Poetry competition CLOSED 10th November 2014 9:38am
WINNER
Anonymous
Anonymous
RUNNERS-UP:
anonymouslyhere
and Simplepasserby
Being Human (what are you made of?).
Anonymous
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anonymouslyhere
Pariah Shadow
Forum Posts: 1633
Pariah Shadow
Dangerous Mind
5
Joined 31st Oct 2013Forum Posts: 1633
~A soul.
I look into this mirror
I see myself so much clearer
and it isn't fear
just a reimagining
this body I am inside
I control it
with my thoughts
yet somehow it seems sorta like a puppet
wanting to be triumphant
But I think there is more
something driving me alive
something more than the motor drivin'
something making me survive
more than lungs and air
something is there
I feel it
out of body experience
total body clearance
its not stigma
and so I look into the universe
like there is another verse
to this story
is it glory?
sometimes I wonder if I am the only one
who is thinking these things
cause people seem to take
existence
for granted
like there stranded
am I board?
I ain't on drugs
I just have a thing for hugs
and wrapping my arms around
the soul and life form
like a brain storm
food for thought
no cloak and dagger
investigation
or scientific humiliation
I am nota hallucination
maybe my minds on vacation
or its preparation
and ive heard when a man dies
suffocation
something leaves his eyes
more than his imagination
so yes I believe in a soul
i'll fade back to dust
but I don't think
that'll be the end
possibly my corruption will mend
and it'll only be the beginning
not the end
but that's just what I see
that's just me.
I look into this mirror
I see myself so much clearer
and it isn't fear
just a reimagining
this body I am inside
I control it
with my thoughts
yet somehow it seems sorta like a puppet
wanting to be triumphant
But I think there is more
something driving me alive
something more than the motor drivin'
something making me survive
more than lungs and air
something is there
I feel it
out of body experience
total body clearance
its not stigma
and so I look into the universe
like there is another verse
to this story
is it glory?
sometimes I wonder if I am the only one
who is thinking these things
cause people seem to take
existence
for granted
like there stranded
am I board?
I ain't on drugs
I just have a thing for hugs
and wrapping my arms around
the soul and life form
like a brain storm
food for thought
no cloak and dagger
investigation
or scientific humiliation
I am nota hallucination
maybe my minds on vacation
or its preparation
and ive heard when a man dies
suffocation
something leaves his eyes
more than his imagination
so yes I believe in a soul
i'll fade back to dust
but I don't think
that'll be the end
possibly my corruption will mend
and it'll only be the beginning
not the end
but that's just what I see
that's just me.
Simplepasserby
Forum Posts: 41
Twisted Dreamer
1
Joined 22nd Aug 2014Forum Posts: 41
Threw the spiral of life
inside, a grasping feeling
inside reveling
something permeating
the touching feel
of a finger tips grasp
growing deeper than just flesh and bone
A mind lies behind
this image of mine
I can feel its glow
as a stare slow
my eyes grazing and feeling
it runs deep
to a place I cant reveal
like the sparrow
slowly disappearing into
the morning fog
gleaning with her song
I see it whispered
'neath her eyes
glowing, the dark hole in these eyes
an enchanting abyss
like a black hole
far into the reaches of space.
inside, a grasping feeling
inside reveling
something permeating
the touching feel
of a finger tips grasp
growing deeper than just flesh and bone
A mind lies behind
this image of mine
I can feel its glow
as a stare slow
my eyes grazing and feeling
it runs deep
to a place I cant reveal
like the sparrow
slowly disappearing into
the morning fog
gleaning with her song
I see it whispered
'neath her eyes
glowing, the dark hole in these eyes
an enchanting abyss
like a black hole
far into the reaches of space.
Kou_Indigo
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
Forum Posts: 2796
Karam L. Parveen-Ashton
Tyrant of Words
69
Joined 15th Sep 2011Forum Posts: 2796
- Androgynous Angel -
I am ever, the Androgynous Angel…
The rebel whose crusade is endless!
My voice rings as clear as any bell,
So that: all the past, I might confess.
I am beyond the count of time itself,
Yet bound by time the same as you.
The knowledge of every bookshelf,
Compared to my wisdom, is less true.
I seek love, for my heart is like flame,
My spirit is wreathed in passion’s fire.
Though humble, I have tasted fame…
And became, the victim of my desire.
My wings of light have burned away,
Like a dream from an age long past…
Revealing my soul, in the light of day.
When will my tears dry, at long last?
Darkness and light in balance divine,
Sorrow, and delights beyond count…
Such was my mystery for all of time.
To fathom it, just drink from the font.
I hold the chalice before you, gently!
Drink from it and learn hidden things.
I stand fairly revealed, for all to see…
Bearing my gift, and all that it brings.
