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It's finally here! All the submissions to this month's 시 contest is included within this soapbox, for your convenience. For the sake of the judges, I am allowing two weeks from today for them to peruse the works herein and then create a pick with their 상단, 맨 위로 five choices. The judges may confer amongst themselves if they wish. Input from the 팬팝 community should also be considered. 코멘트 on particular poems are welcome. The only thing that is prohibited is pointing out (subtly 또는 obviously) which poem is yours. As a poet, that may disqualify 당신 from the competition, for betraying the anonymity clause.

Judges, please post a pick 의해 Thursday, January 29th, 또는 alert me if 당신 need 더 많이 time (you are 더 많이 than allowed to take as much time as 당신 need, so long as 당신 let me know).

THE POEMS

"The Secret Life Of Children" 의해 Contestant Number 1

The kids are hunched over fires
Laughter licking it’s way along the ground
And up the crumbling walls
Faded marks of war smeared beneath eyes
Rosy cheeks, dry, cracked lips
Dirt sits comfortably beneath bitten fingernails
Bony arms and legs jutting out
In primitive, animal, angles

The kids see everything
Crouched behind the bushes
With their shining eyes and willing ears
Adult secrets no longer whispered behind closed doors
But declared as undeniable, unremarkable truths
Gathering in worn, forgotten lots
Creating cities made of talk, and touch, and joy
Seeing all but seen 의해 few

The kids disperse
Mother’s calls crawl along the breeze
Urging weary soldiers home
Wordless goodbyes, a wave, and a nod
Feet thumping along paths and pavement
Carrying them from battle, from play, from companions
Cleaned and dressed, sent to bed
Left to dream of glorious tomorrows

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Lord of the Dance? 의해 Contestant Number 2

His costume glitters with sequins and jewels
His dancing shoes glisten and shine
The 음악 begins as his dancers dance in,
Feet tapping in rhythmic line

He waits for his cue in the shadows and smiles
He’s hearing the roar of the crowd
The sound of cheers is sweet in his ears
They call to him, clear and loud

(But what is he left with,
When the applause dies away and the cheering ceases?
What is he left with?)


The spotlight dazzles his eyes as he enters
The audience screams out his name
And then with a leap and a blurring of feet
He dances as wild as a flame

He’s the 별, 스타 of his show, this spectacle grand
The stage is his world without end
A vast expanse on which to dance
Where Magic and Realism blend

(But what is he left with,
When the dance is no 더 많이 and the stage is bare?
What is he left with?)


The grand finale now draws to a close
A standing ovation at last!
They shout for more, “Encore! Encore!”
So he grants to them one final dance

Then he flashes a smile and blows them a kiss
He lifts his arms high, he bows
Drunk on fame and the praise of his name
He basks in what fortune allows

(But what is he left with,
When the thrill passes and the glory fades?
What is he left with?)


He flirts with the ladies, poses for cameras
And waves at the crowd of his fans
Autographs here and contracts there
And for the 다음 program, he plans

But the spark in his eyes is empty and false
And his soul remains unsatisfied
He can't fill his desire 또는 kindle true fire
Despite every wonder he’s tried.

(For what is he left with,
When everyone leaves and loneliness surrounds him?
What is he left with?)


He has chosen 팬 over true friendship.
Fleeting thrills over everlasting joy.
Greedy ambition over genuine fire.
Stardom over servanthood.
Arrogance over humility.
Lust over love.

He refuses to admit it...but in his 심장 of hearts, he knows.
There is an aching emptiness which he cannot fill.

For he would rather be the lord of the dance
Than to serve the Lord of the Dance.


---

lost 의해 Contestant Number 3

for years i have wondered where do i fit in.
anilate myself will not keep a friend.
push myself 일 to 일 i wonder when it will end.
this thing called life.a quest i am on.
though i dont know how to start.i become unattached to the word that
is my 심장 for fear i will lose it .i want be able to pull it back.
the hurt of its 로스트 beat 더 많이 severe than a heartattack.days months and years
roll by.i sit alone but never cry.for that is weak and i am not.i yell but no one responds
is it to late for me.no its not for i have begun i have opened my eyes.i can feel the tears
dwelling in them.i have come to far i will go on.fluttering like a humming bird.my 심장 rages on.
i have found love.

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Our World 의해 Contestant Number 4

당신 turn on the TV and what do 당신 see?
Another bomb in Iraq, another hurricane in the Caribbean Sea.
Children are dying, houses are flooded.
People just stare, all of them cold-blooded.

Another 불, 화재 in California, another tsunami swept the coast of Bali.
Another attack in India, another dead child in Mali.
While 당신 stare at the screen and eat your food,
Isn’t your feast a little bit rude?

Breaking news announce the civil war in Sudan.
Tell me, Presidents, Ministers, what is your plan?
“Free Tibet” banners are burned on the beach.
Tell me, what happened to the freedom of speech?

Radars will be put in Poland and the Czech Republic,
Dear officials, do 당신 care to know the opinion of the public?
Cuban news try to hide distress
Whatever happened to the freedom of press?

The world is dying, poverty on every street,
Yet 당신 walk around with Gucci on your feet.
People have no 음식 또는 water,
Every 초 a mother loses a daughter.

As the deadly clock ticks by
People around the world die.
How can 당신 sleep knowing your aid
Could’ve saved another person from Death’s blade…?

