fool them (dirty pretty) by Andi. at All poetry

you might be able to fool (them)
but you can't fool your *soul*
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crimson crystals
-of "e m o t i o n"-
^Onto white carpet^
of lies, ill-content and raw sadness
bleakly peeking through the

all-seeing

=Looking Glass of life=
(hoping for something more

....real..)

Author notes

I tried.
it mightnt be what your looking for.. but I really did try.
You can DQ if it doesnt suit.

A contest entry

Filthy Beautiful by VoltaicHypnosis. 600 points, ended November 12, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest

like it? dont like it?

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Bean Sidhe
November 12

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There is a bit too much going on in this piece what with the background, the pic and font changes. I would put this on a simple black or white background & allow the poem to stand on its own merit.

I would also recommend that you really read as much dirrty pretty as you can to pick up on some of the better tricks in spacing & symbol placement. I have learned an awful lot that way!

Anyway, thank you for sharing & best wishes.

- Bean Sidhe
poetryality
November 2

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Thanks for your generous comment on my featured poem!

I recently learned of this poetic form (last Year) and have tried my hand at it, as lead by some exceptional poets on this site. I like the genuine feel of this poem. I would say that it is indeed abstract in nature. We go through evolutions with poetry forms and here at AP "dirty pretty" is really a phenomenon. I liked it and wish you well in the contest.

Much Love & Respect ♥

Renee
blueyez
October 30
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I liked it dani...
VoltaicHypnosis
October 30
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You seem to have a particular fondness for Dirty Pretty... well this contest was designed to promote a group for people with abstract thinking for logical things but above all Dirty Pretty. You seem genuine, so I would like to invite you to take a look - you don't have to stay by all means, but I would really appreciate the glance

www.allpoetry.com/group/show/Abstract+Insanity
VoltaicHypnosis
October 30

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It's not bad, I'll give you that. As a gold member you could be a lot more creative with your DP though. I would suggest spacing them all out more, and experimenting with both horizontal and vertical spacing, but also font size and different fonts... a gold member with DP should be just a little more spectacular.

I hope I don't sound mean as it is far from my intention. Thankyou very much for entering - if you would like to play with it a little more, you'll have more of a chance of winning. I'm not going to DQ though it's a great example of Dirryt Pretty -- keep up the good work and remember to be zany and creative... a little more
Misskaoz
October 30

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I am lost on dirt pretty too and I guess since I am not a gold member yet I can't do it anyway. That's why I came to your page you said in a contest you really like dirty pretty so I figured you would have a few poems with it in it. I really do liek this poem .We all are looki9ng for something more real, aren't we.
Great write.
- VoltaicHypnosis
  October 30
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  That's not true! Dirty pretty is easier for gold members -- but that doesn't mean we can't do it. Playing with spacing, other symbols like dashes and alt codes and italics
  
  < i > text < / i > (now take out the spaces) text
  
  So if you get bored give it a go. I know it's not for everyone, but you might be surprised at how fun it is to be creative.
Poetic-Theorem
October 30

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I still have no idea what "dirty pretty" means; however, I think this is really cool.. I think you did a wonderful job dear..wish you the best..Love..David
- Andi.
  October 30
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  i think this is shit compared to other dirty pretty poems out there, but thank you for the sweet comment dear brother