Quote Inspired - Under 50 Words

"Because she never really learnt how to breathe" - H.R.

Keep it under 50 words
Don't use any part of the prompt in your piece
I'd prefer free verse to end line rhyme
(but if you think you can impress me I dare you to try)
If you're going to do end line rhyme please, please try and be original in your rhyme, I don't want any cat/hat BS.

Play nice

Contest is Over

Contest was judged on May 10, 2008
Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 1 people
Final notes:

It is possible I was a harsh in some of my comments.

The winners are extraordinary.

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Contest Winners

hushed.

by Never Fall in Love 31 lines, 17 comments, on Apr 26 1:33 PM 2008. In Personal
Gold trophy winner

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Error: Unable to find finalist item 4145159, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
smoke damage

by seraphim shock 23 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 26 7:50 PM 2008
Bronze trophy winner

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Error: Unable to find finalist item 4151400, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

Entries [14]

1 - 14 of 14

drought

by Lavender Butterfly 20 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 20 2:50 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Other, Personal

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Swept...

Breath held momentarily... ...as he took her by the hand...

by oOJohnOo 11 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 20 3:09 AM 2008

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~Ignorance~

by spiritualangel 27 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 20 4:19 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Contest

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Cardhouse Dreamer

Get it out of my head this loss of breath

by Phlegm 5 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 20 4:43 AM 2008

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Missing Ingredient?

She shopped at all the brightest, rightest places of her day. With only the classiest(?) of men she lay.

by 2lullabyhaven 2 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 20 8:32 AM 2008. In Contest, Thoughts

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Refusal of Air

Trespassers will be punished. A word, a look, some instance

by Gypsy-at-Heart 19 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 20 11:45 AM 2008

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The Cold Doesn't Comfort Lost Opportunity

by Glasyalabolas 17 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 21 8:46 AM 2008. In Freewrite, Pain, Sadness, Lost Opportunity, Arrogance, Ignorance

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~Limited Expansion~

by Fug-azi 15 lines, 17 comments, on Apr 23 5:50 AM 2008. In Dark, Pain, Other

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Failing Basics

Relapsing beats
[of life's drums]

by luna-midnight 22 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 26 8:32 PM 2008

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The Edge of the World

no matter how long I try
your mouth won't open to catch the stars

by Everlasting-Fallout 30 lines, 1 comment, on May 1 10:49 PM 2008. In Personal, Love, Hope

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[Un]speakable

Everyone said it was so sad... How everything went from bad to worse

by inaeternum 7 lines, 2 comments, on May 3 7:26 PM 2008

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notorious
April 21, 2008
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The Cat and the Hat!
=] I always thought that was an awesome book from childhood, but I agree that would be a hilariously lame rhyme for a poem of this context.
Never Fall in Love
May 10, 2008
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Thank you for the gold
♥
Naridill
May 12, 2008
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Spankies.