Blistering

  by Dead-Wretched-Angel 25 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 23 5:52 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• painkiller

  got to keep active or the thouhts will creep in. feel it inside.the dread.

  by J McSANE 5 lines, 7 comments, on May 2 3:33 PM 2007. In Pain

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Break Free

  What do you do if thoughts don't rise
  To the surface of your mind, but float

  by life goes on 19 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 16 11:18 AM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• the things that scare the most are the ones that are true

  that night i sat out in the dark, letting go of everything in my life.

  by madradrawrr 46 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 2 6:40 PM 2007

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• A Fool in Love

  I wanted to free my heart with your memmories
  but a fool in love is all i can see

  by fading memories 25 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 20 8:21 PM 2005. In Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"

  Bare feet
  and Naked Ladies.

  by Anjole-Of-The-Artz 85 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 2 1:10 AM 2007. In Love, Personal, Society, Spiritual, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Her Greatest Disguise

  Little bouncing curls / And great brown eyes / Act as if / They're her greatest desguise / Her parents don't know / But she's feeling real

  by HugsForEveryone 27 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 5 7:37 PM 2007. In Pain, Personal, Thoughts, Dark, Weird, Sadness, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• words-love or hate? {Silver}

  by Viyanna Rosemarie 64 lines, 26 comments, on Aug 10 10:44 AM 2006. In Other

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Hell

  The Chill
  You feel as you walk through the dark

  by Ethereal Bard 25 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 1 2:24 AM 2007

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Enjoy This Moment

  by Kristen Corpse 35 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 20 12:09 PM 2007. In Dark, Personal, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Sadness In My Eyes

  I opened my eyes, and what did i see,
  This godforsaken world, a catastrophe.

  by MidnightPoet545 23 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 1 7:37 AM 2007. In Sad, Thoughts, Pain

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Trafficking.

  A hundred million dreams for sale,
  eyes bleeding tears of silent pain

  by bonjourbunnie 28 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 1 10:31 PM 2007. In contest, life, society

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Thoughts Upon Noticing an Exit Sign During a Long Lecture

  10/06
  The exit sign is taunting me.

  by BlueNote27 55 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 24 12:49 AM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• you will never grow old

  postcard views torn
  a new twilight appears

  by Revolution-when 28 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 4 7:10 AM 2007. In Personal, Life, Nature

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• smothered

  Like a plague, you stole me

  by eatingupyourmind 10 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 24 3:26 AM 2007. In personal, thoughts, life, love, dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My Poem from a Budweiser Glass

  I woke up this morning and discovered this lil writing in my notebook and here it is!

  by Sara Bellem 45 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 31 11:19 AM 2006. In Sad, Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Snow Fell On September Streets

  We know it is winter
  a Rockwell like scene

  by Carly Pop 14 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 17 12:19 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Perscriptions Pills Ain't The Only Thing I Do

  Like a razorblade jazz, sour notes / Bleed from the pores of coffee cups. / Smell the dampness, product of / A crying dream; / Rainbows- /

  by Pulp Addiction 28 lines, 8 comments, on Jun 14 7:09 PM 2007. In Dark, Pain, Abuse

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Mountains

  Some connect themselves to the ocean,
  others the desert, the plains,

  by ThankfulSoul 33 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 4 11:48 PM 2007. In Personal, Nature, Lost in thought, Thoughts, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• always and forever

  I want to see you tonight. I want to hold you in my arms.

  by foreverdieing 14 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 2 4:31 PM 2007. In Contest, Life, Hope, Love, Other, Personal, Thoughts, Friendship, Longing, Lost love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• .

  At night I burn bags of sunshine / And forgotten memories / Not knowing where to draw the line / I burn the things that eat at me / And all to quickly I'm left alone / And I am left thoughtless / Barely findi

  by Man That You Fear 23 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 12 11:59 AM 2007. In Other, Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Weeping Willows

  I lay underneath the willow’s tear
  Sky unbound above

  by Lazy Turtle 9 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 12 7:04 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Plagued

  by RisingTideofChrist 25 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 6 4:15 PM 2007. In Humor, Nature

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• When I sense so awry.

  by idk 19 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 5 10:04 AM 2007. In Contemporary, Thoughts, Contest, Hope, Life, Love, Nature, Friendship, Longing

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Years Of Frustration

  When I singularly wave to an empty sky
  Who wouldn't put their heads in their hand?
  

  by Justin3 40 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 4 9:13 AM 2007. In Lyrics, Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I am proud and i am free

  This is the land of the free / But some don't want us to be / This Land is for my kids, who mean more than life to me / Thats is why i want

  by Dark hunter 769 22 lines, 13 comments, on May 17 7:50 AM 2007. In Freedom, Patriotic, Life, Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Dying with you.

  I watch the water swirl down the drain, / Clearing the sink as well as the pain. / I watch my arms as they drain out the life, / Wishing I

  by Pain Equals Life 13 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 1 2:01 AM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• It's my Pleasure!

