Poetry competition CLOSED 30th July 2012 9:58pm
WINNER
rayheinrich (Death Plane for Teddy)
rayheinrich (Death Plane for Teddy)
RUNNERS-UP:
SychophanticSlag
and JimmBGrace
Love
Love He Sought
Love he sought
Fought, fraught, and beset upon on all sides
By the wolves of best manners
Nice guys finish last
His memories love to remind him
Driving home their point like a bag of hammers
Carnivorous of her soul
Putting the lives of all others on hold behind him
The attention of this clarion jewel defines him
A queen without the need of a crown
A king for the fact that she sits down
On the throne beside him
And outshines, without the least need of polish,
All those others
Now simply semi-precious in comparison
She astonishes him with her rapt attention and adoration
Her intelligence and admiration of a craft she so deftly performs
She speaks and spills
Her deepest wishes and wills him
To join her in what he thought was a dream of his
Standing there, hand outstretched
An invitation much too welcome to ponder
And they descend onto a bed
Tying ribbons 'round their wrists
As their alchemy persists
'Til their lilac words evolve into adamant promises
Above, beyond, and in-between
Now official, this royal decree
Rules and barriers shatter at their slightest touch
A heavy din rises and announces them again
Reborn from their lives before
They now stand
Or should I say 'lay'?
As lovers bound with unbreakable bonds,
Adamant promises,
Lilac words,
and sweet, frequent, meaningful kisses
Love he sought
Fought, fraught, and beset upon on all sides
By the wolves of best manners
Nice guys finish last
His memories love to remind him
Driving home their point like a bag of hammers
Carnivorous of her soul
Putting the lives of all others on hold behind him
The attention of this clarion jewel defines him
A queen without the need of a crown
A king for the fact that she sits down
On the throne beside him
And outshines, without the least need of polish,
All those others
Now simply semi-precious in comparison
She astonishes him with her rapt attention and adoration
Her intelligence and admiration of a craft she so deftly performs
She speaks and spills
Her deepest wishes and wills him
To join her in what he thought was a dream of his
Standing there, hand outstretched
An invitation much too welcome to ponder
And they descend onto a bed
Tying ribbons 'round their wrists
As their alchemy persists
'Til their lilac words evolve into adamant promises
Above, beyond, and in-between
Now official, this royal decree
Rules and barriers shatter at their slightest touch
A heavy din rises and announces them again
Reborn from their lives before
They now stand
Or should I say 'lay'?
As lovers bound with unbreakable bonds,
Adamant promises,
Lilac words,
and sweet, frequent, meaningful kisses
Until Tomorrow
Snowflakes
and trails of breath fill the air
Frostbitten cheeks and
conversations about anything
and everything
I've never met anybody who takes
my mind off of life like you
We walk to keep the conversation moving
to keep blood and stimuli flowing
Adding to our time by
seeing things we either
both love or both hate
I love the way your eyes light up when you laugh
You move fast because you
simply want to see everything
before you have to die
I move slowly because we have
control over tonight and I want
it to last as long as it possibly can
We talk about mortality and realize
we're both afraid of the things we can't know
But you dive headlong into that darkness with a torch
and learn everything you can
I go over and over what is here
trying to glean every little detail
Hoping to find a loophole
and in digging through all this mental paperwork
I see your name signed at the bottom of every page
right next to mine
Suddenly I think
all the rest can wait until tomorrow
and I steal a kiss from the cold
Snowflakes
and trails of breath fill the air
Frostbitten cheeks and
conversations about anything
and everything
I've never met anybody who takes
my mind off of life like you
We walk to keep the conversation moving
to keep blood and stimuli flowing
Adding to our time by
seeing things we either
both love or both hate
I love the way your eyes light up when you laugh
You move fast because you
simply want to see everything
before you have to die
I move slowly because we have
control over tonight and I want
it to last as long as it possibly can
We talk about mortality and realize
we're both afraid of the things we can't know
But you dive headlong into that darkness with a torch
and learn everything you can
I go over and over what is here
trying to glean every little detail
Hoping to find a loophole
and in digging through all this mental paperwork
I see your name signed at the bottom of every page
right next to mine
Suddenly I think
all the rest can wait until tomorrow
and I steal a kiss from the cold
Anonymous
LOVE
Love is caring
Which means sharing
Not only the feeling
But your worldly goods
You cannot love
If you are cheap
If money comes
Before the beloved
That cannot be love at all
For your love needs
Food, board, health care
Clothes, furniture, medications
If you think someone is
Too high maintenance
Then you may be better off
Getting a cat
Humans need things
Not in excess
But all the necessities
That make life bearable
If you begrudge your love
These staples of life
You do not deserve
A husband or wife
Natural Skeptic
Romance and true love...
I remain skeptic about it,
Why?
It requires opening up
To someone that won't be
there forever.
Of course solitude hounds me
but I'm ok with that
How come?
Because I hate tearful goodbyes.
So what's the point?
But then again...
What do I know
I've never had someone to
Kiss or embrace me.
Romance and true love...
I remain skeptic about it,
Why?
