Poetry competition CLOSED 19th January 2018 7:53am
WINNER
Crimrosse
Crimrosse
RUNNER-UP:
Cyndi_Moone
Loving two souls
Poetry Contest Description
Write a poem or short story about being in love with more than one person at a time.
How did it end? Who got hurt the most? Was it love?
Here's mine...
In anguish and love (Loving two people)
Danger and excitement
With my forbidden lover
Touch me, kiss me, control me
Anticipating what's to come
When we're back under covers
Slap me, bite me, choke me
Then comes the time for you to leave
Anguish grabs my soul
I'm engulfed in emptiness
Whenever you must go
The feeling never lingers long
I must be on my way
My fiance waits at home
He too, will want to play
Comfort and familiar
The man that shares my life
Support, comfort and hold me
I know exactly who he is
And soon I'll be his wife
Protect, caress, and love me
When you're making love to me
Anguish grabs my soul
The fire burning in your eyes
I pray never turns cold
Guilty conscience steals my rest
My thoughts are with both men
I don't know how it happened
But I love each one of them
Here's mine...
In anguish and love (Loving two people)
Danger and excitement
With my forbidden lover
Touch me, kiss me, control me
Anticipating what's to come
When we're back under covers
Slap me, bite me, choke me
Then comes the time for you to leave
Anguish grabs my soul
I'm engulfed in emptiness
Whenever you must go
The feeling never lingers long
I must be on my way
My fiance waits at home
He too, will want to play
Comfort and familiar
The man that shares my life
Support, comfort and hold me
I know exactly who he is
And soon I'll be his wife
Protect, caress, and love me
When you're making love to me
Anguish grabs my soul
The fire burning in your eyes
I pray never turns cold
Guilty conscience steals my rest
My thoughts are with both men
I don't know how it happened
But I love each one of them
Anonymous
Anonymous
spread too thin
the ocean flowed within his eyes
always pulling me along
with those magnetic tides
and days glimmered off waves
casting new light
upon my forlorn days
a rhythm soothing to my soul
minds meeting equals
as though always known
calm and serene
he brought me peace
as sun shone through the window
and I stood in the shadow
still searching without knowing
until in darkness I found him glowing
and tinder sparked into a blaze
filling my nights with moon-kissed fire
complementing the beauty of my days
as he caressed the curves of my name
whispering with words electric
igniting my untended flames
stealing all thought and all reason
and my breath stuttered
as my heart began seizing
had they been but one man
so opposite in their being
both of them providing
what I was desperately needing
it might have ended differently
but I could not endure a heart so divided
for I loved one
and also loved the other
in the end I let them both go
my heart aching and torn
I was too undecided
it was the right thing to do
I could not unlove
nor did I want to
the ocean flowed within his eyes
always pulling me along
with those magnetic tides
and days glimmered off waves
casting new light
upon my forlorn days
a rhythm soothing to my soul
minds meeting equals
as though always known
calm and serene
he brought me peace
as sun shone through the window
and I stood in the shadow
still searching without knowing
until in darkness I found him glowing
and tinder sparked into a blaze
filling my nights with moon-kissed fire
complementing the beauty of my days
as he caressed the curves of my name
whispering with words electric
igniting my untended flames
stealing all thought and all reason
and my breath stuttered
as my heart began seizing
had they been but one man
so opposite in their being
both of them providing
what I was desperately needing
it might have ended differently
but I could not endure a heart so divided
for I loved one
and also loved the other
in the end I let them both go
my heart aching and torn
I was too undecided
it was the right thing to do
I could not unlove
nor did I want to
A MAN TO HOLD
Our reality forbade me from kissing your lips
And stroking your hair with my fingertips.
All I could do was hold your hand
When I traveled the distance to a different land
Just to see you for a quick little hour
And I gladly took that power.
How I longed to know how you kissed
And a touch of a man, oh how I missed.
How much it pained me, you have no clue,
To not be able to cuddle up with you.
Sitting across from you, my mind slowly would drift away
And all we had for memories were conversations from day to day.
But you filled the void in my empty soul
I do want you to know.
