Poetry competition CLOSED 16th April 2011 11:16am
WINNER
jadielue (Jade.)
jadielue (Jade.)
RUNNER-UP:
mjs211
Evil
Anonymous
Poetry Contest Description
Write a short (20 lines maximum) poem about what you think evil is through an extended metaphor.
I'll judge the entries in 10 days.
The antithesis of good.
A league of villains and evil-doers
The sadistic emotion-vampire torturer
A unhinged and dangerous psycopath
The general bombshell badass
And the stylish, smart, super-genius supervillain
Oh, and the people who make adverts.
A league of villains and evil-doers
The sadistic emotion-vampire torturer
A unhinged and dangerous psycopath
The general bombshell badass
And the stylish, smart, super-genius supervillain
Oh, and the people who make adverts.
like predators they watch and wait
strays call, strays fall.
the lonely seek divine solace
corruption of the masses
in the cloth of peace they salivate
wide eyed,ruthless minds.
with helpless lambs they fornicate
slaughtered at the alter
strays call, strays fall.
the lonely seek divine solace
corruption of the masses
in the cloth of peace they salivate
wide eyed,ruthless minds.
with helpless lambs they fornicate
slaughtered at the alter
Humid moisture in the air:
it saps the body
of its will to work,
rusts away the machines
constructing our monuments
to the beauty of humankind,
erodes and corrodes
every noble work
we dream up.
Silly barometric priests:
we cannot defeat it,
eradicate or beat it.
All we can do
is persevere
in our noble works,
building up in hope
that we will outgain it
for the time being.
it saps the body
of its will to work,
rusts away the machines
constructing our monuments
to the beauty of humankind,
erodes and corrodes
every noble work
we dream up.
Silly barometric priests:
we cannot defeat it,
eradicate or beat it.
All we can do
is persevere
in our noble works,
building up in hope
that we will outgain it
for the time being.
(A few different interpretations)
Disturbed
Beelzebub's throne, thorned
and laced with bewildered bodies,
a casket for two.
Lingering scores of teeth hanging from
rotted beams. Like Christmas.
Sharp corners and infant screams ringing
throughout, ring-ding-ring-ding-a-ling.
And then the organs began to play
Disturbed
Beelzebub's throne, thorned
and laced with bewildered bodies,
a casket for two.
Lingering scores of teeth hanging from
rotted beams. Like Christmas.
Sharp corners and infant screams ringing
throughout, ring-ding-ring-ding-a-ling.
And then the organs began to play
< evil >
my sister told me
that mom had hidden
the chocolate Easter bunnies
in the woods behind our house
i eagerly looked for them
the ants bit me
the thorns drew blood
the dog poo squished between my toes
earlier that morning
she had found them both
and eaten them
- - -
metaphors:
Mom is god.
My sister is, of course, Satan.
The woods are the desert.
I am humanity, full in greed, corrupt in sin.
The ants, thorns, and dog poo are my wages.
The Easter bunnies are Christ in his several visages.
And Evil... are the several of our actions.
entry:
< evil >
evil hides itself
as an excuse
an illusion
a black majic
that tricks the eye
slavery
rape
murder
evil is a mirror
that reflects the face of necessity
evil is a window
where violence is seen (through a glass, darkly)
as a path to peace
- - -
P.S. found this and thought it was interesting:
M. Scott Peck describes evil as "militant ignorance".
Peck's characteristics of an 'evil' person:
* Is consistently self-deceiving, with the intent of avoiding guilt and maintaining a
self-image of perfection.
* Deceives others as a consequence of their own self-deception.
* Projects his or her evils and sins onto very specific targets, scapegoating others
while appearing normal with everyone else.
* Commonly hates with the pretense of love, for the purposes of self-deception as much
as deception of others.
* Abuses political (emotional) power ("the imposition of one's will upon others by overt
or covert coercion").
* Maintains a high level of respectability and lies incessantly in order to do so.
* Is consistent in his or her sins. Evil persons are characterized not so much by the
magnitude of their sins, but by their consistency (of destructiveness).
* Is unable to think from the viewpoint of their victim.
* Has a covert intolerance to criticism and other forms of narcissistic injury.
The Feast of Strange Creatures
What primal darkness, has cast
its shadow on the face of the moon
her smile cursed into grim fortunes
a war on the blood of men
Whose crime? resplendent joys
turned wicked, curled up in ivy's swoon
blue sirens fall into rapture
a snarling tiger howls like a loon
Chimera Chimera you foolish beast
I follow these stones to the halls of Bast
Where Loki & The serpent trade time
What primal dreams would trade
Forbidden fruit for the fat of swine?
What primal darkness, has cast
its shadow on the face of the moon
her smile cursed into grim fortunes
a war on the blood of men
Whose crime? resplendent joys
turned wicked, curled up in ivy's swoon
blue sirens fall into rapture
a snarling tiger howls like a loon
Chimera Chimera you foolish beast
I follow these stones to the halls of Bast
Where Loki & The serpent trade time
What primal dreams would trade
Forbidden fruit for the fat of swine?
it comes in waves
crawls up your spine
stands hairs on end
feels cold as it aproaches
lurking deep inside the fog
silent as the grave
a veil of isolation
trembeling with fear
paralizing
siering its way into your eyes
unable to move
as the desibles drone together
choking the life out of you
cruel and unforgiving
crawls up your spine
stands hairs on end
feels cold as it aproaches
lurking deep inside the fog
silent as the grave
a veil of isolation
trembeling with fear
paralizing
siering its way into your eyes
unable to move
as the desibles drone together
choking the life out of you
cruel and unforgiving
Anonymous
[font=Verdana]Thank you all for your entries. To any newcomers you still have some time. A winner will be chosen tomorrow.
