Poetry competition CLOSED 29th March 2012 10:14pm
WINNER
Indie (Miss Indie)
Indie (Miss Indie)
RUNNER-UP:
keys_and_gloves
What if
Poetry Contest Description
Write a poem about what if?
In life we all wish some things happened differently or never happened at all. Sometimes we wish things did happen, not just to us but the world also. Here's your chance to write what if?
No rules on this one also
have fun
No rules on this one also
have fun
Anonymous
What if I never met you
or if we never shared that first kiss
I know the answer...
I wouldn't have my beautiful daughter
and I wouldn't be writing this
What if you actually finished school
and worked on having a career
only time could tell
What if violence never flowed through your blood
and your closed fist didn't know my face so well
What if the drugs had never destroyed your life
and you were not living your own hell
What if your actions did not have consequences...
well... than I guess you would not be sitting in a prison cell
or if we never shared that first kiss
I know the answer...
I wouldn't have my beautiful daughter
and I wouldn't be writing this
What if you actually finished school
and worked on having a career
only time could tell
What if violence never flowed through your blood
and your closed fist didn't know my face so well
What if the drugs had never destroyed your life
and you were not living your own hell
What if your actions did not have consequences...
well... than I guess you would not be sitting in a prison cell
milkyway said:What if I never met you
or if we never shared that first kiss
I know the answer...
I wouldn't have my beautiful daughter
and I wouldn't be writing this
What if you actually finished school
and worked on having a career
only time could tell
What if violence never flowed through your blood
and your closed fist didn't know my face so well
What if the drugs had never destroyed your life
and you would not be living your own hell
What if your actions did not have consequences...
well than you would not be sitting in a prison cell
Wow. This is really good!
or if we never shared that first kiss
I know the answer...
I wouldn't have my beautiful daughter
and I wouldn't be writing this
What if you actually finished school
and worked on having a career
only time could tell
What if violence never flowed through your blood
and your closed fist didn't know my face so well
What if the drugs had never destroyed your life
and you would not be living your own hell
What if your actions did not have consequences...
well than you would not be sitting in a prison cell
Wow. This is really good!
Anonymous
raorrick said:[quote-68987-milkyway]What if I never met you
or if we never shared that first kiss
I know the answer...
I wouldn't have my beautiful daughter
and I wouldn't be writing this
What if you actually finished school
and worked on having a career
only time could tell
What if violence never flowed through your blood
and your closed fist didn't know my face so well
What if the drugs had never destroyed your life
and you were not living your own hell
What if your actions did not have consequences...
well than you would not be sitting in a prison cell
Wow. This is really good![/quote]
Thank You Rachel :)
or if we never shared that first kiss
I know the answer...
I wouldn't have my beautiful daughter
and I wouldn't be writing this
What if you actually finished school
and worked on having a career
only time could tell
What if violence never flowed through your blood
and your closed fist didn't know my face so well
What if the drugs had never destroyed your life
and you were not living your own hell
What if your actions did not have consequences...
well than you would not be sitting in a prison cell
Wow. This is really good![/quote]
Thank You Rachel :)
What if the serpent wasn't given too much power?
What if Adam didn't sleep for too long?
What if Eve didn't eat the fruit?
What if the Tree standing in the middle of the garden wasn't there?
What if there was no sin?
What if man was free?
No rules,no regulation
What if there was no condemnation?
What if there was no idea of a hell?
What if Adam didn't sleep for too long?
What if Eve didn't eat the fruit?
What if the Tree standing in the middle of the garden wasn't there?
What if there was no sin?
What if man was free?
No rules,no regulation
What if there was no condemnation?
What if there was no idea of a hell?
dustyjjewels said:What if the serpent wasn't given too much power?
What if Adam didn't sleep for too long?
What if Eve didn't eat the fruit?
What if the Tree standing in the middle of the garden wasn't there?
What if there was no sin?
What if man was free?
No rules,no regulation
What if there was no condemnation?
What if there was no idea of a hell?
Wow! Food for serious thoughts there! What if indeed!
What if Adam didn't sleep for too long?
What if Eve didn't eat the fruit?
What if the Tree standing in the middle of the garden wasn't there?
What if there was no sin?
What if man was free?
No rules,no regulation
What if there was no condemnation?
What if there was no idea of a hell?
Wow! Food for serious thoughts there! What if indeed!
Anonymous
WHAT IF
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
Anonymous
somelikeithot said:WHAT IF
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
I like this...Very true...what if changes nothing
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
I like this...Very true...what if changes nothing
milkyway said:[quote-69014-somelikeithot]WHAT IF
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
I like this...Very true...what if changes nothing[/quote]
I agree. But its fun sometimes: what if my dad was Elvis Presley!? Kitty is right too though.
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
I like this...Very true...what if changes nothing[/quote]
I agree. But its fun sometimes: what if my dad was Elvis Presley!? Kitty is right too though.
