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Well, this is my first contest on AP and I'm hoping I get some amazing poems
The reason why I'm holding this contest is for the fact that when I was seven my father took off on us, leaving us with an alcoholic mother with no job. I haven't seen him since, and although I know I'm better off, it still hurts all the time to know that I'll never have that fatherly figure.
And well, I know I'm not the only one out there to be abandoned by a parent, and so that brings us to the topic of this contest

I want to feel the pain (or if it was another emotion) when your parent abandoned you. I want to know what's going through your head everyday, whether your mad at that person, sad, happy, whatever it may be, I want to FEEL it, don't just type it.
Show me your story, because everyone's story is different, what you went through when that person left.

I like rhyme (Although I don't mind other types), Sad poems, Emotion
I will comment on every entry
You may enter PW if it applies to the topic, but if I feel that it doesn't I will DQ you.

Rules:
nO TyPInG LiKE tHiS
No bashing religion or sextual prefrences
No bashing others
No erotica/dirty pretty
Minumum lines:15
No maximum but please no novels
Don't center your poem
Keep your background simple so I can read it

GOOD LUCK!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on November 9
  • Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100
  • Final notes:
    I didn't know I'd get as many entries as I did, and it makes me very happy. Thank you all for taking the time to enter, I got so many wonderful poems. I encourage everyone to read the winning poems, there all very good.
    And I know for some of us, it's very hard to write about that part of our past so once again I thank you all for having the courage to write your feelings down.

Contest Winners

  1. The Past is Permanent
    by Not-The-Sun 60 lines, 22 comments, on Nov 18 12:11 AM 2006. In personal, noguest
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Daddy dearest!!!
    Tell me, daddy dearest What kind of man thinks the past
    by Divina love 31 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 13 1:31 PM 2008. In Personal, Sad, Thoughts
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. A Sin in My eyes
    In the past I blamed both of you for my mistakes,
    Because to me it was reality,
    by deepmindedpoet001 51 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 28 3:28 AM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Pain
    This poem is about all the abuse and pain, that i went through for 10 years of my life. I try to expaine it the best way i could, but it's
    by Jen09 45 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 28 6:52 PM. In Pain
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Not-The-Sun silver member
    November 9
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    thank you for hosting and congrats to all winners : )