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Vanilla Wings 의해 Contestant Number 5

I stood and watched the feathers,
As they'd fall tender to my ears
Falling like an Angel
Who had nothing left to fear
Drowning in the silence of
The roaring of the tide
And none of them could surface
Their wings had all been tied

I had a word with God today
Of 천사 and their kin
Of feathers and weathered dreams
Of children and their sins
How frequently I listened to
The 천사 when they cried
As they'd fallen from their clouds
And had no wings to fly

I had a word with God today
But he didn't know my name
When I asked him why he said,
"Everybody looks the same"
I couldn't help but notice
Him standing in the sand
And when I reached out for him
He wouldnt take my hand

I went to see my God today
To have a word again
To have him soothe my fears away
But he wouldn't let me in
He was buried in the feathers
Of all the 천사 that were fell
So I told him I was leaving,
And that I wish him well

Then I took a wingless dive into
The brand new world below
To 가입하기 all the Angels
that had fallen long ago
But when I saw 당신 standing
With my halo in your hand
My gaze had all been stolen
As I fast approached the land

Your beauty like an Angel
Who had never seen the sky
A beauty without compare
To these Angelic eyes
I watched 당신 stand there waiting
With my wings laid at your feet
I could only pray to God above
That 당신 were there for me

I fell into your arms that day
With nothing left to fear
I melted into your embrace
As 당신 wiped at all my tears
당신 led me to a different heaven
One I couldn't find above.
당신 took me deep into your world,
then wrapped me in your love.

I had a word with God today
About all the things he's done
Of all that he's created
You're my 가장 좋아하는 one.
He told me he was glad to
Finally see me smile
He told me was glad that
당신 made everything worthwhile.

---

Cycles 의해 Contestant Number 6

As one 별, 스타 dies
Another is born

As one civilization crumbles
Another is born

As one life ends
Another begins

So goes the endless cycle
Of life,death and rebirth

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Deliberately Delirious 의해 Contestant Number 7

Deliberate applause for each moment left for a pause, i purposefully do not applaud.
They raise their fists; clenched at each wrist, pointing at my deliberate ploy to topple their 구름, 클라우드 like a toy.
I hear the screams in the background, oh Gaza, with its deliberate beat thumping in my mind like all of our bad dreams; 이미지 of hope wrestle with deliberately distorted beliefs encased in dope.
I open my eyes to see what i am shown, and then deliberately close them to my own wise thoughts, free from these thieves.
The 날짜 is written, the time is clocked, history is made today at four o'clock, as i deliberately run, not walk, through those doors made of rock.
Discrimination is not a fabrication to be deliberately littered with empty fruitless words that only aspire to fruition.
And so i too clench my fists, stamp my feet, and dance to the tune of rebellion, happily whistling as their 구름, 클라우드 topples down in a 구름, 클라우드 of dust.

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Home 의해 Contestant Number 8

The Honking of Horns
The Constant Movement
The Diversity of Neighbors

The Tourist Traps
The Tourist,
Strangers

Lady Liberty at Her Post
Ground Zero,
A Place for

Mourning.
Central Park,
For Care-Free Souls.

All these places
Are my
Home.

---

Best 프렌즈 turned Strangers 의해 Contestant Number 9

She was a girl with a lifetime of experiences
He was a boy who had been through a tough time too
They grew up together
Best 프렌즈 forever
That was the promise they made
A promise that would soon fade
As tragedy struck the younger of the two
The little boy’s mom got sick and went away
They 로스트 touch with each other
She found the words too hard to say
Years later they met again
Mere glances across a crowded room
She was too afraid to speak
He was too shocked to move
They 스톨, 훔친 glances at each other all night
Both too afraid to speak
But never losing sight
Of the one they thought they would never again meet
When the night was over
And both had gone there separate ways
In the end both too afraid
To speak the truth
And end their silly charade
They thought of each other
Both with a tear in their eyes
Wondering if things could have been different
Had they both not decided to hide

---

My private intervention 의해 Contestant Number 10

The other girls are going to the mall,
I have no energy to.

I act differently,
but this drug has a weird affect.

When I look in the mirror,
I don't look back.
It's someone else,
not me.

I tell everyone I'll stop soon,
I know I won't.

It's a habit,
That's all,
but It's more,
and I'll suffer.

When finally I've realized what has happend to me,
it"ll be too late.

I always thought this addiction was temporary,
turns out I was wrong,
I should've never looked into your eyes,
but now your my drug, and I need help.

---

The Mask 의해 Contestant Number 11

Some hearts are strong, made of steel,
On the right path forever.
Some are weak and eas’ly turned,
Like the down 또는 heather.

The problem is, what 당신 see,
Isn’t always what’s inside.
Strong behind a mask of weak,
Isn’t hard to find.

It is the weak masked,
As strong, that causes fear.
The person inside,
May not be in the mir’r.

So, 가입하기 me now my fairy friends,
If 프렌즈 당신 be,
And let us all remove our masks,
Of fear and uncertainty.

For where I’m taking you,
There are no masks.
당신 are seen for what,
당신 truly are.

In this realm, evil,
Ugliness binds, and
The pure of 심장 from,
Inside to outside shine.

How do 당신 know,
This is true?
Well, I’m afraid,
It’s up to you.

Choose to believe me, if 당신 will.
If not, I will be here still.

Waiting for the next,
To extend their hand,
And 가입하기 me in this,
Magical land.

---

Untitled 의해 Contestant Number 12

Alone in the world
Memories are the only comfort
But the memories seem so far away
Almost out of slight

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Untitled 의해 Contestant Number 13

Have 당신 ever lived my life?
Spent one 분 in my shoes?
If 당신 haven't then tell me why
당신 judge me as 당신 do.

Have 당신 ever woken up in the morning
Wondering if this was your last day?
Have 당신 ever left your house
Unsure if you'd return?