It requires opening up
To someone that won't be
there forever.
Of course solitude hounds me
but I'm ok with that
How come?
Because I hate tearful goodbyes.
So what's the point?
But then again...
What do I know
I've never had someone to
Kiss or embrace me.
A girls love
My heart beats faster when I'm with you
My mind is always on you
You are the only thing I think about
I only want to spend time with you
You are the one who comes into my dreams when I sleep
I don't know what happened to me
What is this feeling?
Can it be?
Is this love?
I love him!
But he doesn't love me
He loves someone else
...
My heart beats faster when I'm with you
My mind is always on you
You are the only thing I think about
I only want to spend time with you
You are the one who comes into my dreams when I sleep
I don't know what happened to me
What is this feeling?
Can it be?
Is this love?
I love him!
But he doesn't love me
He loves someone else
...
Is this love?
I'm hot...
My body is hot and cold...
It's so dark...
I feel like I'm sinking...
When he saved me...
...I wonder if I thanked him properly...
He was really worried about me and scolded me out of concern.
He protected me.
I've never taken the trouble to broaden my world...
but he's been broadening it without my notice.
I see...
I did'nt love him all of a sudden.
Maybe the emotion that's been building inside me all this time isn't admiration...
I'm still too wordly and have so much to learn.
So even if what I feel is love...
...It's too much for me to deal with right now.
I'm hot...
My body is hot and cold...
It's so dark...
I feel like I'm sinking...
When he saved me...
...I wonder if I thanked him properly...
He was really worried about me and scolded me out of concern.
He protected me.
I've never taken the trouble to broaden my world...
but he's been broadening it without my notice.
I see...
I did'nt love him all of a sudden.
Maybe the emotion that's been building inside me all this time isn't admiration...
I'm still too wordly and have so much to learn.
So even if what I feel is love...
...It's too much for me to deal with right now.
Anonymous
archetype
it is my destiny
it is my calling
i am a builder
a creator
a disciple of hope
an architect of love
i am a provider
a dreamer
a follower of hope
the archetype of love
am i your calling
am i your destiny
it is my destiny
it is my calling
i am a builder
a creator
a disciple of hope
an architect of love
i am a provider
a dreamer
a follower of hope
the archetype of love
am i your calling
am i your destiny
let it in
let it sink its dirty nails in
and infect you quickly
or slow
it'll be the smile
that strolls your eyes
when the coffee is cold
and you don't care
(coffee can't wake you)
let it unfold you
iron your creases
curl you at the edges
you'll put on that shirt
you always hated
because today
it's ugly purple
appeals
there's nothing more comforting
than a guarantee
of a heart's devotion
as it reaches a beat faster
when you pursue that thought
take a walk in the piss warm rain
still in the morning shorts
hardly even noticing
you are swimming on your feet
fuck your favourite songs
and their hooks
fuck your favourite books
about times you'll never see
fuck drugs and whiskey
and wobbling through the earth
it all means nothing
without it
let love open you
like a spring's blossom
in the first wash of Sun
even if you burn
or dry out
or it eats you from the inside
let it in
at least for a minute
let it sink its dirty nails in
and infect you quickly
or slow
it'll be the smile
that strolls your eyes
when the coffee is cold
and you don't care
(coffee can't wake you)
let it unfold you
iron your creases
curl you at the edges
you'll put on that shirt
you always hated
because today
it's ugly purple
appeals
there's nothing more comforting
than a guarantee
of a heart's devotion
as it reaches a beat faster
when you pursue that thought
take a walk in the piss warm rain
still in the morning shorts
hardly even noticing
you are swimming on your feet
fuck your favourite songs
and their hooks
fuck your favourite books
about times you'll never see
fuck drugs and whiskey
and wobbling through the earth
it all means nothing
without it
let love open you
like a spring's blossom
in the first wash of Sun
even if you burn
or dry out
or it eats you from the inside
let it in
at least for a minute
Anonymous
An Answer.
I believe
that it is a later date
and on pondering your question
I seethed silently in those slow hours
with the realisation of
uncomfortable truth.
I serve you
so the decisions are not my own
but wholly of you;
I crave all of the chaos of hell
to crack heaven's perfect sky
reflected in your eternal eyes
and I would rather die
than break the addiction
of each others company
the explicit spirit of being completely free
composed in the minor key of breath,
constricting us tightly
around these wire strings
scarring your blood-soaked memories
into the sacred parts
of me.
I believe
that it is a later date
and on pondering your question
I seethed silently in those slow hours
with the realisation of
uncomfortable truth.
I serve you
so the decisions are not my own
but wholly of you;
I crave all of the chaos of hell
to crack heaven's perfect sky
reflected in your eternal eyes
and I would rather die
than break the addiction
of each others company
the explicit spirit of being completely free
composed in the minor key of breath,
constricting us tightly
around these wire strings
scarring your blood-soaked memories
into the sacred parts
of me.
