Poetry competition CLOSED 12th February 2015 12:21pm
WINNER
Anonymous
Anonymous
RUNNERS-UP:
MadameLavender
and BleedingInkQuills
lost love
Anonymous
Poetry Contest Description
a poem about love that has gone missing
we've all had it: lost love
so with valentines day on the horizon, let me hear about lost love. not love that you have right now, but love that has gone away. frankly, i am of the opinion that valentines day is a commercial holiday, but no matter my feelings on that, i always think of love in february. present and past.
so, onto the rules:
-poem or prose, whatever strikes your fancy
-no more than 200 words
-all new work, nothing you've posted before
-no collaborations
-two entries per poet
(i'd love some judging help. if you are interested in judging, send me a message.)
and go!
so with valentines day on the horizon, let me hear about lost love. not love that you have right now, but love that has gone away. frankly, i am of the opinion that valentines day is a commercial holiday, but no matter my feelings on that, i always think of love in february. present and past.
so, onto the rules:
-poem or prose, whatever strikes your fancy
-no more than 200 words
-all new work, nothing you've posted before
-no collaborations
-two entries per poet
(i'd love some judging help. if you are interested in judging, send me a message.)
and go!
In Time
I still remember
that final day
the sands of time
can't wash away
the magic I'd feel
when I was with you
the moments we shared
perfect as two
lovers we never
came to be
but sitting with you
watching t v
holding each other
in a tight embrace
together we traveled
to many a place
I often sit
and think of when
you gave me the ring
that I still wear
around my neck
on a silver chain
broken now
a memory you remain
Time has passed
oh so swiftly
a years come and gone
you've never left me
at least in my thoughts
there you remain
when I least expect
you call out my name
I wish that I could
still be with you
in time. perhaps
you will want this too
I still remember
that final day
the sands of time
can't wash away
the magic I'd feel
when I was with you
the moments we shared
perfect as two
lovers we never
came to be
but sitting with you
watching t v
holding each other
in a tight embrace
together we traveled
to many a place
I often sit
and think of when
you gave me the ring
that I still wear
around my neck
on a silver chain
broken now
a memory you remain
Time has passed
oh so swiftly
a years come and gone
you've never left me
at least in my thoughts
there you remain
when I least expect
you call out my name
I wish that I could
still be with you
in time. perhaps
you will want this too
garden party
the days of summer
were closing fast
thunder heads gathered
rain at last
the summers heat
was slowly fading
when I received
your invitation
Please come to my party
you wrote in your note
for snacks and tea
together we'll float
through all the week
I couldn't resist
thinking of nothing
except for your kiss
the party was held
out in the garden
amongst all your friends
even those fallen
those that came had a great time
but looking at you
deep in your eyes
A sadness was there
but most could not see
silent little signals
that you sent to me
we sat and reflected
until the rain
interrupted the moment
feeling betrayed
The lasting memory
I have of that day
resounding sadness
clouding your face
reluctantly we said
our final goodbyes
slowly the tears
still fall from my eyes
the days of summer
were closing fast
thunder heads gathered
rain at last
the summers heat
was slowly fading
when I received
your invitation
Please come to my party
you wrote in your note
for snacks and tea
together we'll float
through all the week
I couldn't resist
thinking of nothing
except for your kiss
the party was held
out in the garden
amongst all your friends
even those fallen
those that came had a great time
but looking at you
deep in your eyes
A sadness was there
but most could not see
silent little signals
that you sent to me
we sat and reflected
until the rain
interrupted the moment
feeling betrayed
The lasting memory
I have of that day
resounding sadness
clouding your face
reluctantly we said
our final goodbyes
slowly the tears
still fall from my eyes
Anonymous
and we've started!!!! thanks so much Scot and Donnie Darko!
I hope lyrics are ok..
Where Did You Go? (I've Forgiven You)
it’s taken years now
to understand us
you were my first love
and you were complicated
i’ve questioned it all
was it real or fantasy
did you ever like me
in my tangled destiny
too much alcohol
fueled the lies
too much drugs
severed the ties
all the time i invested
the distance grew
couldn’t piece it together
where did you go
the woman i met
gave my heart to
turned her back on me
where did you go
when i try to remember
think of all that was
your charm, your touch
the way you smiled
it’s all washed away
by the anger and hurt
words like daggers
thorns in my soul
too much alcohol
fueled the lies
too much drugs
severed the ties
all the time i invested
the distance grew
couldn’t piece it together
where did you go
the woman i met
gave my heart to
turned her back on me
where did you go
i’m finally happy now
in the relationship
my heart longed for
wife and kids
threw my anger down
moved on with life
blessed in what i have
all but forgotten you
too much alcohol
fueled the lies
too much drugs
severed the ties
all the time i invested
the distance grew
couldn’t piece it together
where did you go
the woman i met
gave my heart to
turned her back on me
where did you go
as valentines day
draws near
i can finally utter
those words
that have eluded me
i’ve forgiven you..
