OFFICIAL DUP Glo/NaPoWriMo 2021 Competition
brokentitanium
k.
Forum Posts: 1112
k.
Tyrant of Words
10
Joined 18th Nov 2015Forum Posts: 1112
# 12
Desperation
This poem is totally going nowhere -
the words are all flailing in midair,
stubbornly refusing to connect
to anything meaningful anywhere.
I’m just spewing verbage out of spite:
Castle! Curtain! Kitten! Kite!
Forced poetry is killing me,
keeping me up too late each night.
All my ideas have fallen flat;
smushed on the floor like a headless hat.
This pile of word-vomit will have to do;
out of time, need to sleep - and that's that.
Desperation
This poem is totally going nowhere -
the words are all flailing in midair,
stubbornly refusing to connect
to anything meaningful anywhere.
I’m just spewing verbage out of spite:
Castle! Curtain! Kitten! Kite!
Forced poetry is killing me,
keeping me up too late each night.
All my ideas have fallen flat;
smushed on the floor like a headless hat.
This pile of word-vomit will have to do;
out of time, need to sleep - and that's that.
12/30
Tribute: Epilogue
Ocean waves pummel
sharp-edged glass shard
rounding, polishing
making matte, gloss sheen.
life, long and hard,
does, eventually,
make smooth our extremes
Thus it is with step-mother
who now assumes
a compassionate glow
whom to father, aged and ailing,
shows loving devotion unfailing
and I, the antecessors son
retired the step and call her mom
This transformation,
my dear deceased mother knew,
was bound to transpire eventually
for I hadn’t a clue, on the day that I wed
why I did copious tears shed
while hugging my uneasy step-mom
the answer to this mystery?
I was by emotion overcome
because my mother from heaven,
accepting the other as proxy,
was she who truly embraced me
Unique words: 93
Tribute: Epilogue
Ocean waves pummel
sharp-edged glass shard
rounding, polishing
making matte, gloss sheen.
life, long and hard,
does, eventually,
make smooth our extremes
Thus it is with step-mother
who now assumes
a compassionate glow
whom to father, aged and ailing,
shows loving devotion unfailing
and I, the antecessors son
retired the step and call her mom
This transformation,
my dear deceased mother knew,
was bound to transpire eventually
for I hadn’t a clue, on the day that I wed
why I did copious tears shed
while hugging my uneasy step-mom
the answer to this mystery?
I was by emotion overcome
because my mother from heaven,
accepting the other as proxy,
was she who truly embraced me
Unique words: 93
13/30
I GOT A STORY TO TELL
I convey my story in a multitude of ways
With tats & words served on poets' trays
Using it to relay & display my joys & pains
Making Abel slay Cain as I try to remain
With disdain burning down deep inside
From hitting potholes during my ride
I try to hide my anger behind positivity
This world is already furled in negativity
Seeking synergy with love and happiness
I've been on the case like Sir Elliott Ness
And I won't rest 'til I can rest in peace
With a flatline as my heartbeat cease
I GOT A STORY TO TELL
I convey my story in a multitude of ways
With tats & words served on poets' trays
Using it to relay & display my joys & pains
Making Abel slay Cain as I try to remain
With disdain burning down deep inside
From hitting potholes during my ride
I try to hide my anger behind positivity
This world is already furled in negativity
Seeking synergy with love and happiness
I've been on the case like Sir Elliott Ness
And I won't rest 'til I can rest in peace
With a flatline as my heartbeat cease
Zazzles
Broomie
Forum Posts: 1779
Broomie
Tyrant of Words
24
Joined 23rd Nov 2013Forum Posts: 1779
13/30
Getting my ducks in a row
Notes to self:
make sure you put a note
in your iPhone notes, saying
where you hid your wallet.
And, don’t forget to check the listings
for available 1 bedroom apartments
oh and, take your spare set of car keys
an lock em in the trunk
I
need
to
move
on
Write a hand written letter saying goodbye,
sell to the the buyer on eBay who said
they’d pay full price
for the diamond ring
Getting my ducks in a row
Notes to self:
make sure you put a note
in your iPhone notes, saying
where you hid your wallet.
And, don’t forget to check the listings
for available 1 bedroom apartments
oh and, take your spare set of car keys
an lock em in the trunk
I
need
to
move
on
Write a hand written letter saying goodbye,
sell to the the buyer on eBay who said
they’d pay full price
for the diamond ring
Misfitpoet89
Forum Posts: 151
Twisted Dreamer
4
Joined 25th Mar 2018Forum Posts: 151
12/30
Mass Media Hysteria
In this ever changing world that we find ourselves in
Where the newest thing lands before the last can begin
News travels fast and can leave you in the dust
If you don’t keep on the latest gossip you’ll surely rust
Tiring oneself out to stay ahead of the curve
But who does this intention truly serve?
