Poetry competition CLOSED 20th October 2013 1:51pm
WINNER
HadesRising
HadesRising
RUNNERS-UP:
Amused_Muse
and WhatIUsedToBe
Forgiven?
Anonymous
Poetry Contest Description
In 300 words or less: Give me a poem on .. forgiveness, see additional details for more please.
In 300 words or less: Give me a poem, not prose please on any one or a combination of the following experiences:
:forgive,
:be forgiven,
:reject forgiveness,
:forgive and forget,
:forgive but never forget or
:be unable to forgive, and why or
:unworthy of forgiveness and say why.
This competition will last one month which should be plenty of time for just one poem.
If we have enough entries we will award Winner, 1st and 2nd runners up.
The judging will be by consensus of majority of 4 unnamed judges, judges also unknown to each other, with myself as the tie breaker.
Within 2 days of the end of the comp I will name the judges and the Awardees.
New work only, no collaboration, one poem per entrant, no prose. Poetic form, grammar, spelling, conformance to the subject will all be considered.
A minimum of 10 entries must be received or the competition will be withdrawn. So urge your friends to submit. Get it off your chest! or find the charity in your heart to forgive after so long! One month to submit for consideration. Have fun
:forgive,
:be forgiven,
:reject forgiveness,
:forgive and forget,
:forgive but never forget or
:be unable to forgive, and why or
:unworthy of forgiveness and say why.
This competition will last one month which should be plenty of time for just one poem.
If we have enough entries we will award Winner, 1st and 2nd runners up.
The judging will be by consensus of majority of 4 unnamed judges, judges also unknown to each other, with myself as the tie breaker.
Within 2 days of the end of the comp I will name the judges and the Awardees.
New work only, no collaboration, one poem per entrant, no prose. Poetic form, grammar, spelling, conformance to the subject will all be considered.
A minimum of 10 entries must be received or the competition will be withdrawn. So urge your friends to submit. Get it off your chest! or find the charity in your heart to forgive after so long! One month to submit for consideration. Have fun
Defining Forgiveness
“Forgiveness” doesn’t always mean
Everything the definition seems;
At times it means acknowledgement
Of all injustices, you were sent.
At times it means agreeing to
Disagree and then be through
With what it was that brought discord,
Close it up and say no more.
To forgive doesn’t mean you’ll be best friends
Sometimes it’s just a means to an end
Where nothing really gets resolved
But life itself will still evolve
Into what was meant to be—
Meant for you and meant for me.
Forgiving can be for letting go
Of everything that trapped your soul,
Accepting that the hand of fate
Can deal you what you cannot change,
But also knowing the Lord and His wealth
Forgives far more than you do, yourself.
“Forgiveness” doesn’t always mean
Everything the definition seems;
At times it means acknowledgement
Of all injustices, you were sent.
At times it means agreeing to
Disagree and then be through
With what it was that brought discord,
Close it up and say no more.
To forgive doesn’t mean you’ll be best friends
Sometimes it’s just a means to an end
Where nothing really gets resolved
But life itself will still evolve
Into what was meant to be—
Meant for you and meant for me.
Forgiving can be for letting go
Of everything that trapped your soul,
Accepting that the hand of fate
Can deal you what you cannot change,
But also knowing the Lord and His wealth
Forgives far more than you do, yourself.
Anonymous
Thanks so much for getting us started Madame. An excellent Start :)
Anonymous
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ON FORGIVENESS
They say you “should” forgive
But how can you “forget”
That some creepy bastards
Ruined your life
Before you came into it?
Paranoid parents persecuted
Were once normal people
Until they were chosen
To be the scapegoats of society
Who always needed their
Whipping boys
Based on the colour of their skin
Or their religious reality
Just when you thought
Things were getting better
You married the wrong spouse
When you were young and tender
Could not imagine
The other person's motive
For marrying you
Which all came out
In the nasty divorce which ensued
Then you divorced your job
That is, they fired you
In such a clever way
Your competence - was never in question
They knew that after twenty years
It is hard to prove incompetence
Especially when your file
Is empty of any wrongdoing
So they call you sick
Then they call you crazy
Then they send you to a psychiatrist
Who calls all his patients dirty names
Like Schizophrenic, Bi-polar, Depressed
With personality deficits that make
A longer list....whoa, this is not Russia
With its misuse of Psychiatry
Oh yes it is, just in English please!