“What if…”
by: Eric L. Boddie
What if the moon shined and the sun glowed
What if the wind burned and fire blowed
What if time was too much for us to endure
What if Biggie’s last name was Shakur
What if the black man was the master and the white man was the slave
What if Jesus didn’t decide to give the life that He gave
What if the sky was green and the trees were blue
What if you were me and I was you
What if women had penises and men gave birth
What if we were born on Mars and not the Earth
What if banks didn’t pay interest
What if love didn’t exist
What if give wasn’t the opposite of receive
What if Adam never ate the fruit with Eve
What if you walked outside and a cat started barking
What if Michael King Jr.’s father never changed both their names to Martin
What if Malcolm was white and Hitler was black
What if white children never started smoking crack
What if it were dark in the day and light in the night
What if Superman wasn’t allergic to kryptonite
What if birds walked and people flew
What if the Santa Maria had sunk in 1492
What if cars ran by water and not by gas
What if Andre 3000 chose to Mobb Deep instead of being an Outkast
What if all things on Earth operated just as they should
What if Forest Gump grew up in the hood
What if prostitution and drugs were both made legal
What if the American Civil War was promised to have a sequel
What if all the hate, crimes and diseases could be gone
What if Lucifer had a soul of his own
What if you were born with everything you will ever need
What if human beings reproduced by literally planting a seed
What if faggots and dikes really didn’t decide to be gay
What if we thanked and praised God throughout each and every day
What if each time felt just like the very first
What if sprite couldn’t quench my thirst
What if each one presided over the day that he or she would be judged
What if the heart didn’t have the ability to give up a grudge
What if lightening wasn’t so attracted to a rod
What if we all accepted the invitation to go and live with God
What if?
by: Eric L. Boddie
What if the moon shined and the sun glowed
What if the wind burned and fire blowed
What if time was too much for us to endure
What if Biggie’s last name was Shakur
What if the black man was the master and the white man was the slave
What if Jesus didn’t decide to give the life that He gave
What if the sky was green and the trees were blue
What if you were me and I was you
What if women had penises and men gave birth
What if we were born on Mars and not the Earth
What if banks didn’t pay interest
What if love didn’t exist
What if give wasn’t the opposite of receive
What if Adam never ate the fruit with Eve
What if you walked outside and a cat started barking
What if Michael King Jr.’s father never changed both their names to Martin
What if Malcolm was white and Hitler was black
What if white children never started smoking crack
What if it were dark in the day and light in the night
What if Superman wasn’t allergic to kryptonite
What if birds walked and people flew
What if the Santa Maria had sunk in 1492
What if cars ran by water and not by gas
What if Andre 3000 chose to Mobb Deep instead of being an Outkast
What if all things on Earth operated just as they should
What if Forest Gump grew up in the hood
What if prostitution and drugs were both made legal
What if the American Civil War was promised to have a sequel
What if all the hate, crimes and diseases could be gone
What if Lucifer had a soul of his own
What if you were born with everything you will ever need
What if human beings reproduced by literally planting a seed
What if faggots and dikes really didn’t decide to be gay
What if we thanked and praised God throughout each and every day
What if each time felt just like the very first
What if sprite couldn’t quench my thirst
What if each one presided over the day that he or she would be judged
What if the heart didn’t have the ability to give up a grudge
What if lightening wasn’t so attracted to a rod
What if we all accepted the invitation to go and live with God
What if?
What If
What if. . .
I was the girl that did all
the right wrongs?
What would that make me?
What if. . .
I was the tired insomniac?
Does that make me a liar,
or a hypocrite?
What if. . .
I was too tired to fall asleep?
Would that make sense?
What if. . .
I loved someone that hated me?
Or hated someone that loved me?
What if. . .
I lived to die,
but would die to live.
What if. . .
I was a picture with a broken frame,
would you still look at me
the way you did before I cracked?
What if. . .
I dreamt about reality,
and it became real?
Would you believe in magic then?
What if. . .
I was. . .
A friendly demon.
Does that make me a fallen angel,
someone clipped my wings and now
I can't go home.
Would you feel bad for me?
Would you think that I deserved it?
What if. . .
I was a broken hearted girl,
but yet I was still in love?
What if. . .
I was the suicidal girl,
that was afraid of death?
Or the goth girl,
afraid of the dark...
Though she always dresses in black?
What am I?
I am a siren singing gentlemen to sleep.
I am the kindest demon.
I am an angel without wings to take my home.
I am social lite that wants to be alone.
I am the nicest place that you never want to go.
I do not know who I am.
But what if you did?
Would you let me know?
What if. . .
I was the girl that did all
the right wrongs?
What would that make me?
What if. . .
I was the tired insomniac?
Does that make me a liar,
or a hypocrite?
What if. . .
I was too tired to fall asleep?
Would that make sense?
What if. . .
I loved someone that hated me?
Or hated someone that loved me?
What if. . .
I lived to die,
but would die to live.
What if. . .
I was a picture with a broken frame,
would you still look at me
the way you did before I cracked?
What if. . .
I dreamt about reality,
and it became real?
Would you believe in magic then?
What if. . .
I was. . .
A friendly demon.