The beauty of flowers and of nature,
Where fireflies flit in a summer night.
Within my heart, flows like a river…
All this, and more, in an ancient rite!
Like the cycle of seasons, and ages,
My poetic verses continue in rhythm.
These are not the babbling of sages.
I am ever inspired: by both Heaven,
And mayhap Hell, when so inclined.
I am honest in this, and that is good,
And yet I am lonely; for love I pine!
But I crusade on, oft misunderstood.
I am ever, the Androgynous Angel…
The rebel whose crusade is endless!
My voice rings as clear as any bell,
So that: all the past, I might confess.
I am beyond the count of time itself,
Yet bound by time the same as you.
The knowledge of every bookshelf,
Compared to my wisdom, is less true.
I seek love, for my heart is like flame,
My spirit is wreathed in passion’s fire.
Though humble, I have tasted fame…
And became, the victim of my desire.
My wings of light have burned away,
Like a dream from an age long past…
Revealing my soul, in the light of day.
When will my tears dry, at long last?
Darkness and light in balance divine,
Sorrow, and delights beyond count…
Such was my mystery for all of time.
To fathom it, just drink from the font.
I hold the chalice before you, gently!
Drink from it and learn hidden things.
I stand fairly revealed, for all to see…
Bearing my gift, and all that it brings.
The beauty of flowers and of nature,
Where fireflies flit in a summer night.
Within my heart, flows like a river…
All this, and more, in an ancient rite!
Like the cycle of seasons, and ages,
My poetic verses continue in rhythm.
These are not the babbling of sages.
I am ever inspired: by both Heaven,
And mayhap Hell, when so inclined.
I am honest in this, and that is good,
And yet I am lonely; for love I pine!
But I crusade on, oft misunderstood.
diddi
StephenPaul Summerscales
Forum Posts: 1704
StephenPaul Summerscales
Dangerous Mind
42
Joined 18th Dec 2009Forum Posts: 1704
Fragile
Fragile are we
surrounded by
the undrinkable
sea
astounded
by all possibility
grounded on a world
so watery .
Canyons appear
under water
mother nature
we fear
and mass slaughter
a future unclear
each other
we torture
but every second
is always near
bringing a son
or a daughter .
Fragile humans
yet to be
overthrown
diseases
that get blown
illnesses unknown .
Fragile are we
as each day
turns
agile toxicity
in a world
of solar burns
and unsurety .
Fragile are we
surrounded by
the undrinkable
sea
astounded
by all possibility
grounded on a world
so watery .
Canyons appear
under water
mother nature
we fear
and mass slaughter
a future unclear
each other
we torture
but every second
is always near
bringing a son
or a daughter .
Fragile humans
yet to be
overthrown
diseases
that get blown
illnesses unknown .
Fragile are we
as each day
turns
agile toxicity
in a world
of solar burns
and unsurety .
diddi
StephenPaul Summerscales
Forum Posts: 1704
StephenPaul Summerscales
Dangerous Mind
42
Joined 18th Dec 2009Forum Posts: 1704
Human Computers
Don't you think
that
as time moves forward
we lack to interact
as doors open for you
and voices
replace maps
humanity
gets born now
designed
on an I phone App
the media's controlled
in towns
our thoughts
and moves are tapped .
Hormones not needed
feed cloned foul
infant growth
gets speeded , up
and through
the bowel
chemically impeded
the people
just allow
from the fluoride
on your teeth
to what we drink
to be
dumb ed down , we're being programmed .
Human computers
are what we will , become
full of files
and mindless
on a one government
ran world
by the aliens
that hide in us
who are waiting
for their turn
to divide , conquer , take over
re-name this place
called Earth .
Don't you think
that
as time moves forward
we lack to interact
as doors open for you
and voices
replace maps
humanity
gets born now
designed
on an I phone App
the media's controlled
in towns
our thoughts
and moves are tapped .
Hormones not needed
feed cloned foul
infant growth
gets speeded , up
and through
the bowel
chemically impeded
the people
just allow
from the fluoride
on your teeth
to what we drink
to be
dumb ed down , we're being programmed .
Human computers
are what we will , become
full of files
and mindless
on a one government
ran world
by the aliens
that hide in us
who are waiting
for their turn
to divide , conquer , take over
re-name this place
called Earth .