So how can I forgive:
My parents persecuted lives?
So how can I forgive:
My husbands clever lies?
So how can I forgive:
My employers deceit?
I just have to
Because the rage
Is like an anchor
Clinging to my feet
I must release the anger
I must forgive the perpetrators
In order to move on
Put those things in the past
Where they belong.
257 words
ON FORGIVENESS
They say you “should” forgive
But how can you “forget”
That some creepy bastards
Ruined your life
Before you came into it?
Paranoid parents persecuted
Were once normal people
Until they were chosen
To be the scapegoats of society
Who always needed their
Whipping boys
Based on the colour of their skin
Or their religious reality
Just when you thought
Things were getting better
You married the wrong spouse
When you were young and tender
Could not imagine
The other person's motive
For marrying you
Which all came out
In the nasty divorce which ensued
Then you divorced your job
That is, they fired you
In such a clever way
Your competence - was never in question
They knew that after twenty years
It is hard to prove incompetence
Especially when your file
Is empty of any wrongdoing
So they call you sick
Then they call you crazy
Then they send you to a psychiatrist
Who calls all his patients dirty names
Like Schizophrenic, Bi-polar, Depressed
With personality deficits that make
A longer list....whoa, this is not Russia
With its misuse of Psychiatry
Oh yes it is, just in English please!
So how can I forgive:
My parents persecuted lives?
So how can I forgive:
My husbands clever lies?
So how can I forgive:
My employers deceit?
I just have to
Because the rage
Is like an anchor
Clinging to my feet
I must release the anger
I must forgive the perpetrators
In order to move on
Put those things in the past
Where they belong.
257 words
Anonymous
Kitty, thanks for your excellent submission. You're an inspiration. Great to have you entered..:)
"Pained Forgiveness"
I can not speak for the thoughts of any other
But I know my own experience and regrets
I remember being the reason someone cried
The feeling of my heart breaking inside my chest
In my fleeting moments of careless selfishness
I destroyed so much trust, innocence, and beauty
But I am not heartless, not completely at least
I'll spend the rest of my life proving true again
... That I'm honestly sorry
I pleaded redemption and forgiveness
From both my rejected Lord and a tormented lover
I laid awake at tonight hoping and praying
Desperate to have my slate wiped clean over
I've been forgiven, or so that's what I hear
But I know hurts and pains aren't so easily relinquished
It takes much more than a few words and months
To repair a broken mirror, like to be healed of anguish
So it is with broken hearts and shaky trust
(151 words)
I can not speak for the thoughts of any other
But I know my own experience and regrets
I remember being the reason someone cried
The feeling of my heart breaking inside my chest
In my fleeting moments of careless selfishness
I destroyed so much trust, innocence, and beauty
But I am not heartless, not completely at least
I'll spend the rest of my life proving true again
... That I'm honestly sorry
I pleaded redemption and forgiveness
From both my rejected Lord and a tormented lover
I laid awake at tonight hoping and praying
Desperate to have my slate wiped clean over
I've been forgiven, or so that's what I hear
But I know hurts and pains aren't so easily relinquished
It takes much more than a few words and months
To repair a broken mirror, like to be healed of anguish
So it is with broken hearts and shaky trust
(151 words)
WITH THE ANGELS ABOVE
I could not forget the words that she said,
Those words of scorn burning in my head.
My days of alcoholic rage and random violence
Lash out to her like a lance.
But still she would forgive those times
That I beat her with my fist and other crimes.
I would watch as she lost all consciousness
Only to awake and forgive my callousness.
Oh, the hate I felt
For one once so loved.
Oh, the love she felt,
Surely she flies
With the angels above.
Nightly, I would drown my shortcomings
In the sweet nectar of my becoming.
Too soon the fire fills my veins,
My hours falling away in the rain.
Nightly, hours spent alone with worry
Only to hear those words, “I’m sorry.”
But I would yell words like “Bitch” and “Whore,”
And in raging anger, I threw her to the floor.
Upon the floor,
Her head had scored,
And she bled out.
What have I done?
