Poetry competition CLOSED 16th February 2018 12:55pm
WINNER
InvisiObliv
InvisiObliv
RUNNER-UP:
fsociety
Selfish
Only you
Only you
could tell me it meant nothing
only you
could walk out that door and forget everything.
only you
would start seeing someone new
only you
thought there was nothing we could do
but only you were that selfish
and you never loved me like I loved you
I never
left you alone and cold
I never
forgot to keep you warm
I never
treated you as anything but a priority
I never
let you drown in this harsh sea
but i was never selfish
And I loved you more than you could ever love me.
I never
handled being apart
you never
wanted to be together
we never
learned to love each other
we never
solved our problems... one after another.
but you were just too selfish
and I will never love you like I use too.
could tell me it meant nothing
only you
could walk out that door and forget everything.
only you
would start seeing someone new
only you
thought there was nothing we could do
but only you were that selfish
and you never loved me like I loved you
I never
left you alone and cold
I never
forgot to keep you warm
I never
treated you as anything but a priority
I never
let you drown in this harsh sea
but i was never selfish
And I loved you more than you could ever love me.
I never
handled being apart
you never
wanted to be together
we never
learned to love each other
we never
solved our problems... one after another.
but you were just too selfish
and I will never love you like I use too.
Written by LightWithin256
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DON'T HATE JADE...
Because she's pretty, and she’s hot,
Unless you’re feeling otherwise.
Don't get me wrong, I'm with you lot,
She often makes my pressure rise.
She doesn’t care how much it costs
To get her dream house on the hill
And have it filled with all she wants,
To never pay, and have it still.
She'll do most anything but trip
To have her pockets full of cash.
She loves to hold it in her grip
When sleight of hand will take your stash.
Of stacks & stacks of crisp greenback,
Of Lincolns, every dollar per.
For selfishness, Jade has the knack
'Cause after all it's meant for her.
I won’t apologies, I'm through!
She'll swipe what's not nailed down for dough,
She needs the cash much more than you,
But don’t tell her I told you so!
Copyright©️Jade Pandora 2018. All Rights Reserved.
Unless you’re feeling otherwise.
Don't get me wrong, I'm with you lot,
She often makes my pressure rise.
She doesn’t care how much it costs
To get her dream house on the hill
And have it filled with all she wants,
To never pay, and have it still.
She'll do most anything but trip
To have her pockets full of cash.
She loves to hold it in her grip
When sleight of hand will take your stash.
Of stacks & stacks of crisp greenback,
Of Lincolns, every dollar per.
For selfishness, Jade has the knack
'Cause after all it's meant for her.
I won’t apologies, I'm through!
She'll swipe what's not nailed down for dough,
She needs the cash much more than you,
But don’t tell her I told you so!
Copyright©️Jade Pandora 2018. All Rights Reserved.
Written by Jade-Pandora
(jade tiger)
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The Ghost of You
The last thing I expected was for you to leave
it's quiet around here
without the sound of your footsteps on the floor in the morning it feels empty
it's like you died and your ghost still lingers here in these walls, in this apartment
it feels like you are still here but I know you're not
I can here you snore at night sometimes, only now do I cherish things like that
When you loaded the last of your things in your car I had to shut the door because I couldn't let you see me cry
I had to be strong
I told myself it was the right thing to do
maybe it wasn't
this morning I deleted all of our photos on my phone
my favorite one is of us standing in front of the ocean in Myrtle Beach
I lingered with that one for a minute looking at how happy we use to be
now I know it was just an illusion
I wish I knew that back then
When I found her bra stuffed in the closet I knew it wasn't mine but you swore it was
I knew better
Why did you have to do what you did then lie about it?
I knew the truth when I looked at your phone
even though I was the one that made you leave
I still want you here
I had to get rid of the sheets because no matter how many times I would wash them they would smell like your aftershave
I have to stay strong
the ghost of you still haunts me
but I know better
I will never pick up the phone
it's quiet around here
without the sound of your footsteps on the floor in the morning it feels empty
it's like you died and your ghost still lingers here in these walls, in this apartment
it feels like you are still here but I know you're not
I can here you snore at night sometimes, only now do I cherish things like that
When you loaded the last of your things in your car I had to shut the door because I couldn't let you see me cry
I had to be strong
I told myself it was the right thing to do
maybe it wasn't
this morning I deleted all of our photos on my phone
my favorite one is of us standing in front of the ocean in Myrtle Beach
I lingered with that one for a minute looking at how happy we use to be
now I know it was just an illusion
I wish I knew that back then
When I found her bra stuffed in the closet I knew it wasn't mine but you swore it was
I knew better
Why did you have to do what you did then lie about it?
I knew the truth when I looked at your phone
even though I was the one that made you leave
I still want you here
I had to get rid of the sheets because no matter how many times I would wash them they would smell like your aftershave
I have to stay strong
the ghost of you still haunts me
but I know better
I will never pick up the phone
Written by okanna93
(MJWells93)
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Forgiveness
I closed the door, knowing I’d never look back,
I had made up my mind right there and then,
And as I walked away into the dark of the night,
I knew I’d always carry it with me.
I was selfish, but I wanted to be happy,
Even though I made vows,
And yet somehow in anger I didn’t care
All I knew was I just wanted out.
After many years of quarrels and arguments,
The underlying attitude was always the same,
I’d been selfish for finding happiness elsewhere,
For breaking up the family.
I carried the guilty for over a decade,
Watching the sadness in my son’s eyes,
And even though he never called me selfish,
I knew the pain he carried inside,
And yet he forgave me.
I closed the door, knowing I’d never look back,
I had made up my mind right there and then,
And as I walked away into the dark of the night,
I knew I’d always carry it with me.
I was selfish, but I wanted to be happy,
Even though I made vows,
And yet somehow in anger I didn’t care
All I knew was I just wanted out.
After many years of quarrels and arguments,
The underlying attitude was always the same,
I’d been selfish for finding happiness elsewhere,
For breaking up the family.
I carried the guilty for over a decade,
Watching the sadness in my son’s eyes,
And even though he never called me selfish,
I knew the pain he carried inside,
And yet he forgave me.
Anonymous
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Xoxo Taryn
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