HappyDOC
Joined 27th Oct 2014
Forum Posts: 32
Lost Thinker
Forum Posts: 32
Take this Key open up our eyes so that we will recognize the truth and lead us away from the false, the fear, the ever near enemy of the light, he folllows us ever near so that way he may spear into us his dark ways, in doing so he destroys himself for what happens when a light is turned on in a dark room? Is darkness not illuminate the light overpowers the darkness. the same is true in a spiritual sense, that is why perseverence is key
Anonymous
My Superiority is Complex
Most of my makeup is shared
by rats and orang-utan
DNA sequences that seem magical
are a few percent mine as a human
minuscule strands of an individual encoded and woven in
I'm comprised of what falls
and seem miraculous when there's
little comparison made
to everything else
presented out of context
without a microscope and
an understanding that extends
beyond a microcosm
meant for cohabitation
far from the right
evolutionary direction since
a perceived hierarchy
entered our equation
standing outside the wheel of creation
awaiting forgiveness for greatness
and an inability to perceive of
any alternate theory
our language lacks the words
for what needs saying
our minds have built walls
where understanding should be
there is no emotion mentioned
even by the poets
describing all the feelings
we'd be better off with
I am a mammal
and my habitat is Earth
the most important thing to remember
is what I forgot first
Most of my makeup is shared
by rats and orang-utan
DNA sequences that seem magical
are a few percent mine as a human
minuscule strands of an individual encoded and woven in
I'm comprised of what falls
and seem miraculous when there's
little comparison made
to everything else
presented out of context
without a microscope and
an understanding that extends
beyond a microcosm
meant for cohabitation
far from the right
evolutionary direction since
a perceived hierarchy
entered our equation
standing outside the wheel of creation
awaiting forgiveness for greatness
and an inability to perceive of
any alternate theory
our language lacks the words
for what needs saying
our minds have built walls
where understanding should be
there is no emotion mentioned
even by the poets
describing all the feelings
we'd be better off with
I am a mammal
and my habitat is Earth
the most important thing to remember
is what I forgot first
BoFantastic
Forum Posts: 333
Thought Provoker
7
Joined 24th Apr 2014Forum Posts: 333
A Flame That Takes No Prisoners
the stage is for actors
but fire will burn no matter
turn tragedies to ashes
comedies turn dark with matches
burn Romeo
burn Juliet
burn the Montagues
and burn the Capulets
academia put to flames
scholars stripped of diplomas
and defamed
all awards and all trophies
given to cowards and phonies
who move their lips only
the world drowning in cheap chatter
but fire will burn no matter
the stage is for actors
but fire will burn no matter
turn tragedies to ashes
comedies turn dark with matches
burn Romeo
burn Juliet
burn the Montagues
and burn the Capulets
academia put to flames
scholars stripped of diplomas
and defamed
all awards and all trophies
given to cowards and phonies
who move their lips only
the world drowning in cheap chatter
but fire will burn no matter
Maenad
Forum Posts: 27
Dangerous Mind
1
Joined 22nd June 2014Forum Posts: 27
Existentialism
Packet formation
Wavelength mutation
Variable equation
In spacetime continuum
Double digit codex
Comprised of this changeable matrix
Imprisoned in stasis
This is you and me
Packet formation
Wavelength mutation
Variable equation
In spacetime continuum
Double digit codex
Comprised of this changeable matrix
Imprisoned in stasis
This is you and me
Anonymous
I LL BE BACK
Anonymous
Sit for a minute and try to lose yourself
outside of your body, quiet your mind, on this place called earth
Did you feel? Can you feel? Is this life real?
If you transport into the other realm, you will feel
and you will know how to look at a sunset and appreciate the glory
or to read a book and imagine a story
to pet a cute puppy and feel love
to watch the wings quietly move on a soaring dove
Sit for a minute and try to lose yourself
and you might see, without your eyes, where you fit on this earth
Similar yet different. Quiet but loud. Wishing to land on a cloud
recognize that you are on this earth, which means you will feel
and if chosen to procreate, you will realize the value of human beings on earth
To harness the power that each of us is given when we realize self worth
to walk, alone, in the woods, and hear loudly, the sound of nothing
to walk, with others, to make the planet a better place so the birds can sing
Sit for a minute and try to lose yourself
and for a moment, you might see what you have to be thankful for is not wealth
The money cannot bring happiness, infinite life, or the promise of altruistic good
But if you see yourself as a precious commodity, you will understand life as you should
and you will coexist even if the answer to creation eludes us
To believe in the promise of forever and trust
To listen to your heart, your soul, and your instinct
for it is telling you why you are here and can serve as a link
Sit for a minute and try to lose yourself
and be quiet, stop thinking, and allow your thoughts to remain calm
to experience freedom amongst chaos, that is our onus
and to enjoy life along the way, that is our challenge, it is a bonus
outside of your body, quiet your mind, on this place called earth
Did you feel? Can you feel? Is this life real?
