New poetry contest

Any and all is welcome, but no more then 30 lines.

1st place winner 10 comments, 10 votes, and a spot in my favorites .

2nd place 5 comments, 3 votes

3rd place 2 comments, 1 vote

DEAD LINE IS: JAN. 30TH

Only one poem per poet

Good luck and enjoy

The hollow flame of christmas
is but a memory
suspended in the wind;
unanimated and sore.

a discordant lullaby
self-seething
and unsettling to the touch.

resonating within
the emptiness
a frost-bitten chill
no amount of soothing
could thaw.

and in all my selfishness,
not once did i wonder
if maybe it wasn't
meant to be felt
like it was - and did
that very first time.

Don't worry! they're here.
by Marjan

Whenever you're so cold inside
the pain you can no longer hide
whenever you think no one's there
to care about you and it's just not fair
be sure they will always be there
your guardian angels forever
opening the gate of your heart
they enter & a new day will start
bringing with themselves
happiness & light
the sun shines again.
What a beautiful sight.
If you keep quiet
Maybe you can hear
The sound of their wings
They're flying near.
Wiping your tears
Taking away all your fears
It's wonderful to have them around
In their presence happiness is always found
They're always here
And when this you understand
Against all difficulties you will firmly stand.

by me(marjan)

Police cars whisk by me
Ambulance sirens scream
This world is so much worse
Than a nightmare of a dream

The road that lies ahead of me
Glares a warning sign
The tears that touch the ground tonight
Are not only just mine

The angel that watches over me
Has fallen yet again
She drank the poison that was my mistake
And it's filled her heart with sin

With only 'I hate you' on my lips
I had left my home
I have no destination
I just want to roam

With only 'I hate you' on my lips
I left his heart hollowed
And I know it's my fault
But I still wish he had followed

Those three words have left me by myself
So my angel tried to save me
She took away my pain
Made me blind so I can't see

Now I'm here listening to the world
Nothing is quite right
I can feel the evil around me
Even though I can't see tonight

Lost and wandering
Through mystic rain
I travel the city
And feel no pain

I know you said no more than 30 lines, but this ones 32 lines - and well I'm hoping it won't be too much of a difference. I'll understand if you don't want it though, and I'll submit a different one if you wish. Good luck to everyone.

by Jerry Scott

I hide behind a smile
A lighthearted grin
While my insides turn
End over end.

I tire from acting
As if all is ok
But it's to keep
you in my day.

I miss you when with you
If that makes sense at all
Knowing I'll be without you
Come night fall.

I stash away my feelings
Using untrue alibis
Then hang up the phone
Squeeze a pillow and cry.

It isn't very masculine
Feeling this inside
But I need you in my life
And so I hide.

You speak to me with wisdom
that I have not yet experienced.
I pour myself into you and you
return me, in precise little packages
whose strings I fumble with.
You tie them for me.
You proved to me that eloquence,
however beautiful,
does not matter as much as
I think it should, as I
wish it did. Because I can give that to you.
I can write you precise little poems,
box up emotions and hide them away.
I present to you this eloquence,
a shield with which I guard the fact
that I have no idea what I am doing,
and you give back the rawness,
everything I was trying to say
and more.
You wrapped it in pretty pink paper
and tied the strings.

Your Wedding Night
By: Amanda Bee

Tonight is your wedding night
A night of sensuality
The night for you to show him
That you two are truly meant to be

So choose the perfect dress, girl
A dress of silk and lace
Now meticulously curl your hair
Making sure each strand is in its place

Spray on your sweet perfume
And carefully rouge your lips
He’ll undoubtedly notice
The subtle sway of your hips

As you meet him in the bedroom
Remember to reticently bat your eyes
Then throw him a seductive smile
Watch as he’s taken by surprise

Anxiously await his touch
Feel the heat of his body, so near
As you blush so prettily
While he nibbles on your ear

Allow him to undress you
All the while your eyes will meet
Then look down at your silky dress
As it puddles at your feet

Feel the sheets upon your skin
As he lays you on the bed
Close your eyes and take him in
Engrave these memories into your head

All you’ll hear is the sound of passion
As your bodies interlace
As you both make your way to ecstasy
Pause to look upon his face

For you’ll be sure to see the love there
And his faithful pledge will be in sight
For your future holds so much promise
Beginning with your wedding night

the cave

There is a cave on a far off shore
Which gapes out across an unknown sea
A great mouth eternally hungry
The maw of a monster yearning to pull free

