Options, Options, Options;

The amount of points offered seems small now but after going over a few poems i'm pretty sure the amount will increase.

I think it doesn't matter how far apart people are. They can be in love even if they haven't seen each other's faces. I think that's what helps the love stay pure.

I'm also into symbolism.

Examples:
Drug dealer = Lover.
Weed = Calming friend
Cocaine= lovely rush.

I am not for relationships where people talk for twenty minutes when they never see each other. Those relationships seem emotionally destructive.

I don't care which side you're for; I care for poems that are PRO love, distance, drugs.

I know some entries are going to be sad and i don't care about that. I just care that you understand what you're writing.

Please understand this: I'm not looking for LITERAL drug poetry.

So here are your options:

1. A poem saying you are for pro long distance relationships;
a. you've been in one and didn't want to let go.
b. you know someone in one and envy their love for the other person
c. you ARE in one and refuse to let go.
d. the person you love is in the military or you're in the military/army/navy
e. Symbolic distance

I don't care if you've never heard or been in one; just make me believe that.

2. Pro Drug Use SYMBOLICALLY
a. Cocaine; how you fell in love hard and you're crashing OR! How you're in love and you're too high to ever fall down.
b. weed; how it calms you down in the darkest moments. Family; Cutting; Friendships bring you down and love carries you.
c. PCP; you believe a friendship is much more.

3. No to relationships that are emotionally destructive
a. you to yourself asking how someone can stay in such a hurtful relationship.
b. letter to someone telling them to leave their hurtful lover (physically, emotionally or mentally abusive) for you because you care more.
c. watching one of these relationships and how you want it to end before someone gets REALLY hurt.
d. people think your relationship is destructive but you beg to differ.

4) I want to know how your love is UNIQUE.
a. Anything positive.

This part IS mandatory for every poem but it's not bad enough for you to have a panic attack.

I want you to use this word bank when deciding what the title will be.

1. Spontaneous combustion
2. Cocaine Blast
3. I know
4. Silver petals
5. White petals
6. I want you
7. Please
8. Love knows no distance
9. Hearts and Memories
10. A blend of the words I love you
11. Believe in Me
12. I'm here
13. My lovely Drug Dealer
14. The drug that I can't put down.
15. Love me
16. Still standing here waiting
17. I love you too
18. Control.
19. Glass Menagerie
20. Glass unicorn

I prefer symbolic titles over basic titles.

Rules:

1)Sorry if it's not your style or seems juvenile, but I enjoy rhyming poetry. Before you get angry let me say why:

With free verse I get a little confused with flow and i find it harder to judge them. I understand the message but flow counts for a lot in my contests.

So please, RHYMING ONLY.

2) pleasedon'tscruncheverythingtogether to fit it all in one line. it's very FRUSTRATING.

3) use spell check or I'll point out every spelling error and it won't turn out well for your poem. Yes, I am a grammar freak.

4) Names are OK but bashing with names is not.

5) If you're doing the drug option you must put the symbols in your author's info box. If you don't then you're going to be DQED. If the dealer is your boyfriend or girlfriend, just say it in the info. If you want to use other drugs then message me for approval.

6) Do NoT tYpE lIkE tHIs because it is very annoying.

7) AND SO IS THIS. IF YOU TYPE LIKE THIS I WON"T READ THE POEM. It's very frustrating to think the poet is always screaming.

8) Put the option you're picking please (ex: 2a 3b 1c) and remember that you MUST use a title from the word bank.

9) to let me know that you've read these rules just type: "I whisper secrets just for you to hear" in the author's notes below your option. Or you'll be dqed.

Rules in this case are made to be followed. If you don't follow them expect to be DQED without a comment on the poem.

Don't enter the comment if you'll get mad from my comments, I hate people who think their poetry is all that and a bag of ninety chips.

Sincerely;
Cassandra Annemarie