Poetry competition CLOSED 24th April 2012 8:01am
WINNER
raorrick (Rachel O.)
raorrick (Rachel O.)
RUNNERS-UP:
mjs211
and Redcrystal
Page:
Like Me
Poetry Contest Description
Write a poem comparing yourself in anyway to something its can object, idea, moment, whatever you want.
Any length
2 poem limit
Collabs welcomed
[b]EXCUSE MY STUPID TYPOS IN DESCRIPTION
MY Example[/b]
"Street Light"
Rain poured again tonight
As I leaned against a street light
Eyes fixated on it, so yellow, so dim
Barley illuminating my skin
A sad barely lit existence
For me and you isn’t it
Sitting in rain, no umbrella
Drenched next to this rusting fella
Whose existence begins to flicker
Trying, but its light fades dimmer
I couldn’t help but think of my life
Holding back the tears I close my eyes
Open them to a dead light
Darkness and pouring skies
Like my heart, like my eyes
Poor light, no one will come to fix it
We just stand in broken existence
2 poem limit
Collabs welcomed
[b]EXCUSE MY STUPID TYPOS IN DESCRIPTION
MY Example[/b]
"Street Light"
Rain poured again tonight
As I leaned against a street light
Eyes fixated on it, so yellow, so dim
Barley illuminating my skin
A sad barely lit existence
For me and you isn’t it
Sitting in rain, no umbrella
Drenched next to this rusting fella
Whose existence begins to flicker
Trying, but its light fades dimmer
I couldn’t help but think of my life
Holding back the tears I close my eyes
Open them to a dead light
Darkness and pouring skies
Like my heart, like my eyes
Poor light, no one will come to fix it
We just stand in broken existence
Moth:
I feel the shock course through my veins, my bones
Rendering me incapable of movement
It hurts to breathe
It hurts to think
It hurts to feel
I hate you, I hate you
I’m plastered to the ground, unwilling to leave
You can’t fall further when you’re already down
Why’d you do this?
Why’d you hurt me?
Why’d I let you?
I hate you, I hate you
I’ve learned my lesson, though it took some time
I’m stronger now after I’ve been burned
I am safer
I am wiser
I am better
I hate you, I hate you
Less than three hours and I already crave you
An ache that runs deeper than addiction
I miss your touch
I miss your warmth
I miss your kiss
I love you, I love you
Like a moth I’m captured by your deadly light
Obsession overrides my judgement
Always want you
Always leave you
Always return
I love you, I love you
I feel the shock course through my veins, my bones
Rendering me incapable of movement
It hurts to breathe
It hurts to think
It hurts to feel
I hate you, I hate you
I’m plastered to the ground, unwilling to leave
You can’t fall further when you’re already down
Why’d you do this?
Why’d you hurt me?
Why’d I let you?
I hate you, I hate you
I’ve learned my lesson, though it took some time
I’m stronger now after I’ve been burned
I am safer
I am wiser
I am better
I hate you, I hate you
Less than three hours and I already crave you
An ache that runs deeper than addiction
I miss your touch
I miss your warmth
I miss your kiss
I love you, I love you
Like a moth I’m captured by your deadly light
Obsession overrides my judgement
Always want you
Always leave you
Always return
I love you, I love you
Water lily
Above the rippling water
pale pink flowers spread
like hands in supplication
to whatever existing gods
of the created creations
Above the muddy beds
Poking out a pretty head
face towards the sun
Basking in its warmth
The water lily
Just like me.
Above the rippling water
pale pink flowers spread
like hands in supplication
to whatever existing gods
of the created creations
Above the muddy beds
Poking out a pretty head
face towards the sun
Basking in its warmth
The water lily
Just like me.
Lighters.
I can be innocent,
or act like it, atleast.
I dare you to misuse me,
you won't like what you see.
I've been told I can be frigid,
like the shell of my Zippo.
The one thing my father left me,
it leaves my skin so cold.
I can leave you burning,
from hatred or desire.
But it depends on how you use me,
and if you fuel my fire.
I can be innocent,
or act like it, atleast.
I dare you to misuse me,
you won't like what you see.
I've been told I can be frigid,
like the shell of my Zippo.
The one thing my father left me,
it leaves my skin so cold.
I can leave you burning,
from hatred or desire.
But it depends on how you use me,
and if you fuel my fire.