Mottled grey are the rocks of the cliff face
From which the cave's entrance yawns
Inside, stalagmites and stalactites
Grow in mysterious threatening forms

Inside the cave it is black as pitch
Except for an eerie phosphorescent glow
That illuminates a deep underground lake
How deep that water is nobody knows

At dusk a sea nymph rises from the water
Her perfect body as clear as glass
Her voice as she sings is heavenly sweet
No human who hears can get past

Bones lie at the bottom of the black pool
Of men she lured in with her song
who drowned as they tried to reach her
the lust inside too strong

Beyond the nymph's glassy black lake
Beyond the cave floor, black and hard
at the back of this cave full of malice
Lies a host of wreaks, a ships grave yard

Such is the fate to all who wander
Into this forgotten ocean grave
Whether by nymph or craggy rock
None will ever leave the cave.

“The Corps”

These thoughts are flying in my head,
Is the military for me,
So much for me to experience,
In the future we will see,

To leave all my loved ones behind,
And venture into the corps,
Join the marines and become a soldier,
And go fight in the war,

A huge choice that I will make,
It will definitely change my life,
I have nothing left for me here,
No love, no kids, no wife,

Next summer that is coming up,
The recruiter and I will meet,
I'll be prepared and ready to go,
I'll sign my name on the sheet,

I want to go and fight for our country,
And protect us from terrorists,
But if I don't come back or die,
Please try not to miss,

I will go off to a better place,
Be with god up in the sky,
To die a marine, I couldn't ask for more,
Oooh Rah, is my last goodbye

The Stillborn Trinity

We have wasted spring,
entangled in the simplicity
of solitude,

we lingered, still snow blind from winter,
my heart, my soul and me,
in the mist of inebriety

writing letters in the dark
with a pen we never saw,
to an old friend of us,

that ever failed to answer,
no wonder, really,
since we never even sent them.

My heart would ever write of love,
its ardent embrace
and how he longed for it.

My soul would tell of agony,
how it found him,
and the frailty of his friend, my heart.

I, however, never wrote one word.
I lost myself, long ago,
in whiskey and in beer

And every time the two of them finished a letter,
I would tear it apart
and burn it.

"Broken Hearts"

You've gone on to someone new.
You've got me feeling down.
Made me want to end my life.
Just to end this frown.

You said you only broke my heart,
But how can that be true?
You said things would get better.
But I'm still in love with you.

You said other people break people's,
Hearts every single day.
And how are you such a horrible person?
By living life this way.

Sadly you didn't break my heart.
You stole it in my sleep.
You still have it to this day.
You're stabbing it softly as I speak

It takes a very special girl,
To make me feel this Weak.
I thought I was stronger then this.
But you've made my heart so meek.

Why is it I pray for death?
How can this even be?
Dear Lord, Please take my life soon,
Living in hell is killing me.

You will never be able to go back,
From all the things you've said.
A cut on my wrist for every lie.
Someday you'll make me dead.

Forget me

Wake up and breathe,
You should be happy now, you're rid of me!
Smile and live again,
For you bare nothing, I hold the shame!

Laugh and flirt,
For she will never know of all the ones you've hurt!
Live and take her out,
For she has no reason, your honesty to doubt....

Forget me,
For you couldn't see,
See, all the damage carved into my heart,
For I am the victim of the love YOU tore apart!

Carry on with your life,
For this is not your battle, it's my strife.
Go out and make new friends,
For your life is not the life that will end!

Place her on a pedastel, Hold her high,
For she is not the girl you caused to cry!
Catch her when she falls for you,
For surely that is what you want her to do!

Forget me, I don't exist,
Like the blood that pumps from your heart to your wrists....
Forget me, I am nothing at all,
For I am shattered.... You never caught my fall!!!

What Is Happiness
by Sarah Drew

What is happiness
I don't see it anymore
It's been gone for such a long time
It went straight out the door
Along with you
Now when I turn around
You aren't there
Holding my hand
Telling me that you love me
What is happiness
It's been lost for so long
It's been burried deep underground
My happiness is gone
So very far away
I used to know happiness
That has all changed
Now all I know is sadness
And depression
My happiness has flown away
It's gone to the ends of the earth
Now I never have one good day
I wish I could remember what happiness was

Wishing for some sunshine
The clouds are still so gray
I don't know why I notice you
Standing out on a gloomy day

When your teardrops start to fall
You wipe them away, feeling shame
But I want to run and catch them all
And feel the essence of your pain

