Marriage can be wonderful from the start to the present or end. It can sour over the years or become abusive. It can become empty and loveless. I want you to tell me about your marriage in poetic form.
I'm looking for emotion from the heart.
I'm looking for creative poetic voice.
This is for married* poets only.(see below)
Rules:
1. Prewrites allowed if they fit the criteria, but preference will be given to freshwrites 
2. *Again, this is for married, widowed, divorced or separated poets only.
3. Put your dates of marriage in your AN.
4. Mark adult appropriately.
Here's mine, although I don't claim it's good 
Down the Road to Nowhere
Down the road to nowhere,
you found me walking there,
battling my demons and darkness;
a promise of love you offered.
Your age and wisdom revered,
I took your hand and trusted.
Arduous were the days and nights,
as we struggled to have needs met;
you, incapable of seeing past yourself.
Promises broken and fears realized,
yet determined to overlook it all,
for the sake of love just out of reach.
Many, many years have passed.
It’s eerie in these long dark halls,
as we pass each other silently.
Nothing in common, but him;
beautiful young child of innocence,
mindful of the coldness about him.
He hears you berate me, bully me.
Dominated and controlled by anger,
your words sting like a viper’s bite.
How many times do I plead?
While together, we fall separately
back down the road to nowhere.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 29
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Thank you to all who went back in and put their marriage dates in the AN's. If you didn't, you might have made it to prelims, but you didn't have a chance of winning top three. As it turned out, my favorite top three all happened to have followed the rules. YAY.
Some poems focused only on one moment in their marriage. Others focused on the meaning of love or relationships. But many were right on and wrote about the dynamics of their marriage, which is what I was looking for in this contest.
Congratulations to the winners! And thanks to all of the entrants! Kim
Contest Winners
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What you perceive is my wetness
is just another opening for my soul to cry.
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I remember it well when first we met / Hearts as a magnet, together intact. / The pride you had / When showing me to your friends / How I• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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You love me,
or so you say....• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [26]
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I look at her as hot water runs down my back,
and wonder if, after all these yearsby graybeard 26 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 9 11:06 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Your name
my lips set free.by Michael P 40 lines, 22 comments, on Aug 10 8:27 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Lost in our daily struggle
we've lost touch somehowby bluecollarlove 25 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 13 11:07 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Friends to start,
then we exchanged hearts,by islekine 37 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 13 11:48 AM• Commented on by judge. -
On our wedding day
when you wore that gorgeousby Sabir Abdus Samee 26 lines, 66 comments, on Jul 8 1:23 PM 2008. In Love, Happy, Romance, Personal.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Yesterdays smiles
reliving happiness• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
After twenty years of marriage your first wife tells you she hates the sound of music, the one thing which has sustained you since you were twelve, when your dog died, there you were in Viet Nam, when your girl friend dumpedby mcfreeman 6 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 17 7:42 AM. In Contemporary, Personal, Sad, Thoughts, Humor• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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When we're not fighting
in-between fightsby fanniesson 19 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 13 1:50 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Love is not about
champagne and flowers.by Kathryn Bowden 16 lines, 8 comments, on May 17 11:45 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I didn't love you
by karma-n-peace 56 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 17 3:27 PM. In Love, My own style, Death, Lost in thought• Commented on by judge. -
My smoked blue dream is rising over
The shadows at the purple night.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
My heart is aching / for the attention / that it needs. / We use to be like the birds / and the trees. / When you see one / you see the oth• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Comments
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I get married this November
I can't wait
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yay!!! I've been married for a year now!!
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I think I will leave this one for others.. Good luck to all the entrants
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Your poem sounds like my marriage in a way... I will book mark..
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You wrote a beautiful poem prompted by your marriage!!
Sam
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I got married at the at of 16, now getting devorced at the age of 26.... 10 years it took me to have the strength to find me... and leave the bad situation I was in. The poem I wrote was very intense for me but brought alot of healing...
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I could have sumed this up for me with two words! IT SUCKS!!!!!!! LOL!
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can I put a humerous slant on this please? i have a great idea if i can
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Lovely entries all in all.
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Marriage
I have been married for 18 years, and after being together for that long people do change. My poem tellsthe story. -
iam getting devorced this august... i put date i got married in AN but devorce date i can't as well its in process, have to wait.. is the date i got married good enough? I got your note on your frustration... jsut checking to make sure i did it right. Thanks..
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My thanks for deeming my work worthy of an award. Thanks also for a fine contest I enjoyed many of the entries
Congratulations to the other winners -
Thank you for the Hm,
very much appreciated.
Dolores x
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