You came into my life at a time I gave up on all men
Said “No More” to relationships….but I didn’t know then
Another man existed...seemed like a fairy tale to me
But, the fact that he could hold and cuddle me
Set my spirit flying free….
I tried to hold on to you because you were my friend
I knew losing you as my professed partner would bring a sudden end
To our ten years of solid friendship.
But, enlightened by a new relationship
Enchanted by his tenderness and touch
Comforted by the cuddles I missed so very much
Dazzled by his kindness and swept away by his kisses
I slowly danced my way to his heart while you suffered my hisses.
It did not take so very long
Before you caught-on
To my cheating heart
Which marked the start
Of our end.
I never thought I’d ever be the unfaithful one in a relationship.
Nor that I’d be the undoing of a stone-solid friendship.
Things could have been better between you and I
And, though I wish I had not been the cause of us saying goodbye
I chose, without regrets, the man I can sleep beside at night
I chose, without regrets, the man whose cuddles and kisses bring me delight.
I chose, without regrets, the man whose lips I can daily kiss
I chose, without regrets, the man whose never too far to miss.
But, in choosing, without regrets, the man who brings me daily joys
I lost a friendship that had NEVER been mistaken for a toy.
Long Story Short: Fell in love & shared a relationship with an inmate...until a prince showed up unexpectedly one day...
Our reality forbade me from kissing your lips
And stroking your hair with my fingertips.
All I could do was hold your hand
When I traveled the distance to a different land
Just to see you for a quick little hour
And I gladly took that power.
How I longed to know how you kissed
And a touch of a man, oh how I missed.
How much it pained me, you have no clue,
To not be able to cuddle up with you.
Sitting across from you, my mind slowly would drift away
And all we had for memories were conversations from day to day.
But you filled the void in my empty soul
I do want you to know.
You came into my life at a time I gave up on all men
Said “No More” to relationships….but I didn’t know then
Another man existed...seemed like a fairy tale to me
But, the fact that he could hold and cuddle me
Set my spirit flying free….
I tried to hold on to you because you were my friend
I knew losing you as my professed partner would bring a sudden end
To our ten years of solid friendship.
But, enlightened by a new relationship
Enchanted by his tenderness and touch
Comforted by the cuddles I missed so very much
Dazzled by his kindness and swept away by his kisses
I slowly danced my way to his heart while you suffered my hisses.
It did not take so very long
Before you caught-on
To my cheating heart
Which marked the start
Of our end.
I never thought I’d ever be the unfaithful one in a relationship.
Nor that I’d be the undoing of a stone-solid friendship.
Things could have been better between you and I
And, though I wish I had not been the cause of us saying goodbye
I chose, without regrets, the man I can sleep beside at night
I chose, without regrets, the man whose cuddles and kisses bring me delight.
I chose, without regrets, the man whose lips I can daily kiss
I chose, without regrets, the man whose never too far to miss.
But, in choosing, without regrets, the man who brings me daily joys
I lost a friendship that had NEVER been mistaken for a toy.
Long Story Short: Fell in love & shared a relationship with an inmate...until a prince showed up unexpectedly one day...
Anonymous
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Sun and Moon
He is my sun
So bright and warm
So bindingly strong
Yet soft as a dawn
His love sometimes burns
And sooths me as well
He steals all my smiles
And drags pain away
But there is the moon
Much different he is
He shows me the way
When my own I miss
And he stays with me
Wherever I go
In darkness and light
I can feel his hold
Both sway my heart
And both rule my dreams
When sun goes to sleep
The moon comes and leads
And isn't it sad
I can't have them both
Such are the trials
And restraints of love
So bright and warm
So bindingly strong
Yet soft as a dawn
His love sometimes burns
And sooths me as well
He steals all my smiles
And drags pain away
But there is the moon
Much different he is
He shows me the way
When my own I miss
And he stays with me
Wherever I go
In darkness and light
I can feel his hold
Both sway my heart
And both rule my dreams
When sun goes to sleep
The moon comes and leads
And isn't it sad
I can't have them both
Such are the trials
And restraints of love
Written by Crimrosse
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Opposite Sides of the Spectrum
He has always had me from day one,
With the way his dark eyes look at me
From across the room. You try to fight
For my attention just like the bright sun
Does with the moon. I know I could see
The waves rolling in, but the dark night
Is taking over too. Everything is going
To be crashing and burning soon, but I
Crave the calmness of everything too.
