Poetry competition CLOSED 11th February 2018 1:54am
WINNER
spectralfeline (vharlin)
spectralfeline (vharlin)
RUNNER-UP:
Zach_of_all_trades
Take a walk with me...fellas
Anonymous
Poetry Contest Description
Follow your muse where it leads. Only a few conditions...
I will give you the line you must open your poem with and the line you must close it with. Everything else in the middle is entirely up to you and your muse. Hit me with your best thoughts!
*One entry per writer
*3 weeks
*No more than 30 lines
*New writes only
*Fellas only
First line must be:
Where did it all go wrong...
Last line must be:
I guess I should have known
*One entry per writer
*3 weeks
*No more than 30 lines
*New writes only
*Fellas only
First line must be:
Where did it all go wrong...
Last line must be:
I guess I should have known
Title: The great betrayal
Where did it all go wrong
I thought I was so strong
But without you here
It's becoming more clear
Strength is not in my arms
Nor is it in my charms
It is not something in my brain
It is not how I hide my pain
I see now I was strong in love
But I gave you the fatal shove
Instead of keeping you close
I fell for another's pose
Instead of being faithful
I was nothing but disgraceful
I should have thought twice
Now I'm paying the costly price
It was something I tried to hide
But it ate me up inside
Until it came out fully blown
I guess I should have known
Where did it all go wrong
I thought I was so strong
But without you here
It's becoming more clear
Strength is not in my arms
Nor is it in my charms
It is not something in my brain
It is not how I hide my pain
I see now I was strong in love
But I gave you the fatal shove
Instead of keeping you close
I fell for another's pose
Instead of being faithful
I was nothing but disgraceful
I should have thought twice
Now I'm paying the costly price
It was something I tried to hide
But it ate me up inside
Until it came out fully blown
I guess I should have known
Anonymous
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What Might Have Been
Where did it all go wrong....
She was young and vulnerable
And yet we hit it off
She relaxed in my company
Our loving was intense.
Our ages were so far apart
Yet our friendship bloomed.
I lived with all her foibles,
And when she let me down
Her excuses were all accepted
Without a pang of doubt.
Our relationship so continued
For six years and more,
Until she moved away.
Now that she has returned
I sit awaiting her texts
I guess I should have known.
Where did it all go wrong....
She was young and vulnerable
And yet we hit it off
She relaxed in my company
Our loving was intense.
Our ages were so far apart
Yet our friendship bloomed.
I lived with all her foibles,
And when she let me down
Her excuses were all accepted
Without a pang of doubt.
Our relationship so continued
For six years and more,
Until she moved away.
Now that she has returned
I sit awaiting her texts
I guess I should have known.
Anonymous
[quote-418331-gardenlover]What Might Have Been /quote]
Thank you for joining, gardenlover! Another great addition to the page.
Thank you for joining, gardenlover! Another great addition to the page.
Anonymous
<< post removed >>
Unheeded Premonition
Where did it all go wrong?