Not you or I no but the ones tracking ratings
Giving the populace blood to satisfy and sating
The world with a good horror story and the drama which we crave
In which we bind our own ropes and become our own slaves
To mass media and what’s the next sensational story on the block
How can our own little worlds be so rocked
Unique words: 86
Mass Media Hysteria
In this ever changing world that we find ourselves in
Where the newest thing lands before the last can begin
News travels fast and can leave you in the dust
If you don’t keep on the latest gossip you’ll surely rust
Tiring oneself out to stay ahead of the curve
But who does this intention truly serve?
Not you or I no but the ones tracking ratings
Giving the populace blood to satisfy and sating
The world with a good horror story and the drama which we crave
In which we bind our own ropes and become our own slaves
To mass media and what’s the next sensational story on the block
How can our own little worlds be so rocked
Unique words: 86
13/30
caelum cursor
Not adept at sitting still,
she’s always loved to run;
racing to the midnight sky
a step before the sun
lacing up her sneakers tight,
she stepped along the stars;
hid away the afternoons
in flaming House of Mars
the sun grew tired of chasing her,
the way she’d push and pull;
gorging on his gift of love,
she never got quite full
he retreated to the day
and left her to the night,
lacing sneakers of his own,
he ran to find his light
now he shares his glow with her
but only from afar
she accepts it’s what we get
when running’s who we are
caelum cursor
Not adept at sitting still,
she’s always loved to run;
racing to the midnight sky
a step before the sun
lacing up her sneakers tight,
she stepped along the stars;
hid away the afternoons
in flaming House of Mars
the sun grew tired of chasing her,
the way she’d push and pull;
gorging on his gift of love,
she never got quite full
he retreated to the day
and left her to the night,
lacing sneakers of his own,
he ran to find his light
now he shares his glow with her
but only from afar
she accepts it’s what we get
when running’s who we are
Anonymous
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silent_sound
Forum Posts: 49
Twisted Dreamer
1
Joined 21st May 2020Forum Posts: 49
12/30
..distortions..
How’s it feel on that distorted high horse
A place you feel in charge
Your life so empty, tight and constricted
Grabbing for power where you can get it
Belittling others for subconscious cheap high
Gives that nervous anxious space inside an exhale
So who was it that was so awful?
Mom or dad?
Who taught you to hide behind those walls
At the earliest ages?
Who were you hiding from or longing more of
Who has inevitably left you mostly destroyed and
Desperate needing to be heard and seen with all
Those accomplishments or lack there of?
Say it out loud
..distortions..
How’s it feel on that distorted high horse
A place you feel in charge
Your life so empty, tight and constricted
Grabbing for power where you can get it
Belittling others for subconscious cheap high
Gives that nervous anxious space inside an exhale
So who was it that was so awful?
Mom or dad?
Who taught you to hide behind those walls
At the earliest ages?
Who were you hiding from or longing more of
Who has inevitably left you mostly destroyed and
Desperate needing to be heard and seen with all
Those accomplishments or lack there of?
Say it out loud
Josh
Joshua Bond
Forum Posts: 1664
Joshua Bond
Tyrant of Words
40
Joined 2nd Feb 2017Forum Posts: 1664
13/30
FIRST REFLECTION
There is a concern of nuances, chanced
upon a greater thought, riding high
on a universal lie — truth bounced, glanced
off a shiny surface of smooth apple-pie
Excitement generated by narratives
scares a nation into compliance
with opportunistic and fricative
masks — obligatório — plopped quack science
Propagation of seeds is doing well
careful watering the order of the day
a distraction from the manufactured hell —
that crime against humanity, planned to stay
From small seeds grow many varied things
some exude life — others vicious stings.
FIRST REFLECTION
There is a concern of nuances, chanced
upon a greater thought, riding high
on a universal lie — truth bounced, glanced
off a shiny surface of smooth apple-pie
Excitement generated by narratives
scares a nation into compliance
with opportunistic and fricative
masks — obligatório — plopped quack science
Propagation of seeds is doing well
careful watering the order of the day
a distraction from the manufactured hell —
that crime against humanity, planned to stay
From small seeds grow many varied things
some exude life — others vicious stings.
JohnnyBlaze
Forum Posts: 5572
Tyrant of Words
23
Joined 20th Mar 2015Forum Posts: 5572
EPISODE 13/30
During the journey to the Two Point O Towers, the Dwarves asked many questions. Like,
Why is it so important for The One Poem ™ to be destroyed?!
"Because," said Lady Ahavarwen, "no one should be limited in regards to how poetry is written. An ABAB rhyme scheme in itself is not poetic, but MOAR!ON was convinced otherwise after being tutored by the Dark God, Blogmoth."