Darling, I do not want to be knowing
Who is going to be the first one to cry
And be mad when one or both of you
Cannot have me completely. I wish
That it could be that easy to choose,
But my heart is pulling me in separate
Directions, my insides on a Petri dish
And the bottom of my favorite shoes
Sticking to the floor, picking fate
Over destiny because it is brighter.
My heavy weights feeling lighter.
With the way his dark eyes look at me
From across the room. You try to fight
For my attention just like the bright sun
Does with the moon. I know I could see
The waves rolling in, but the dark night
Is taking over too. Everything is going
To be crashing and burning soon, but I
Crave the calmness of everything too.
Darling, I do not want to be knowing
Who is going to be the first one to cry
And be mad when one or both of you
Cannot have me completely. I wish
That it could be that easy to choose,
But my heart is pulling me in separate
Directions, my insides on a Petri dish
And the bottom of my favorite shoes
Sticking to the floor, picking fate
Over destiny because it is brighter.
My heavy weights feeling lighter.
Written by eswaller
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Catch Myself
I like you more than I know I should.
Maybe it comes from my deep longing to be desired, as if I've never aquired that sort of feeling or inquired why I feel this feeling at all.
But its something
And we all fall every now and then but this pattern is becoming evident.
How every third step I trip again and how every time I fall in love I'm also falling out of love.
When I take that fact and do the math, I cancel out love to see past it and notice all I ever do is fall..
And call me crazy but in this mindset when I start to get lonely the only place I want to fall is right into your arms.
Because you're enough.
But I must have forgotten who I am.
Because anyone who is enough to me is only as much as I let them on to be until they arent that at all.
And then I fall.
Looking into the eyes of another I fall in love again.
In my selfish pursuit of happiness I choose to mark my path so I dont get lost.
But not on the road and not on the rocks.
I mark where Ive been on the hearts of others, leaving a violent trail in the wake of my tears mixed with others heartache.
So for now ill just fall alone, and when I do maybe I'll learn to finally catch myself
-ILL
Maybe it comes from my deep longing to be desired, as if I've never aquired that sort of feeling or inquired why I feel this feeling at all.
But its something
And we all fall every now and then but this pattern is becoming evident.
How every third step I trip again and how every time I fall in love I'm also falling out of love.
When I take that fact and do the math, I cancel out love to see past it and notice all I ever do is fall..
And call me crazy but in this mindset when I start to get lonely the only place I want to fall is right into your arms.
Because you're enough.
But I must have forgotten who I am.
Because anyone who is enough to me is only as much as I let them on to be until they arent that at all.
And then I fall.
Looking into the eyes of another I fall in love again.
In my selfish pursuit of happiness I choose to mark my path so I dont get lost.
But not on the road and not on the rocks.
I mark where Ive been on the hearts of others, leaving a violent trail in the wake of my tears mixed with others heartache.
So for now ill just fall alone, and when I do maybe I'll learn to finally catch myself
-ILL
Written by IllMonk
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Who would feel bad for a cheater?
One heart, two loves
One moment I am confessing my love for a friend
In the next moment I’m confirming the love for my partner
Each one exists inside my heart
Somehow simultaneously
I never thought I’d be this person
A heartbreaker
But having gone through it myself
I knew how to perfectly execute it
It all happened so suddenly
I was in a committed relationship
Then my best friend became more than a friend
I knew it was wrong
“Stop it” the voices echoed in my mind
But why should I stop something that felt good
Anyways, everyone cheats, right?
It was exciting, it was dangerous
It felt like a high
I was in love with the adrenaline rush
It controlled me
Baby, when I’m with you I feel like I could start anew
I could leave everything behind
Start fresh
Become everything I wanted to be
Reality came crashing in
Everything I’d worked for
The years
Destroyed
For a temporary high
Ripped to shreds
No empathy in sight
Because who would feel bad for the cheater?