I Dream Awake
When I walk
I sleep
I recall your voice
I try to keep
its talk
so sweet
I just can't wait
to meet
the apple maid
in the valley
of an offbeat
to stray
down your one way
street
come what may
we can stand elite
there is no pay
its all for free
I'm awake
in our dream to be
I'm your cake
your the cream
of me
the world may quake
but you'll not shake me
others can take their
fakery
theres a sky of rouge
in eternity
love light pools
on a solar kissed tree
a sunset prism
rains its colourful glee
magical dust covers
you and me
so place some trust
in our possibility .
When I walk
I sleep
I recall your voice
I try to keep
its talk
so sweet
I just can't wait
to meet
the apple maid
in the valley
of an offbeat
to stray
down your one way
street
come what may
we can stand elite
there is no pay
its all for free
I'm awake
in our dream to be
I'm your cake
your the cream
of me
the world may quake
but you'll not shake me
others can take their
fakery
theres a sky of rouge
in eternity
love light pools
on a solar kissed tree
a sunset prism
rains its colourful glee
magical dust covers
you and me
so place some trust
in our possibility .
On Your Wall
Blonde and bountiful
but dark and dusky
fond of and accountable
lovable but lusty
not cheap but affordable
to keep and unsellable
excitable
and lightable
intellectual
and perfectional
flammable
and confectional
annexable
and flexible
a connectable
but sexual
a sensual conversational
an observational
self preservational
loving but insatiable
my apple valley girl
in my world
a must to have
to you I'll crawl
you turn on the smiles
from a few thousand miles
I am the paper
on your wall .
Blonde and bountiful
but dark and dusky
fond of and accountable
lovable but lusty
not cheap but affordable
to keep and unsellable
excitable
and lightable
intellectual
and perfectional
flammable
and confectional
annexable
and flexible
a connectable
but sexual
a sensual conversational
an observational
self preservational
loving but insatiable
my apple valley girl
in my world
a must to have
to you I'll crawl
you turn on the smiles
from a few thousand miles
I am the paper
on your wall .
Simple Love
Love is the way you touch my cheek
After I say I am sorry for coming home late
Love is the way you smile at me
After serving you tea after love at midnight
Love is the way you frown
When I tell you I am under the weather
Love is the way you cradle me
When I am running high with fever
Most of all
Love is the way you work hard
To keep the roof over our head
To pay the mortgage and the bills
To put food on the table
To keep us both clothed and shod
You are love
In all you are
In everything you do
You are love personified.
Love is the way you touch my cheek
After I say I am sorry for coming home late
Love is the way you smile at me
After serving you tea after love at midnight
Love is the way you frown
When I tell you I am under the weather
Love is the way you cradle me
When I am running high with fever
Most of all
Love is the way you work hard
To keep the roof over our head
To pay the mortgage and the bills
To put food on the table
To keep us both clothed and shod
You are love
In all you are
In everything you do
You are love personified.
Love Fix
You don't have the slightest clue
How deeply in love I am with you
Unaware that I could've left a long time ago
But all I want is you I'm yours from head to toe
That is if you still want me in your life
I may not be perfect but I'm struggling to get it right
Please understand I'm not used to long term
Be a good teacher and I promise I'll learn
Do right by me and show me the way
The prize will be worth it if you continue to let me stay
My word is bond put your faith in God and me
Because only with you is where I want to be
Let's do away with all the ifs and the buts
I can't go through life knowing that you hate my guts
Vice versa I can't go through life hating yours
Your love resides in me I sweat it through my pores
So strong and addictive I'm left wanting more
I never went through a withdrawl like this before
You don't have the slightest clue
How deeply in love I am with you
Unaware that I could've left a long time ago
But all I want is you I'm yours from head to toe
That is if you still want me in your life
I may not be perfect but I'm struggling to get it right
Please understand I'm not used to long term
Be a good teacher and I promise I'll learn
Do right by me and show me the way
The prize will be worth it if you continue to let me stay
My word is bond put your faith in God and me
Because only with you is where I want to be
Let's do away with all the ifs and the buts
I can't go through life knowing that you hate my guts
Vice versa I can't go through life hating yours
Your love resides in me I sweat it through my pores
So strong and addictive I'm left wanting more
I never went through a withdrawl like this before
I would
"Hey, Hey, would you?
Could you?
If even death were present?"
No, I could not.
I would not.
"Could you, would you?
If a plane crashed,
If zombies attacked?"
No, I couldn't,
Wouldn't, wont.
"What if?
It could happen."
Not today,
Haven't seen it.
But I would not sacrifice it.
Should I go insane to keep it safe,
Should I take the bullet,
Should I carry strength.
Yes, I would.
If I don't know-
Nor do you.
But I'd like to think,
Like to hope-
I'd die for you.
I would.
"Hey, Hey, would you?
Could you?
If even death were present?"
No, I could not.
I would not.
"Could you, would you?
If a plane crashed,
If zombies attacked?"
No, I couldn't,
Wouldn't, wont.
"What if?
It could happen."
Not today,
Haven't seen it.
But I would not sacrifice it.
Should I go insane to keep it safe,
Should I take the bullet,
Should I carry strength.
Yes, I would.
If I don't know-
Nor do you.
But I'd like to think,
Like to hope-
I'd die for you.
I would.
