Fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind

(Title is an H.P Lovecraft quote)

I think I'm obsessed with dark writes. Once again I want your morbid and macabre poetry. I'm looking for the most creative and chilling writes you guys can think up. Prewrites will be allowed, three entries per person.

Any dark write is allowed, but I'm going to be strict about what I consider dark this time. I don't want poetry so abstract it could be interpreted as dark if you squint and cock your head. I want writes oozing terror. I want nightmares, I want to see things from the corner of my eye.

Most likely to win:

-Good grammar and spelling
-Creativity
-Poems that are dark
-Poems about insanity
-Poems based on the occult
-Poems about abuse
-Poems inspired by Lovecraft

Rules:
-Any form or style other then dirty pretty.

-NO poems I've commented on previously.

-NO poems from one of my previous contest.

-Nothing over 200 lines.

-Label erotic/adult poems correctly.

-Good grammar and spelling please.

-I will DQ if a rule is broken, and I will DQ is your poem is about bunnies, and those bunnies aren't from Hell.

I will comment every poem.
Go write me nightmares.

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on July 4
• Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 3 people
• Final notes:
  So much fun! You guys are truly twisted, and I appreciate you taking the time to enter. It was hard to judge! Thanks for your time and congrats to the winners

Contest Winners

1. Fear

   Autumn blows o'er graves
   Bowels flutter, knees weaken

   by Wandering Woodchuck 4 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 4 8:34 PM. In Dark, Haiku, Fear
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
2. Error: Unable to find finalist item 5462836, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
3. My Darkness

   It starts at my fingers and runs down my toes
   A darkness that fills my entire being with shadows

   by Slicks78 63 lines, 28 comments, on May 27 8:27 PM 2005. In Personal, Hope, Angst
   Bronze trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
4. Zombified

   The rain of red wine soaks my loneliness
   So divine I drink

   by Vlad St Howler 113 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 3 10:07 PM. In Dark, Fantasy, Horror
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
5. Overdose Overdose the Walking Dead

   by stavykm 70 lines, 120 comments, on Aug 22 12:53 AM 2007. In Dark, Life, Love, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
6. Rationalize Your Poisonous Tendencies

   I sit, straddling you and watching
   the moon s.h.a.t.t.e.r in your eyes
   as the mochachino nail polish dries on my fingers

   by rainbows. 6 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 3 1:32 PM
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
7. Wraith

   I am the Dream Wraith,
   And tonight, I have claimed your soul.

   by Vlad St Howler 39 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 5 7:38 PM. In Fantasy, Dark

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

Entries [21]

• This time you kill

  I'm falling down, as you surround,
  Something sharp breaks my fall,

  by DontObjectifyMe 23 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 29 4:15 PM. In Pain, Abuse, Death

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• There Was Nothing To Fear And The Beauty Of The Whole World To Revere

  Fear is an induced emotion
  conjured by concept's which

  by Blueskywonder 17 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 4 3:10 PM. In Thoughts, Society, Life, Nature, Weird

  • Commented on by judge.
• A Misunderstanding

  Further into the darkness let them explore
  Let them employ there deeds no more

  by roland halloway 28 lines, 13 comments, on May 13 10:55 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• You're a monster now

  I'm hiding alone,
  Desperate and scared,

  by DontObjectifyMe 51 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 4 3:20 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Memoir

  misted silence fills my echoed mind,
  dreaming of things dancing in the realm of is it real?

  by firefly smile 42 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 30 11:39 PM. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Dark, Life, Angst, Thoughts, Contest

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Words

  Can you hear my hollow cries
  Can you see the color of my eyes
  Do you remember when I begged you please

  by firefly smile 50 lines, 21 comments, on Jun 11 6:35 PM. In Abuse, Pain, Personal, Sad, Life, Lyrics, Thoughts

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Her Soul is Mine

  by August Starlight 45 lines, 9 comments, on Mar 9 2:08 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I Fear …

  My fear makes my lovers sad
  But how can I stop my scary whine

  by The.poet.of.hearts 27 lines, 64 comments, on Sep 26 10:24 AM 2007. In Pain, Personal, Sad, Spiritual, Thoughts, Weird, Life, Nature

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I’m Not Afraid........ (It's a Poetic Drama)

  by The.poet.of.hearts 139 lines, 76 comments, on Jan 20 5:33 AM. In Angst, Adult, Abuse, Spiritual, Thoughts, Weird, Dark, Life, Nature, Pain

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• The waltz of apathy

  a shard of artificial light
  shedding tears of dependence

  by firefly smile 54 lines, 10 comments, on Jun 16 11:00 PM. In Pain, Personal, Angst, Sad, Dark, Life, Spiritual

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Out Came the Flames of the Volcano

  Out Came the Flames of the Volcano
  By Saman Azad Moustafa

  by kurdishking 33 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 4 3:05 PM

  • Commented on by judge.
• Missy

  Missy without a home--Missy so all alone-- Missy may you never bend and shall you not pretend--For maybe you are in need of a friend ? But

  by roland halloway 52 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 15 10:34 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• I Know Your Hands So Well

  It's only a miracle that people can look at me and smile.
  I smile back.

  by TrueBlueWriter 24 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 28 4:27 PM. In Abuse, Hope, Life, Pain, Personal

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• You can't kill me

  I'm lonely,
  I'm nothing,

  by DontObjectifyMe 37 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 1 4:23 PM

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• New Satan

  Tempted as I am to embrace my inner demon,
  I am no longer the man I once was

  by Vlad St Howler 30 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 3 9:14 PM. In Fantasy, Dark, Death

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

Comments

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  Blue-Rose Beauty
  July 4
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  Lol!
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    Miss Macabre
    July 4
    Edit | Reply
    Eh?
• 
  rainbows.
  July 4
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  I wish I could get into this contest. But...sadly. I can't do anything these days. My muse is like...dead. Good luck!
• • 
    Miss Macabre
    July 4
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    Many of your writes are dark! Enter something I've yet to comment on.
  • • 
      rainbows.
      July 4
      Edit | Reply
      Hm. I'll see what I can find.
    • 
      rainbows.
      July 4
      Edit | Reply
      >.> <.< I barely got my poem in before the contest closeded.
    • • 
        Miss Macabre
        July 4
        Edit | Reply
        Lol!
• 
  stavykm
  July 4
  Edit | Reply
  Thank you for allowing me to enter and for the HM. Congratulations to all the winners. FEAR is a great topic to write upon.
  
  Blessings,
  Kelle Marie
• 
  rainbows.
  July 4
  Edit | Reply
  Thank-you for HM.

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