No one
I’m a demon, fucked up, heartless, whore
That’s what they tell me
Why did I do it they ask?
Because I wanted to feel
Don’t you care about what you’re doing to the people you love?
I did not care about anything.
All I could think about was the fix
Getting high off of love
No one cared when my heart was crushed
No one cared my previous love cheated on me
But they all point the finger at me now
And judge without a second thought
I learned from the best
My ex would be so proud
Of the prodigy I’ve become
One heart, two loves
One moment I am confessing my love for a friend
In the next moment I’m confirming the love for my partner
Each one exists inside my heart
Somehow simultaneously
I never thought I’d be this person
A heartbreaker
But having gone through it myself
I knew how to perfectly execute it
It all happened so suddenly
I was in a committed relationship
Then my best friend became more than a friend
I knew it was wrong
“Stop it” the voices echoed in my mind
But why should I stop something that felt good
Anyways, everyone cheats, right?
It was exciting, it was dangerous
It felt like a high
I was in love with the adrenaline rush
It controlled me
Baby, when I’m with you I feel like I could start anew
I could leave everything behind
Start fresh
Become everything I wanted to be
Reality came crashing in
Everything I’d worked for
The years
Destroyed
For a temporary high
Ripped to shreds
No empathy in sight
Because who would feel bad for the cheater?
No one
I’m a demon, fucked up, heartless, whore
That’s what they tell me
Why did I do it they ask?
Because I wanted to feel
Don’t you care about what you’re doing to the people you love?
I did not care about anything.
All I could think about was the fix
Getting high off of love
No one cared when my heart was crushed
No one cared my previous love cheated on me
But they all point the finger at me now
And judge without a second thought
I learned from the best
My ex would be so proud
Of the prodigy I’ve become
Longing Secretly
How could I tell one I loved her
And then go home to another?
My heart was lost in the right place,
Even though my soul was damaged.
I tried but still I lied so I couldn’t,
I’d already been betrayed twice,
I thought I could forgive but
But it was only from mouth to lips,
Because the anger within me burned.
And in my hurt I found the comfort,
The consolation,
The ember that never faded away,
That teen dream of friends first,
And forever,
The unspoken attraction.
And in those stolen moments,
Those stolen glances,
It became the escape,
The fancy of a broken soul looking for a haven.
Still I went home and played the part,
Knowing in my heart I was wrong.
Was it love out of duty?
Was it punishment for all those years of my youth
Coming back to haunt me?
To taunt me?
To remind me I wasn’t good enough?
And yet in the confusion,
My heart sought a solution,
A light,
A silver lining in the sky,
I couldn’t love the same way,
Physical or spiritual,
Longing secretly for the rest of my days.
Whichever way I went,
No matter who I would choose,
One would get hurt,
And the consequences would last for a while…
In the end, I chose to go with my heart.
How could I tell one I loved her
And then go home to another?
My heart was lost in the right place,
Even though my soul was damaged.
I tried but still I lied so I couldn’t,
I’d already been betrayed twice,
I thought I could forgive but
But it was only from mouth to lips,
Because the anger within me burned.
And in my hurt I found the comfort,
The consolation,
The ember that never faded away,
That teen dream of friends first,
And forever,
The unspoken attraction.
And in those stolen moments,
Those stolen glances,
It became the escape,
The fancy of a broken soul looking for a haven.
Still I went home and played the part,
Knowing in my heart I was wrong.
Was it love out of duty?
Was it punishment for all those years of my youth
Coming back to haunt me?
To taunt me?
To remind me I wasn’t good enough?
And yet in the confusion,
My heart sought a solution,
A light,
A silver lining in the sky,
I couldn’t love the same way,
Physical or spiritual,
Longing secretly for the rest of my days.
Whichever way I went,
No matter who I would choose,
One would get hurt,
And the consequences would last for a while…
In the end, I chose to go with my heart.
