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A candle in the dark

This one might be a bit of a challenge...

I want a happier take on the themes of dark poetry.
Note: You must give the poem a POSITIVE outlook.

You can:
Tell me why Suicide is wonderful (yourself, or others)
Describe the pleasant sensation of Hate
Tell me about the absolutely sensual feel of a blade breaking skin
How the world truly would be better without you
Why you like making others feel pain (Oh, that Marquis de Sade)

Use any of those options, or give me something along the same lines.

I don't care if that's really how you feel or not - play Devil's advocate.
One of the greatest things about writing is tapping into a foreign persona.


I don't want any mumbo-jumbo involving god, godlessness, or Beelzebub. I'd rather not see any misconstruing of atheism or devil worship (which, mind you, is different from Satanism).
A side note to that, if you write something about yourself being a sick god, I might take that.

What I like -
Conciseness
Proper grammar and spelling
Good titles
Interactive titles
Free form
Personal style
Haiku*

* if you can pull it off, beautiful. And if you think haiku has anything to do with 5-7-5, either don't write one, or go learn what a real haiku is.

What I dislike -
Poor grammar and spelling
Bland writing
Writing that's much too long (if it's long, make sure it's interesting)
Forced rhyme
Anything cliché (which might be kinda hard in this contest.

Mind you, those two lists are only a guideline.

One last thing
Erotica is fine, wonderful, great. But it's gotta be a spicy meatball if you want me to enjoy it. It's gotta shock me. I write erotica, and I'm into BDSM, so you're going to have to write a real zinger curve ball to make any sort of impact. Or, if you give me extremely well written erotica, along the theme, that could get some credit.

That being said, have at it.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on June 16
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 10, Bronze: 15, Honorable mention: 1 people
  • Final notes:
    To be honest, I was disappointed. There was a lot of space here to write outside the lines, and you guys seemed mostly unable to shake the shackles of tradition. I found plenty of "dark pleasure" concepts, but no... sincere CHEERINESS, and that's what I was looking for.

    Oh well, whatever.

Contest Winners

  1. Her Trap
    by Grim-1812 19 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 10 6:50 PM. In Adult, Abuse, Erotica, Pain
    Gold trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  2. Error: Unable to find finalist item 5205155, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  3. Lovers In The Morgue

    and trust me; love!
    I know i'm not the one
    by midnightnursex 89 lines, 20 comments, on Mar 4 4:44 PM. In Contest, Dark, Love, Sad, Pain, Angst, My own style, Hate, Escape, Goodbyes, Angry
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Leaving
    Leaving with no warning
    Preparing the fire
    by LifelessStar 11 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 10 12:16 PM. In Dark, Life, Weird, Thoughts, Other
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  5. Warm Dew Drops
    Reoccurrence sculpts riverbeds
    Into porcelain stone.
    by Simone Brooklyn 21 lines, 7 comments, on May 16 9:24 AM 2008. In Abuse, Life, Pain, Dark, Other, Personal
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Arkbear gold member
    June 10
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    God bless you!


  • explain.everything
    June 16
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    why was silver worth 10 points but bronze was worth 15??


    • im dead - go away
      June 16
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      Why not?


      • explain.everything
        June 16
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        well, generally silver is a higher ranking than bronze and recieves more points.

        • im dead - go away
          June 16
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          Generally


          • explain.everything
            June 17
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            well ok then. you dont have be such a jerkface about it. your bad attitude and sarcasm isnt necessary.


            • im dead - go away
              June 17
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              I said three words. Hardly enough space to contain much of a negative attitude or sarcasm, much less depict myself as a "jerkface".


              • explain.everything
                June 17
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                and it was the short comments that made me feel like you were being really rude. your one- and two-word responses had a tone of complete arrogance,''' like i am so stupid for questioning you. when in all honesty, your method of points does not make sense and is, quite frankly, unfair.


                • im dead - go away
                  June 17
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                  There wasn't a reason for the points system - it was simply impulsive, and thus didn't elicit a multiple-word response. What you misconstrued for arrogance was simply lackadaisicalness.
                  Logical norms and customs don't need to define how one conducts one's self. Though I don't recall if I did this consciously or unintentionally when I made the contest, the point allotment does, in a sense, tie into the concept I was searching for in this contest - a refreshing look away from the average and expected.
                  Furthermore, the matter at hand is petty - you're receiving five less imaginary points than the person who placed below you. If anything, the trophy is what matters. If the distribution or your interpretation of my attitude truly bothers you, you can just look at the freshly-added grayish hunk of pixels on your author's page as a consolation.

                  Good luck in writing and future contests,
                  Much love,
                  J.M.Kauftheil


                  • explain.everything
                    June 17
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                    to be honest, the points i did or did not receive wasnt my issue. i could care less about that. i was just offended by your replies that just seemed so snotty and uncalled for. not that its an excuse, but im on hydrocodone and have been quite easily aggitated as of late and perhaps was just looking for a reason to be angry and annpyed and find fault with someone...sometimes reading a persons intentions is quite impossible by internet communication. so perhaps i was wrong to judge. never matter though, im sorry.

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