BRING IN THE DARKNESS

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on April 5
• Rewards: Gold: 425, Silver: 200, Bronze: 120, Honorable mention: 5 people
• Final notes:
  I closed this one day early, thank you all for entering you all have some great writes I had a little trouble trying to find winners because they all were wonderful

Contest Winners

1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4589327, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
2. Baptized

   by Bosiarbooger 84 lines, 8 comments, on Nov 9 10:21 PM 2008. In Adult, Contest, Dark, Society, Abuse, Death, Anger, Hate
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
3. Devil May Cry

   The devil may cry and angels will scream
   would you rather die or live in a dream

   by Jepardy 19 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 6 6:44 PM
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
4. bloody friendships

   Crooked mirrors obsure the view
   of the mess I've made;

   by Kathraina 12 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 21 10:34 PM. In Contest, Dark
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
5. Revenge is sweet

   The sweet smell of roses scented in the air
   Brilliant red on your blond hair

   by Vix.A 17 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 25 4:21 PM. In Dark, Angst, Abuse, Pain, Society
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
6. Camp Fire Story Chapter 1

   by BluesMan 442 lines, 92 comments, on Nov 12 3:42 PM 2007. In Adult, Dark, Pain, Death, Horror, Revenge
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
7. When the Reporters Came

   by SignifyingNothing 74 lines, 26 comments, on Aug 26 5:32 AM 2008. In Dark, Death
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [34]

• Meet The End

  How can I pretend? You don't see, I hide so

  by Snow White Queen 21 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 19 1:22 AM 2008. In Dark, Life, Lyrics, Pain, Personal, Society

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Silence

  The house is silent. I cant hear your voice any more.
  The floor boards creak once in a while with the settling of

  by Snow White Queen 15 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 18 1:03 AM. In Pain, Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Wondering

  I cannot help but wonder where
  she is tonight…and if some poor

  by graybeard 30 lines, 25 comments, on Feb 18 12:24 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• All Light Is Gone

  All the light from my heart is gone.
  You took it the day you left.

  by XXpunk-rock-chicXX 25 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 24 3:59 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Torn Skin

  The skin is torn from her once beautiful face
  and set aside to wallow in dark disgrace

  by Kathraina 16 lines, 19 comments, on Jan 19 2:08 PM. In Contest, Dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Fallen From Grace

  A single tear
  Down the cheeks of a newborn

  by MidnightxSun 32 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 16 2:29 PM 2008. In pain, sad, hurt, life

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The Living Among the Dead

  I laugh about myself in the morning.
  I recognize myself in the mirror.

  by JWGoethe 105 lines, 14 comments, on Mar 22 10:14 AM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Worship the Flame

  The fallen fruit is not as sweet as the apple still hung on the tree

  by JWGoethe 36 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 28 1:02 PM 2008

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Familiar Crimson

  The familiar blade slices slowly
  savoring the pain

  by silent.insanity 23 lines, 14 comments, on Mar 23 3:36 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Red

  She wanders through
  deceptive red

  by silent.insanity 24 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 20 3:32 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Dream a Little Darkness

  Cobblestone betrayl is the path that lies ahead of me
  my bare feet frostbitten from the wintry words

  by XcharmXcasterX 42 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 24 4:49 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Never Again

  'who is it,' I whisphered, crying inside of my brain -
  that's it, and never again

  by randygoku 179 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 24 5:09 PM. In Never Again, Pain, Loss, Sorrow, Love, Eternal, Death

  • Commented on by judge.
• Nightmare

  I sit...and...I stare...and I wonder...where is HERE
  
  Why do these things that appear...seem to SCARE?

  by randygoku 45 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 24 5:11 PM. In Nightmare, Scare, Sleep, Fear

  • Commented on by judge.
• Fragmented Reality...

  I bury my emotions,
  But they keep

  by Fritz O skennick 72 lines, 22 comments, on Nov 21 2:13 PM 2008. In Dark, Pain, Other, Thoughts, Personal, Sad, Weird

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Hypercathexis

  by Servatis 14 lines, 32 comments, on Mar 16 8:53 PM 2007. In Dark, Angst, Love, Personal, Hate

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Great Blind Date

  I've been trying to write a poem like this for a while but I could never think of how to tell a story using only one word per line. I think

  by PoeticMadnesss 65 lines, 18 comments, on Feb 5 11:53 AM. In angst, dating, dark, life, love, other, pain, sad

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Tarnished by Fire

  My life is tarnished by the fire burning because of the rage inside. A blaze burning 20 years, leaving me nothing but my cold dead eyes. On

  by Dark passenger 7 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 5 7:20 PM 2008. In Love, Personal, Thoughts, Life, Sad, Dark, Pain, Emo, Abuse, Death, Anger, Hate, War

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Suicide

  Sitting in the dark sulking in misery.
  Feeling the darkness squeezing

  by TwisteidDevil17 14 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 31 1:56 AM. In sad, depresing, pain, suicide, personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Fracture

  Tortured in this agony
  I wait to break

  by Night Terrors 39 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 25 10:30 PM. In Dark, Sad

  • Commented on by judge.
• Ebony Horizon

  Natures glorious night orb bears witness
  of our passion for feeding afar

  by ennovy 28 lines, 14 comments, on Mar 23 10:05 PM. In Dark, Weird, Vampire, Lycan, Love, Fantasy

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Sick sad world

  by Vix.A 12 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 25 4:43 PM. In Dark, Angst, Pain, Thoughts, Adult

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Inlove with my lust

  As you can probably see, I used an old Nightwish song for inspiration.

  by Catacomb 46 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 18 3:24 PM. In Dark, fantasy, contest

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• It's In The Taking

  With bleeding tears and veins ripped all to shreds
  My heart cries its deep seated sin and mourns

  by Viyanna Rosemarie 29 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 27 2:01 PM. In Contest, Dark, Thoughts, Life, Love, Other, Pain, Angst

  • Commented on by judge.
• The Widow Bird (Glosa)

  Often in the legends have I heard,
  A heartrending tale of a lonely bird.

  by The Phoenix Returns 57 lines, 26 comments, on Jan 24 10:45 PM 2005. In Sad, Love, Dark

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Letterz of hatred

  I stare at the ground
  these letters of hatred mocking my pain

  by Dust of my soul 28 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 1 3:32 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• From Dirge to Dust

  The night draws in like a shadowless moon
  Wherewith I would light candles as a pyre for you.

  by Systems Malfunction 49 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 4 8:05 AM. In contest, dark, life, other, pain, personal, spiritual, religion, sad, society

  • Commented on by judge.
• Just an Evil Thought

  To feel the weakness taking over I want to rip you apart
  I want to see your insides I want to taste your heart

  by Jepardy 27 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 6 8:05 PM. In Fantasy, Dark, Pain, Sensual, Abstract, Contest

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

Comments

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  AutumnsFlame
  March 28
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  OMG LETS TYPE IN ALL CAPS SO EVERYONE THINKS WE'RE YELLING!!!!!!!!!!
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  sewasham
  April 5
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  Thanks for the HM, I enjoyed your contest. Take care and Have fun. Steve
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  GenUWinePoet
  April 5
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  Thanks For The Gold

  I appreciate that you enjoyed my work.

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