I want you to know your beauty
And know you're so much more
Maybe if I showed you your worth
I can save you from the floor

There's nothing more I'd like
Then to carry the burden of your sins
Just please don't keep it locked up
Open the doors and let me in

I wish you'd feel safer
And not so insecure
Let me hold you in my arms
And I can find the cure

Don't just walk away from me
I see right through your smile
Let me heal your impure soul
The effort is worthwhile

There is so much more to those tears
So much more I want to know
Let me heal all your wounds
Let your true soul show
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I had to cut a stanza out to fit, but this is my newest poem and I like it =)

Bleeding With Love
By Kim

A wilting rose.
A lost love.
Neglected and fallen,
crumpling, dieing;
waiting to be rescued.

Before the last petal falls,
A star is born

The rose is nurtured,
by whispered words of kindness.
Flattering and powerful,
strength, support.
A beautiful breath is shared.

As the flower grows,
delicate buds are formed.

The rhythmic beating heart awakens.
The pulse races.
Deep red petals spill
from the eye of the rose.
Fulfilled. Reformed. Reborn.

Bleeding with love.

My poem is titled "My Fault"... it is a Kyrille Sonnet

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You see perfection in all my flaws
Yet you dont see, you are the cause
Trying to hide them is like an addiction
I bear the pain of my own Affliction

You think my natural beauty is hidden,
To bring out the truth, & whats real ...forbidden
For me, its hard, a contradiction,
I bear the pain of my own affliction

You cant see something Ive masked so well
So many dark secrets, which Ill never tell.
Anything but Perfection, is my depiction
I bear the pain of my own affliction

You see perfection in all my flaws
I bear the pain of my own affliction

I look deep inside and hate what I find,
I despise this mask I hide behind.
Afraid to show how I really feel,
The reaction from them would be unreal.
So I wait until I have time alone,
Realize over five years that I haven’t grown.
The only thing that seems to be altered,
Is that another thing has caused me to falter.
I will admit that I cut, take pills, and don’t eat,
I even hate the sounds of my own heartbeat.
I look in the mirror and I hate my face,
I think of the things that time should erase.
But they are still there, always in my head,
They haunt my dreams when I go to bed.
They are in my reality each and every day,
They make it so I will never be ok.
I am not emo, just emotional,
Who the hell are you to be so judgemental?
You do not feel what I feel; you do not understand,
The things I have done with my own right hand.
All that I want is for someone to care,
To try and wake me from this nightmare.
So I guess I will have to learn to deal,
My broken heart I will have to heal.
I will pretend I am ok; I can do it with ease,
I will hide it from all the people I have to please.
They have no idea, so I guess I am good,
I do and say all the things that I should.
As long as you like what you see,
It really does not matter if I like me.

I Am Nothing (Without You)

Just a hold of your hand
And I just cannot stand
The warmth of your smile
That lingers in me for a while

Your sight is just mystical
When you looked at me is magical
Your soul doesn't leave in me
That just left me on bended knee

A whisper of words from you
Is a hymn that soothes me anew
Your warmth of your breath
Keeps my life in a new length

It's like freezing under the sun
And you could not just run
It's like burning under the rain
That heals all of your pain

A strange feeling across my seas
In my dreams I don't want to miss
I think I'm starting to fall
And I just want to give it all

"I love you", Yes! I will say
I'll confess it if you just may
I wish you will all hear this
Fall to me and give me a kiss

I am nothing without you
I am nobody not just in a few
I lose my ground don't keep me waiting
Without you, really, I Am Nothing

How the Past is Never Forgotten

We always talked as friends,
Flirted as lovers, but
Your girlfriend didn't know
The difference.
Time went by, we grew apart.
You graduated, started working.
My next year in class was lonely,
For I didn't have you by my side.
We didn't play ball anymore,
We didn't see each other at school.
I moved so we didn't live in
The same town, I couldn't run
Into you while you were at work.
Time went by, I'd forgotten
About you. Friends and I
Went to have a good time
Forget about our problems.
But when we ran into you
It brought back so many memories.
We sat in the front row,
Just to sit together.
You kept flirting with me, I
Was thinking of old times.
But just like the past
You never knew how I
Felt about you.

My mask
by Justin

I have over me a mask,
A mask hiding my sorrow.
You prod with concern and ask,
While I weep into tomorrow.

My essence, my heart, my core aches.
My body, my force, my being urns.
You all are such fakes,
Your eyes cover me with burns.

