Poetry competition CLOSED 24th October 2016 1:28pm
WINNER
eswaller
eswaller
RUNNER-UP:
crimsin
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Angelic protector
Poetry Contest Description
Write about a time u felt lost and a guardian angel saved u
We are living in times where we all may need someone to save us or be our someone who can heal the pain.
I want you all to tell me about someone who embodies an angel. Someone who basically acted as ur saving grace and helped through a few rough patches. They can be anyone from ur mother all the way to a spiritual angel.
It can be as long as you!!!! Good luck guys now push those pens
I want you all to tell me about someone who embodies an angel. Someone who basically acted as ur saving grace and helped through a few rough patches. They can be anyone from ur mother all the way to a spiritual angel.
It can be as long as you!!!! Good luck guys now push those pens
Momma
Momma's my angel,
She had breast cancer,
And I told her I couldn't fathom life without her,
Momma was my angel,
Momma was my protector,
And I scream at the sky each day,
Asking why god vexed her
It wasn't her time to go,
And i feel so angry that she's gone.
Momma's my Guardian Angel,
She watches me each night,
And some times I can even see her Smile,
I lay down on the cold Mildew scented grass,
Looking up at the sky,
Smiling,
Because I know,
Momma, My guardian angel,
Is watching me,
Wherever I go.
Momma's my angel,
She had breast cancer,
And I told her I couldn't fathom life without her,
Momma was my angel,
Momma was my protector,
And I scream at the sky each day,
Asking why god vexed her
It wasn't her time to go,
And i feel so angry that she's gone.
Momma's my Guardian Angel,
She watches me each night,
And some times I can even see her Smile,
I lay down on the cold Mildew scented grass,
Looking up at the sky,
Smiling,
Because I know,
Momma, My guardian angel,
Is watching me,
Wherever I go.
The Day Mommy Left
My parents got divorced and I lived with my mom
I adored her sweet and kind personality
when I was three
she slipped away from the playground
while I was stuck in the middle of the monkey-bars
the ground seemed so impossibly far away
I screamed at the child below
to go and get my mommy
but she never came
she'd left me alone
and went to the hospital where she was committed
'cos she was a schizophrenic
I'd hung on them monkey-bars
for what seemed like many hours
then finally dropped onto the hard ground
bruising my little arms and legs
Ran back to my home, shaken and hungry
mommy wasn't there
I'd been used to being left alone
and tried to make myself cinnamon toast
but I couldn't read all that well
and everything looked alike
I remember taking a big bite out of pepper
and spitting it out in disgust
jumped down from the counter
then went back outside to play
That night, I went back home to darkness
the electricity had been cut off
so I went to the bed me and mommy shared
and curled up into a ball
holding my teddy bear tight
For three days and three nights
I stayed on my own, until on the third night
the front door was thrown open
and bright lights were shone upon me
a three year old girl, pressed tight up against the wall
trembling
I remember they took me away from my home
and when I woke up, a nice woman, a social worker
let me pick out a stuffed animal
and told me I was going to a nice home
I was so afraid, and she was so nice
I begged her to take me back home with her
promised her I'd be a good girl
she told me that she couldn't
so, on shaking legs, I entered foster care
a good christian home
that had no patience for the foul mouth
I'd picked up from my older brothers
who'd been picked up from school
three days before
I remember the taste of the strawberry quick milk
mixed with the tang of soap
they used to wash my mouth out with
and having my nose rubbed in the bed I'd wet
like I was some sort of animal
needing to be house broke
Then most of all, I remember the day
when the social worker came
and told me I was going to live with my dad
I remember asking over and over
"are you sure it's him ..R J****?!"
terribly afraid that when I got there
it'd be some stranger
and I remember, oh! I remember the pure joy
when I saw my dad, bending on one knee
with his arms outstretched , smiling
and me, running into them
turned out, that dad had been searching for me
because when he asked my mom
she thought I was dead
so, he searched all the morgues
and still couldn't find me
but when he did
he held me in his arms
and never let go.
My parents got divorced and I lived with my mom
I adored her sweet and kind personality
when I was three
she slipped away from the playground
while I was stuck in the middle of the monkey-bars
the ground seemed so impossibly far away
I screamed at the child below
to go and get my mommy
but she never came
she'd left me alone
and went to the hospital where she was committed
'cos she was a schizophrenic
I'd hung on them monkey-bars
for what seemed like many hours
then finally dropped onto the hard ground
bruising my little arms and legs
Ran back to my home, shaken and hungry
mommy wasn't there
I'd been used to being left alone
and tried to make myself cinnamon toast
but I couldn't read all that well
and everything looked alike
I remember taking a big bite out of pepper
and spitting it out in disgust
jumped down from the counter
then went back outside to play
That night, I went back home to darkness
the electricity had been cut off
so I went to the bed me and mommy shared
and curled up into a ball
holding my teddy bear tight
For three days and three nights
I stayed on my own, until on the third night
the front door was thrown open
and bright lights were shone upon me
a three year old girl, pressed tight up against the wall
trembling
I remember they took me away from my home
and when I woke up, a nice woman, a social worker
let me pick out a stuffed animal
and told me I was going to a nice home
I was so afraid, and she was so nice
I begged her to take me back home with her
promised her I'd be a good girl
she told me that she couldn't
so, on shaking legs, I entered foster care
a good christian home
that had no patience for the foul mouth
I'd picked up from my older brothers
who'd been picked up from school
three days before
I remember the taste of the strawberry quick milk
mixed with the tang of soap
they used to wash my mouth out with
and having my nose rubbed in the bed I'd wet
like I was some sort of animal
needing to be house broke
Then most of all, I remember the day
when the social worker came
and told me I was going to live with my dad
I remember asking over and over
"are you sure it's him ..R J****?!"