Have 당신 ever seen your friend get shot
Outside his 가장 좋아하는 store?
Have 당신 ever seen a fried die
From drugs he'd never used before?

Have 당신 ever seen your best
friendsmom get beat up 의해 her
stepdad messed up on booze?

Have 당신 ever sat beneath the stars
Hoping God Will hear?
Have 당신 ever seen your friend drive away
After way too many beers?

Have 당신 ever had a friend
Experiment with weed?
Have 당신 ever covered up guilt
의해 doing a good deed?

Have 당신 ever considered suicide
As the only way?
Have 당신 ever tried to hid yourself
Behind the things 당신 say?

Have 당신 ever wanted to protect
Your 프렌즈 and Everyone in sight?
Have 당신 ever felt such pain
That 당신 cried yourself to sleep at night?

Have 당신 ever lived my life,
Spent one 분 in my shoes?
If 당신 haven't, then tell me why
당신 judge me as 당신 do.

---

Barely Noticed 의해 Contestant Number 14

Life is an iPod
The different melodies, the ups and the downs
Changes in tempo
Every song and every experience differs a little from the next.
Start with the tinkling bells,
Meaningless lyrics;
Soothing sounds of early childhood.
Everything is simple;
Repetition
A song for young ears
One song flows into the next
Changing subtly, barely noticed.
The words begin to gather 더 많이 depth;
The beat becomes a little faster,
A little louder
As time passes the 음악 picks up strength,
The tempo increases
The melody weaves patterns
In and out of the rhythm
The cycle repeats.
Until finally the volume lowers
Ears re-adjust
The 음악 becomes less irregular, settles into a pattern.
Life moves on
One song running its full length before another begins
No skipping around
The 음악 becomes softer
Softer
It fades into the background
It slows
Almost to stop as work
As life
Carries on;
The lyrics tattooed inside the brain
Thinking is no longer required
The 음악 slips to the back of the mind.
Forgotten,
For now
Retirement doesn’t block out the music,
It brings it forward.
Nothing else on the mind,
음악 pushes its way back in;
Taking on a different shape
In songs heard a thousand times,
Suddenly there comes new meaning.
The 음악 gets louder,
Complicated
Beautiful
음악 pounds until the red light flashes,
The iPod’s battery wears down.
The volume gets softer;
Preserving energy
Until finally
The energy is gone
The 음악 has run its course.

---

Apart 의해 Contestant Number 15

She said, “If I didn’t know your name,
“I’d call 당신 home.”

When he touches her hand, it is not butterflies
that make her ashamed of her chipped nail polish,
and she has no inclination of heaven 또는 angels…
Between the secret glances…
In the negative 우주 before they touch…
In the hidden limbo between Midnight and Morning…
It simply Is.

But then, Sunday screams quick as lightening
She's shattered in shambles (feed the fire)
His hunt is hindered, haplessly haunted (point of no return)
의해 lullabies of a cartoon masquerade

“I 사랑 you”
And as I do
I 사랑 to lie to you


A man can learn that a woman is a dungeon
in which he’d be glad to drown.
And a woman can learn that a man is a hero
who will always let her down.

“Don’t be afraid, Daddy’s coming home,”
As soon as the alcohol rots my bones.

Her 잔디 can’t be greener if I scorch it black
And then, it won’t grow back again.

This is the lament of the ugly duckling
Who never became a swan
This is the revenge of the ugly duckling
Who always played the pawn

… But in the negatives of Polaroids, you’ll still remain the same…

---

Expressions 의해 Contestant Number 16

This is the happiest I've ever been
To be here today in joy and light
To shine in glory though not all mine
I've never been so happy in my life

I aknowledge those who brought me here
You, 당신 and not forgetting the best, You.
I 사랑 that 당신 사랑 me enough to be here
To give me this so I can smile again

I'll never forget the way it is
또는 was 또는 could ever be
I will always remember this bouquet
My favourite 꽃 in all of springs glory

I'm poor and doomed, dried and dead
But always, I know you'll be my listening ear
The shoulder to lean, the hand to help
Now I'm sure,
This is the happiest I've ever been

---

Untitled 의해 Contestant Number 17

My 심장 hurts but it has no reason

tears, distraction, screams, reaction

How selfish of me to think I'm

alone

---

Lingering, whispering 의해 Contestant Number 18

Inevitable
my eyes glisten,
as hatred rests in my gaze.
I’m staring at shadows,
whispering your name,
while burning tears scar my face.

Even with only anger left, I doubt,
for I hate you,
because of what 당신 are…
so much 더 많이 than I.
But I stay silent,
watching you, and 당신 alone, from far.

You’re chained to my heart,
but even so, these 쓴, 쓰라린 words on my tongue
make me deny.
And they make me wonder,
make me wonder
why.

Vengeance makes me strong,
keeps me alive
Yet this “love” breaks my soul, so I close my eyes.
But I’ll have to open them once again,
and the trail will linger,
even if the tears will dry.

---

Love and Light 의해 Contestant Number 19

Darkness
it stands resolutely at the edge of our minds
constantly it stays, causing doubt and hatred
we must fight the darkness
fight with our souls
당신 are not alone in the battle
light must prevail
believe with your whole heart
in the goodness of men
for that is the only way
to fight the battle
We must brighten the world
but what to do it with?
what do we, mere mortal men
have to battle darkness?
We have the greatest thing
no shadow could overcome,
Light must battle dark.
the greatest weapon we have,
is love
So fight the battle
fight for the right side
wield the right sword
Fight for 사랑 and light

---

Don't Plagiarized 의해 Contestant Number 20

If 당신 want to create a poem
당신 must learn 더 많이 words about English.
Don't make similar like famous Shakesphere,
If 당신 do it, That is a act of Plagiarizing
like stealing an ideas
and stealing a plots
and stealing an 기사 like 당신 reads
and That has been plagiarized.

