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I'll Seep Under Your Skin...

I am holding a lyrically inspired contest. What I want you to do is take one of these lyrics and write a poem/lyrics/etc. inspired by them (that's why no prewrites are allowed, odds are you haven't written a poem based on these).

RULES:
1. Please copy and paste the lyrics you chose into your notes section when you write the poem.
2. nOne OF thIs...iT wILL GeT YOu dISqualIFIed. ThERE iS NO waY THis caN ADd to YoUR PoEM.
3. No chatspeak, please. You're poets, not on IM or texting.
4. I'm not saying no dirty pretty, but the stuff hardly impresses me. If you're entering it, make it damn good.
5. I really don't care if you curse. Just make itreasonable. I don't want every other word to be cussing.

Okay, there ya go. Simple enough rules, no?

Yeah, some of these are more deep than others...LOL.
Lyrics:
"Don't you just love the feeling of my fingertips, circling your lips. Don't you just love that desire taking hold of you? I can tell you do. I know all of your favorite spots, and tonight, we will connect the dots." -"Connect The Dots", The Spill Canvas
"If you need anything, just say the word, I mean anything. Rest assured if you start to doze, then I'll tuck you in with my lips where your necklaces close."
-"Lullaby", The Spill Canvas
"Strip for me as I am stripped for you. We've got nothing to hide and we've got less to lose." -"Where Would You Like Them Left?", Blaqk Audio
"Take my hand, I'll be everything to you. Take my hand, I'll take everything from you. I will, I'll seep under your skin, I will. I will, I'll hold onto your heart, I will. Look what you've done to me now, you've made me perfect."- "The Lost Souls", AFI
"Bring your secrets to me. Just give your hands and I'll let you feel the wounds they put in me. If you believe in me, how can I be dissolving? If you'd believe me, I'd tell you everything. Do you fall to? (every time that I) Yes, I fall...(everytime that I), Do you want to? (try to pacify?) Fall into me." -"37mm", AFI
"I always needed time on my own, I never thought I'd need you there when I'd cry. And the days feel like years when I'm alone, and the bed where you lie is made up on your side. When you walk away, I count the steps that you take. Do you see how much I need you right now?"- "When You're Gone", Avril Lavigne
"Never fell in love until I fell in love with you. Never know what a good time was until I had a good time with you. If you wanna get the feeling and you wanna get it right Then the music gotta be loud for when the music hits I feel no pain at all...When I got the music, I got a place to go."- "Radio", Rancid
"Boom, boom, boom, boom. I want you in my room. Let's spend the night together, from now until forever. Boom, boom,boom, boom, I wanna go boom, boom. Let's spend the night together, together in my room."- "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom", Vengaboys
"Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were Voodoo. The kids was just crass, he was the naz with God given ass. He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar."- "Ziggy Stardust", David Bowie (if you can write a decent one with this, I commend you.)
"She's at the starting line of the rest of her life, as ready as she's ever been. Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes, the prize is hers to win. She's waiting on my blessings before she hits that open road. Baby, get ready, get set, don't go." "Ready, Set, Don't Go", Billy Ray Cyrus

Option 2: Write about suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. I now have PTSD thanks to a car wreck I had 2.5 weeks ago. So yeah...
That's all for now. More may be added later.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on November 19, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    The poems that applied to their options were very excellent. The other poems were excellent too, but many did not really apply to what was supposed to be written about. Everyone did a good job. Congrats to the winners.

Contest Winners

  1. Alone, torn, confused, angry She lies there
    by travis34dietC 30 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 17 7:47 PM 2007
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Listening to your eyes
    A song fills my mind.
    by Nolliedog 31 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 17 9:47 PM 2007. In Personal, Love, Pain, Hope, Contest, My life, Friendship, Longing, Sadness, Lost love
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Inside the mind of a typical person who wants something. but it's missing...
    by Demmy-Defect 26 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 25 4:10 PM 2007
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 3510734, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Time flies when you're living in the spotlight, eyes so bright, manic, panic you're burnt out,
    by mattpallay 10 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 16 5:47 AM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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