Ohhh! The very name sent shudders throughout the Fellowship.
"Yes," confirmed Jaragorn. "Blogmoth was extremely jealous of the wonderfully creative atmosphere the other gods had created in Muddle Earth, so he concocted a way of posioning it all. The Dark God disguised himself as a Poetic Guru who charged MOAR!ON an ungodly amount of gold coins in exhange for being tutored. It was actually a Pyramid Scheme. When it came time for MOAR!ON to pass on the knowledge he had gained, no one was interested. He had been DUPed bigtime."
Lord Melrond continued the tale, for she had lived through the Dark Age of Literature. "MOAR!ON was always afflicted with greed. He thirsted for fame as well as fortune. And when he discovered he couldn't make a fortune selling his verse or charging peope how to craft their own, he forced everyone else in Muddle Earth to write only ABAB rhymes."
"Everything changed for the better when the Spiderweb Mistress and the Dark Knight joined forces to end MOAR!ON's reign of terror," said Gandosh. "Hope was rekindled across the realm. Elves, Dwarves, Wyrms, and Men became united in a common goal to rid Literature of the likes of MOAR!ON and his minions."
PRadriel ended the lecture by saying, "And now that MOAR!ON has resurfaced, he is using the Eye of DUPon to search Muddle Earth for The One Poem ™. His actions will prove to be his own undoing, for liberating the Spiderweb Mistress will effectively blind him to DUGlo entering the lands of Moardor."
"Umm ... guys?" said Rosie Grace. "We lost the Dwarves about a half mile back when they saw something shiny in the Entwood Forest. You might as well have been talking to the wind."
Lunalass grumbled, yet her smirk was unphased, "Ughh ... dealing with Dwarves is like herding cats. Remind me why we brought so many of them along with us?"
"No worries," said Cool Merry Dude. "I will call draw them back here with my magical flute." He pulled out a foot-long reed and played a soothing melody.
Except the only thing that came out of the woods was a rather large groundhog the size of a Greyhound Bus.
Merry snapped his reed in half and tossed the fragments over his shoulders. "It wasn't me," he casually insisted while backing his donkey up.
"Oh, f-f-f-fa-fudge," remarked Gimlyroo, stutteering. "Were ... wood ... ch-ch-chu-chuck ..."
"There," said Summdir, innocently pointing. "There. Woodchuck."
And when reality finally sank in, they all cried together, "WEREWOODCHUCK!"
Razzerleaf
Forum Posts: 487
Fire of Insight
26
Joined 15th Sep 2019 Forum Posts: 487
13/30
Lessons in life part 9….The importance of shoes and shirts
Apparently, trainers don’t do funerals
I said to myself out loud
whilst looking down at dead man’s brogues.
Well your Grandad won’t need them,
you’re lucky he was a size 8,
the soles had segs that clicked
as we carried the coffin,
I thought I might slip.
I missed the days of cherry blossom black
polishing Clarks on the back-door mat,
or the skateboard blow-out of one right sole
and the rain-soaked toe poke
of a worn-through school shoe.
White boots signaled the big hair days,
that snorted at life, burning away my youth
before I was fitted for blue starched collars,
and marched to the gates with unions to follow;
Shirts became redundant,
pungent under arm interviews, my daily muse
that and the depression of dole queues.
To manage all this, I needed a tie
something hard working to catch the eye,
a bigger slice of long-hours pie.
Steel toes were tough enough
to miss the children’s childhood,
trading story time and evening meals
for hours on a clock card.
Now it’s a Polo shirt, loose round the neck
with the joy of retirement for me to accept.
Before the corns come comfortable shoe’s
and the unbuttoned days of a life less confused.
Maybe a slip-on or Sketchers soft foam,
Just something lightweight for the old folks home.
Lessons in life part 9….The importance of shoes and shirts
Apparently, trainers don’t do funerals
I said to myself out loud
whilst looking down at dead man’s brogues.
Well your Grandad won’t need them,
you’re lucky he was a size 8,
the soles had segs that clicked
as we carried the coffin,
I thought I might slip.
I missed the days of cherry blossom black
polishing Clarks on the back-door mat,
or the skateboard blow-out of one right sole
and the rain-soaked toe poke
of a worn-through school shoe.
White boots signaled the big hair days,
that snorted at life, burning away my youth
before I was fitted for blue starched collars,
and marched to the gates with unions to follow;
Shirts became redundant,
pungent under arm interviews, my daily muse
that and the depression of dole queues.
To manage all this, I needed a tie
something hard working to catch the eye,
a bigger slice of long-hours pie.
Steel toes were tough enough
to miss the children’s childhood,
trading story time and evening meals
for hours on a clock card.