If there's a person who copy that,
The original who make it will gonna put 당신 down!
So do it your Own.
like 당신 do a write term for college.

If 당신 have a great idea
that 당신 didn't plagiarized
Don't share your untrusted 프렌즈 and someones
So 당신 keep your idea for the future.

So Please Don't Plagiarized!
Don't take the ideas from someone else,
Don't take the writings from other else,
But Don't Plagiarized!

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Why? 의해 Contestant Number 21

Why didn't 당신 come when I called you?
Why didn't 당신 hold my hand every night?
Why didn't 당신 키스 me in the moonlight?
Why did't 당신 invite me over sometimes?
Why? Why didn't you? Why?
I used to 사랑 당신
becase 당신 use to care about me!
Why didn't 당신 care about me anymore?
Why? Just Why?

---

Tomorrow 의해 Contestant Number 22

Yesterday I was happy,
Today not so.
Yesterday Iwas in Heaven
Today the devil has me in a chokehold.
Yesterday I went to the doctor,
Today I got the results,
Today I found out it was terminal.
Yesterday I was happy.

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Untitled 의해 Contestant Number 23

사랑 wondered inside stronger than 당신 stronger than I but now that it has begun we can not turn back we can only turn into one, and I'll always remember the part of 당신 so tender and I won't hesitate at all whenever 당신 call and I won't ever be to far to give a call, so don't hesitate at all just call

---

Love 의해 Contestant Number 24

I'm tired of being your booty call;
the one 당신 call when no one cares
I'm tired of feeling the way I feel,
so I'm going to take my self out of the game.
and watch from the sidelines

Cause whats the point in playing the game if your gonna loose....... like i do.
I'll always be here to cheer 당신 on;
I'll even shed tear just because your gone.

Inside I'm hurting;
and I know 당신 are too...
I'm sorry it had to end this way;
but maybe in another life we could play the same game,
and win everytime...

but for now all I'm going to say is bye,
I'll see 당신 다음 time.

---

Carving Angels 의해 Contestant Number 25

Above me, with my head on the grass,
I thought I saw eyes peer down at me,
Golden 의해 nature and clear as glass.
Tragic as the battle of the Bismarck sea
Did we meet,
With her hand in mine and a smile open wide.
Inside me, where my 심장 lay still,
I felt her image rest within me,
Warm with ease and dressed to kill.
Engraved in my mind were her words
She spoke quietly,
Promising to bring me to that unknown place.

Beneath me, where the ground sunk away,
The 잔디 had yet to touch her feet,
Agile and pale like a liquid diamond display.
Forgotten were the days I dreamed of seeing
Slowly fade to black,
As she blinded me with her sun
And buried me in her clouds.

---

My Angel 의해 Contestant Number 26

The beauty of an 앤젤 sweet
Did fall from heaven above
And toward some beautiful pearly feet
Came gliding like a dove

But oh this girl on 상단, 맨 위로 of which
The 앤젤 did descend
Did indeed have quite the itch
Upon a river to wend

And so she went and bought a boat
To take her on her way
She stepped aboard and was afloat,
then glided from the bay.

A fellow traveler did she meet
A’stranded in a pond
And with her beauty oh so sweet,
She saved him with her wand

Upon her joyous face a smile
Of never ending cheer
Evoked from old and hidden files
Bright eyes devoid of fear

And so was every 일 aboard
The angel’s elusive ship
A bigger, grander, 더 많이 magical reward
Than on any other trip

He prayed that He could ride with her
for many moments more,
and find a way to dine with her
and talk of 사랑 and lore

Because upon one fateful night
She made this poor boy soar
And now I live just for the sight
Of 당신 outside my door.

---

The Unfinished Story (Based on a true story) 의해 Contestant Number 27

He found himself lost, not taking credits for his acts,
he had denied the truth, the evidence, the facts.
Everyone had seen it and so did he,
but out of all the things, this wasn't where he wanted to be.

He didn't wanna talk, didn't want to confess,
but this only had made him 더 많이 of a mess.
All those sleepless nights, tossing and turning,
It took him a while, before he was learning.

This was something he couldn't avoid, something he truly couldn't surpass,
he had never realized, he was falling so fast.
사랑 is where he would plunge, deeper and deeper every day,
but realizing who he was loving, only put him to dismay.

Somehow this had changed him, 더 많이 than 당신 would think,
he was headed for a breakdown, right at the brink.
She was already in love, someone else had her heart,
except this wasn't the only thing that seemed to tear him apart.

They were best friends, and that's how they would remain,
that's how it would always be, and all the pain would he sustain.
What had made things 더 많이 worse than needed, was something that made his surrender, that raised his white flag, that left him defeated.

She left her place where they had met, leaving him in solitary,
forcing him to 옮기기 on, give up, onward with his life would he carry.
He could not let this go, not her, not now,
so he spends his nights, thinking, what do I do, and how?

Then one night, light was shined on the circumstances,
it all came in a whisper, it showed him his chances.
He's making it now, his wounds are mending,
but there's something in my gut, something bad it is sending.

He's moving on, fairly well, but all within the process,
he's losing himself and every day, there is always a little less.
I'm hoping she'll come back soon, cause this story isn't done,
for the good guys still have not yet won.

