Poetry competition CLOSED 22nd April 2014 11:49am
WINNER
johnrot
johnrot
RUNNER-UP:
Magdalena
what do you want?
Anonymous
Look at us,
a bunch of unfortunate humans,
thinking we
own words,
wanting to
own words.
I would laugh
if I wasn't like the rest.
Some days I want
to die,
others I just
want to leave,
most days I just
write tired poetry,
and I'm starting to
realize
that I just want
to sleep.
a bunch of unfortunate humans,
thinking we
own words,
wanting to
own words.
I would laugh
if I wasn't like the rest.
Some days I want
to die,
others I just
want to leave,
most days I just
write tired poetry,
and I'm starting to
realize
that I just want
to sleep.
Confront existing black hole codex
Refract light’s prism of vitality enhancing reverential space for transformation
Deconstruct known
Antidote for what ails planetary collective
Give up the ghost
Enamor responsiveness to now’s context
Fully expressed flexible within existing branches
One’s own rye zone
Frolic now
Mainline the mainframe
Keep register high
Refract light’s prism of vitality enhancing reverential space for transformation
Deconstruct known
Antidote for what ails planetary collective
Give up the ghost
Enamor responsiveness to now’s context
Fully expressed flexible within existing branches
One’s own rye zone
Frolic now
Mainline the mainframe
Keep register high
Let me be Heard
I want to be complex
in a faint environment,
and fortunate for me
my ugliness is friendly
so I found a way to get
along with even the most
morbid of souls,
dreams of being heard
by the loneliest of society,
making a difference
if only for tonight.
I want to be complex
in a faint environment,
and fortunate for me
my ugliness is friendly
so I found a way to get
along with even the most
morbid of souls,
dreams of being heard
by the loneliest of society,
making a difference
if only for tonight.
Deepest Desires
To feel,
Just for once
An emotion that rings true.
To not have to pretend.
For my caresses
And soft words
To be more than a husk,
A mere reflection.
Sometimes I lay awake at night
And just wonder
Am I the only one?
To feel,
Just for once
An emotion that rings true.
To not have to pretend.
For my caresses
And soft words
To be more than a husk,
A mere reflection.
Sometimes I lay awake at night
And just wonder
Am I the only one?
No More Surprises
I want life to stop wearing a mask
raping my dreams
sodomizing my hope
rough, raw, viciously
unprotected woes,
infecting my existence
to diseased situations
If life would lubricate
my struggles,
minimizing friction
and remove the mask
so I can see him coming
Smoother, he would be
~Rain~
I want life to stop wearing a mask
raping my dreams
sodomizing my hope
rough, raw, viciously
unprotected woes,
infecting my existence
to diseased situations
If life would lubricate
my struggles,
minimizing friction
and remove the mask
so I can see him coming
Smoother, he would be
~Rain~
Anonymous
Mania
my cerebral circuits
have deteriorated
bionic bridges cartorized
now only conducting
shallow ebbs of apathy
every now and again
when the sun grants
a passing smile
as she sets;
summer gales
harmonize with
nostalgic anthems
static pulses pop and ricochet
catalyzing momentary reanimation
I chase them down
with lightning rods
my cerebral circuits
have deteriorated
bionic bridges cartorized
now only conducting
shallow ebbs of apathy
every now and again
when the sun grants
a passing smile
as she sets;
summer gales
harmonize with
nostalgic anthems
static pulses pop and ricochet
catalyzing momentary reanimation
I chase them down
with lightning rods
Anonymous
Thank you all, looks great so far --
The point system is as follows
Clarity of meaning -----35 points total
depth or potency of the piece------45 points total
structure and flow where applicable-----15 points total
Grammar---10 points total
compliance with rules of competition (non compliance results in disqualification)
there will be another judge on this with me to evaluate and calculate points
The point system is as follows
Clarity of meaning -----35 points total
depth or potency of the piece------45 points total
structure and flow where applicable-----15 points total
Grammar---10 points total
compliance with rules of competition (non compliance results in disqualification)
there will be another judge on this with me to evaluate and calculate points
Anonymous
any piece without a title will be disqualified..please title your entries : )
The Connection
I want to turn on the faucet
with certainty I’ve payed my dues
that feelings are watertight, rattling
water hammer pulse to my heart
like a home with bad plumbing.
Constant thoughts that flow
like quicksilver streams
from inseparable minds
overflowing the bathtub
when she slides in
we align.
Written by Alexander Case
I want to turn on the faucet
with certainty I’ve payed my dues
that feelings are watertight, rattling
water hammer pulse to my heart
like a home with bad plumbing.
Constant thoughts that flow
like quicksilver streams
from inseparable minds
overflowing the bathtub
when she slides in
we align.
Written by Alexander Case
((50 words))
-
A Fair Trade
I cannot claim to be a soul short on wanting
But
if you stole away the sunrise
and razed the whole material world
I would inhale the smoke and embers through my blindness
And sigh out sweet contentment
just so
As long as the nighttime brought me him
in return
-
A Fair Trade
I cannot claim to be a soul short on wanting
But
if you stole away the sunrise
and razed the whole material world
I would inhale the smoke and embers through my blindness
And sigh out sweet contentment
just so
As long as the nighttime brought me him
in return
Anonymous
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