About the time her hand brushed mine
With purpose and intensity
Such an electric convergence
In the arc of bounding energy
Occurred a transmission
Of all events to come
A future set for checkered past
Every look, every touch
All the fights and laments
Played out like a movie scene
Etched delicately in memory
The convoluted plot unfurled
No secrets left unexposed
I saw the end within her eyes
I guess I should have known
*For the "Take a walk with me...fellas" competition*
About the time her hand brushed mine
With purpose and intensity
Such an electric convergence
In the arc of bounding energy
Occurred a transmission
Of all events to come
A future set for checkered past
Every look, every touch
All the fights and laments
Played out like a movie scene
Etched delicately in memory
The convoluted plot unfurled
No secrets left unexposed
I saw the end within her eyes
I guess I should have known
*For the "Take a walk with me...fellas" competition*
Written by Zach_of_all_trades
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goodnight demonslayer
where did it all go wrong
i watched life flail to take hold
watched the life drain from your soul
six feet under you reside and yet
n̠̬e̻̮̞̯͘v̨̞͚̘e̜̭͉͚̞͙͞r̠̙̳͙̟̻͞ ̝̘͎̰̯̤f̤̬o͜r͚̰͙͎͠g̦̹̮͝o̲̝̣tt͏ͅe͖̺̤̪n̟̱̻̪̱͞
you're a parasite within my mind
a love that stood the test of time
s̴̢̱̼͖̯̻̞̣̲̜̬̳̩͎͍̻͖̝̀͘ṯ̢̢̤̯̟͓̝͉̰̪̻͕̦̖͓͜͢͜ò̢͙̤̥̟̣̳̻͓̱̖͚̹͎́͜ͅͅp̷̛͞͠҉̺̞̠̱ ҉͡҉̤̳͓̖̟̳̠͔̬̕s̀͘͝҉̞̞͔̹̖̫̺̲̙͖̪̞̠̻̣͠t̶̷̞͔̲̠̙̘̼̻͉̘̦̳͚ó͢͏҉̺͎͈̙͈p̨̢͍̜̱̱̗͖̬̩͎̣͉̟͍̞̻̀͝ ̢̛̟͖͕̮̘͝s̨͎̼̜̞͚̮͔͙̲͕̩͖͜͢͠t̨̕͘҉̘̞̮̫̭̥͈͓̱̟̰̭͍̕ͅo̸̘̱̳͕̲̟̺̥̜͚͈̼͟p̡̪̠͇̺̕ ̡̢͓̺̙͙͚̭̹̺̦̘s̭̩̘͍̰̼̲͙̩͜͢͜͠ţ̪̖̖̟̞͎̪͢͞o҉̴͉̯̙̩͉̼͈̪̹͔̰̕p͏͏͇͎̮̥̹̪̱̬̪̰̥͙
i hear your tiny voice still
as i awake drenched in salty, dismal tears
