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The price

Missing image

The price,

determination's worth, bottom line assets, profitable margins,

and image re- birth.

 

Determination's worth,

how far am I willing to go to get what I want, to receive

what I woefully thought?

I deserve.

 

Bottom line assets,

in search for resources, I became the front page cover.

Hostage, held, and sold for $5.00.

 

Profitable margins,

little pieces of me, beliefs, growth, stagnant changes.

No voices of dissent, everyone agree's, I am what

you starve to be.

 

Newborn birth,

revelations slap, waking me up, and giving me breath.

Rehabilitating my collapsed life.

 

The price,

if we truly knew?

who would have the guts to

pay the cashier. 

 

 

Anna Nicole

Reality t.v.'s hood ornament

Sorrows sparrow

Swallowed the yellow brick road whole.

 

 

 

 Mary J. Blige

Weeping willows songstress

Solitaire Diamond tears

Unleashed , actively conquers her frozen fears

New Owner of Oz and the Ruby Red Slippers.

 

 

 

 Lindsay Lohan

Left her golden parachute at home,

No Auntie Em to welcome her back.

Bartered her red hair and freckles

for white powdered friends. Asleep

in the fields of poppies, fade to blonde.

 

 

Sara Evans

Fearless eagle woman of flight,

Shed her breasts of cancer, triumphantly

sings...compassion and humility are strengths

 

 


 Life is to be won, 

sings her country life song...find our balance,

love of self, untied, set free. Forgiving.

Not hiding behind the curtain, this wizard of

Oz graciously offers her lessons learned.

 

The Price?

determination's worth, bottom line assets, profitable margins,

and newborn birth.

Payup,

you're holding up the line! 

photo: deviant art.com ruby red slippers

 

 

 

 

Author notes

I wrote this in layers weaving it carefully, I had the
television on mute, and the radio sang a lovely rendition
of Somewhere over the rainbow and the images spoke to
my heart of what I saw on tv.

This is anonymous contest so please don't reveal my
identity.

Photobucket public domain photos online. photobucket.com

A contest entry

I wrote this in layers and imagery..how did it work for you?

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Comments

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  • Dienush
    January 12, 2008

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    I actually enjoyed this, it's quite original and creative. I can see you've been thinking about it a lot. I'm not exactly sure what more to say about it. I only have one small suggestion: "newborn birth", though I can see a potentially pun here, is a bit... redundant. Do you think "new birth" or something like that might still send out the message you meant?
    As for my experiment, I don't think you were on my list of invitees, were you?
    No matter who you are thanks a lot for entering!

    ~Diana


  • Annexed Josephine
    January 10, 2008

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    moving like a movie

    wait, wait. i was real ambiguous in that comment. i loved this poem like a lot of people here. i love poems about the jacked society oh which we live. i thought the pictures made it into an expirence rather than a poem. it moved like a movie. that worked real nicley for me. well done. but aw, you've heard that lots already ha ha.


  • Annexed Josephine
    January 9, 2008
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    FINALLY. i think ive found the good ones.


  • Times Change
    January 9, 2008
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    it was beautiful. it took me about 2 reads but i love it! good write!


  • x-Black-Butterfly-x gold member
    January 5, 2008

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    wow this is such an amamzing write and i love how you have penned it. the different layers have a great effect. well done and best of luck

  • Acidanthra
    January 5, 2008

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    This was a rather interesting read. I am not exactly sure what to honestly say about it except that I liked the form during the first few stanzas, then I got a little lost. Maybe it was all of the photos distracting me from the words. But that is just me. I have to say though that you had me glued until the end due to provoking my thoughts and curiosity. Very well done!


  • moluv10
    January 4, 2008
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    Very creative! I love your work! great pictures! best of luck in the contest sis.


  • a.changed-soul.
    January 4, 2008

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    hmmm ... very interesting used your words wisely ... this is very creative ... loved the pictures! awesome job!

    Nikki :]


  • MeaningfulPoet482
    January 4, 2008

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    This was amazing! The pictures basically caught my attention and then the backround. You're wonderful with words.

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