Do you have a poem that is just brimming with emotion? Can you make me feel something besides this numb contentment with your words? If so then enter it here, please.
Rules:
1) No erotica, I don’t want to read it.
2) Categorize appropriately.
3) Make sure I can read it, no horrible background text combinations.
4) Length and alignment are up to you.
5) Any poetry format is fine.
Points will go up!
Three entries per person but please don’t enter three poems on the same subject.
Pre-writes are welcome.
Have fun!
Rules:
1) No erotica, I don’t want to read it.
2) Categorize appropriately.
3) Make sure I can read it, no horrible background text combinations.
4) Length and alignment are up to you.
5) Any poetry format is fine.
Points will go up!
Three entries per person but please don’t enter three poems on the same subject.
Pre-writes are welcome.
Have fun!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 27
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50
- Final notes: Sorry it took me so long to judge this, things once more have become hectic (nothing new). Thank you all for joining and congradulations to the winner, you deserved it. HMs are in no order.
Contest Winners
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The day you brought the gun home
The day the kids were scaredby XxYoru-OkamixX 26 lines, 10 comments, on Dec 31 1:55 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Entries [182]
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Invisible,
Standing here alone,by Winged Unicorn 65 lines, 13 comments, on Feb 22 7:08 PM. In Society, Thoughts, Contest, Prejudice, Discrimination• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
she stood there mystified
as the profound uneven darkness• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Everybody thinks of me as a sweet little girl,
but of course I'm not.by insanely-crazy 26 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 10 4:38 PM 2008. In Dark• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
That proud anticipation frenzied my nerves,
but I could not afford to wish.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Giving into the pain
Deafening screams take overby ley527 28 lines, 58 comments, on Dec 3 9:01 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
When i was just a child
i would run and playby offlimits 61 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 24 5:03 PM• Commented on by judge. -
some how i know you,
some how i see.by Dead-dreams 21 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 4 1:38 PM• Commented on by judge. -
sentiments mirrored.......• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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she would hit me and spit at me,
but i still stood.by Dead-dreams 15 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 14 2:10 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
fuck you
you do not hurt• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
loneliness tonight
waiting to feel alrightby BrittlesSkittles 38 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 7 11:46 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
View from my Mom's Porch In Memory of Cora WoodruffCry not for me, I have not left.I've merely changed addresses.My love is here and will aby skye01 0 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 28 5:31 AM. In Personal, Spiritual, Sad, Love, Inspirational, Dedication, Family, Death, Loss• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Waking up so dazed and confused
Not Sure if its from the pills or himby MyLifeOnPaper 47 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 9 11:33 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I feel the warmth of your breath upon my face
Feel the strengh of your hold upon your embrace• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
The sun streamed in between the venetian blinds /
warming one half of my face, a partial mask for a partial glowby Chelsea Void 35 lines, 2 comments, on May 20 2:47 PM 2008. In Personal• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
How can I live within this shell
I've been to Hellby sleepinglion 52 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 7 4:02 AM• Viewed by judge. -
You said that it was a waste of time,
and that you had a big laughby Amanda Lee 24 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 25 2:44 PM. In Broken Hearted• Viewed by judge. -
When I held you in my arms
I laughed as my heart swelled.by Emerald-Eyes 7 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 22 12:32 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Your words a sonnet to me
Ringing in my ears• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Got a house full of memories that I don't want
Got a heart full of pain that just won't heal• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Deranged there in the deep
As a life trip of unkown shit turns.
Intrusive fits of falling darkness burns.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Nightmare on 942nd Avenue or An Aviary of Discontentby marc creamore 49 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 2 9:44 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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As the sun sets I reach out and grab my hot chocolate
My arms aching from the dreadby Anonymous Spark 34 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 5 1:17 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Ok the story behind this is this. I couldn't give anyone anything for christmas this year and I felt bad for it. So at one in the morning Iby HeartBr8ker 23 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 26 9:43 PM. In Life, Thoughts, Personal, Other, Family, Self, Goodbyes, Friendship, Longing, Love• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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A feather fell from the sky today,
a small white smudge against the faded-amber sand.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
the scent of rain-kissed leaves,
your eyes stare me down with grace.by BrittlesSkittles 25 lines, on Jan 25 1:29 AM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Bereft me of all emotion
Take advantage of my devotionby XxYoru-OkamixX 37 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 24 6:11 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
A young girl terrified,
She doesn’t know where to go.by Jihi-Kami 31 lines, on Jan 23 5:16 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Sing me a song
Of that rainy dayby RandomSkittle 17 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 8 11:20 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Lipstick smeared
kissesby Hells Shadow 97 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 25 8:44 AM 2008. In Sad, Escape, Suicide, Loss, Teenage thinking, Angry, Sadness• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
The truth perplexes me as i shift under the weight of guilt
I cannot hold it for it forces me to resist the temptation to escapeby Anonymous Spark 51 lines, 11 comments, on Feb 1 9:23 AM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
You lay in your bed, and I hold your hand.
You're weak and I can see the pain in your eyes.by Brittaney73 14 lines, on Feb 18 8:24 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
We're sitting, just you and me, and the breeze lightly blows your hair.
by Brittaney73 17 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 17 11:18 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
My little girl
With hair of gold• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I run to my room and lock the door.
I just can't take the pain anymore.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Celebrate those moments
Before you shed your wings• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I’m searching,
I’m longing,by Chocolate Chip 74 lines, 11 comments, on Jan 11 7:39 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
How would you tell the difference between happy tears and sad tears?
how could you tell?by Anonymous Spark 13 lines, 11 comments, on Feb 1 1:26 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
People come, people go
It’s her life she’ll never knowby lil lette 50 lines, 11 comments, on Feb 23 12:51 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
by phsycoawesomeness 13 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 4 2:55 AM. In confusionisms• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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This poem goes out to those who always wished to say "I love you" to the people they really cared about, yet never did or were able to.by Adelaine 48 lines, 15 comments, on Dec 25 6:21 PM 2008. In Love, Family, Teenage thinking, Teen issues• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I see you with her,
I just see your shirt,by Baisi 37 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 25 3:54 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Shattered into a million pieces like a broken mirror.
Each beat of your heart a reminder• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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The blood of this night,
Stains a river on the floor,by carebear123 38 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 28 1:54 PM. In Dark• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I don’t care anymore,
About anything you say,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I remember the first time so clear and so calm.
I remember the first time his hand touched my arm.• Viewed by judge. -
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Long sleeve shirts everyday at school
With no friends she meets• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Here I sit reading of atonement,
a warmth spreading across my back from the sunby Chelsea Void 27 lines, on Aug 22 4:57 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
this time i'm looking for the real thing
we'll play it like a senseby JustAnotherSide 25 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 7 12:25 PM. In Other• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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One of the ones I entered...I Remember Way Back When...it's easily my most emotional poem, especially considering I was crying so hard when wrote it that I could hardly see the keys. But it's, well, extremely LONG, just so you know. I men I won't be offended if you choose not to read all of it.
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Thank you so much for gold