Chocolate
I'm chocolate
Sweet, delicious, appetizing
A treat, a delight, satisfying
Smooth, brown, delectable
Loved, enjoyable, edible
A gift, packaged, delivered
Desired, craved, pictured
Sugar, a snack, a topping
Cocoa, fudge, heart stopping
White, dark, assorted
Cheap, expensive, imported
Hot, melted, savored
Valentines Day, a flavor
I'm chocolate
I'm chocolate
Sweet, delicious, appetizing
A treat, a delight, satisfying
Smooth, brown, delectable
Loved, enjoyable, edible
A gift, packaged, delivered
Desired, craved, pictured
Sugar, a snack, a topping
Cocoa, fudge, heart stopping
White, dark, assorted
Cheap, expensive, imported
Hot, melted, savored
Valentines Day, a flavor
I'm chocolate
Anonymous
A Record
Picked out based entirely on preference
Nothing to do but exist and be referenced
Handled with care, yet
Scratched in general
A timeless echo
to be enjoyed by masses
Often turned to by
hearts in sadness
brains in madness
Toasted with glasses
enjoyed at first..
Til in anger you get blasted
Seldom turned over
thought it's often revealed
The greater of the two
is on the B side.
Thank's-fun, fun!
Picked out based entirely on preference
Nothing to do but exist and be referenced
Handled with care, yet
Scratched in general
A timeless echo
to be enjoyed by masses
Often turned to by
hearts in sadness
brains in madness
Toasted with glasses
enjoyed at first..
Til in anger you get blasted
Seldom turned over
thought it's often revealed
The greater of the two
is on the B side.
Thank's-fun, fun!
Shattered
Shattered.
An hourglass vase
Dropped by his hands
Left behind, abandoned
Crystal strands
Shattered.
On goers look
Disgust they conceal
No longer beautiful
No more appeal
Shattered.
Few tried to piece
Shredded skin they drew
Not wanted again
Fragments they threw
Shattered
man stops
Carefully he glues
Part of it's missing
The heart he pursues
Shattered
man seeks
In hands of past
To find the essence
No one's unasked
Shattered
without luck
He decides to rebuild
A much stronger core
The vase he refilled
Shattered
by its beauty
It's still not enough
He got bored then
played with newer stuff
Shattered
ignored and neglected
the pieces began to fall
Leaks through the cracks
splattered the wall
Shattered
once more
No longer cherished
Empty and void
the vase finally perished
Shattered.
An hourglass vase
Dropped by his hands
Left behind, abandoned
Crystal strands
Shattered.
On goers look
Disgust they conceal
No longer beautiful
No more appeal
Shattered.
Few tried to piece
Shredded skin they drew
Not wanted again
Fragments they threw
Shattered
man stops
Carefully he glues
Part of it's missing
The heart he pursues
Shattered
man seeks
In hands of past
To find the essence
No one's unasked
Shattered
without luck
He decides to rebuild
A much stronger core
The vase he refilled
Shattered
by its beauty
It's still not enough
He got bored then
played with newer stuff
Shattered
ignored and neglected
the pieces began to fall
Leaks through the cracks
splattered the wall
Shattered
once more
No longer cherished
Empty and void
the vase finally perished
i am that breath you cant catch
i am that score you cant match
i am that shot you cant make
i am that chance you cant take
i am that bar you cant raise
i am that unsolveable maze
i am that word you cant speak
i am that dream you cant seek
i am that solid that wont dissolve
i am that math problem you cant solve
i am that sound you cant hear
i am that wheel you cant stear
i am that object you cant see
i cant be anyone else but just me....
i am that score you cant match
i am that shot you cant make
i am that chance you cant take
i am that bar you cant raise
i am that unsolveable maze
i am that word you cant speak
i am that dream you cant seek
i am that solid that wont dissolve
i am that math problem you cant solve
i am that sound you cant hear
i am that wheel you cant stear
i am that object you cant see
i cant be anyone else but just me....
For Green Leaves on the Ground
I've always wanted to be a tree,
you said. To watch the world pass.
To stand on a corner and watch
the people go. To be bigger than them,
bigger than just people, man, that's
what I've always wanted. No worries
for your roots 'cause you've got no family,
no need to be a part of something else,
just your roots in the ground, man.
It's depth in height.
As for me, I was only half listening,
with my gaze fixed fast on the ground
where a branch lay full of green leaves.
Something decided these leaves weren't right,
pulled them off and left them to die, to wither,
believing they're still alive to the end, bright
waxy green cheeks paling, drying, disintegrating.
And nobody cries for green leaves on the ground.
You've always wanted to be a tree, I said
'cause you've never felt like more than this.
I've always wanted to be a tree,
you said. To watch the world pass.
To stand on a corner and watch
the people go. To be bigger than them,
bigger than just people, man, that's
what I've always wanted. No worries
for your roots 'cause you've got no family,
no need to be a part of something else,
just your roots in the ground, man.
It's depth in height.
As for me, I was only half listening,
with my gaze fixed fast on the ground
where a branch lay full of green leaves.
Something decided these leaves weren't right,
pulled them off and left them to die, to wither,
believing they're still alive to the end, bright
waxy green cheeks paling, drying, disintegrating.
And nobody cries for green leaves on the ground.
You've always wanted to be a tree, I said
'cause you've never felt like more than this.