Where Did You Go? (I've Forgiven You)
it’s taken years now
to understand us
you were my first love
and you were complicated
i’ve questioned it all
was it real or fantasy
did you ever like me
in my tangled destiny
too much alcohol
fueled the lies
too much drugs
severed the ties
all the time i invested
the distance grew
couldn’t piece it together
where did you go
the woman i met
gave my heart to
turned her back on me
where did you go
when i try to remember
think of all that was
your charm, your touch
the way you smiled
it’s all washed away
by the anger and hurt
words like daggers
thorns in my soul
too much alcohol
fueled the lies
too much drugs
severed the ties
all the time i invested
the distance grew
couldn’t piece it together
where did you go
the woman i met
gave my heart to
turned her back on me
where did you go
i’m finally happy now
in the relationship
my heart longed for
wife and kids
threw my anger down
moved on with life
blessed in what i have
all but forgotten you
too much alcohol
fueled the lies
too much drugs
severed the ties
all the time i invested
the distance grew
couldn’t piece it together
where did you go
the woman i met
gave my heart to
turned her back on me
where did you go
as valentines day
draws near
i can finally utter
those words
that have eluded me
i’ve forgiven you..
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SHE FORGOT
She forgot who I was
She didn’t know me anymore
Looking puzzled she shook her head
Before slowly closing the door
I wasn’t gone that long
And I was her lover and good friend
Had I been unfaithful or abusive
Would’ve she have remembered me then?
As my eyes swell with tears
I walk away into the cold night
When suddenly I ask myself
“Did I get the address right?”
SHE FORGOT
She forgot who I was
She didn’t know me anymore
Looking puzzled she shook her head
Before slowly closing the door
I wasn’t gone that long
And I was her lover and good friend
Had I been unfaithful or abusive
Would’ve she have remembered me then?
As my eyes swell with tears
I walk away into the cold night
When suddenly I ask myself
“Did I get the address right?”
Anonymous
i'm obviously excluded from the comp, but i wanted to share!
into the wild
considering the circumstances,
i would say that it is good
that you are gone
when you were an ever present
part of my life, i lost myself in you
and the way that you moved me
urged me
controlled me
lusted me
you did not love me
you loved the game
the domination
the thrill of me bending to every whim
(though i would have never said that
to you)
but i loved you
and in effort to make you feel the same
i let you
gave up control
of everything
and you knew it
eventually i must have become too
willful
must have started
taking back my own strength
didn’t call on your control enough
because once that bud of self
started blooming
you released me
into the wild like a caged animal
with no means of coping
but don’t worry
(not that you are)
i’m figuring it out
your face still swims in my dreams
from time to time
but you hold no power
not here
not anymore
into the wild
considering the circumstances,
i would say that it is good
that you are gone
when you were an ever present
part of my life, i lost myself in you
and the way that you moved me
urged me
controlled me
lusted me
you did not love me
you loved the game
the domination
the thrill of me bending to every whim
(though i would have never said that
to you)
but i loved you
and in effort to make you feel the same
i let you
gave up control
of everything
and you knew it
eventually i must have become too
willful
must have started
taking back my own strength
didn’t call on your control enough
because once that bud of self
started blooming
you released me
into the wild like a caged animal
with no means of coping
but don’t worry
(not that you are)
i’m figuring it out
your face still swims in my dreams
from time to time
but you hold no power
not here
not anymore
Three years from now,
And the scars still remain.
I've struggled to love another again,
And the longer it takes,
To find love to gain,
The further I feel I am falling insane.
I'm sure one day soon,
A love just as strong,
Will carry my worries and rid them as wrong,
But although things so great,
Come sparsely along,
I find that my wait is a wait far too long.
Now this is a test,
That I must overcome.
I fear to never feel as I start to feel numb.
Oh, the hole that she left,
When she lifted her thumb,
Made me drown in a place that I once had swum.
Now the days wither by,
And I think of the start,
Where I found love not painful, but a beautiful art.
Now me and my love,
Have drifted apart,
I see now the strength of a love-weakened heart.
And the scars still remain.
I've struggled to love another again,
And the longer it takes,
To find love to gain,
The further I feel I am falling insane.
I'm sure one day soon,
A love just as strong,
Will carry my worries and rid them as wrong,
But although things so great,
Come sparsely along,
I find that my wait is a wait far too long.
Now this is a test,
That I must overcome.
I fear to never feel as I start to feel numb.
Oh, the hole that she left,
When she lifted her thumb,
Made me drown in a place that I once had swum.
Now the days wither by,
And I think of the start,
Where I found love not painful, but a beautiful art.
Now me and my love,
Have drifted apart,
I see now the strength of a love-weakened heart.