terribly afraid that when I got there
it'd be some stranger
and I remember, oh! I remember the pure joy
when I saw my dad, bending on one knee
with his arms outstretched , smiling
and me, running into them
turned out, that dad had been searching for me
because when he asked my mom
she thought I was dead
so, he searched all the morgues
and still couldn't find me
but when he did
he held me in his arms
and never let go.
Guardian Angel
What the hell am I going to do?
When the world all around me
Is a mess and I can only think of you,
My guardian angel, who will see
The good in me even when I
Am not seeing it. I want to feel free
Without the burdens. Every tear I cry,
You take them away with everything
That is feeling heavy. You fly
Me to a safer place. I want to cling
To you and that protection. During
My darkest times you bring
Me endless light that I find alluring
And peaceful. That voice, telling
Me that I can do this, the reassuring
One in my head is saying to stop dwelling
On the past, on mistakes, on the low-level
Thoughts, and to start living. Stop selling
My soul and heart over to the devil
In disguise. He wants to see me fall apart
Just like the world and wants to revel
In my weakness. My pulsing heart
Is still intact in my angel’s hands.
She is giving me a new start
Every day and when I cannot stand
Anymore. She is my strength, light,
Anchor, protector, and a rubber band,
Keeping everything together tight.
She is my guide through every
Storm, rough wave, and dark night.
What the hell am I going to do?
When the world all around me
Is a mess and I can only think of you,
My guardian angel, who will see
The good in me even when I
Am not seeing it. I want to feel free
Without the burdens. Every tear I cry,
You take them away with everything
That is feeling heavy. You fly
Me to a safer place. I want to cling
To you and that protection. During
My darkest times you bring
Me endless light that I find alluring
And peaceful. That voice, telling
Me that I can do this, the reassuring
One in my head is saying to stop dwelling
On the past, on mistakes, on the low-level
Thoughts, and to start living. Stop selling
My soul and heart over to the devil
In disguise. He wants to see me fall apart
Just like the world and wants to revel
In my weakness. My pulsing heart
Is still intact in my angel’s hands.
She is giving me a new start
Every day and when I cannot stand
Anymore. She is my strength, light,
Anchor, protector, and a rubber band,
Keeping everything together tight.
She is my guide through every
Storm, rough wave, and dark night.
Natasha
The world was without anything to give
My mind was made up no need to live
The bottles went down till I lost the count
Death's dark horse was waiting and I was set to mount
From my dopey eyes I could make out a figure
Towering above me as I laid there in stupor
Words struggling to come out as I opened my mouth
That was all I remembered before I passed out
"I'm I dead or alive? Oh,well;
Finally,I'm on my way to hell
What does it matter it's all I wanted
I guess at last my wish had been granted"
Partly recovered I strained my eyes
To behold who was standing by my side
A soft smile surfaced from a pretty damsel
"If this is hell,why I'm seeing an angel?"
After a while the thought of dying left my head
For once I was glad I wasn't dead
And life truly rewards us in the end
In my darkest time I met a true friend
So true and honest and unable to lie
A motivator she gave me fresh vigour to try
And things that hitherto seemed impossible
Became so easy and simple to do
Life indeed is a lovely and beautiful place
When an angel somehow comes your way
I met one in those days the story I now tell
In many decades to come I will still tell them well
The world was without anything to give
My mind was made up no need to live
The bottles went down till I lost the count
Death's dark horse was waiting and I was set to mount
From my dopey eyes I could make out a figure
Towering above me as I laid there in stupor
Words struggling to come out as I opened my mouth
That was all I remembered before I passed out
"I'm I dead or alive? Oh,well;
Finally,I'm on my way to hell
What does it matter it's all I wanted
I guess at last my wish had been granted"
Partly recovered I strained my eyes
To behold who was standing by my side
A soft smile surfaced from a pretty damsel
"If this is hell,why I'm seeing an angel?"