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I am what I am 의해 Contestant Number 28

I am a lonely girl, sitting on the side walk
Pushing 당신 away when it’s time to talk
I am the teacher’s student, staring into space
Not sure that being here is worth the waist
I am the walls surrounding you, grace and all
Hoping I wouldn’t fall while 당신 were gone
I am the sky above you, and in my haste
Forgot what I truly was, turn dark again
Forget that I am a true color, honest blue
또는 at least what those below me said
I am the words 당신 say, dark and true
Knowing eventually I’ll get it too
I am a path in the night, dead ahead
Trying hard to forget the hurtful words 당신 said
I am the fading letters on your keyboard
Knowing, eventually, I’ll get back up again
I am the days of your life, both long and short
For reasons only 당신 and I know
I am the silence heard between your words
So sure that the tables will never turn
I am the lump inside your throat
당신 feel when 당신 want to say ‘no’
To all the sins 당신 were a victim of
And know 당신 are so dumb to think
That when the thought of it disappeared
So would the memory
I am the word hanging in the air
That ‘Goodbye’ we’re both so reluctant to share
We cannot leave until it’s said
I am this fear, so hurt and raw
Knowing this blow would make 당신 fall
Hoping against hope that it wouldn’t
And, under your intense scrutiny
I am all I could possibly ever be.

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LOVE 의해 Contestant Number 29

Lookng for a piece of me
Over the distant seas
Vast landscapes around me
East to west,north to south
is where I'm going to find you

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My Grandmother. 의해 Contestant Number 30

The greatest realisation hit,
when her lover had departed.
The truth could now be hid no more,
Confusion, anger and fear.
Confusion lead to pain and weakness,
Anger spurted tears,
The fear of which we all did live with,
slowly, resolutley,
sent daggers to our hearts.

The choice was left for us to make,
the biggest... it hurt.
Although at first, unendurable,
Time made us 로스트 for words.
No need to be confused it seemed,
The pain had settled down,
But best of all, the anger,
reduced, deducted, gone?
And again, all seemed well.

Ourselves forgot, mistake involved,
that age cannot be thwarted.
A simple, true and honest fact,
That makes a mark on all.

No warning, preperation,
We were prehaps asleep.
But newly resurected came,
Consusion, anger, fear.
I went one 일 to visit,
She was no longer there.
I call it luck,
She was alive,
A struggle to survive.

Months were spent,
In the confides of a hospital bed,
A weakness overheld us,
Waiting.. the time we waited.
Was it luck again?
That enabled her to leave.
또는 deservation, determination?
We were pesamistic,
We thought her gone,

Forever, we regarded,
That those three words would haunt us.
Confusion, anger, fear.
Impossible, irrecovable.

We never though she'd walk again.
We didn't think she'd eat.
How did the strength find it's way?
where, did it live?
I think I know an answer,
She had it all along.
The strongest woman I will know,
A remarkable thing,
I could never have immagined.

We were blessed,
why? I do not know.
I know it's not forever,
And so I always keep in mind,
whilst enjoying her strength and her kind.
That age cannot be thwarted,
And we all in turn will die.

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Confessions of a Rock 의해 Contestant Number 31

I sit here, unmoving, in this lovely dull park.
The passersby react to me as they might the
homeless: they may glance at me when they think I am not
looking...
but I am forever looking.
It is not impolite for me to stare.
I see imperfections, acts that they wish to hide:
The garbage tossed casually into the water,
the exchange of money and white powder
between strangers,
and one night, even the loss of innocence...
and life.

Her screams will haunt me forever.

But of all the ugliness that takes place here,
beauty surrounds it and, while the seasons change,
I remain the same.
And at the end of the 일 I am content to be
just a statue
on a pedestal
in a park.

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My True Family 의해 Contestant Number 32

I 사랑 my 프렌즈 like they are my family.
The guys annoying like bros,
But they dis whatever guy hurt my feelings.
The girls are truly supportive,
Like the the sisters I wish I had.
They are my true family all in all.

We get in trouble together,
Talk about things with each other
That we wouldn't say to anyone else.
We are together whenever we are able,
Supporting each other when needed.
They are my true family all in all.

We try our best not to hurt each other.
We 사랑 each other just the way we are.
We usually enjoy each other's company.
We make each other laugh, smile and happy.
We try to cheer each other up when one is sad.
They are my true family all in all.

This is my true family:
Andrew, Lily, Heather, Aaron, Lexus,
Joey, Nicole, Alannah, Tony, Ihab, Keifer,
Greg, Rhea and last but certainly not least
Austin.
These are my 프렌즈 and my true family.

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The Woods 의해 Contestant Number 33

Twilight approaching
Walking, falling, indefinitely toward an unreachable perfection
Light coming and going, there is no hope
Pushed in the Dark Woods, stumbling, grabbing straws
Heartedly falling, no where to go, no one to see, laying there
Hopeless, timeless, immutable, staying down.
Suddenly, leering, Silver Smiles, glowing, creating their own light, I fall
"Follow," hopeless, timeless I rise to a new horizon, a new dimension, a better reality
In standing here, I sink deeper into Reality there, I follow.
I follow my teachers, darker and darker into the woods, deeper and deeper I trust.
The trees climb the sky, killing the moon, higher, higher until my guides are invisible
Unable to see the light from those smiles, I trip, stumble and grabbing pine needles, I fall
Hopeless, timeless I lay in my new grave; No self, no point, nothing felt
Swaying like a reed 의해 a river's bank, an angelic like beauty boasting three heads
Emitting yet a brighter light than my 이전 guides
"Lead me," says my new found hope, "Lead me"
Walking we descend deeper into this forest
My left foot passing my right foot, quicker, still quicker, my beauty and I run
Chasing nothing, no one chasing.
Deeper, colder, blacker the darkness of this forest drowns my follower
She my light and now no more; no hope, hopeless
I sit, thinking nothing, not thinking.
Around me the owl, the wolf, the mountain lion, hunting in these darkened, ancient woods
Searching for survival they are, I cannot resist the instinct to stay, hopelessly.
Thicker, ubiquitous now, the dark has swallowed me
Hopeless, timeless, immutable; I sit
No self, no point, nothing felt; sitting
Chasing nothing, no one chasing; staying
Thinking nothing, not thinking; sinking
Then, driven 의해 Gravity I am pushed down through the forest floor, through a canal
Light peering: changing, ticking, singing; Light
Burning my eyes, a familiar, distant Reality, the woods buried therein.
Dawn has broke

