Poetry competition CLOSED 22nd February 2015 12:43pm
WINNER
toniscales (Lost Girl)
toniscales (Lost Girl)
RUNNERS-UP:
gardenlover
and ilovescarystories
Heaven or Hell
Me first!
Soul Collector
Admiring her from afar
The crown to my achievements
To be a guard to Lucifer’s side
I must take this witch's soul
Slow steps toward her vessel
Feelings of plenty rolling in
Not inside her, but inside me
Such feelings I thought lost long ago
Fear of the unknown
Sad to take such a beauty
Lusting for her body
Love at first sight
I take a deep breath
As I put my hand on her shoulder
She turns rapidly then I catch her eye
A sudden shock, stunning me to her will
Weeks go by, hell is impatient
Coming up with excuses for why I can’t yet
I have to muster up the courage
What’s another life?
I take her to a dark alley
Taking advantage of her trust
Kiss her repeatedly to take away her thoughts
Raising up the knife as she closes her eyes
The most amazing words escape her lips
“I love you”
The knife falls from my hand
I drop to my knees
She runs away screaming
Soul Collector
Admiring her from afar
The crown to my achievements
To be a guard to Lucifer’s side
I must take this witch's soul
Slow steps toward her vessel
Feelings of plenty rolling in
Not inside her, but inside me
Such feelings I thought lost long ago
Fear of the unknown
Sad to take such a beauty
Lusting for her body
Love at first sight
I take a deep breath
As I put my hand on her shoulder
She turns rapidly then I catch her eye
A sudden shock, stunning me to her will
Weeks go by, hell is impatient
Coming up with excuses for why I can’t yet
I have to muster up the courage
What’s another life?
I take her to a dark alley
Taking advantage of her trust
Kiss her repeatedly to take away her thoughts
Raising up the knife as she closes her eyes
The most amazing words escape her lips
“I love you”
The knife falls from my hand
I drop to my knees
She runs away screaming
heavenhell hellheaven what in hell
is sfckn heavenly in heaven in hell[?]
eye
betcha when death shuts down yr wonderful
thinkmind, you won't have a fckn clue as
to
heaven OR hell....y'll have no bloody idear, m'dear
//
it has been said that I-eye-aye "will go to Hell, 4ever
to burn" f'sayin what
it was I just said...
& now & now & here+n'ow,
ah dunno if'n
I even have
ever EXisted (existentially speaking, of'course)
in this, or
anyOther 'Realm'-------
ah,
HeavenHellHellHeaven !
Mo'better
contrivance[s]
of ManKind to justify
all'a His mthrfckn
Idiot Ego Lusts
(A'fckn'men, my little devilette!)
-----------------dkzk-------15feb2015-------------
Shining light
Shining light you will glimmer and fly. Beautifully in the big blue sky don’t go down, keep moving forward. Listen to the beat keep holding on; when times look hard just believe you’ll make it! All the years’ spent to get here just keep at it look to the future the past is the way it won’t last. Shine in the blue sky! Bloom high up above in the clouds. Shining light you are, I will see it bright for the rest of my life! Keep growing strong don’t let it go, love the way you know supposed to, just shine and everything will be alright.
Anonymous
ANGELIC
I am the angelic awareness
in all of mankind
If I had the choice
I`d never be born
Id swim to the moon
Make a halo in the skies
As insignificant people would be
Id be the sunset
Behind a tall tree
Life would not have to matter
O,to be a wandering spirit
Let light,let dark purify me
Cleanse my scars
O,to be weightless,freed from the
endless seas of mortality
Guided by the songs of the stars
I am the angelic awareness
in all of mankind
If I had the choice
I`d never be born
Id swim to the moon
Make a halo in the skies
As insignificant people would be
Id be the sunset
Behind a tall tree
Life would not have to matter
O,to be a wandering spirit
Let light,let dark purify me
Cleanse my scars
O,to be weightless,freed from the
endless seas of mortality
Guided by the songs of the stars
oh yes I'm in love with my static devil.
He grins and turns to me with his thick row of pointed teeth,
with his black wings that cast a shadow upon the wall.
O, what a beautiful forgotten wing it was!
as he stares at me and I stare back in utter perplexity.
As I fall into this black shadow, and he whispers in the autumns eve.
In a dark voice " now I'm going to take your soul my dear".
Yes! what a scary yet beautiful shadow it was.
Oh yes I was in love with a static devil.