I begged and plead as things changed.
God spits in my face.
I'm confused, mad, deranged,
I do not know my place.

A fire covers me when you look upon my eyes,
As you gawk and stare I murmur, screw you guys.

"make a scene"

X-rated and dislocated, half-buried skeletons answer her.
she uncovers her past & she'll dance to the last hours of her days.
she's buying back the fortune that the reaper took away.
a search for the one who will bring it back someday.
she fears nothing but fear itself.
her words contrive upon the page.
she's writing her own legecy. just like all her friends & enemies.
as time goes by. she's making all wrongs right.
she's crossing the axis & fading in. cut to exterior & cue the deer.
smash the bell jar. shed one more tear.
born leader. you have to ask her to lead.
she made her xoice.
she'll do anything to make a scene.

Hello! I'm not going to post a poem (for obvious reasons) but thanks so much for all your comments and helping me to fix up any mistakes. It means a lot and your a great author so keep writing!
Luv you lots (",) kt (BrokenMisery)

ADRIANNE IS A PLAGERIZER! her poem contains exact lines from Kelly Clarksons song " You Found Me" check it out

wow that is sad that she copied Kelly Clarkson lyrics and think she can get away with it!

Treachorous thoughts:

Giving in for the temptation
to reach the realms of reality
finding a path to purity
and know the true sensation

Searching for the suffering
knowing what you'll find
the sweetness of peace of mind
From the fear of never ending

Treacherous is the cynical voice
chanting verses in you're head
forsaken, all that's good is dead
A silence extinguish the hypnotic noise

Vaguely you are waking up
from custody of life's construction
the consequence is self destruction
for ignorance you're signing up

POEM .:*untitled*:.
by La Boricua *BX Girl*

I breath and inhale the toxic air that poisons my very bit of soul.
my mind corrupted by those who deceive, i try my hardest to stand bold.
as morning comes and night proceeds.
everyday a bit of life is sucked out of me.

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shh...
listen closely my dear friend,
my heart faintly beats.
this earth kills slowly,
that, many people do not see.
most people see time as infinite
and take advantage of the everyday things.
no please or thank you,
such words has no mean.
but others see life so precious,
more valuable then the most expensive gold.
they love so dearly...
and that love they tightly hold.

Life...
what craziness it brings,
but like all in the hardest times.
we all have to stand strong
even through the hardest things.

Fantasy Dream

The dark has fallen, as i lay amongst the stars.
Reminiscing this life, across the ocean afar.

Then came a silhouette, dancing towards me.
With such adoring grace, i couldn't help but see.

Moving her body, to the mastered beat.
An angel so flawless, holds perfection complete.

Her eyes so exquisite, filled with innocence and bliss.
Igniting my senses, for such beauty I cannot miss.

Her resplendent silky hair, tracing along my cheek.
Yearning for her gentle touch, my heart rapidly beats.

Her laughter so sweet, engraving a passionate smile.
For a gentle buss, I'd go through any miles.

My hands reach out, as they try to hold her.
But so swiftly she moves, teasing my attempts mere.

Then the first rays of aurora, shinning against the poudrin land.
As my angel stopped dancing, and slowly let out her hand.

I kissed it, for the worst i feared.
She began to move back, as i saw crystal tears.

Slowly my angel, rose up and ceased.
The beautiful innocence, I knew i would miss.

But do not shed tears, for this you should deem.
Again we will soon meet, in my fantasy dream.

We are but two roses
by Just Rain

We are but two roses
Pushed away by time
Our petals falling,nothing left to cover our souls
If there was something to hold on to,we would reach
We are but two roses
Two souls
Two minds
Two hearts
We are but two roses
That grew up in the same bush
Battled our own thorns
Grew so the sun could touch our faces
So we could be caressed by life's tender thoughts
We grew so fast,time's rich soil bound our roots
The rain watered us
As we stood untouched by gentleness
We should have turned wild
But no,
We stood our ground
And we lived
To this day
Forever strong
Forever survivors
The fact still remains that
We are but two roses

Just another day...

