My last contest was highly successful, so I decided that I wanted more!
But this time i'm going to be just a little more specific.
Prewrites are allowed, but I would like to see some new ones, this will earn brownie points!
I want dark, I want sad, suicide, anger, hate, I want scary, death, anything towards the darker side of the scale. (You are not limited to these choices. Just don't give me something about bunnies eating flowers as that is NOT dark.)
Also, I love rhyme, but do not force it please! It is OK if your poem does not rhyme, I will still read it and enjoy.
Make me feel something when I read it. Give me nightmares, make me cry, give me anything dark!
Rules!
1. No slitting wrists- I want Dark and not Emo. (There is a big difference between stabbing and slitting, you know what I mean?)
2. Please do not enter a poem that has won more than 2 trophies.
3. Absolutely NO erotica or sex!!!
4. Please no STiCkY CaPS.
5. &&No.... Dirty Pretty <3<3 .:.:.
I know some dark poems kind of need to swear, but try to keep it to a minimum.
If these rules are broken, I can and will DQ you!
Also, I can cancel this contest if there is a lack of participation.
Please enjoy yourselves! (Or try to.)
Good luck!
(Picture is from photobucket. All credit goes to them.)
*EDIT* If you break one of the rules I will give you a warning and allow you to make changes or whatever. This contest doesn't close for a while.
If I DQed you already, I'm checking to see if I can't get you back into the contest. And I'm very sorry!
Line limit is now gone!!
Also, If you would just want me to read your poem but not have it in the contest, just let me know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this page and I will gladly do so!
But this time i'm going to be just a little more specific.
Prewrites are allowed, but I would like to see some new ones, this will earn brownie points!
I want dark, I want sad, suicide, anger, hate, I want scary, death, anything towards the darker side of the scale. (You are not limited to these choices. Just don't give me something about bunnies eating flowers as that is NOT dark.)
Also, I love rhyme, but do not force it please! It is OK if your poem does not rhyme, I will still read it and enjoy.
Make me feel something when I read it. Give me nightmares, make me cry, give me anything dark!
Rules!
1. No slitting wrists- I want Dark and not Emo. (There is a big difference between stabbing and slitting, you know what I mean?)
2. Please do not enter a poem that has won more than 2 trophies.
3. Absolutely NO erotica or sex!!!
4. Please no STiCkY CaPS.
5. &&No.... Dirty Pretty <3<3 .:.:.
I know some dark poems kind of need to swear, but try to keep it to a minimum.
If these rules are broken, I can and will DQ you!
Also, I can cancel this contest if there is a lack of participation.
Please enjoy yourselves! (Or try to.)
Good luck!(Picture is from photobucket. All credit goes to them.)
*EDIT* If you break one of the rules I will give you a warning and allow you to make changes or whatever. This contest doesn't close for a while.
If I DQed you already, I'm checking to see if I can't get you back into the contest. And I'm very sorry!
Line limit is now gone!!
Also, If you would just want me to read your poem but not have it in the contest, just let me know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this page and I will gladly do so!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 7
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Once again, this was a great success. I loved reading every single poem. They were all different and took me by surprise and I won't forget all the emotions that have come forth and how powerfully written these poems were. I added two more honorable mentions because I simply HAD to do it! Thank you all for entering, and hopefully I will read more of your fantastic writes soon!
Contest Winners
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Upon an icy, stormy night
Without a hope, without my sight,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Searing flames of red hot fires,
ghostly shapes of burning pyres.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
by Fenrir Rising 45 lines, 28 comments, on Nov 15 4:46 PM 2008. In Angst, Dark, Adult
Honorable mention
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You are nothing,
a mere reflection of me.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Conveniently everywhere,
Yet no where to be seen
I. Control. You.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Immersed in darkness,
wrapped with insanity's grip.by Kathryn Bowden 24 lines, 21 comments, on Jun 6 5:08 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4636749, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [70]
1 - 70 of 70
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Do you know i'm here?
Because i know you are...by ThatColinKid 27 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 6 5:45 PM 2008. In CREEPY• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
They can hear you
They can see youby ThatColinKid 46 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 9 4:51 PM 2008. In horror• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by lowercase prelude 31 lines, 23 comments, on Dec 4 8:04 PM 2008. In Life, Pain, Society, Teen issues• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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As the darkness consumed the day... You knew I would soon be there,
as shadows formed a swirling eerie mist, my shapeless form caught yo• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Snippet of flesh...
