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Kill me with the last line.

This is my first contest, and I've had the idea floating in my head for a while.

 

Here's the deal:

 

        I am looking for a poem that follows an idea or theme up till the very last line. At the last line, you should close the poem with a statement that changes the readers perspective on the rest of the poem to something completely different.

 

For example, write a happy poem and make it sad or hateful with the last line alone.

 

I want you to shock and surprise me. Close out each entry with a twist that leaves me gasping for air.

 

Make sure to check your spelling and write intelligently.

 

One entry per person. 

 

Entries that I do not find to match the guidelines, will be removed. 

 

Winners will be judged by the over all poem and also the ending in particular. Twist the knife as far as you can, but keep it real.

 

Good luck to all. I will judge the winners in 7 days or when 30 qualified entries have been entered.

 

 

1st place will receive 1000pts

 

2nd place will receive 500pts

 

3rd place will receive 250pts 

 

There will be 5 honorable mentions.

 

 

~If you are a reader of my work,  you know what will shock and surprise me.

 

I removed the prewritten poem part because people kept entering poems that either A: didn't follow the guidelines at all, or B: had been entered in 20 contests already.

 

I'm rewarding creativity and intelligence here, not determination to get points. 

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 25, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    Well this went off a lot better than I imagined it would. Props to everyone who entered, and sorry to the folks who got removed. If you didn't win, I'm already planning my next contest so please come back and enter one in those. If you were one of the 15 left standing at the end, that means that I liked your work. At the end, the choice was extremely difficult. I verbally thanked myself for doing 8 total slots, if I hadn't I'd still be here trying to decide.

    Great writes everyone who entered, I'd give you all gold if I could.

    Congratulations to the winners!

Contest Winners

  1. Formerly
    Slinking
    down the mile long hallway,
    by Bean Sidhe 59 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 19 9:31 PM 2008. In Contest, Abuse, Personal, Thoughts
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. A Toast
    A toast. / To you and your beloved / May you ever be deserving of the other / May your days be happy and bright / May your lives be filled
    by Eots 29 lines, 8 comments, on May 4 9:37 AM 2007. In Angst, Love, Fantasy, Hope, Contemporary, Pain, Sad, Society, Cheers
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. We Will Always Be Together
    We were together from the day i was born
    And we will be till the day i die
    by Lady Nightshade 33 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 19 3:53 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Spiritual, Pain, Personal, My life
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Spell: I love U
    A smile and a rose,
    it's all she wore on our wedding night.
    by Griswold 5 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 17 10:45 PM 2008. In Contest, Quickie, Weird
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. The Clouds
    Oh ! Clouds up there on high Why do you always cry
    by judmc 29 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 19 12:47 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Never Drunk
    Something you once told me Never lying
    by BeMeBeInsane 21 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 23 6:41 AM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. Head case
    There ain't no turning back No matter the consequences
    by Swangrnv 37 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 19 2:54 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Contest, Dark, Fantasy, Humor, Weird, Other, mystyle
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  8. Hatred
    I hate how you think "I'm sorry" will fix everything, how you can completely betray me without guilt,
    by youhadme-athello. 16 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 19 12:52 PM 2008
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  9. Cherry Blossom On My Tombstone
    by Nothing But No 29 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 20 12:53 AM 2008
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Darianna
    July 19, 2008
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    This contest reminds me of one of my favourite funny poems...

    http://allpoetry.com/item/show/575918?ok=1

    A fine example, I think, of what you are looking for. Just wish I could be as funny.


    • Catie Sheeran gold member
      July 19, 2008
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      OMG i just read that one...too bad they havent' been online in a long time...that is sooo funny! they would probably win this contest...lol


  • B.m.w
    July 19, 2008
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    My entry, "Our Game of Life" I'm not so sure it will stay because the last line somewhat differs but I'm not sure if it is to your standards. So I entered it just in case it was. ^^ By the way this is a very crafty idea for a contest. ^^

  • aaaaaaaa
    July 19, 2008
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    aw man too bad you removed prewrites, I have some really good ones for your contest.

  • Vera Rich
    July 19, 2008
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    If you change your mind and decide to admit "prewritten" work, please let me know...


  • Snakehips Pete
    July 22, 2008
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    I am both surprised and disappointed that you deleted my poem from your contest, without even the decency of a comment. It did exactly what you wished: several lines of sloppy sentimental garbage about unhappiness and suicide and then a killer last line which showed you, the reader, had been fooled as the poet was going to the lavatory instead. You really have bad manners.

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