Poetry competition CLOSED 30th September 2011 6:21am
WINNER
beautiful_accident
beautiful_accident
RUNNERS-UP:
rayheinrich
and goodest
HIGHWAYMAN
Poetry Contest Description
must be eight lines
i wanted to try something different
the idea is based on the Jimmy Webb song "the highwayman" sung by the highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson )
basically pick an occupation that is dangerous. bank robber, soldier,sailor,hell even drug dealer or anything else you can think of.
start with the line
i was a (occupation)
and end with
i am still alive/around/will remain etc
i think it would bring a great continuity to the whole thread,
sort of a multiple collaboration.
that said i think it would be important to inject your own style or personality into your poem.
the idea is based on the Jimmy Webb song "the highwayman" sung by the highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson )
basically pick an occupation that is dangerous. bank robber, soldier,sailor,hell even drug dealer or anything else you can think of.
start with the line
i was a (occupation)
and end with
i am still alive/around/will remain etc
i think it would bring a great continuity to the whole thread,
sort of a multiple collaboration.
that said i think it would be important to inject your own style or personality into your poem.
8 is da # of Jesus
He Came here jus 2 feed us
& His Sacrifice....It freed us
we all need 2 let Him Lead us
we can lie but He Can Properly Read us
& really He does not need us
Under His Protection satan can neva defeat us
& dat goes 4 da Saints sinners playas ballas Faithful Truthful & even skeezas...
He Came here jus 2 feed us
& His Sacrifice....It freed us
we all need 2 let Him Lead us
we can lie but He Can Properly Read us
& really He does not need us
Under His Protection satan can neva defeat us
& dat goes 4 da Saints sinners playas ballas Faithful Truthful & even skeezas...
I was a dealer
and on the streets I sold my wares
I had no friends,I had no cares
I fired a gun into the face of another
then I got chased into a dead end by his brother
and he held me down and stabbed me with his knife
but i came back to life
and on the streets I sold my wares
I had no friends,I had no cares
I fired a gun into the face of another
then I got chased into a dead end by his brother
and he held me down and stabbed me with his knife
but i came back to life
i was a witness 2 ur plite
wen u got stab so many times dat nite
i wudda helped but i was as hi as a kite
3 40s & 2 blunts of dat kryptonite
i tried 2 call 4 help on skype
idk wut was rong but my words jus werent rite
& jus wen i was gonna run n & try 2 help u fite
guess who passed by....dis supa dupa fine sexy ass dyke....rotflmmfao....
wen u got stab so many times dat nite
i wudda helped but i was as hi as a kite
3 40s & 2 blunts of dat kryptonite
i tried 2 call 4 help on skype
idk wut was rong but my words jus werent rite
& jus wen i was gonna run n & try 2 help u fite
guess who passed by....dis supa dupa fine sexy ass dyke....rotflmmfao....
Came back to life I am white god
bank rob with bombs attached on, so don't press the alarms
And if things become a mess I might have shell shock
Kidnap your offspring in a cage with the cell locked
I want the money for the kid before I let him free
If not hes dying at the age of fifteen at the count of three
This is the morbid overcome life of the ageless
That's infinitely limitless the domestic terrorist.
bank rob with bombs attached on, so don't press the alarms
And if things become a mess I might have shell shock
Kidnap your offspring in a cage with the cell locked
I want the money for the kid before I let him free
If not hes dying at the age of fifteen at the count of three
This is the morbid overcome life of the ageless
That's infinitely limitless the domestic terrorist.
I'm a mugging mother fucker; give me what you got
was only 15 when I got my face shot
357 in your ear, don't tempt the trigger
I got a sensitive gun and a jittery finger
Give me your wallet you punk ass bitch
Don't tell no cops; I'll cap a snitch
I'll scare you frozen right where you stand
Declare to this world; here I fucking am!
was only 15 when I got my face shot
357 in your ear, don't tempt the trigger
I got a sensitive gun and a jittery finger
Give me your wallet you punk ass bitch
Don't tell no cops; I'll cap a snitch
I'll scare you frozen right where you stand
Declare to this world; here I fucking am!
I was a pirate,
I've sailed the seven seas!
I've fought my fights
And stolen my rights.
The other captains trembled in fear,
And Cthulhu wouldn't dare go near.
Then one day my ship was taken,
And I tell you this story, so don't be mistaken.
I tell it with truth, with honor and.. bacon?
I guess you haven't killed me yet.
I've sailed the seven seas!
I've fought my fights
And stolen my rights.
The other captains trembled in fear,
And Cthulhu wouldn't dare go near.
Then one day my ship was taken,
And I tell you this story, so don't be mistaken.
I tell it with truth, with honor and.. bacon?
I guess you haven't killed me yet.
[font=Courier New][size=2] I'm an accountant for the county,
and I audit you for graft.
I'm always searching in your books,
for another overdraft.
I hear your dollars, your desire;
hear it in your constant whines.
I'm a Wichita accountant;
I'm still searching through your lines.
and I audit you for graft.
I'm always searching in your books,
for another overdraft.
I hear your dollars, your desire;
hear it in your constant whines.
I'm a Wichita accountant;
I'm still searching through your lines.
- A Governor's Daughter -
A.k.a. "I Was a Sailor"
I was a sailor: who ventured across Caribbean seas,
And 'neath our cruel black flag, the Devil to please...
My hearty crew took a prized ship of the line so fair.
But ne’er so great a prize as a maid with golden hair!
Her heart lusty and fierce; she became my first mate,
A governor's daughter: seeking a more perilous fate.
She loved me like a storm and we sailed together oft,
And it is her hand, which hoists the Jolly Roger aloft!
A.k.a. "I Was a Sailor"
I was a sailor: who ventured across Caribbean seas,
And 'neath our cruel black flag, the Devil to please...
My hearty crew took a prized ship of the line so fair.
But ne’er so great a prize as a maid with golden hair!
Her heart lusty and fierce; she became my first mate,
A governor's daughter: seeking a more perilous fate.
She loved me like a storm and we sailed together oft,
And it is her hand, which hoists the Jolly Roger aloft!
holy shit I won??? Thank you; there were so many good ones in here!!! And my teachers told me my rotten attitude and potty mouth would get me nowhere in life!
Congrats as well to Ray and goodest-- it's nice to be applauded for our bad behavior ;)
Congrats as well to Ray and goodest-- it's nice to be applauded for our bad behavior ;)