you left a, a..
h҉̝̙̻̣͇̟̻o̹̻͓͙̖̕l̩͔̰̝̘̟̝e҉̱̞͎̩̻͇,̢̱͉͎͕̳̕ ̶̡̜̤̺̖̮̠͙̹̟͘h̷̤̞͓̻̼ͅo̴̳̞͓̲̠͙̲̻͠l͍͓͓̻e̼͇͚̙̠̻ͅ ̷̛̻̱͇̰̞̜͘ì̹̲̫̟̣͍̕t̡̲͉̭̟̟͕̘ͅ ̵̸̷͇̭̱n̨̨͈̼͕͙͕̘̝͡e̗̜̮̝̝͍̖v̢̜̘̭̳͙̕e̴̻͙͎̝̖̬̬̬͕r͎̼̖͓̮̙ ̵͍̹̤̘̤̺͉̝̕͠h̸̶̨̥̘ͅe̻̺̰͘a̬l͏̹͞͠s̝͈̯̪̮̜̫.̣̗͚̯̤̙͙͎͙͘.̡͔͚̣̹̥̖.͈͕̭̜̰̜̩̩̀ͅ ̛͉̖̙̻̰á̼̠͉̖͙̳ļ̭̣̩̠͇̫̭̕w̨̟̥̺͉a͏̖̭͎y͏͙͔̥̱͈͝s̴̞̫̕ ̶̻͇̭͔̪͢͡f̹̬͙͉͕̪͓̕ͅe̸̞̮̻s̞͓̹͓͈̻͞t̶͍̪̟̰͕̱͡ͅe̲͈͕̻̞͔̖̦͟r͏͔͎̬̪͓̙̯̮i̢͉̖̖͍̤̗̘͎͞n͝͏̡̹͙̮͇̲̜̲̻g̭
it's like you could still toddle inside and i'd
r̟͓͔̳͔̹̩̀͢i҉̹̥͖̬͙͇p̨̻̗̜̕͡,̣̼̜͙͈͎͡ ̸̵̭͢t̼̼̙̞͙̖̻͕e̜̰̳̺͇̳͓̙a҉̜͎͙̪͙͘r̠͇͕̦̗͇̮,̢̯͎̲ ̪ͅṣ̸͇͍͎̙̘̥͖͝a̛̤͙̠̫̤̯͓c̞̞͕͢r̨̡͓͚̲̜̗̳̩͘i͍̦̩̼̭̭͕f̴̡̦̲͞i̲͔͟c̛̼̣̯͉̜͇͠e̛͖̭̯̕ all i had, perhaps my biggest vice
i woke to the tinest whisper, the ghost of your arms clinging to my throat and the echo of a l̸̘̞͞a̗̗̻͍͠͡͡ú̴̞̮̗̰̹g̹̝̻̗͢h̶͖̰̻̤̺t̶͔͇̼̥̠ͅe̤̫͘͜͝r̶̞̘̭͖,̧̱͢ ͇͎̱̞̮͕͕s̼͓h̷̪̲̘̱̝ę̸̡͙̗̝͖̤͉̦̭̬ ̠͞͠l͇̱̯͍͕̱̭a͉̞̣̫̘͓̪͜͢͠u̸̞͍̠̮̯͜g̮̘̣͞h̼̭̼̜ͅs͏̪̦͇̬͈͠,̖͙̀͞ ̸̱͙͢ì̭͚̣͇̬̗̙̤̀n̨̮̯̺̼n̷̩̟͓̗ͅo̶̷̠̤͕c͇̻̖̖͈̦͓̟͜ḙń̠̮͍̩t̴̴̷̩̫͉̟̼̼ ̨̺̺̺̲̭͉͔̺͠p̘̻͎̭͙̳u̡̱͖͚̘̯̦͕r̵̪̮ḙ̛̥̯̜͓̻̺͍͚
but i was met with nothing more than the soul crushing dark. i guess...
i guess i should have known.
i watched life flail to take hold
watched the life drain from your soul
six feet under you reside and yet
n̠̬e̻̮̞̯͘v̨̞͚̘e̜̭͉͚̞͙͞r̠̙̳͙̟̻͞ ̝̘͎̰̯̤f̤̬o͜r͚̰͙͎͠g̦̹̮͝o̲̝̣tt͏ͅe͖̺̤̪n̟̱̻̪̱͞
you're a parasite within my mind
a love that stood the test of time
s̴̢̱̼͖̯̻̞̣̲̜̬̳̩͎͍̻͖̝̀͘ṯ̢̢̤̯̟͓̝͉̰̪̻͕̦̖͓͜͢͜ò̢͙̤̥̟̣̳̻͓̱̖͚̹͎́͜ͅͅp̷̛͞͠҉̺̞̠̱ ҉͡҉̤̳͓̖̟̳̠͔̬̕s̀͘͝҉̞̞͔̹̖̫̺̲̙͖̪̞̠̻̣͠t̶̷̞͔̲̠̙̘̼̻͉̘̦̳͚ó͢͏҉̺͎͈̙͈p̨̢͍̜̱̱̗͖̬̩͎̣͉̟͍̞̻̀͝ ̢̛̟͖͕̮̘͝s̨͎̼̜̞͚̮͔͙̲͕̩͖͜͢͠t̨̕͘҉̘̞̮̫̭̥͈͓̱̟̰̭͍̕ͅo̸̘̱̳͕̲̟̺̥̜͚͈̼͟p̡̪̠͇̺̕ ̡̢͓̺̙͙͚̭̹̺̦̘s̭̩̘͍̰̼̲͙̩͜͢͜͠ţ̪̖̖̟̞͎̪͢͞o҉̴͉̯̙̩͉̼͈̪̹͔̰̕p͏͏͇͎̮̥̹̪̱̬̪̰̥͙
i hear your tiny voice still
as i awake drenched in salty, dismal tears
you left a, a..