Now it’s a Polo shirt, loose round the neck
with the joy of retirement for me to accept.
Before the corns come comfortable shoe’s
and the unbuttoned days of a life less confused.
Maybe a slip-on or Sketchers soft foam,
Just something lightweight for the old folks home.
Ahavati
Forum Posts: 14145
Tyrant of Words
116
Joined 11th Apr 2015Forum Posts: 14145
Greetings, Great Poets of the Fellowship! We've lost a fellow Poetess and another still is in critical condition! Take a few moments to honor Val, who is having some personal issues. She put forth a valiant effort, and there is no failure in that!
Also, put forth good vibes for brokenpoet2020, who seems to be AWOL!
If you have a fairy guide, then she is ready to lead you onward toward the halfway mark! You've almost made it, Fellowshippers: the peak of the mountain! All downhill after that!
Stay with us!
Ahavati
Forum Posts: 14145
Tyrant of Words
116
Joined 11th Apr 2015Forum Posts: 14145
( 13/30 )
Satellite
[ . . . ]
Part II: Arc of the Covenant
[ . . . ]
v.
Full—
nocturnal burgeoning;
gravitational pull, manifesting
Water, we are seventy percent
physical existence—
human tides, eddies
arterial ebb and flow
Fluidity shifting, changing
balance in our mind, captivating
activating extremes
beneath our façade
Elemental Sky Mother
fluid veins of vegetation
dependent upon lunar influence
for maturity
Shadow-lamp of worlds
photosynthetic balance:
offering, thought, love—
Smoke of air
Fire of Earth . . .
Such limpid fruition
of genuine intention
. . .
Satellite
[ . . . ]
Part II: Arc of the Covenant
[ . . . ]
v.
Full—
nocturnal burgeoning;
gravitational pull, manifesting
Water, we are seventy percent
physical existence—
human tides, eddies
arterial ebb and flow
Fluidity shifting, changing
balance in our mind, captivating
activating extremes
beneath our façade
Elemental Sky Mother
fluid veins of vegetation
dependent upon lunar influence
for maturity
Shadow-lamp of worlds
photosynthetic balance:
offering, thought, love—
Smoke of air
Fire of Earth . . .
Such limpid fruition
of genuine intention
. . .
JohnnyBlaze
Forum Posts: 5572
Tyrant of Words
23
Joined 20th Mar 2015Forum Posts: 5572
13/30
[ Of Power And Rings ] Legacy
Monstrous minions
often mimic their masters;
are quite disasterous at being unique
though Free Willed despite
lowest form of which to speak
---wight venturing forth
from Barrow-downs at night
to the highest
---Witch-King of Angmar
Lord of the Nazgul
inspiring terrible fright
And let us not forget
the Dark Enemy, Sauron
who found it convenient
to impersonate Morgoth
until realization settled in
he was cheating himself
out of one nation
under his Eye
wreathed in fire
and worship from the entire
horrid horde of Mordor
likewise lacking boundaries
in the form of personal space
[ Of Power And Rings ] Legacy
Monstrous minions
often mimic their masters;
are quite disasterous at being unique
though Free Willed despite
lowest form of which to speak
---wight venturing forth
from Barrow-downs at night
to the highest
---Witch-King of Angmar
Lord of the Nazgul
inspiring terrible fright
And let us not forget
the Dark Enemy, Sauron
who found it convenient
to impersonate Morgoth
until realization settled in
he was cheating himself
out of one nation
under his Eye
wreathed in fire
and worship from the entire
horrid horde of Mordor
likewise lacking boundaries
in the form of personal space
AspergerPoet56
Forum Posts: 1852
Tyrant of Words
30
Joined 4th Dec 2018Forum Posts: 1852
#13 of 30
The Trek to Tyranny
Do you recall
When revolution burnt
From underground
Young revolutionary saints
Challenging decrepit despots
Political slogans depicting
Current government agendas
Freedom erosions
Invisible shackles
Everday people dont matter
Welcome to dystopian society
The great reset has begun
Unique prisons for all
Spectrum of lies limitless
Without formal opposition
Dark future ahead
Biometric controls
Personal phone tracking
CCTV's disguised as protection
1984 in 2021
Unique word count 63
Total word count 63
The Trek to Tyranny
Do you recall
When revolution burnt
From underground
Young revolutionary saints
Challenging decrepit despots
Political slogans depicting
Current government agendas
Freedom erosions
Invisible shackles
Everday people dont matter
Welcome to dystopian society
The great reset has begun
Unique prisons for all
Spectrum of lies limitless
Without formal opposition
Dark future ahead
Biometric controls
Personal phone tracking
CCTV's disguised as protection
1984 in 2021
Unique word count 63
Total word count 63