  I like your blood
  All over my hands

  by luna-midnight 43 lines, 14 comments, on Sep 13 4:50 PM 2007. In Happy, Horror, Dark, Fun

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• "Ghost Town"

  my ode to an old retail giant I dubbed the friend

  by Tarkus Trilogy 24 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 30 11:20 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Sad, Personal, Pain, Life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Tears are falling (poem/song)

  Would someone please tell her the truth

  by WulfDiamondLou33 29 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 16 3:09 PM 2006. In Sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Dull Pursuit Of All

  For in the night, the label's peeling
  And the Night Hawks see through frozen glass.

  by WaterWings7 27 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 9 2:47 AM 2007. In sad society, city life, angst

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Depression

  Pain, discouragement Hatred, strife

  by God is my reality 23 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 11 9:10 PM 2007. In Dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Verbal Shredding

  I've been in kind of a slump lately
  A lovely little roundabout that has me going in circles, seeing and hearing the same things:

  by Seafooddynamite 10 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 8 10:14 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• [ Rape me ]

  by xxlisajazminexx 35 lines, 25 comments, on Sep 9 3:25 PM 2007. In Abuse, Adult, Angst, Contemporary, Dark, Erotica, Fantasy, My own style, Abstract

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Loneliness

  Loneliness encompasses my body and soul. Desperately searching for someone to make me whole.

  by leslielovesthomas 18 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 14 3:34 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Bought the Brooklyn Bridge

  by Freed by Mercy 16 lines, 21 comments, on Aug 9 1:00 PM 2007. In Sad, Society

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Eyes That Can't Cry

  And not one tear shed
  Refusing to cry

  by HisOneTrueLove6107 25 lines, 17 comments, on May 12 1:03 PM 2005. In Sad, Dark, Angst

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• before harvest

  by Peteskid 35 lines, 13 comments, on Sep 1 8:55 AM 2007. In Nature, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Pretty Little Lies

  Clawing the edges, praying for safety, Pulling at the latches, disembowelled

  by Girl With Guitar 16 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 9 10:54 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Hopelessly

  I would walk a distance
  In the pouring rain

  by xCandieKissesx 68 lines, 37 comments, on Aug 24 6:20 PM 2007. In Love, Life, Hope, Nature, Passion, Romance

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Blowing One's Own Trumpet

  Some people blow their own trumpet
  Eventually to lose their name and respect

  by Durga 16 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 17 5:49 AM 2006. In Other

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Caught In The In-Betweens

  Made it out the house fine / But, quickly discover / That your car's been towed / There you are - caught / Traveling from point A / To poin

  by 2lullabyhaven 47 lines, 18 comments, on Jul 2 5:52 AM 2007. In Angst, Thoughts, Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Love is a must

  One touch is red satin
  and one's a wool shaw

  by Skittlez16 22 lines, 52 comments, on Oct 18 1:45 PM 2006. In Love

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• What You Taught Me

  I thought to myself,
  How am I going to whrite this?

  by honest eyes 146 lines, 12 comments, on Dec 6 4:32 AM 2005. In Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Desert penumbra

  by Virgoan 31 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 8 1:36 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• im really not ok

  I wonder what will happen if the lights go out

  by NeverSayAddiction 72 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 19 10:33 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Teenage Years

  Drama, lies, friends, and tears. These are events of our teenage years.

  by no-way-ap 11 lines, 15 comments, on Aug 30 8:23 PM 2007. In life love help teens teenagers

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My Colorless Soul~

  / / I am stark having bared all / nothing left but untouched white /

  by Whoochi 11 lines, 157 comments, on May 8 2:23 AM 2007. In personal, pain, soulful, other, imagery

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My World

  You are my world. A world of such beauty.
  I am in awe every time I touch a tree, a flower, our land.

  by jojozgr82 9 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 3 9:07 AM 2007. In Life, Spiritual, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• A Piper In Sight

  A poem about the chapter Piper At The Gates Of Dawn in Wind In The Willows.

  by James Barrett 17 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 7 2:08 PM 2007. In Other, Images

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Hope

  by Darkened Seraph 2 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 26 4:15 PM 2007. In Haiku

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My lifes contradiction

  I'm like a feather in the wind,
  and it's artless.

  by MissyAnn 20 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 26 9:38 PM 2007. In Love, Personal, BLISS

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I'll Keep My Dream

  Maybe if the world could see The hearts that lie beneath

  by MusicallyMused 23 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 20 4:47 PM 2007. In Society, Sad, Thoughts, Life, Pain

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My Twilight Phantasm

  To what do I owe this pleasure? / It seems the image of hope is swirling. / I twitch my eyes from left to right / as I lay in thought of wo

  by Taxing Minds 17 lines, 14 comments, on Jun 4 1:39 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• It's all a bit of nonsense!

