Why make a contest allowing poems of all kinds?
All this does is hinder uniqueness,
It gives people points for not using their minds,
And eventually it brings forth their inner weakness.
'Anything Goes,' such a simple phrase.
Yet so disasterous when pre-writes are allowed,
So many poets are in a pre-writing daze
And regurgitate poems of which they are proud.
Normally this is not all too bad,
Except when this pre-write has been used ten times,
I re-read the same poems, and, frankly, i'm mad
That people can win repeatedly with the same lines.
I, of course, know my own hypocrisy,
For I, too, have re-used my writes,
I have conformed to the prestigious pre-write bureaucracy,
And my lack of creativity has soared to new heights.
With these cheap rhymes I have attempted to hoard
Point after point like they were cold hard cash.
But, frankly, now I've been getting quite bored
Of my same old lines and cliche rhyming trash.
So here you are, my friend, a fresh new write for you.
Read slowly and enjoy it while it lasts,
For nowadays, fresh writes number few
And the sea of pre-writes has become quite vast.
I do not dare halt this uniqueness so
I don't lose my muse, I must write fast,
And hope that my creativity flow won't slow,
I pray this fresh write won't be my last.
A contest entry
- A lil somethin somethin(Please read updates if you havent! Sorry for any inconveneces) by DogTagz-TheJalapeno.
315 points, ended June 6, 2008, 27 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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I loved your wonderful tongue in cheek write. I agree on all levels, can we say "on the fence",
though I agree
it encourages us not to think
its a level,
to which I've been known to sink. Congrats on your bronze trophy.
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Yes. Thats true.
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Once again great write. I really liked this one. Good luck in the contest.
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I liked the funny edge you gave this and you are so right on so many of your points in your poem,well done and best wishes
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haha. this poem is great. i totally know what you mean about those type of contests! great write.
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