After a while the thought of dying left my head
For once I was glad I wasn't dead
And life truly rewards us in the end
In my darkest time I met a true friend
So true and honest and unable to lie
A motivator she gave me fresh vigour to try
And things that hitherto seemed impossible
Became so easy and simple to do
Life indeed is a lovely and beautiful place
When an angel somehow comes your way
I met one in those days the story I now tell
In many decades to come I will still tell them well
"an Angel's Wings Unfurled"
I got up late and sped off to work for another dreadful day
Stopped to eat two Egg-Mcmuffins along my un-merry way
Washed 'em down with diet Coke without a moment to delay
Driving to a job I hate because I've got too many bills to pay
When I arrived I learned it was my turn to watch over Satan's child
The little girl the nurses called the devil's spawn, untamable and wild
Be careful with that one, they warned, don't become beguiled
Or even worse, she'll cast her curse, in dung you'll be defiled
The beatings she pounded into her lonely confused head
Would drain me of my energy while scratches formed and bled
At first I feared there was truth in every word they said
That I'd end up wishing I called in sick and stayed at home in bed
Yet something else entirely came over me while witnessing her pain
There was a gentle light emerging like a rainbow after years of rain
Demons once cloaked within my darkness were suddenly made plain
As all the fear I held so dear and fed my endless hate began to wane
The morning Ro-Ro tore away the blindfold from my eyes
I was reborn in angelic light that exposed my hopeless life of lies
All of the hatred I kept tucked beneath my falsely meek disguise
Escaped out of my bleeding heart and allowed my soul to rise
(jj johnson)
I got up late and sped off to work for another dreadful day
Stopped to eat two Egg-Mcmuffins along my un-merry way
Washed 'em down with diet Coke without a moment to delay
Driving to a job I hate because I've got too many bills to pay
When I arrived I learned it was my turn to watch over Satan's child
The little girl the nurses called the devil's spawn, untamable and wild
Be careful with that one, they warned, don't become beguiled
Or even worse, she'll cast her curse, in dung you'll be defiled
The beatings she pounded into her lonely confused head
Would drain me of my energy while scratches formed and bled
At first I feared there was truth in every word they said
That I'd end up wishing I called in sick and stayed at home in bed
Yet something else entirely came over me while witnessing her pain
There was a gentle light emerging like a rainbow after years of rain
Demons once cloaked within my darkness were suddenly made plain
As all the fear I held so dear and fed my endless hate began to wane
The morning Ro-Ro tore away the blindfold from my eyes
I was reborn in angelic light that exposed my hopeless life of lies
All of the hatred I kept tucked beneath my falsely meek disguise
Escaped out of my bleeding heart and allowed my soul to rise
(jj johnson)
Josiah
You will never know the depth of your reach.
My guardian, my friend
You alone restored my peace.
The extension of your hand could only be offered by God.
For the fires of my hell I am sorry,
He suffered you, my angel to trod.
In the pit of my dungeon
My broken heart shattered.
You spoke kind words,
And give spirit matter.
I opologize, but I'm thankful for everything that youve done.
When you took away darkness, and led me back to the Son.
You will never know the depth of your reach.
My guardian, my friend
You alone restored my peace.
The extension of your hand could only be offered by God.
For the fires of my hell I am sorry,
He suffered you, my angel to trod.
In the pit of my dungeon
My broken heart shattered.
You spoke kind words,
And give spirit matter.
I opologize, but I'm thankful for everything that youve done.
When you took away darkness, and led me back to the Son.
woman at the well
I’ve travelled a long time
slept on the ground
I’ve eaten what nature provided
the wind is my only companion
and loneliness is large
larger than the desert
out of the dark I found this place
the woman at the well
my throat was laced with the road’s dust
I did not speak
but she gave me water
cool & pure in an earthenware cup
I found warmth & tranquility
here I will rest, in the shade of her beauty
she will teach me things
the songs of birds where the valley begins
the parables of the story tree
un-worded poetry, if we listen to the wind
how a woman makes an amphora
and draws water from the well
but a man only drinks
then she walked away
water bearer she is
but she carries so much more…
Out of the blue
I don't know how
out of the blue
I just awoke.
I realized
which were my thoughts
and which were not.
I found myself
learning of love
looking for light
I felt my beat
and the sound of my peace
to synchronize
I don't want to live
in a meaning of life
I want to experience
What is beyond
the sight of the eye
will be inconvenient
But this is a risk
I already took
while seeking of guidance
The compass then said
"I'm pointing the truth,
I'm pointing your balance"
Lost in my mind
Hurt by a shadow
Healed while dead.
As long as I hold on
I won't find wisdom,
my angel just said.
I don't know how
out of the blue
I just awoke.
I realized
which were my thoughts
and which were not.
I found myself
learning of love
looking for light
I felt my beat
and the sound of my peace
to synchronize
I don't want to live
in a meaning of life
I want to experience
What is beyond
the sight of the eye
will be inconvenient
But this is a risk
I already took
while seeking of guidance
The compass then said
"I'm pointing the truth,
I'm pointing your balance"
Lost in my mind
Hurt by a shadow
Healed while dead.
As long as I hold on
I won't find wisdom,
my angel just said.
Your poems were all very beautiful thanks 4 the submissions they all touched my heart but I had to pick one. Eswaller u did a wonderful job on yours it was well put together and truly represented the epitome of a guardian angel. Congratulations on the win!!!