He grins and turns to me with his thick row of pointed teeth,
with his black wings that cast a shadow upon the wall.
O, what a beautiful forgotten wing it was!
as he stares at me and I stare back in utter perplexity.
As I fall into this black shadow, and he whispers in the autumns eve.
In a dark voice " now I'm going to take your soul my dear".
Yes! what a scary yet beautiful shadow it was.
Oh yes I was in love with a static devil.
My own heaven
The sight of your smile;
The beauty of your face;
My own heaven.
The music of your voice;
The wisdom of your thoughts;
My own heaven.
The curves of your body;
The smoothness of your breast;
My own heaven.
The closeness of your being;
The touch of skin to skin;
My own heaven.
The feel of being inside you;
The climax of our love;
My own heaven.
Some of us abandon Heaven
I grew up in perpetual summer
fishing, camping, ocean, sun
the perceived safe haven of acquired ohana
but after the initial gash and scar
of our broken family
leaving my ne[s]t
infection set in;
I died
and swept up in the changes of chance
and bitterness of fortunes
abandoned everything I truly loved in life.
Somewhere
it had something to do with my mother
and her ambition toward her God-given right
to have everything
she simply wanted:
To soak her painted toes in the crystal chlorinated water
of her own backyard swimming pool
to have a Sunshine State beach in the good old US of A
visible from the door
so if the UV beds failed
she could keep up her brilliant orange tan
to go with her bleached blond hair
and the basic necessity of French-ly manicured nails
To have her children adore and wait on her hand and foot
in gratefulness for the years she spent raising us;
She would have loved to have always been draped
in gawdy gold jewellery
draping herself on the arm of a man with status
and would have had a "Praise Jesus"
for finally awarding her what she deserves
as a child of God.
The idea of luxury itself became loathesome and pretentious
required too much selfish effort
and her version
drove me to rebellion against money and material
so all I wanted
was freedom -
give me the toils and hardships that come with it
avoid 'the ladder' at all costs.
What I failed to realize in my young mind
was that freedom itself
is a luxury
and maybe
in all the long working days and solitary study nights
she just wanted to earn
her own version of heaven
before she hit the Big Time in the afterlife
that may or may not
come around.
I grew up in perpetual summer
fishing, camping, ocean, sun
the perceived safe haven of acquired ohana
but after the initial gash and scar
of our broken family
leaving my ne[s]t
infection set in;
I died
and swept up in the changes of chance
and bitterness of fortunes
abandoned everything I truly loved in life.
Somewhere
it had something to do with my mother
and her ambition toward her God-given right
to have everything
she simply wanted:
To soak her painted toes in the crystal chlorinated water
of her own backyard swimming pool
to have a Sunshine State beach in the good old US of A
visible from the door
so if the UV beds failed
she could keep up her brilliant orange tan
to go with her bleached blond hair
and the basic necessity of French-ly manicured nails
To have her children adore and wait on her hand and foot
in gratefulness for the years she spent raising us;
She would have loved to have always been draped
in gawdy gold jewellery
draping herself on the arm of a man with status
and would have had a "Praise Jesus"
for finally awarding her what she deserves
as a child of God.
The idea of luxury itself became loathesome and pretentious
required too much selfish effort
and her version
drove me to rebellion against money and material
so all I wanted
was freedom -
give me the toils and hardships that come with it
avoid 'the ladder' at all costs.
What I failed to realize in my young mind
was that freedom itself
is a luxury
and maybe
in all the long working days and solitary study nights
she just wanted to earn
her own version of heaven
before she hit the Big Time in the afterlife
that may or may not
come around.
||I was Promised Wonderland||
Rabbits in coats, running around
Hanging throats, as we fall down
Painted doors, and large pit falls
Checkered floors, and shiny walls
A ticking hand, A growing man
I'm going mad, but that's the plan
Fires lick, as I grow too big
Cookies sick, this just isn't my gig
Eating things with tags, stupid
Next I'll be a body bag, I'm only human
This wasn't what I was promised, oh well
I'm not astonished, I ended up in hell
Dare to bear the cross and break the chains of sin
then ascend, brethren.
For death is not the end,
but indeed it is where true life begins.
I say this for the Lord speaks to me,
and through me to you.
For he exists to be
as the sky exists to be blue.
So hear me,
but don't fear me
for my words are not leery.
My words are meant for the fallen
whose sins have become weary.
Like you l was bound until he set me free.