There's that dark cloud
That hangs over my head
It's raining down on me
So I don't look up ahead

I've lived in the dark
The light burns my eyes
When you used to something
I'm wearing a disguise

Love is a meaningless word
At least it is to me
But its hard to know the meaning
When hate is all I see

Not strong enough
To handle you cold words
But smart enough to fake it
Because they're all I heard

I can pretend I'm fine
My fake smile says it all
I can be anything I want to be
People always take the fall

I never needed anyone
I rather be alone
What I really need
Is to be taken off postpone

Maybe I'm wrong
And someone will let me know
But right now I'm waiting
For my true colours to show

--emotionless19*

Cranium Exterminatus

Start the journey ended here,
Born of ashen dreams of fear,
Take the crook and staff of old,
I will watch as things unfold

As you pass these crimson gates,
Your path is known only by Fates

Now that you've started,
You cannot stop,
Climbing, climbing till the top

You come across a twisted being,
Then you realise what your seeing,
Is in-fact my mind in wane,
Cry for the creature you have slain

Delving further through the red,
You find the things I have not said,
Heart breaking as you hear them,
And now you know why I have feared them

Running now from all the pain,
Still trying to be sane,
You know that you will soon be dead,
So why'd you go inside my head?

Cranium Exterminatus

Start the journey ended here,
Born of ashen dreams of fear,
Take the crook and staff of old,
I will watch as things unfold

As you pass these crimson gates,
Your path is known only by Fates

Now that you've started,
You cannot stop,
Climbing, climbing till the top

You come across a twisted being,
Then you realise what your seeing,
Is in-fact my mind in wane,
Cry for the creature you have slain

Delving further through the red,
You find the things I have not said,
Heart breaking as you hear them,
And now you know why I have feared them

Running now from all the pain,
Still trying to be sane,
You know that you will soon be dead,
So why'd you go inside my head?

*to be ignored*

Just a little prick
by Just-take-my-heart-i-want-you-to-have-it

I pick up a shard of glass
prick my finger, squeeze it
watch the blood drop like rain

suck up the blood
the taste comes to me
hits me like a freight train

i look up and there you are
watching me, crying with cute little sobs
how could i betray you?

but no, you stay
prick your finger
we share our blood

together for eternity
together we will stay
till death do us part

we shall die together
we shall cry together
we shall fight together

we will show our eternal love
with our blood we join
now we are one, and one we will stay

*i hope you enjoyed it*

Hi Just-take-my-heart-i-want-you-to-have-it!

SHINE ON ME
-----------------

Come shine my day for me
make me happy
Ease my mind
I've got so much going on
Am Loosing track
Don't know where I stand
You know what I need
A Bit of your vitamin
Your voice will only take me as far
You can ease my worries like no one can
Is this Voodoo magic
Or simple math of Boy loves Girl
Never wanted to dive so deep
For the fear of drowning
But you have me loose control
Every time you are close
The Truth is,
in the simple fact of knowing how much you love me,
makes my life complete

Flight of the Bird

I watched my world depart, Ir's glories fading away.
I ran because it was dazzling. I was always weak,
And the fact that I am forever changing since that day,
Left me frustrated and I removed my heart.

That bird can't fly well yet,
It is still very young.
But it will someday, when it feels the wind,
That there is a place it can't reach yet.
But soon it will get there.

The children walk on the road in the summer,
leaving their bare feet to the sun.
So far away are my childhood days,
In my hands are wishes to which I say goodbye.

I watched my world depart,
I did not try to follow,
Since that day,
I tried to see where it went.
But I was not ready.

The blades of the windmill go around in the sky,
They have the same dream forever.
But the bird, is still trying to get to a place it can't reach.

I watched that bird struggle,
And I watched it fall.
I tried to smile,
It was an early sign,
I should have never let go.

In Time

The distance is tearing me apart,
But I'm gonna listen to my heart.
Here is where I'm gonna stay,
In your arms I will always lay.

I'm gonna hold on strong,
No matter how long.
You'll always be mine,
We'll be together in time.

When will that be?
Don't be asking me,
All that I know,
Is that I love you so.

I'm gonna hold on to you,
While you whisper, "I love you too."
In your arms I'll cry,
"I don't wanna say goodbye."

Why won`t they accept
The fact that I`m not she
The little girl
I used to be

That shy young girl
With a voice so small
Never said a word
But her smile said it all

The little girl
That stayed so tough
She never cried
When things got rough

The little girl
Who belongs to my past
The little girl
They said grew up so fast

As time went by
And life got bad
She felt she lost
The heart she had

She felt all alone
On her pillow she cried
Because apart of her
She felt had died

Soon her emotions
To much to take in
So she painted her wrists
With suicides sin

She almost gave up
Until one founding day
Her angel appeared
And convinced her to stay

He gave her the hope
She needed to find
He gave her the love
So sweet and so kind

I can`t thank him enough
For loving me the way that he does
For being the hope
That nobody else was.

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