Poetry competition CLOSED 27th December 2018 4:51pm
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Cast The First Stone

Grace
IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Poetry Contest

Defend yourself from slander
Someone is playing judge and jury on you for something you did or for what you are. Defend yourself.
Two poems per poet max.
Any length.
No collaborations
Title your poem.



poet Anonymous

insidious


I'm willing to sacrifice myself
to prove the truth
of my words
of me
are you willing to do the same?
your lies
in time
will be uncovered
and everyone will see
the scuttling
ear to ear
insidiously whispering
it will be seen
I have never changed
and they'll know
and perhaps remember
but it will be too late
because after all
they believed


(that sudden intake of breath
causing a sharp clench in your chest...
that...
is called your conscience...
you should listen to it sometime)


NuBorn
BxckedbyGold
Twisted Dreamer
South Africa 1awards
Joined 5th Nov 2018
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Cast your stone

I killed him
In cold blood
I watched as he begged for mercy
...offered him none
Now cast your stone!

I killed him
In cold blood
and if I could redeem time
To save him
from his death
I would...
 kill him again
Now cast your stone!

I killed him
Before he could kill me
Before he could take over my life
Before he could be me
I killed my atheistic side
and accepted salvation
Now cast your stone!
Written by NuBorn (BxckedbyGold)
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eswaller
Dangerous Mind
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Joined 22nd Dec 2015
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I Had to Kill Her

I will admit to killing her, but wouldn’t you be doing the same?
I just could not let her keep poisoning and ruining my dear life.
She was spreading doubt and stabbed me with her sharp knife.
You see that I am not who I used to be, but instead I am a flame,
 
Bolder and wiser. She was addicted to the pain. I was addicted
To letting the truth come out, spilling over into the bloody streets.
So I had to murder her in cold blood, wrapping her body in sheets
And then tossed into the trash like everything else. No one predicted
 
It to be this way, but it had to be done. I am not sorry because she
She murdered all my confidence and I did not want to become her
Ever again. So I watched as she took her last breath and her slur
Of words disappeared. She could no longer become a part of me.
Written by eswaller
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IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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FromTheAsh,Nuborn and eswaller thank you for participating.

Sex_on_the_Joe
Joe-D
Fire of Insight
United States 13awards
Joined 18th Sep 2018
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Speak Your Peace

 
I heard of your grudge
That wouldn’t budge
 It forced your trudge
Through the sludge
Birthed from fudge
That was a smudge
Gave you the nudge
To be my judge

We were just five
Nowhere alive
I held the drive
To grunt the dive
So you may strive
To prosper and thrive
Fight to survive
Yet here we arrive

I can’t believe
You hem and heave
The past you grieve
You must relieve
Hear my reprieve
I did not deceive
You roll your sleeve
What will this achieve?

We once were brothers
Upheld our colours
Had faith in others
When drowned in covers
We sheltered mother’s
Who ran from lovers
We drew the shutters
So fire smothers

Now you dare to raise a fist
Wage a war that won’t exist
Drop this act I must insist
There are ways you can resist
Free your mind I must persist
Don’t become this ludicrous
Think of how you will be missed
Erase this from your bucket list

This won’t be solved in the streets
We weren’t born with a receipt
Hear the drums that march their beat
Free At Last was Martin’s speech
Live your life and be discreet
The Cross Roads are where we’ll meet
Now lie down your burdened heat
Come to me and Speak Your Peace





















Written by Sex_on_the_Joe (Joe-D)
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Sex_on_the_Joe
Joe-D
Fire of Insight
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On the Flip Side