For my cross was confessed
to he who will forever be.
Our savior Jesus Christ, amen.
then ascend, brethren.
For death is not the end,
but indeed it is where true life begins.
I say this for the Lord speaks to me,
and through me to you.
For he exists to be
as the sky exists to be blue.
So hear me,
but don't fear me
for my words are not leery.
My words are meant for the fallen
whose sins have become weary.
Like you l was bound until he set me free.
For my cross was confessed
to he who will forever be.
Our savior Jesus Christ, amen.
Anonymous
Hell
The road to hell lies somewhere near Virginia
Under one of those billboards
that offer hope
Next exit left
2 miles on right
The cows stand refusing grass claiming
the blades are filled with human parts
So many ashes dispersed and landed like fertiliser
Long lost relatives pouring golden
In bee honey
With a sun destined to burn out
Where does that leave earth
and cyborg selves squared inherit
children composed of star dust and
radiation
Lines drawn like veins on the planet
Dividing nations with walls
Laws and Religion
Enslaved with invisible chains
Lucid handcuffs and fear
Of death
Injected into the gaps as the rupture
Suffocates and heaven costs more
Though the server is currently unavailable
The road to hell lies somewhere near Virginia
Under one of those billboards
that offer hope
Next exit left
2 miles on right
The cows stand refusing grass claiming
the blades are filled with human parts
So many ashes dispersed and landed like fertiliser
Long lost relatives pouring golden
In bee honey
With a sun destined to burn out
Where does that leave earth
and cyborg selves squared inherit
children composed of star dust and
radiation
Lines drawn like veins on the planet
Dividing nations with walls
Laws and Religion
Enslaved with invisible chains
Lucid handcuffs and fear
Of death
Injected into the gaps as the rupture
Suffocates and heaven costs more
Though the server is currently unavailable
Let light receed the darkness in your heart.
People don't despair, because no one is there.
When in fact, one is everywhere.
He is the light that chases your demons away.
He'll never abandon you when everyone else couldn't
Stay.
You say l hate me, but he says l love you.
Just reach out for me and I'll reach out too.
You fatten yourself up with the guilt and pain to which your soul bears the stain.
Yet you never even sample a taste of the abundance of forgiveness there is to gain.
So woe is you, because you refuse to believe what's true. You seek comfort from those who are woe is me too.
So as you lie in the vast darkness of despair,
Just flick the switch.
The light was always there.
People don't despair, because no one is there.
When in fact, one is everywhere.
He is the light that chases your demons away.
He'll never abandon you when everyone else couldn't
Stay.
You say l hate me, but he says l love you.
Just reach out for me and I'll reach out too.
You fatten yourself up with the guilt and pain to which your soul bears the stain.
Yet you never even sample a taste of the abundance of forgiveness there is to gain.
So woe is you, because you refuse to believe what's true. You seek comfort from those who are woe is me too.
So as you lie in the vast darkness of despair,
Just flick the switch.
The light was always there.
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Black Leather Vampire
I come from hell
not of screams and fire
but the quiet and shadow
of an old Victorian house
I hear your heated cries
see the livid pulsing glow
of incandescent ache
through foggy mists
I walk the streets
hunting you
you will know me by
the sheen of black leather
it does not matter
where we join together
for you will be dead
in such a brief time
your lips on mine
as your vitality eases
golden like music
effortlessly through my veins
later I will visit you
at your grave
a mourning stranger
haunted with regret
but I must continue on
in this body I was cursed with
must return to my Victorian home
its rooms full of dust and dolls
to sit and wait
for my next victim
listening for his call
of a visceral loneliness
that black-patent plea
of passion
a sweet-sad aroma of sound
in the velvet night
Black Leather Vampire
I come from hell
not of screams and fire
but the quiet and shadow
of an old Victorian house
I hear your heated cries
see the livid pulsing glow
of incandescent ache
through foggy mists
I walk the streets
hunting you
you will know me by
the sheen of black leather
it does not matter
where we join together
for you will be dead
in such a brief time
your lips on mine
as your vitality eases
golden like music
effortlessly through my veins
later I will visit you
at your grave
a mourning stranger
haunted with regret
but I must continue on
in this body I was cursed with
must return to my Victorian home
its rooms full of dust and dolls
to sit and wait
for my next victim
listening for his call
of a visceral loneliness
that black-patent plea
of passion
a sweet-sad aroma of sound
in the velvet night