If you transport into the other realm, you will feel
and you will know how to look at a sunset and appreciate the glory
or to read a book and imagine a story
to pet a cute puppy and feel love
to watch the wings quietly move on a soaring dove
Sit for a minute and try to lose yourself
and you might see, without your eyes, where you fit on this earth
Similar yet different. Quiet but loud. Wishing to land on a cloud
recognize that you are on this earth, which means you will feel
and if chosen to procreate, you will realize the value of human beings on earth
To harness the power that each of us is given when we realize self worth
to walk, alone, in the woods, and hear loudly, the sound of nothing
to walk, with others, to make the planet a better place so the birds can sing
Sit for a minute and try to lose yourself
and for a moment, you might see what you have to be thankful for is not wealth
The money cannot bring happiness, infinite life, or the promise of altruistic good
But if you see yourself as a precious commodity, you will understand life as you should
and you will coexist even if the answer to creation eludes us
To believe in the promise of forever and trust
To listen to your heart, your soul, and your instinct
for it is telling you why you are here and can serve as a link
Sit for a minute and try to lose yourself
and be quiet, stop thinking, and allow your thoughts to remain calm
to experience freedom amongst chaos, that is our onus
and to enjoy life along the way, that is our challenge, it is a bonus
hostedg
Joined 30th Oct 2014
Forum Posts: 3
Strange Creature
Forum Posts: 3
42 down
that’s emergency room
cause he wanted to be a surgeon see
fixing hearts rather than leaving them be
because he couldn’t get his mind off Descartes
so he dis-cards shit he shouldn’t
and says things he wish he wouldn’t
man, if he wasn’t high
believe me he’s tried
to quit. Even tried burning cotton
Um, 11 down is he smokes often
yo take a beer
And cock back a couple pills
And mop up a couple spills
Cause sometimes I drink too much
And sometimes I wrist two blunts
And skip meals for huff huts
Spilled along the countryside
With someone closer to getting high with no green
Getting by with no dream
Of living in the moment
Of a lyric
You know this
Come off it, curl up and hurl this
Out the windows and into the widows peaks
Rented by alcoholic teenagers
Rent spent on a hopped up pager
Hold your breath, no rager
Just a shot in the dark
Singing in the rain, dear.
A soon to be unwed mother
With no brothers
Nobody big enough to respect her
To hold her back when she fought
Or hold her hand when she lost
Failure
Yeah, that’s 12 across
that’s emergency room
cause he wanted to be a surgeon see
fixing hearts rather than leaving them be
because he couldn’t get his mind off Descartes
so he dis-cards shit he shouldn’t
and says things he wish he wouldn’t
man, if he wasn’t high
believe me he’s tried
to quit. Even tried burning cotton
Um, 11 down is he smokes often
yo take a beer
And cock back a couple pills
And mop up a couple spills
Cause sometimes I drink too much
And sometimes I wrist two blunts
And skip meals for huff huts
Spilled along the countryside
With someone closer to getting high with no green
Getting by with no dream
Of living in the moment
Of a lyric
You know this
Come off it, curl up and hurl this
Out the windows and into the widows peaks
Rented by alcoholic teenagers
Rent spent on a hopped up pager
Hold your breath, no rager
Just a shot in the dark
Singing in the rain, dear.
A soon to be unwed mother
With no brothers
Nobody big enough to respect her
To hold her back when she fought
Or hold her hand when she lost
Failure
Yeah, that’s 12 across
heart_forrent
Joined 5th Mar 2014
Forum Posts: 14
Twisted Dreamer
Forum Posts: 14
Being human? It is both a blessing and a curse.
Im not sure which is worse
Destroying the planet we call home or having the knowledge to fix it and not using it?
I must be slowly ceasing to exist... Bit by bit
im being erased
because I am diffrent...
it is a conclusion that is based
upon human nature
fear of the unknown
Im not sure which is worse
Destroying the planet we call home or having the knowledge to fix it and not using it?
I must be slowly ceasing to exist... Bit by bit
im being erased
because I am diffrent...
it is a conclusion that is based
upon human nature
fear of the unknown
bloodyannabel
Joined 31st Oct 2014
Forum Posts: 14
Lost Thinker
Forum Posts: 14
Souls to test,
Until they're laid at rest.
Fail the quest?
You'll rot in nothingness.
And so here we stand,
On a godforsaken land.
Where people could be so grand,
Yet they let the evil grasp their hand.
Born into a society,
Where everyone is filled of tragedy,
Searching to find a divinity,
To save your soul for eternity.
So everyone flees about
Without really putting out
A thought for those without
To help peace be brought throughout
Until they're laid at rest.
Fail the quest?
You'll rot in nothingness.
And so here we stand,
On a godforsaken land.
Where people could be so grand,
Yet they let the evil grasp their hand.
Born into a society,
Where everyone is filled of tragedy,
Searching to find a divinity,
To save your soul for eternity.
So everyone flees about
Without really putting out
A thought for those without
To help peace be brought throughout