  Said the cat to the canary with a twinkle in his eye "Surely you must grasp the subtlety of the matter"

  by ParadoxFry 18 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 8 12:23 AM 2007. In Nonsense, fun, nursery rhyme, happy, weird

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Thief Of Heaven

  by myriad-dark 45 lines, 37 comments, on Jul 25 5:59 PM 2007. In Lyrics, Life, Pain, Personal, Thoughts, Fantasy

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I Don't Mind

  I don't mind rubbing
  up against you, as long as you

  by liquidmindforever 42 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 15 10:13 AM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• This one guy

  by Noir mariposa...x 91 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 29 7:50 AM 2007. In Adult, Pain, Sad, Hate

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• My life changed.....

  I can still recall the day, my life changed / The day that monster destroyed me left me in pain. / I had just gotten of work, started working home / Out on the streets, the predator he roamed / He snuck up behin

  by trace3grls 18 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 15 1:59 AM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Unattainable

  I say I won't waste one more solitary tear crying over you
  But all in all I can sadly say I know it isn't true

  by ThatONEweirdChick 23 lines, 17 comments, on Oct 1 1:30 AM 2007. In Longing, Sadness, Teen issues, My life, Pain, Thoughts, Love, Life

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Fortress of Solitude

  Living in the shadows of reality
  in a fortress of solitude,

  by PrincessOfFire 24 lines, 7 comments, on Mar 27 8:03 PM 2004. In Personal, Other, Contemporary

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• The Angels Cried

  A feeling everyone experiences at some stage and the hope that someone is looking out for us....

  by Tez 33 lines, 9 comments, on May 21 8:19 PM 2007. In Angst, Pain, Sad

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• The Burning

  Secretly holding a flame in my hand / Burning like embers / Surrounded by sand / Wanting out loud / Tearing me in half / Shout it out proud

  by Stoneface Gremlin 29 lines, 12 comments, on Jun 26 12:05 AM 2007

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• My Abyss

  In the dark I hide / Waiting to feed this nawing hunger / And end the pain it brings me / So I can get back to my abyss / Where I hide from

  by xRazorBladeRomancex 38 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 30 11:07 AM 2007. In Sad, Dark, Love, Pain

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Black and Blue

  I look in the mirror,
  i see the black bruises

  by NotBeautifulEnough 50 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 28 11:40 AM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Forgive Me, Please

  i knew you a long time ago we were friends, we were so close

  by foreverxnow 17 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 25 6:57 PM 2007. In Pain, Love, Loss

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Call It Home

  Tore up our old park The place where I broke my arm

  by yourhot21 22 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 1 8:52 PM 2007. In Contest, Society, Personal

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• The Ocean

  Turning the ocean around, the cool breeze blows
  dancing rainbow colors that glide upwards suddenly arose

  by haley27 16 lines, 79 comments, on Jul 7 1:56 PM 2004. In Nature

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Shh Whisper

  Shh, whisper, or the past is going to get you...
  Shh, whisper, you don't want to die...

  by Austere 18 lines, 24 comments, on Aug 5 6:45 PM 2007. In Dark, Contest

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite
• Storms of the Heart

  Clouds gather in the graying sky
  pregnant with rain, gloomy and dark.

  by Nicole Cudworth 23 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 28 10:14 AM 2006. In Personal, Love, Angst

  • Viewed by judge. Prewrite

Comments

• By me, right now

  Adding your comment:
• 
  Don Michael
  September 1, 2007
  Edit | Reply
  You said, "I can't care less."
  
  GENIUS. The more common (improper) way annoys me.
• • 
    Never Fall in Love
    September 1, 2007
    Edit | Reply
    :S
    what's the more common way?
  • • 
      Don Michael
      September 1, 2007
      Edit | Reply
      I could care less.
      
      I suppose it's meant to be said with sarcasm, but it never is.
    • • 
        Never Fall in Love
        September 1, 2007
        Edit | Reply
        That. would be utterly boring.
• Seeking Peace
  September 1, 2007
  Edit | Reply
  Hmmm I don't think you are actually allowed to make people comment on others poetry as a rule... people holding contests have been warned about this before, including myself... just a heads up
• • Never Fall in Love
    September 1, 2007
    Edit | Reply
    It's not really a rule. It's optional.
    You don't have to. And if you don't, it wont affect my judging. However - if this contest does nothing to promote him, I don't want to judge such a contest.
  • 
    Never Fall in Love
    September 1, 2007
    Edit | Reply
    Thanks though.. I should mention that.
• 
  Rakerman1
  September 5, 2007
  Edit | Reply
  trying to pick my best...lol...I cant pick my "best" because I think all are flawed Soooo I'll pick one I like and hope you like it too
• • 
    Never Fall in Love
    September 5, 2007
    Edit | Reply
    Don't talk nonsense...
    your writes are nothing less than brilliant!
    all of them!
• 
  Laura Lamarca
  October 29, 2007
  Edit | Reply
  Thank you for this contest and also the honour of Silver. Well done winners!! La x
• 
  HeavenScent4U
  October 29, 2007
  Edit | Reply
  Thanks for the HM and congrats to all the winners. Be well and be blessed
• 
  Ryno
  October 29, 2007
  Edit | Reply
  Awww.. thanks for the HM Thats an AMAZING reward, specially considering the amount of entries. Your awesome.

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