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Oh Herald! 의해 Contestant Number 34

Oh Herald! speak so that I may speak again
For in silence my 심장 yearns for him.
The emptiness blinds my vision with tears,
And I fear my weakness he still hears.
Oh Messenger of my soul please make haste.
I have no 더 많이 sorrow for hatred to waste.
His words are the motive for his murderous deeds,
And with his witty retorts, my 사랑 painfully bleeds.
Oh, divine Savior please give me relief.
Please severe my incredibly hopeless belief.
또는 if thoust cannot end the feelings inside,
Take out my heart, and my soul may 당신 hide.
For to 사랑 a mortal the way mortals do
Is surely the worst torture that Heaven can do.
Oh, come now and offer me a remedy!
To ease my worries and set my 사랑 free.
In silence his voice resounds through space,
And in stillness I can see only his face.
So Lord of Justice, take these feelings away,
And no longer in 사랑 with shall I stay.

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Freckles and Teardrops 의해 Contestant Number 35

see your tearstains on your face

Your mind...it seems out of place

Heard your plan to hurt yourself

So I picked up this paper from the bookshelf

I started to write

I wrote in despite

of the darkness lurking inside me

Suicide isn't a solution

Don't consider it an option

I'm your friend, you'll find

that 당신 don't have to feel confined

It doesn't have to end this way

Please don't go away...

I've been there

just know...that I care...

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My ode to pie. 의해 Contestant Number 36

Pie, so sweet and savoury on my tongue,
당신 can make good of any 일 gone wrong.
Whether it's 체리 또는 peach,
당신 could even make Blagoyevich feel unimpeached.
Once my fork cuts into your crispy skin,
I know my happiness is about to begin.

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I am the Driver 의해 Contestant Number 37

‘Does that make it zero-risk? No. Is life without risk interesting? No.’ Wing Commander Andrew Green

A thousand miles per hour- land speed record.
The wind rushes through my hair as I find I can’t afford
to stop this whirlwind of a life. They’ll be
fast cars and superstars. The fee
of admission 당신 ask. A supersonic engine.

Bloodhound 의해 name, bloodhound 의해 nature. I follow
the scent of a human frame. I’m on an Apollo
mission. But then I take off only to find
that, untrue to myself, I have become blind
to reality. And I 사랑 it?

Right now I’m in first place- here I plan to stay.
No competition. Bluebird, Thunderbold, Railton, out of my
way.
But make no mistake, once I reach terminal velocity
I know, I will start to slow. So I’m gonna
polish my own titanium. For now.


Editor's Note: This user would like to acknowledge that the quote at the beginning is from: link

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Sisters Forever 의해 Contestant Number 38

I could never live without my sister
That I can’t deny
당신 bring joy to my life when you’re 의해 my side
When you’re gone it feels like my world has been destroyed
Together we fill our lives with laugher
Our memories will last forever and ever
No matter if we argue
또는 get in stupid fights
We 사랑 each other from the heart
Best 프렌즈 for life
Just always remember
I’ll 사랑 당신 forever
Because we’re
Sisters forever

Poet's Note: This poem is dedicated to my sis Laura.

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Untitled 의해 Contestant Number 39

One 일
Centuries from now
They will find our bodies
Long since dead,
Long since forgotten
Buried together
Under the same blue sky,
Under the same green 잔디

And when they find our bodies
They won't know what colour our skin was
our 본즈 are grey
They won't know if we were beautiful
our faces will rot
They won't know if we were thin 또는 fat
our flesh will not remain
They won't know in which gods we found our faith
they will not know our minds

And when they find our bodies
Our petty wars and hollow causes
will exist only as the tales of a distant time,
Our fleeting words of hope and fear
will be 로스트 to the earth and the rising sea,
And all the things that forced us
to draw lines,
to fight eachother,
to stand apart,
Shall fade to dust
And the centuries past
will unite us.

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09 Bonnie and Clyde 의해 Contestant Number 40

I sit here and think
About Bonnie and Clyde
And i cant help myself
I want that life
The running and robbing
And 사랑 they one had
The rush of the 시간
The feeling of bad
The crossing the lines
From state to state
Sometimes theyd try
But it was to late
They had chosen that life
Til the 일 that they died
And i cant help but want
That very same life
It must have been funn
At least for a while
The things that theyd done
Were not very wise
But they had there gunns
And 사랑 with blind eyes
I hope that one 일
I will find my right guy
Robbing banks 또는 Shopping Sprees
One 일 hell be all mine
The 사랑 that they had
Was unique indeed
It was the kind
The one that i need
So i say once 더 많이
That one 일 i will
Have adventure, romance, and why
Because one 일 well be
The 다음 Bonnie and Clyde

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If I Were... 의해 Contestant Number 41

If I were a paintbrush of splendour,
I would create a painting so brilliant
With splashes of hate brightened 의해 love,
With dashes of joy darkened 의해 misery,
And with an endless turmoil of every feeling, every thought,
And memories forgotten.