Anonymous
great entries so far!!! keep them coming!
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Too near to you,
intoxicating,
causing a butterfly effect.
Speeding pulse,
and glass shards start
to break.
It's too late to say,
too late to return.
Too late for you to play,
that you didn't see
my hurt.
Too late to restart,
too late to glue back
the cup.
The throbbing inside me,
I can tell you simply,
that it sucked!
Too late, my mind and
heart are at a blood thirsty war.
Trying to ease my torture,
with any booze at whichever
bar.
Too late for rest,
yet another sleepless night.
Still my heart strings pull
painfully inside.
Significantly, too late,
just an absolute waste.
Even if I can get rid of
that loving face,
that will forever make my
heart rhythm race,
I've gotta say...
Too late to apologize,
I don't mean for it to sound
cliche.
Too late to stop the tears,
Too late for everything else.
Too late its been scarred
into my memory,
Too late to possibly regret.
You, as much as I know,
that we will never forget.
Too late for me to say anything,
as I see you walking away,
Taking one last look
at the back that I've always been
following.
Knowing I'll never see you again.
Because everything was all
just too late.
Anonymous
these are all sooooooooo good! thanks for entering! keep them coming!
once i had with me to share
love,care and companionship,
like an island i'm once again
alone and plunged into misery-deep
it was sweet talks and solemn vows
truly then it felt divine
somewhere in two winters ago
i had an angel's heart as mine
what more can a man want
than a lovely woman as his
beautiful,homely and pure in heart
this angel could be described as this
but she was all a made up story
my rare gem was far from real
blindly trusting i gave my all
until the truth began to spill
helpless i watched my angel turn
from good to bad from bad to worse
praying,wishing,i could'nt let go
alas,my blessing was my curse
but like the chains of addiction
still i could'nt turn my back
on her,i place my faith and hope
but my girl was simply out the stack
finally the last bombshell fell
it was a cold sunless day,
a better part of me died to love
when my angel went away
love,care and companionship,
like an island i'm once again
alone and plunged into misery-deep
it was sweet talks and solemn vows
truly then it felt divine
somewhere in two winters ago
i had an angel's heart as mine
what more can a man want
than a lovely woman as his
beautiful,homely and pure in heart
this angel could be described as this
but she was all a made up story
my rare gem was far from real
blindly trusting i gave my all
until the truth began to spill
helpless i watched my angel turn
from good to bad from bad to worse
praying,wishing,i could'nt let go
alas,my blessing was my curse
but like the chains of addiction
still i could'nt turn my back
on her,i place my faith and hope
but my girl was simply out the stack
finally the last bombshell fell
it was a cold sunless day,
a better part of me died to love
when my angel went away
Poor fool that I am
Poor fool that I am, I fumbled over the jagged pieces of your broken heart.
Cut myself in the process, but to me you were worth it.
I tried to piece together what had never once been offered me.
Poor fool that I am, I choked down my words of affection.
I tortured the lips that ached to kiss your pain away.
Deprived my hands of the sweet nectar of your skin.
I cursed the heart that loved you beyond reason.
I died everyday. Because being with you, without being with you is the most cruel form of torture anyone could think.
Stuck in an endless cycle. Because being with you you is agony.
And not being with you is unthinkable.
So I stayed.
Sweet pain. I stoically bore my cross.
Poor fool that I am
Poor fool that I am, I fumbled over the jagged pieces of your broken heart.
Cut myself in the process, but to me you were worth it.
I tried to piece together what had never once been offered me.
Poor fool that I am, I choked down my words of affection.
I tortured the lips that ached to kiss your pain away.
Deprived my hands of the sweet nectar of your skin.
I cursed the heart that loved you beyond reason.
I died everyday. Because being with you, without being with you is the most cruel form of torture anyone could think.
Stuck in an endless cycle. Because being with you you is agony.
And not being with you is unthinkable.
So I stayed.
Sweet pain. I stoically bore my cross.
Poor fool that I am
Do I miss you?
Someone ask,
Do I miss you?
I didn’t,
Couldn’t,
Answer.
Tears in my soul,
Ripped from my heart,
Pooled in my eyes,
Trailed down my cheeks.
Bowed my head,
Remembering.
Sighing.
Almost.
Silently.
Turned.
Walked away.
Whispering,
To no one,
To myself,
To everyone.
More,
Than you will,
Ever,
Know.
Someone ask,
Do I miss you?
I didn’t,
Couldn’t,
Answer.
Tears in my soul,
Ripped from my heart,
Pooled in my eyes,
Trailed down my cheeks.
Bowed my head,
Remembering.
Sighing.
Almost.
Silently.
Turned.
Walked away.
Whispering,
To no one,
To myself,
To everyone.
More,
Than you will,
Ever,
Know.
