Poetry competition CLOSED 6th June 2013 4:32pm
WINNER
johnrot
johnrot
RUNNER-UP:
rayheinrich
Duality
Poetry Contest Description
Write a poem depicting dualism in anyway you see fit.
I want to hear your perspective on duality depicted in some way or form, whether it be personal, philosophical, abstract, physical ..etc.
There are no rules or restrictions for this competition.
There are no rules or restrictions for this competition.
Anonymous
"Gemini Lips"
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M9D42AWwLzQ/TMn-m-P_cVI/AAAAAAAAAEc/8UcL_kzfaN0/s1600/my+mask.jpg
I looked
at the guy
staring at me
and wondered
about his
sad brown eyes
that
still twinkled
hidden messages.
Trapped in
a mica-reflection,
his Gemini-lips
murmured
passions
unheard by anyone
but
us,
two lonely guys
staring
at each other
naked in
the bathroom
of silence
and
running water.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_M9D42AWwLzQ/TMn-m-P_cVI/AAAAAAAAAEc/8UcL_kzfaN0/s1600/my+mask.jpg
I looked
at the guy
staring at me
and wondered
about his
sad brown eyes
that
still twinkled
hidden messages.
Trapped in
a mica-reflection,
his Gemini-lips
murmured
passions
unheard by anyone
but
us,
two lonely guys
staring
at each other
naked in
the bathroom
of silence
and
running water.
Anonymous
My pleasure Elrond..it's definitely abstract! :)
Anonymous
DUALITY: BOTH BULLY AND VICTIM
It is not wise to admit you are a victim
The bullies are like sharks smelling blood
Similarly to admit you have bullied
Makes you not somebody to love
I was bullied by a teacher when I was 11
She picked on me constantly for no good reason
I told her to go to hell
From school I was expelled
As a teacher I am ashamed to say
There was a student who was the devil's son
Caused me more harm than anyone
I got my revenge subtly, failed school, permanently
So there are really two of us in each person
One is the bully and the other is the victim
Sometimes we do one thing and cry
But when we bully we can cause someone to die.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2305332/Joshua-Unsworth-15-bullied-death-trolls-internet.html
Anonymous
somelikeithot said:
TWO FACED
Elrond said, "There are no rules or restrictions for this competition."
ab·stract
/abˈstrakt/
Adjective
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Verb
Consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else.
du·al·i·ty
/d(y)o͞oˈalitē/
Noun
The quality or condition of being dual.
The quantum-mechanical property of being regardable as both a wave and a particle.
Maybe, I am a wave, maybe a particle.
TWO FACED
Elrond said, "There are no rules or restrictions for this competition."
ab·stract
/abˈstrakt/
Adjective
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Verb
Consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else.
du·al·i·ty
/d(y)o͞oˈalitē/
Noun
The quality or condition of being dual.
The quantum-mechanical property of being regardable as both a wave and a particle.
Maybe, I am a wave, maybe a particle.
Anonymous
DUALITY
We are both male and female
Even when we are XX or XY
Some traits are not totally masculine
Men can be tough yet feminine
There is a man I know
Who will not let his feminine side show
He does not want to forget
He definitely does not want to forgive
Yet he meets his equal
In a woman so strong
She is the leader of her people
She knows how to get along
Nature wants balance
In every way
From the dark at night
To the sun by day
Duality is not bad
When done in moderation
Like justice holding the scales
Taking the middle way
So do not think in black and white
Think in fifty shades of gray!
Anonymous
TWO-FACED CHAMELEON
You do not know me and you never will
I am a shapeshifter with experienced skill
Of turning colours to camouflage
The Chameleon in me that some despise
Before you pass judgment, please hear me out
You do not know what caused this changeling
To come about
Children who are not pleasing face traumatic rejection
Mechanisms of coping involve
Trying different behaviours and see their effects
Changing behavior changes response
The lesson is not lost on the child
Who becomes who she thinks they want her to be
Finally she is acceptable, nice and mild
Just what the teachers and parents wanted to see
So in a dangerous world I change colours
Blend into my background so as not to be prey
To those who would harm me should they find out
Who or what I may really be
I will be the best woman a man ever had
The warmest friend you have ever wanted
The hardest working employee
Whatever your favour, I will be glad
To serve you what you wish for, for a while
Then the rug is pulled out under me
Again and again, the pattern is there
Do not be too comfortable anywhere
Learned to act, learned to smile
Reinvented myself again for a while
Forgot the past and went marching into the future
Lived nine lives, will live many more
As for revenge, I believe that is not mine to give
Karma catches up with all who live.
http://voices.yahoo.com/two-faced-chameleon-3326194.html?cat=42
not sure if this fits...I hope so
reads like a poem
sounds like a song
and actually mixes in lyrics from
7 biker songs
RIDE...no more wasting away
I don't wanna drive 55 baby
goes against my true natures child
just love moving 8 miles a minute
I must say I was born to be wild
On your steel horse you look so hot
it's chrome wheeled, fuel injected not stock
no stop signs or speed limits down the line
we can run til we drop like a rock
Let's go step out over the line tonight
because nobody's gonna slow me down now
and I guess I lost my way for a while
there were oh so many roads, got lost somehow
I want to get back out on the road again
come on babe, we can climb so high
cause I wanna know if love is wild
let's ride to feel alive, cause, I never wanna die!
reads like a poem
sounds like a song
and actually mixes in lyrics from
7 biker songs
RIDE...no more wasting away
I don't wanna drive 55 baby
goes against my true natures child
just love moving 8 miles a minute
I must say I was born to be wild
On your steel horse you look so hot
it's chrome wheeled, fuel injected not stock
no stop signs or speed limits down the line
we can run til we drop like a rock
Let's go step out over the line tonight
because nobody's gonna slow me down now
and I guess I lost my way for a while
there were oh so many roads, got lost somehow
I want to get back out on the road again
come on babe, we can climb so high
cause I wanna know if love is wild
let's ride to feel alive, cause, I never wanna die!