If I were an ominous 구름, 클라우드 of approaching danger,
I would splay a net of warning
To the ones who cringe from hurt
And test the resilience of the fine thread
That balances the life of those who resist.

If I were the precise, focused eyes of a predator,
I would pick out the absonant lopes of an antelope
That strings a twine of discordance
Through the rhythmic flow
Of the galloping of an agitated herd.

If I were the breath of the Winter Queen,
I would arouse a storm so bitter
That the very being of life is chilled to the core,
Until all within my reach
Has felt winter’s wrath.

If I were hate,
I would rip the brittle structure of the world
Into wretched shards of envy, lose, hate,
And 사랑 for the pain of others.

If I were the chimes of crystal bells,
I would empty my cup of music
Onto the clouds that hover just above,
So that the music, so sweet to the ears,
Can rain down in a phantom storm.

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Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that this is a piece of 팬 Fiction based on the 텔레비전 show friends. The poet did not create and does not have the rights to the characters used within this poem.

An Abridged Version Of
The One With The Poem 의해 Contestant Number 42

So 프렌즈 begun and it began with a bang
Chandler made jokes and Phoebe sang,
Ross was glum whilst Rachel was free
Well if 당신 escaped Barry, wouldn't 당신 be?
Monica had relationships but they ended badly
Joey had auditions but never got parts, sadly.
Phoebe found a thumb but never knew her Dad,
She hardly saw her sister but for that she was glad
Ross and Rachel got it on and Chandler was still funny,
But then Eddie moved in and he wasn't a happy bunny
Monica found Richard and Joey got a new job too
But he missed Chandler, well wouldn't you?!
Whilst Phoebe found her brother Rachel found the list,
Ross was devastated, but of course there was a twist
Richard didn't want kids, and a prom video was to be found,
Ross was Rachel's lobster, it was smiles and kisses all round
When Monica 로스트 Richard, Janice came onto the scene
But Chandler found her annoying, her laugh was just obscene!
The 프렌즈 played Football and Rachel was made to 'go long'
Phoebe sang Smelly Cat and so it was her signature song
Monica worked as a chef as Ross and Rachel took a break,
He tried to keep his drunken night a secret, of course for Rachel's sake
But it proved the wrong thing to do as Rachel found out anyway,
He tried his best but to no avail, Ross didn't know what to say
Chandler finally dumped Janice, no 더 많이 'bing-a-ling',
Whilst he, Monica and Joey were freaked 의해 a jellyfish sting
Rachel moved on as Ross found Emily and got set to wed,
But at the alter it was not Emily's name but Rachel's that he said
When they got together, Monica and Chandler surprised us all,
The gang went out to Vegas whilst Joey made a call
He didn't want them to know he hadn't got the part,
The 프렌즈 found out anyway, and helped him make a fresh start
Chandler tricked Monica, and a proposal was what he did,
She happily accepted, their 다음 step was a kid!
Phoebe made 쿠키 but the recipe was not her own,
Monica found out they were Nestle's and boy, did she moan.
Then came the time for Mon and Chan's special day,
Chandler got cold feet but he got there anyway
Rachel had a secret that was to be revealed there and then,
She was pregnant, and needed to tell Ross but didn't know when
Ross was shocked but was happy he had a sister for Ben,
Joey too had a secret, he loved Rachel (like most men!)
Rachel was flattered but wanted to remain friends,
She then had a baby as her and Ross made amends
As the holiday ended Ross found out about the kiss,
He pretended he was fine but it was something he couldn't dismiss
Joey and Rachel stayed 프렌즈 and Phoebe married fast
Whilst Monica and Chandler found a baby they could adopt at last
Rachel was offered a job but it was too far away
How could she leave Ross, could he not persuade her to stay?
She left for the plane but he raced to bring her back
She couldn't do it and boarded the plane, she thought she was back on track
Monica and Chandler had brought the twins home,
While a sad Ross just wanted to be alone
A voice message told him Rachel wanted to get off the plane,
And as the door swung open it was Rachel that came
So there it was as Monica and Chandler got set to leave,
They had all spent ten years together, it was hard to believe
Tears and sadness followed as they put their keys on the side,
As they left the apartment, knowing they'd made an impact worldwide.

The poem's full version may be found link for reference purposes only.

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Untitled 의해 Contestant Number 43

The cigarette drags
Inhaling the toxins
Fills me with doubts

Around me the rain drips
And drops
So morose, so morose

Even if it kills me
The time of my life
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posted by missceleb86
Why do we complain about the unfairness of life?
We have been stroked 의해 its handle, not felt its sharp knife.
Our hearts moan because we do not have the latest iPhone.
But have we stopped to see the cries of those without a home?
They come to our doors desperate for help.
But all we do is dismiss them with a rude yelp.
"Be not harsh to the orphan and the needy" says our Lord.
But some of us do not heed this and whip them with a steel rod.
Though the whole world we cannot feed.
We should not refrain from doing a good deed.
And prevent from drowning in a pool of greed
posted by I_love_Mikey
Are the nights getting too long?
Are the lights getting turned off?
Are the curtains being shut?
And are 당신 the one shit out of luck?

Is it 당신 being pushed around?
Is it 당신 begging to be found?
Is it his cologne that waters your eyes?
또는 is it the fact that 당신 remember all of the lies?

Was it 당신 tied down onto his bed?
Was it 당신 screaming at the site of his head?
Was it 당신 who was crying all of those nights?
And the was it the fact that no one noticed, that helped 당신 remain alright?

