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~Dead is the New Alive~ OPTIONS CONTEST

This is my first contest on AP, and I've been wanting to do this for a while with the points I've earned from other contests. Sharin' the love, people!

This is an options contest, but I wanna put up a few lil' rules before I give the options...

Rules:

1) No internet speak. I want good grammar and spelling. Kinda a pet peeve of mine.
2) No tYp1nG LkE t1S.
3) Swearing is cool with me, so long as it's not overdone and put in well.
4) No adult/erotica poems.
5) Put the number of the option you chose in your author box, and username.
6) You can enter up to three poems in this contest and prewritten poems are allowed so long as they fit one of the options!

~OPTIONS~

1) Write a poem based/inspired on one of these Emilie Autumn songs: (Put what song you picked in your author box, please)

*Dead is the New Alive
*Liar
*I know where you sleep
*Shallot
*Across the Sky
*In the Lake
*Opheliac
*Thank God I'm Pretty

2) Write a poem about someone you've loved that you've lost, either to death, time, etc.

3) Write a poem inspired (and titled) by one of these titles:

*Sin
*Do you regret my lack of faith?
*Pretty Cigarette
*Tears Dry on their Own
*Piano Man
*Save Me From Myself
*Personal Jesus
*Hollow Like My Soul

4) Write a poem about an addiction, how it has effected your life and those around you, the trouble with fighting it, or not fighting it at all.

5) Write a poem about a darker view of yourself. I'd really love to see some really dark poems in this one, make me feel it.

6) A poem on your favorite quote. Make sure to put what quote you chose in your author box!

7) Write a poem about cutting. No emo-centric, please. I want the real thing! Whether it's currently done now, or if you're an ex-cutter, I want a real poem, with whys and etc...

8) Write a poem based on Stephanie Meyer's Twilight saga. Whether it be Bella/Edward, or whatever. I love this book, people, and any poems of this sort I'm totally up for!

9)Write a poem inspired by one of the following quotes (put the quote you chose in your author box!):

"All the lonely people/Where do they all come from ?/All the lonely people/Where do they all belong ?" (Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles)

"All our times have come/Here but now they're gone/Seasons don't fear the reaper/Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain/We can be like they are" ((Don't Fear) The Reaper, Blue Oyster Cult)

"Here in the dark, in these lonely hours
I will lay down my heart and Ill feel the power
But you wont, no you wont
cause I cant make you love me, if you dont" (I can't make you love me, Bonnie Raitt)

"Stones to throw at my creator
Masochists to which I cater" (Bother, Stonesour)

"I live through you
You looked through me" (Solitude, Evanescence)

"The world is a vampire, sent to drain
Secret destroyers, hold you up to the flames
And what do I get for my pain?
Betrayed desires, and a piece of the game" (Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Smashing Pumpkins)

10)Write me a poem about your guardian angel, whether it be a living person or a fairy on your shoulder...

11) Write a song about anything.

12) Write a poem about fire, or phoenixes or both.

13) Write about our dear Cap'n Jack Sparrow (because I freakin' love him!)

14) Another dark option: write about vampires, or the supernatural, or something just plain gruesome.

15) Write a poem off of one of these pics (put the link of the pic you chose in your author box, please!):

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/0a9cfb46fa22d52a.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/537fdy0.png
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/5732b624108118a1.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/Dynasty_declining_by_feimo.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/hperpro3.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/funny-pictures-owls-twisted-head.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/new_tattoo_by_misshmae.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/TheHitcher025.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/_Nightmare_by_eliXile.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/lovely_night_by_vimperlover66.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/Nightmare_by_kalessaradan.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p214/krypteria/AP/Please_Don__t_Leave_me_by_queen_dia.jpg

That's your options, so get to writin'! For winners: Gold-300, Silver- 30, Bronze- 10. More points might be added if I can fandangle some more. ^_^

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on March 19, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    This was such a hard contest to judge! Everyone did such a wonderful job, and all the poems blew me away that it was just so crazy-hard to pick who won. Thanks for all the entries, and extra extra thanks and congrats to those who I finally picked.

Contest Winners

  1. Addiction To Affliction
    Measuring time by the bottle
    [I’ve had more than a few]
    by Death of the Author 87 lines, 22 comments, on Nov 15 2:17 PM 2007. In Drinking, Partying, Addiction, Lyrics
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Waiting, Watching, Listening
    Dedicated to my sweet mother who passed away suddenly on Feb 16th 2008, 10 days ago. I miss you so much mom!!
    by BarefootSoul 53 lines, 16 comments, on Feb 26 4:09 AM 2008. In Personal., Death, Dying, Sadness, Loss
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Out-Danced The Devil
    One day in despair I prayed for some help
    No God appeared, but the Devil himself
    by Death of the Author 35 lines, 20 comments, on Feb 27 11:15 AM 2008
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Heroine
    by High-on-Death 19 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 3 7:17 AM 2008. In Dark, Personal, Romance
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Jet-Black-Stark-White-Shades-Of-Gray Veil
    by Simply Simple 28 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 18 7:28 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Fallen Angel
    My guardian angel has fallen to earth,
    her wings torn and broken,
    by Gramaryes Daughter 27 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 22 10:12 PM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Right Now, Forever, Eternally, and Always
    by Simply Simple 42 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 8 9:02 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. Unbecoming
    Dismembering members
    My body dissipates
    by andywontdie 44 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 16 12:12 PM 2008. In Angst, Dark, Pain, Other, Sad, Personal, Contest
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. The Love Of My Life
    A different kind of love,
    see why.
    by Immortal Flesh 37 lines, 17 comments, on Jan 16 12:56 PM 2005. In Sad, Personal, Dark
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Carpe Noctem
    February 22, 2008
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    So many awesome options....I must enter!


  • Aquamarine.
    February 27, 2008
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    hey i love the contest emilie autumn rocks but personally my fav. song of hers is juliet...but yea great contest


  • BarefootSoul
    March 20, 2008
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    Ooo thank you so much for the silver trophy! I am truly honored and congrats to all the winners, this was hard judging!