Poetry competition CLOSED 3rd January 2015 3:12am
WINNER
SirCreepy (Colten Sorrells)
SirCreepy (Colten Sorrells)
RUNNER-UP:
toniscales
Page:
I for Identity
Poetry Contest Description
Write a poem describing yourself without any use of the letter I anywhere in your poetry.
Identity
alone at a wrought iron table
this ache to die
painted poles stuck in concrete
like a giant's cigarettes
hungering for a man
with haunted eyes
waste basket
the giant's stone cup
burning the flesh with a cigarette
questioning the destiny of sadness
the diagnosis of a soul
this thing inside
bubbling up in the throat
upon beholding perfect beauty
passion that can’t contain itself
ghostly tentacles of yearning
emanating from the body
into the humid night air
building a pressure
behind the eyes
so much substance
trembling with need
pushing
releasing itself
in weightless transparency
for there is too much love
always felt too quickly
too deeply
never a girl
but an open wound
the men
the drugs
the cutting
anything to escape
incessant moaning
yearning for friends
yet pushing them away
working at the funeral home
unforgettable faces
only tenderness and love
for they cannot
tie their own shoes
cannot speak for themselves
and being one of them
alone
confused
searching for the light
mama, it hurts
please make it stop
alone at a wrought iron table
this ache to die
painted poles stuck in concrete
like a giant's cigarettes
hungering for a man
with haunted eyes
waste basket
the giant's stone cup
burning the flesh with a cigarette
questioning the destiny of sadness
the diagnosis of a soul
this thing inside
bubbling up in the throat
upon beholding perfect beauty
passion that can’t contain itself
ghostly tentacles of yearning
emanating from the body
into the humid night air
building a pressure
behind the eyes
so much substance
trembling with need
pushing
releasing itself
in weightless transparency
for there is too much love
always felt too quickly
too deeply
never a girl
but an open wound
the men
the drugs
the cutting
anything to escape
incessant moaning
yearning for friends
yet pushing them away
working at the funeral home
unforgettable faces
only tenderness and love
for they cannot
tie their own shoes
cannot speak for themselves
and being one of them
alone
confused
searching for the light
mama, it hurts
please make it stop
PARADOX
No jurisdiction
No just cause
No redemption short
No Long Pause
Clause reflect
Forgetting flaws
Encore the curtain
Call stiff applause
No safe zone sanctum in society, gone
Loose laws reborn
Rapidly sporn
Uncontrollably Torn
Wearing thin borderlines worn
Dawn beside a devilish
thorn
Rip raw,
Breaching bail,
Ship to shore
Nor taught to fail
Set sail the swords
On which oaths swear
Bare the crest of war
The ancient way
Worn today
Rebirth kinsman unearthing kings
Ring of knights, rounded
Tight in the fight for second sight,
we enlight we insight biting at the bit
Pit falling
passion calling
Rashers thin
common found
Broken sound
Such unspokens left
awoken
Choking up
Underground
Foot in mouth of the south if u follow
Borrow knowledge
Borrow mine
Undefined
unrefined
One track mind
Follow follow
What u find
Follow follow
No jurisdiction
No just cause
No redemption short
No Long Pause
Clause reflect
Forgetting flaws
Encore the curtain
Call stiff applause
No safe zone sanctum in society, gone
Loose laws reborn
Rapidly sporn
Uncontrollably Torn
Wearing thin borderlines worn
Dawn beside a devilish
thorn
Rip raw,
Breaching bail,
Ship to shore
Nor taught to fail
Set sail the swords
On which oaths swear
Bare the crest of war
The ancient way
Worn today
Rebirth kinsman unearthing kings
Ring of knights, rounded
Tight in the fight for second sight,
we enlight we insight biting at the bit
Pit falling
passion calling
Rashers thin
common found
Broken sound
Such unspokens left
awoken
Choking up
Underground
Foot in mouth of the south if u follow
Borrow knowledge
Borrow mine
Undefined
unrefined
One track mind
Follow follow
What u find
Follow follow
Long dark hair
Brown eyes
Perfect nose
Perfect lips
Beautiful smile
Teeth white as snow
Gums pink as cotton candy
No gaps
No overbite
Just perfect
Boobs perfect size
Skinny but not too skinny