 
I heard we had beef
You know the streets talk
I’m a vegetarian
I outlined it in chalk
They said you had words
You needed off your chest
I’m also a pacifist
How much you bench press?
Word around Coward street
You had it in for me
I had to tip my CI double
For special delivery
He said you wanted my head
With all the trimmings on a silver platter
Trust me I’m diseased ridden
But I’m sure that doesn’t matter
He said you visited my house
And left some message for me
I’m sorry I didn’t get it
My cardboard box flew over me
He said you wanted revenge
For something I did or didn’t do
I’m not sure what it was
Cause I’m deaf and mute too
He suggested I write this letter
And pray to God it finds its way
ti dnatsrednu nac ouy epoh I
I’m dyslexic for the day
Everything you need to know
Is all written loud and clear
I ran out of extra paper
 Had to use my underwear
By the time you get this letter
I’ll be long gone in my ride
Hope you learned how to stuff it
You can catch me On the Flip Side






Written by Sex_on_the_Joe (Joe-D)
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poet Anonymous

Grace
IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Sex_on_the_Joe, thank you for your entries and thank you Miss_Sub for the video entry.

snugglebuck
Dangerous Mind
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BULLSHOULD'VE

Could've
Would've
Should've

It's all a bunch of Bullshould've
Because, before you second guess me
You need take a close look in a mirror
And second guess what you see
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Blackwolf
I.M.Blackwolf
Tyrant of Words
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Bitch To Break

I Will Not Pander To Her Slander

If I Have To I Will Reprimand Her

Set Her Straight No Time To Wait

Got Too Much To Contemplate

She Needed It The Way She Acted

Bitch Behavior Long Protracted

So She Better Not Act Like A Princess

Or I Will Take Her Out To Recess

 I Got A Way To Break Your Bones

Your Name Is Written On My First  Stone
Written by Blackwolf (I.M.Blackwolf)
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Grace
IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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snugglebuck and Blackwolf, thank you for participating.

takis1917
Fire of Insight
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Before And After Leaving

Before.
Stating of Purpose.

"... Others walk the streets
with a baby in their arms,
a bag of groceries, a boyfriend
- once I saw one with a piece of stolen art...
... I have my arms free, always,
prepared to break a fall...", she said...

The Realization.

"... Enough is not enough;...", she said,
"enough is never enough;...
even when your belly explodes,
your teeth keep chewing... the fat... the lean...
the bone... the skin..."
And he knew she was leaving...

The Event.

"... All these 'sweet nothings' I whispered in your ear...
What a waste of time and energy...",
she said
and she, already, had moved to other ears...

After.
Self Realization.

She carries no lessons from the past,
she has no nostalgia in her gaze,
no vision whatsoever...
... She's neither fresh, nor wise...
... Wisdom belongs to the birds.
She only owns her choices...

Written by takis1917
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Grace
IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Thank you for your entry Takis.

OxyMoronicMe
G.L.
Dangerous Mind
Philippines 24awards
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ABSTRACT IN HDR

I mean what I say exactly as I say
If I say that I like you
don't think I'm seducing you

Can't I say hello as hi as hello?
If I wrote you a haiku
don't think I'm flirting with you

I love to be friends for friendship sake
If I send you a photo
don't think I'm selling myself to you

I like a little bit of privacy, just like you
If I sound somewhat evasive
don't think that I'm decieving you

I like to have good conversation
If I talk about sex
don't think I want to be fuck on cam

I like you as a person who I can level with
and poem is the language that we both share

Showing you my face is painting our friendship
redefining the abstract in our relationship

I may not tell you everything, not in so many words
we have time, to peel each other's feel for each other

Sex is a topic, much like flowers and politics
and I know your brain is not tuck under a zipper

Don't seduce me
Don't flirt with me
Don't sell yourself
Don't deceive me

Ask
as I shall
Don't lie
Don't hide

Show me
as I shall
Don't be confused
follow my words

READ

I'm starting to fall
and I'm afraid
I'm beginning to think
that I shouldn't, so

STOP

And I'm talking to myself
just so you understand
I'm such a tease
but I know you heard me right

P.S.

Shall I take a pussy-selfie,
you know, I won't show you, right?

Now, you're smiling.
I can almost hear you whispering...

HDR



Written by OxyMoronicMe (G.L.)
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