To Write Love on Her Arms Day will be celebrated on November 13, my birthday. As one who has suffered the torment of silence and the facade of life without love, this seems like a perfect correlation of holidays.
Why, you ask?
According to the facebook event page, "To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery." (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=180283055427&ref=nf)
That's your prompt, anything to do with To Write Love on Her Arms Day. Take it as you will. No rules. I don't DQ, but if it doesn't fit it obviously won't win and probably won't get a comment.
Why, you ask?
According to the facebook event page, "To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery." (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=180283055427&ref=nf)
That's your prompt, anything to do with To Write Love on Her Arms Day. Take it as you will. No rules. I don't DQ, but if it doesn't fit it obviously won't win and probably won't get a comment.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 19
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: There was some seriously amazing poetry here. I thank everyone for caring enough about this cause and organization to enter. The poems were each judged on flow/rhythm, tone, word choice, relevance to the prompt, and metaphor. Agree or disagree as you like, but those are the things I find important in poetry for my contests.
Congrats to the winners, and thanks again all! I truly enjoyed experiencing these.
Take care,
Kelsey-Jo
Contest Winners
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The negative emotions shoved into the splices of skin
left addiction waiting on your thinned wrists• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [22]
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I see you when you think no one else does.
I think of you when your out of my reach.by Daughter Of Night 13 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 12 9:05 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
That comes from an unspoken promise that is crystal clear
And in the abyss of your womb your heart it near
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I scan the sky for angels,
search the deep blue seas• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Beauty is the nicest person
That I have ever metby tybeesurfer 48 lines, on Nov 3 3:54 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I dont need an excuse to do it
Im already over the edgeby LesbianOfLove 59 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 8 5:28 PM. In Loss, Death, Suicide, Depression, Desperation, Hoplessness, Quit, Giving Up, Goodbye• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by Sleep isforthe Weak 29 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 11 11:28 PM. In Love, Sad, Contest, Hope, Death, Loss, Inspirational, Suicide• Commented on by judge.
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You close your eyes and take a breath
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She turned to the darkness not to long ago.
She began to run cold metal over her skin again and again.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
You rekindle me when i break into pieces
'cause your love reigns over meby Gauravrulz 30 lines, 14 comments, on Oct 18 8:17 AM. In Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Take care, my friend, you are not alone;
we hurt when you do ache.• Commented on by judge. -
I want you to know that I still buy two tickets
To every show. And I sit next to an empty seat,• Commented on by judge. -
Voices not my own pull at me
putting me down,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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My niece, a senior in college, sent me the information on TWLOHA day; the organizers ask people to write the word "Love" on their arms creatively, and then to put the picture of one's arms with that message on Facebook or Youtube -- the hope is to get an overwhelming number of supporters to let those struggling as you said with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide know how many of us care about them. And if people ask about the writing on our arms, we can increase awareness of the issues involved. Thank you for a thoughtful and helpful contest!
Lita
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Exactly! And, since it lands on my 21st birthday, I plan on bringing some metallic sharpies out with me and getting my friends to write it on their arms as well. I think all too often people degrade emotional issues like depression and self-injury, but they are very valid and scary problems. These people don't need to be mocked, they need hope, support, and love.
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Yes, I tried to tell two of my (actually very good) friends about this, but they totally couldn't understand it. I finally got them to at least think about the pressures that young people are under, and to consider the suicide rates among high school and college students. Everyone has to become aware of this, so that we can "write love" and show love. Lita
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twloha is an amazing organization. <3
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Agreed! I only wish I could have learned about it years earlier. But, now that I do know, I support it as completely as I know how. (=
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i'm on the street team.
i'm inspired by them so much, all the time. ♥
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<3 I love To Write Love On Her Arms day...
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Thank you for hosting an inspiring contest and for the gold, Kelsey-Jo. Congratulations, one and all. Be well, Poets and Scribes. 
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Thank you for the bronze
and hosting a contest with such a great message.
<3
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