PROMPTS::
1.
"so i told you that jesus
had olive skin
and that she wasn't to blame
for dying as a man."
2.
"to become no more than a bunch
of short-worded slicks
of fake..."
3.
"yesterday...
you gave me to glory,
and so i suck my soul
away."
The prompts are all excerpts from my poem "Of stolen eyes and swollen needs." http://allpoetry.com/poem/5414183
RULES::
1. DO NOT use the prompt in the body of your poem or title. They are given for inspiration purposes ONLY.
2. DO use poetic device/metaphor/imagery/assonance/consonance/alliteration etc.
I like poetry that "shows" and not "tells".
3. NO RELIGION...allude to it, use it as a metaphor...but DON'T preach to me or i'll DQ you.
4. Play nicely...with each other, but especially with me.
5. Use spellcheck...I am known to DQ entries for bad spelling/grammar/punctuation etc. I may give you one warning, but if you fail to edit, i will fail to judge you & will simply DQ.
6. Any style of poetry or prose is acceptable. Any length too...but if you make it long, you better hope you can hold my attention - it has to be nothing less than stellar.
7. Left align ONLY & place your chosen prompt in your AN.
8. PLAIN backgrounds ONLY...i prefer white writing on a black background.
9. My opinion of good poetry may be very different from yours. I'm an honest judge and commentor. If you're overly sensitive about constructive criticism, then this contest isn't for you. If you enter and then find my honesty too much, it is your own fault, for you have already been warned. This is my contest, my points and i will judge as i see fit.
10. As host, the contest will close at my discretion. If entries are few, then i also have the right to delete the contest altogether.
Ok, an easy one...what you waiting for?
go! and enjoy!
laura 
UPDATE::
points have just risen and may do again...it depends on the calibre of writes i receive. i may also decide to add Silver & Bronze awards...& i may not - the choice is entirely yours, simply by the standard of your entries. it's a surety though that i won't be awarding HM's...useless pieces of tack that they are.
you can also now enter as many times as you wish...but you CANT write for the same prompt twice 
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 10
- Rewards: Gold: 600
- Final notes: damn. that was hard.
well done all.
& thank you.
Contest Winners
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [6]
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Darkness comes in the light of day
In the place where love diedby SoulWhispher 16 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 6 9:37 PM• Commented on by judge.
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we'll see. i need an emotional release...like i feel my heart is ready to explode. lol
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good...let it explode here...i'm looking for something that'll bury me in it
and hopefully choke the fucking life out of me in the process 
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Aw. That sounds sad, Laura. I hope that you are doing okay! I will try to enter your contest. I am in the midst of LARGE writer's block.
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these prompts are awesome, sis. You finally found one that got my muse off its' lazy butt, and I can finally type again.
*lol* One of them already emotionally has my attention, so I think I'll work on it.
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Great prompts. I have bookmarked and will do my best to enter.
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i can extend the closing date if necessary...so no pressure
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"She" wasn't to blame or "he" wasn't to blame in the first prompt? And you're right, it's my kind of prompt
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she...cos jesus was a woman, living in hot climates...i always wondered why they portrayed her as white and with a beard, cos most of us would look like prawns under that heat
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Ahhh, didn't think it was a typo but thought I was better to check.
I'll write as soon as I get home; I really love that prompt
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haha the first thought that shouldve crossed your mind was "this is laura, lol of course she meant 'she'"...but it's been awhile, so i'll forgive you
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