For many years I lived my life all wrong,
drinking, drugs, staying up for days on end.
Couldn't get addicted, my will is strong,
I knew I was, but I liked to pretend.
That life was right, there is no other way,
could you live without being drunk or stoned?
Go over to the dope man's house and stay,
nothing wrong with that, it's surely condoned.
Something was missing, a small part of me,
no matter how wasted or sloshed I got.
I quit drinking or using, was set free,
I remember things that I had forgot.
Just when is it alright to be all wrong?
Never, turn around, walk away, be strong.
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Love you Tory.
Quote by: toomysterious
"It seems so wrong to be right, when being right means I was wrong all along."
This quote is the prompt.
Follow the rules. Pesky things.
1) No all caps
2) NoNe oF tHis.
3) No text speak.
4) Label correctly.
5) 40 Lines
6) Put "all wrong" in AN
Sonnet
A Sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines (iambic pentameter) with a particular rhyming scheme:
Examples of a rhyming scheme:
#1) abab cdcd efef gg
#2) abba cddc effe gg
#3) abba abba cdcd cd
A Shakespearean (English) sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet, and rhymes abab cdcd efef gg.
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A contest entry
- All wrong More options added!!!! by toomysterious.
575 points, ended June 5, 2008, 6 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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a very good sonnet with honesty and imagery to reach out to the reader;
the final couplet of being strong is sometimes easier said then done but the fact that it can be done says alot and can help inspire people even if they are unaware it is happening at first
'grats on the Bronze!
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Strong, impacting piece. It really flowed and rhymed nicely without seeming forced. What a wonderful lesson learned!
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This is powerful in its simplicity. Thank you for entering and good luck.
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