Oh, the hate I felt
For one once so loved.
Oh, the love she felt,
Surely she flies
With the angels above.
I could not forget the words that she said,
Those words of scorn burning in my head.
My days of alcoholic rage and random violence
Lash out to her like a lance.
But still she would forgive those times
That I beat her with my fist and other crimes.
I would watch as she lost all consciousness
Only to awake and forgive my callousness.
Oh, the hate I felt
For one once so loved.
Oh, the love she felt,
Surely she flies
With the angels above.
Nightly, I would drown my shortcomings
In the sweet nectar of my becoming.
Too soon the fire fills my veins,
My hours falling away in the rain.
Nightly, hours spent alone with worry
Only to hear those words, “I’m sorry.”
But I would yell words like “Bitch” and “Whore,”
And in raging anger, I threw her to the floor.
Upon the floor,
Her head had scored,
And she bled out.
What have I done?
Oh, the hate I felt
For one once so loved.
Oh, the love she felt,
Surely she flies
With the angels above.
Anonymous
Thanks so much for your contributions Miss Kitty and HadesRising. Thoughtful writes from each of you indeed!:)
Anonymous
Uh Forgive me Please! I'm just sure there has to be 'forgiveness' up in here. ;)
"Soul Silhouette"
Forgive and forget
Is a phrase I have used
You're certain you've won some twisted bet
But I'm afraid you have the facts confused
And you shouldn't count the payout yet
For trust isn't something to be abused
No my trust isn't something you should have abused
There is no regret
To be found within you
Wealth is all you know how to pursue
Though money can never repay your debt
So give from within, your payment's past due
Learn to stand tall without a safety net
It's time you were more than a dark silhouette
JJ
Forgive and forget
Is a phrase I have used
You're certain you've won some twisted bet
But I'm afraid you have the facts confused
And you shouldn't count the payout yet
For trust isn't something to be abused
No my trust isn't something you should have abused
There is no regret
To be found within you
Wealth is all you know how to pursue
Though money can never repay your debt
So give from within, your payment's past due
Learn to stand tall without a safety net
It's time you were more than a dark silhouette
JJ
Anonymous
Thank you for your very welcome entry Poetryman... nice!
Prisoner of Love
Prisoner within your heart
munching your brains out -
Hate…
that thrives for so long
wanting not to let go.
Only time could heal
the wounds of suffering
seeping through your veins.
When tears have fallen
and dried up…
your heart became hard
solid as a rock.
Forgiveness…
is such a stranger—
you can not trust!
But when Hate becomes
Love…
you’re bound to set free
the prisoner within!
Prisoner within your heart
munching your brains out -
Hate…
that thrives for so long
wanting not to let go.
Only time could heal
the wounds of suffering
seeping through your veins.
When tears have fallen
and dried up…
your heart became hard
solid as a rock.
Forgiveness…
is such a stranger—
you can not trust!
But when Hate becomes
Love…
you’re bound to set free
the prisoner within!
Anonymous
Many Thanks to you for your emotional expression EngrVV...glad to have you entered :)
hide and seek
why is the night hanging around the schoolyard?
your skipping tricks double in my mind
with the ropes and the chalk
you disappeared that day
but I'm to blame.
all you had to do was ask me-
I could have stopped it from happening.
dress up your guilt in a mask of me
so you can continue to hate yourself
outside your own body,
so you no longer see me
swinging
stretched
yes, you want to forget-
you left me
long before I lost our integrity.
it was too much to see
you hold it like a jack
gutting your palm
and hide it in the sandbox with your bobbing head,
now you belong.
why is the night hanging around the schoolyard?
your skipping tricks double in my mind
with the ropes and the chalk
you disappeared that day
but I'm to blame.
all you had to do was ask me-
I could have stopped it from happening.
dress up your guilt in a mask of me
so you can continue to hate yourself
outside your own body,
so you no longer see me
swinging
stretched
yes, you want to forget-
you left me
long before I lost our integrity.
it was too much to see
you hold it like a jack
gutting your palm
and hide it in the sandbox with your bobbing head,
now you belong.
Anonymous
WIUTB thank you for your 'guilty' entry Glad to see you come out of hiding..:)
Glad to see you come out of hiding..:)