She wore a dress
To show off her curves
Beautiful in every way possible
Perfect
Legs were long and smooth
Glisten when the light hit them
No hair
No bruising
No scares
Perfect just perfect
Brown eyes
Perfect nose
Perfect lips
Beautiful smile
Teeth white as snow
Gums pink as cotton candy
No gaps
No overbite
Just perfect
Boobs perfect size
Skinny but not too skinny
She wore a dress
To show off her curves
Beautiful in every way possible
Perfect
Legs were long and smooth
Glisten when the light hit them
No hair
No bruising
No scares
Perfect just perfect
Nature of The Beast (title)
Long auburn locks hide his red neck
deep blue eyes conceal his guilt
Earlobes stretched to suit his taste
no sign of feeling on his face
Walks a fine line between darkness and light
inhabiting a gray area
Perceives his body as a complex machine
constantly in need of fine tuning
He sees beyond material possessions
in favor of knowledge and experience
And overlooks aesthetic beauty
in search of an easy mark
Balances the burden of countless failures
across his strong shoulders
And the weight of the world
across his back
Scars tell the story
of countless battles
most of them internal
others reminders of past mistakes
With left eye focused on the future
and the right focused on the past
he is often unaware
of what is in front of him
With headphones blaring
Metal in it's purest essence
blood boils within his veins
revealing true identity
A product of the potato famine
and ancient warrior culture
he never backs down
"Death before dishonor" his motto
Long auburn locks hide his red neck
deep blue eyes conceal his guilt
Earlobes stretched to suit his taste
no sign of feeling on his face
Walks a fine line between darkness and light
inhabiting a gray area
Perceives his body as a complex machine
constantly in need of fine tuning
He sees beyond material possessions
in favor of knowledge and experience
And overlooks aesthetic beauty
in search of an easy mark
Balances the burden of countless failures
across his strong shoulders
And the weight of the world
across his back
Scars tell the story
of countless battles
most of them internal
others reminders of past mistakes
With left eye focused on the future
and the right focused on the past
he is often unaware
of what is in front of him
With headphones blaring
Metal in it's purest essence
blood boils within his veins
revealing true identity
A product of the potato famine
and ancient warrior culture
he never backs down
"Death before dishonor" his motto
pretty face, ugly scars.
pretty curves unwanted.
pretty eyes covered by
contacts of many colours.
blemished skin hidden.
pale eyelids painted gold.
his face a mask now all to hide
the stories he hasn't told.
hes sorry for all hes done,
but..he cant remember what it was.
he just knows hes toxic.
get away from him youll be hurt.
hes sorry for his life.
though it did nothing wrong.
well if you count the act
of existing all along.
pretty lips painted red
or pink or blue or beige.
pulled back in a deceitful smile
to hide internal pain.
pretty curves unwanted.
pretty eyes covered by
contacts of many colours.
blemished skin hidden.
pale eyelids painted gold.
his face a mask now all to hide
the stories he hasn't told.
hes sorry for all hes done,
but..he cant remember what it was.
he just knows hes toxic.
get away from him youll be hurt.
hes sorry for his life.
though it did nothing wrong.
well if you count the act
of existing all along.
pretty lips painted red
or pink or blue or beige.
pulled back in a deceitful smile
to hide internal pain.
Anonymous
a planetless alien with amnesia
Somewhere behind a misconception
out of the way to avoid another inference
attempting to dodge the questions
pushing the boundaries and moving the lines
begging the humans to think things through
a planetless alien with amnesia
can't fit in
no longer want to
Somewhere behind a misconception
out of the way to avoid another inference
attempting to dodge the questions
pushing the boundaries and moving the lines
begging the humans to think things through
a planetless alien with amnesia
can't fit in
no longer want to
Anonymous
thank you for a great comp and congrats to Sircreepy and toniscales :)