h҉̝̙̻̣͇̟̻o̹̻͓͙̖̕l̩͔̰̝̘̟̝e҉̱̞͎̩̻͇,̢̱͉͎͕̳̕ ̶̡̜̤̺̖̮̠͙̹̟͘h̷̤̞͓̻̼ͅo̴̳̞͓̲̠͙̲̻͠l͍͓͓̻e̼͇͚̙̠̻ͅ ̷̛̻̱͇̰̞̜͘ì̹̲̫̟̣͍̕t̡̲͉̭̟̟͕̘ͅ ̵̸̷͇̭̱n̨̨͈̼͕͙͕̘̝͡e̗̜̮̝̝͍̖v̢̜̘̭̳͙̕e̴̻͙͎̝̖̬̬̬͕r͎̼̖͓̮̙ ̵͍̹̤̘̤̺͉̝̕͠h̸̶̨̥̘ͅe̻̺̰͘a̬l͏̹͞͠s̝͈̯̪̮̜̫.̣̗͚̯̤̙͙͎͙͘.̡͔͚̣̹̥̖.͈͕̭̜̰̜̩̩̀ͅ ̛͉̖̙̻̰á̼̠͉̖͙̳ļ̭̣̩̠͇̫̭̕w̨̟̥̺͉a͏̖̭͎y͏͙͔̥̱͈͝s̴̞̫̕ ̶̻͇̭͔̪͢͡f̹̬͙͉͕̪͓̕ͅe̸̞̮̻s̞͓̹͓͈̻͞t̶͍̪̟̰͕̱͡ͅe̲͈͕̻̞͔̖̦͟r͏͔͎̬̪͓̙̯̮i̢͉̖̖͍̤̗̘͎͞n͝͏̡̹͙̮͇̲̜̲̻g̭
it's like you could still toddle inside and i'd
r̟͓͔̳͔̹̩̀͢i҉̹̥͖̬͙͇p̨̻̗̜̕͡,̣̼̜͙͈͎͡ ̸̵̭͢t̼̼̙̞͙̖̻͕e̜̰̳̺͇̳͓̙a҉̜͎͙̪͙͘r̠͇͕̦̗͇̮,̢̯͎̲ ̪ͅṣ̸͇͍͎̙̘̥͖͝a̛̤͙̠̫̤̯͓c̞̞͕͢r̨̡͓͚̲̜̗̳̩͘i͍̦̩̼̭̭͕f̴̡̦̲͞i̲͔͟c̛̼̣̯͉̜͇͠e̛͖̭̯̕ all i had, perhaps my biggest vice
i woke to the tinest whisper, the ghost of your arms clinging to my throat and the echo of a l̸̘̞͞a̗̗̻͍͠͡͡ú̴̞̮̗̰̹g̹̝̻̗͢h̶͖̰̻̤̺t̶͔͇̼̥̠ͅe̤̫͘͜͝r̶̞̘̭͖,̧̱͢ ͇͎̱̞̮͕͕s̼͓h̷̪̲̘̱̝ę̸̡͙̗̝͖̤͉̦̭̬ ̠͞͠l͇̱̯͍͕̱̭a͉̞̣̫̘͓̪͜͢͠u̸̞͍̠̮̯͜g̮̘̣͞h̼̭̼̜ͅs͏̪̦͇̬͈͠,̖͙̀͞ ̸̱͙͢ì̭͚̣͇̬̗̙̤̀n̨̮̯̺̼n̷̩̟͓̗ͅo̶̷̠̤͕c͇̻̖̖͈̦͓̟͜ḙń̠̮͍̩t̴̴̷̩̫͉̟̼̼ ̨̺̺̺̲̭͉͔̺͠p̘̻͎̭͙̳u̡̱͖͚̘̯̦͕r̵̪̮ḙ̛̥̯̜͓̻̺͍͚
but i was met with nothing more than the soul crushing dark. i guess...
i guess i should have known.
Written by spectralfeline
(vharlin)
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