Does that make me a fallen angel,
someone clipped my wings and now
I can't go home.
Would you feel bad for me?
Would you think that I deserved it?
What if. . .
I was a broken hearted girl,
but yet I was still in love?
What if. . .
I was the suicidal girl,
that was afraid of death?
Or the goth girl,
afraid of the dark...
Though she always dresses in black?
What am I?
I am a siren singing gentlemen to sleep.
I am the kindest demon.
I am an angel without wings to take my home.
I am social lite that wants to be alone.
I am the nicest place that you never want to go.
I do not know who I am.
But what if you did?
Would you let me know?
What if I’d followed my faith to suicide?
To try and find some misguided redemption
From all the things I cannot choose
What if I’d believed those words?
That I am cursed… evil
And destined for an eternity in hell
What if I’d tried to deny?
My own reality and tried to fix
What was never wrong
What if the very first attempt
To end my own life had succeeded
At the age of fifteen?
What if I’d lost all hope?
And pulled the trigger
As the metal pressed against my temple
What if I’d died?
Never having been touched
By a hand that loved me
Believing that I wasn’t worthy
Of life and love and happiness
What a sad life that would have been
To die a statistic, alone in the dark
Blood and bones and innards splattered against a wall…
A victim of religious persecution
In the name of backhanded love
That teaches hate as kindness
And what if I found out later
In the void of the afterlife
That there was no judgmental God anyway?
What would have been the point of it all?
When I could have had a life
That was free…
What if…
© Indie Adams 2012
To try and find some misguided redemption
From all the things I cannot choose
What if I’d believed those words?
That I am cursed… evil
And destined for an eternity in hell
What if I’d tried to deny?
My own reality and tried to fix
What was never wrong
What if the very first attempt
To end my own life had succeeded
At the age of fifteen?
What if I’d lost all hope?
And pulled the trigger
As the metal pressed against my temple
What if I’d died?
Never having been touched
By a hand that loved me
Believing that I wasn’t worthy
Of life and love and happiness
What a sad life that would have been
To die a statistic, alone in the dark
Blood and bones and innards splattered against a wall…
A victim of religious persecution
In the name of backhanded love
That teaches hate as kindness
And what if I found out later
In the void of the afterlife
That there was no judgmental God anyway?
What would have been the point of it all?
When I could have had a life
That was free…
What if…
© Indie Adams 2012
Anonymous
Grace said:[quote-69031-milkyway][quote-69014-somelikeithot]WHAT IF
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
I like this...Very true...what if changes nothing[/quote]
I agree. But its fun sometimes: what if my dad was Elvis Presley!? Kitty is right too though.[/quote]
I admit, I do wonder on now and then but some dwell on the what ifs and that is, like she said "a losing game"
What if I had been born to wealth
What if I had been beautiful
What if I had a real youth
What if - it was not poverty
What if my youth had been full
Parties, friends, companionship
What if my parents had been normal
Young and happy - not old and paranoid
What if I did not age so badly
What if I did not get sick
What if I had been treated with respect
What if the world did not look down on me
I did not choose my parents
I did not choose my race
I did not choose my religion
I did not choose my face
What ifs are a losing game
Some people play this all day
They are a worthless waste of time
What if - never paid for anything
What ifs - are the Devil's game
I like this...Very true...what if changes nothing[/quote]
I agree. But its fun sometimes: what if my dad was Elvis Presley!? Kitty is right too though.[/quote]
I admit, I do wonder on now and then but some dwell on the what ifs and that is, like she said "a losing game"
What if I go to a party and I lose my dance
What if hypnosis doesn't work properly, and I'm stuck in the trance
What If I don't know what to say, but I speak anyways
What If I froze, and the world stopped rotating
What if make love, and hate comes out
What if I'm in the moment, but my heart falls out
What If I'm scared, but I scare fear
What if I let my motivation be to believe everything I hear
What I I smile, by my lips can't tell my emotions
What if I hurt, but my tears never make an ocean
What if I float in a sea among people
What if I was a church, and you were my steeple
What if I'm happy, but my sad grows trees
What if I die, but I'm still not free
What's if the sun shines, but the heat never comes
What if I don't feel bad about everything I've done
What if I'm me, and you are you
What if I lose control and we are through
What if I hide my body inside you
What if you're me and I am you
What if hypnosis doesn't work properly, and I'm stuck in the trance
What If I don't know what to say, but I speak anyways
What If I froze, and the world stopped rotating
What if make love, and hate comes out
What if I'm in the moment, but my heart falls out
What If I'm scared, but I scare fear
What if I let my motivation be to believe everything I hear
What I I smile, by my lips can't tell my emotions
What if I hurt, but my tears never make an ocean
What if I float in a sea among people
What if I was a church, and you were my steeple
What if I'm happy, but my sad grows trees
What if I die, but I'm still not free
What's if the sun shines, but the heat never comes
What if I don't feel bad about everything I've done
What if I'm me, and you are you
What if I lose control and we are through
What if I hide my body inside you
What if you're me and I am you