Do 당신 regret ever meeting him,
또는 was it a lesson well-learned?
Do 당신 regret ever helping him?
For your skin is now burned.
Do 당신 regret ever 키싱 him?
'Cause it your body penetrated,
and used for abuse.
Yet you've pretended not to care;
당신 just tie up a noose.
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posted by Cries_Bloodlova
Chapter 1
The Alien
Holding this girl in my arms never felt so…wrong. The things I had to do so I could go back home.
Home
The word never sounded any sweeter. I miss every it every day. It sucks to be stuck hear on this miserable plant in this miserable place. I no longer want to be here. But I must if I want to see the one I 사랑 the most my precious darling Piea. He must be missing me ever so much. I miss him to. I let go of Eliza and look her in her bright blue eyes. I brush her bronze color hair. And 키스 her soft plush lips. She was everything I guy could want. Her hair, her lips, her eyes,...
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“Are 당신 crazy telling her our true forms, what the hell man?” Shouted Opal. “Don’t worry, I’ll never tell anyone, I’m a Rokurokubi, which is also a type of demon, we demons should stick together” Said Mia. “Rokurokubi? I think I’ve heard of that type of creature, 당신 come under the category of nocturnal, right” Said Opal trying to calm down. “I’m so glad you’ve heard of my race, that makes me so happy” Said Mia trying to hug Opal. “Opal has a vast knowledge of creatures from the other world” Said Alec. “Then 당신 should do great in ‘Monster Protection Class’...
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Source: fawad
posted by jannah_heaven
장미 are red
violets are blue
when i flush the toilet
i remember you. . .


당신 who speak of beautiful words
when at my back 당신 have this sharp swords
delighted 의해 how 당신 praise me
set me on 불, 화재 is what you'd like to see

what's even funnier is that i've done nothing to you
i'm just being me and there's nothing 당신 can do :P


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a short poem for the haters ;)
loveyall,, ya make me famous!!!! :*
posted by Insight357
“Get out of my house!” my mother shrieked at me from the other side of the kitchen.
    I watched her with wide, blue eyes as she pointed at me with the tip of her butcher’s knife. My cheeks flamed red with embarrassment, shame, and a tinge of anger. “Mom, I-”
    “Mrs. Shortts, you’re overreacting about this. Landon has no control over who he is attracted to,” Bane, my best friend Skylar’s father, said.
    “Butt out,” I hissed glancing over at him.
    Bane gave me an icy glare, but said nothing....
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posted by xXxEmoRAwRxXx
My soul burned deep in agony, as the tears and blood dripped down hitting the floor, I grabbed the 칼, 나이프 one last time. I looked at Chris, begging for mercy, I lift up the 칼, 나이프 and stabbed him one last time. "What, have I done?" I asked to myself. "I'm a murderer, how am I going to explain this, to Jamie? Chris touched me in a inappropriate manner, so I gutted him to death?" I said to myself. There was a soft knock at the door. I had a mini 심장 attack. "Just a moment," I responded to the knock. Struggling, I pulled Chris under my 침대 and got the swifter and mopped and washed my hands. There...
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posted by yamiXyugi
The sky was growing dark when it all happened. I was strolling through the park, the same as any day. I was alone, all alone. i looked up to find not one 구름, 클라우드 in the sky.
'Night already?' I thought. I looked at my watch. 3:00 pm it read. "That's odd," I said. I decided to go 집 then.
As I made my way home, things got weirder. There were no cars on the 거리 and no lights on in any of the apartment buildings.
I turned down an allyway, my usual way home, when I felt an unatural tugging sensation in my gut. I didn't know why, but i was suddenly walking in the complete opposite direction of my house.
It felt like my body was under someone else's control. I started jogging, then running.
"Stop it!" I yelled. I tried to force my legs to stop moving, but as soon as I tried, I felt a searing pain go from my forehead to the base of my spine. I screamed and everything went black.
posted by RuBB3rDuckie
Dear The-One-I’m-Glad-I-Never-Kept

I smile now, not like before. It seems like after 당신 had hurt me, I got over 당신 pretty quick, I guess I never really loved 당신 and 당신 were a waste of my time, and when 당신 left I think part of me was relieved, I wasted my time crying, I guess I was blind.

That smile there, on my face, he put it there. Remember those three months 당신 had put me down, made me cry, and I was still stupid enough to stay? He re-wrote that in two, he replaced my permanent frown, with a smile.

Do 당신 remember that 일 I was crying, and I had went to 당신 with support? Today I still...
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posted by coolie
The Haunted Playground
    Why couldn’t I come here? Mom wouldn’t explain why. I came here everyday! It seemed like Mom was hiding something from me. I was so mad, that as I walked away, her words seemed to blur and fade out as if they were never said in the first place. I ignored her, that’s why I was here in the playground.
    I loved this playground. Although it seems rusty and old, it was a well working playground. A large brick fence stood in the right, blocking what was any further. It was like a scarecrow telling 당신 to stay back. I’ve always...
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posted by sawfan13
Adam started to snicker,"You think 당신 can defeat me again. I have a gun now, and I shot at your little 늑대 buddy earlier. I tied your little girlfriend up there. Yeah, she's good at shutting up, especially with this gun pointed at her. Ha!" I said nothing else. I started attacking him. I threw the gun out of his hands, as he started to fear. I grabbed him 의해 the wrist, and started crushing the 본즈 in his wrist with my bare hands. I wouldn't stop growling and yelling. I have never felt so angry and strong in my life. He whined and pathetically tried to get away. I attacked him, as if I were...
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