My flesh• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Your death consumed me,
no thoughts but you.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Years pass by,
the arrival of truth,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I've never been like them,
Never had the perfect body,by Dragonbabyx3 52 lines, 34 comments, on Oct 23 7:59 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Under the silver moon, my mind races
Like a bullet-train, and I have thoughts of• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
darkness follows the angel
my angel who wears black• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Decapitated memories
Bonded by flesh• Commented on by judge. -
All the bullshit you put me through in the past
by hotchocolate 25 lines, 20 comments, on Oct 31 12:51 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Pain, Personal, My own style
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Pretty bells, that’s what I see
Soft sweet bells, that’s what I hear.by blood.stained.tears 13 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 30 3:15 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
No cursing
but free versing?by G-y-p-o 35 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 17 3:39 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
i remember the way my skin would bend into a trench around the silver excuse in my hand. i remember the way the crevice would deepen, but never succumbing to the meaning behind the silver excuse in my hand.
i remember the pebby sixxstringlove 6 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 17 4:39 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
How do you watch a man die
Empathy fills my thoughts in thisby SinInChaos 15 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 17 4:43 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
she would hit me and spit at me,
but i still stood.by Dead-dreams 15 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 14 2:10 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Bloodthirsty humans wearing masks• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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To swim alone amid darkened dreams
(in all of this)by moderndayvampire 32 lines, 8 comments, on Dec 18 10:16 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
I can't get out,
you can't get in.by Kathryn Bowden 32 lines, 3 comments, on May 30 11:56 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Reach for the silver and horned cane
The scalpel's the sharp and the mirrored same• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
What do you call insanity? / This sense of unreality? / Or something else entirely?• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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So, you want to get to know me, do you?
Are you sure that you’re ok?by BrokenSanity 47 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 19 11:01 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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i was imagining if edward hadnt been able to save bella, what would happen, this is in edwards point of view, one of the most interesting tby gypsywitch0187 37 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 19 11:06 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Charles Johnson 115 lines, 30 comments, on Jun 23 6:55 PM 2008. In adult, lust, horny, sexy, humor, relationship, romance, nature• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Standing in the darkness
Wind whipping at my faceby TheDayTimeStopped 31 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 24 9:35 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Two so close were the death of me.
A double stabbing.by Stormi Dae 35 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 21 3:02 PM 2008. In Personal, betrayal, Lost love, Pain, Sad, Depression, Emo, broken heart• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Please understand I won't be back
and that I'm someone you won't lack• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I'll be seeing you
this abortion given birth• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
In the quietness of night,
I sing the lullaby of death• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
As you weep over my grave,
you love is what i crave.by serenity silvermoon 40 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 21 7:39 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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No wind blew in the sleeping street, but every step was colder than the last. The night cast a solemn veil on the skyline's murky paths.Only the odd car passed by - a cemetery of movement - sound in the minus zero.by Justin3 41 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 20 6:13 AM 2008. In Prose-poetry• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by marc creamore 149 lines, 21 comments, on Dec 28 7:31 PM 2008. In Adult, Angst, Contemporary, Life, Personal, Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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as the darkness falls
my heart breaksby chicky95 39 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 30 1:27 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
I continue to hear about birds.
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Fading quick
Her breath is quieting down• Commented on by judge.
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An invitation...
You might think this fits your theme, so I invite you to read it. It's the only one I've posted on this site that might fit.
http://allpoetry.com/poem/2307093
I won't enter it, because it has a disqualifying feature. God Bless You. Sincerely, Marvin J.† -
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I would gladly read it for you!
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I'm so glad I found a contest allowing prewrites. I've been wanting to enter a contest influencing a dark spectrum of emotion, yet I can't seem to write a fresh piece, recently, that isn't a typical revision of half my other pieces. Of course, I don't expect to be one of the top three, but I'm hoping that the couple of writes I've submitted fit your taste, altough they aren't as dark as you seem to want. It seems that I've never posted a write that expresses how dark and destructive my mind can really be. Perhaps I'll come back to this soon, remove one of the poems I've posted and offer something truley desolating. I've enjoyed some of the brilliance that's been displayed here. Thanks for the opportunity to be recognized a little more.
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Yes, that is one of the reasons why I created this contest. It is very hard to find a dark contest that allows pre-writes.
And just so long as it is dark or sad, then it will fit well in this contest. Just nothing that is really happy.
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