Give Me All Youve Got

(I submitted this poem to another contest too, i just really really like it)

*Again*

Running around,
trying to get ready,
hurrying to finish,
heart beating steady.

Slip on my shoes,
and I'm out the door,
turning back now,
is an option no more.

I'm in the car now,
I'm on my way,
oh my god,
what more is there to say.

My chest is shaking,
hands are weak,
oh my god,
I can barely speak.

We pull in,
I think we're here,
nope, false alarm,
we're at the store, but we're near.

I put my gum in my pocket,
once again we are off,
my cell phone rings,
I'm too breathless to cough.

Yellow light,
now turns to red,
we stop the car,
so much running through my head.

Red light,
now turns green,
my house and destination,
somewhere in between.

Stomach hurts,
it's actually in pain,
my heartbeats the only noise,
then my cell phone rings again.

Oh dear lord,
I can see the big sign,
I am arriving where I was going,
and then I see the line.

I step out of the car,
my knees to weak to stand,
I feel like I'm on water,
But I am indeed on land.

I walk over to the crowd,
anxious to go in,
I stand with strangers,
if this was a game I wouldn't win.

7:00 finally comes,
they open up the door,
we all pile in,
I am nervous no more.

I hand the lady my money,
I handed her a five,
I glance up and see him,
I'm just glad to be alive.

My stomach hurts again,
a new surge of fear,
I see him with her,
and I feel a single tear.

I am so hurt,
and so scared,
I want to die,
I don't want to be compared.

I want to leave,
I want to go,
I don't want to stay,
I don't want to know.

He comes over to me,
I wipe my eyes,
I fake a smile,
to hide my cries.

He asks a question,
he asks me to dance,
he says don't be shy,
as he takes my hand.

We dance together,
until the song stops,
he lets me go,
and away he walks.

Again I am sad,
it was all make believe,
he was playing me,
getting ready to leave.

No, it was real, he comes back,
and asks me for one more,
I feel my heart stop,
and him I adore.

He holds me close,
he holds me tight,
even when the song ends,
we stand together, it feels right.

It was perfect,
it was fun,
I'm nothing special,
but he acts like I'm the one.

He doesn't even glance at her,
he never looks back,
he holds my hips and we walk out,
there is nothing he does lack.

A perfect night,
a perfect ending,
a perfect dance,
even though we were pretending.

**meggie**

"The long lost dream"
by Wings of an Angel

"I can not save the world" she says,
and looks at the sunset view,
She sits and thinks of wonder woman,
She wants to be her too.

At the age of only ten,
she knows what she'll become,
"If I can not touch everyone,
I will try to touch some."

She has decided years ago,
A writer is what she'll be.
She will not follow the rest of the crowd,
She won't be trapped, but free.

Five years later the dream came back,
"I almost let it fade,"
Now she thinks back to that night,
when the dream of her life was made.

She starts to tell people,
about her long lost dream,
She is so exited,
Out she wants to scream.

But people underestimate her,
"A writer? Please, come on"
Her courage took a turn,
Her fate was nearly gone.

She can't believe they even dared,
To think she couldnt win,
A tear fell down her burning eyes,
She burned deep within.

She decides in that moment,
She will never quit,
"I'm not going to save the world,
I'm going to change it!"

I'm not sure this is my best, but I like it alot. I think it's the relative to most people, and easy to relate to.

How To Show

Sometimes its so hard to amass
The feelings that we cannot say
Waiting for the time to pass
To see if others feel this way
But if you never speak your mind
If never you do let it show
How would you ever hope to find
How others feel; you'd never know
So i try to encompass all
Everything that I've not said
Build up the courage just to call
But hear only dial tone instead
No comfort it does show to me
No encouragement although
I know that one day possibly
These feelings ill know how to show

Daniel Ray Mulvany

My Bench

I sit upon my lonely bench,
In the park watching wrens,
I remember your tender face as clear as day,
Pondering silently what you did say,
I feel the tears sting my eyes,
At the thought of your last lie,
You said you loved me more than her,
That your sweet feelings for me would always linger,
But I'm not so simple as to believe,
Another lie made up for me,
For if you loved me more than her,
You and your love would have lingered.

I sit upon my lonely bench,
Watching you through a fence,
Though it might as well be a one-way mirror,
For in my direction your head never steers,
I think of all the lies you told,
Of all the love to you I sold,
Of all the care that I gave,
Every night and every day,
To you, the one who stole my heart,
Who took and tore it all apart,
The one who so wrongly used,
My love, It was so abused.

So as I sit upon my bench,
Feeling hardly less than dead,
I tell myself I'm over you,
That we are really truly through,
That I don't have to hear,
About your stupid fear,
Of being rejected by society,
I guess the love from me,
Wasn't enough for you,
That your love wasn't true,
This is what I think of when,
I'm seated here upon this bench.

Taking My Passion Away.

When I'm dancing, It releases pain,
Takes me to a world I've never known.
Just like therapy, It spills my words,
Letting me know that I'm not alone.

A passion inside, You wanna take,
My inner drive that helps me move on.
When times are rough and I cannot smile,
You laugh, Hoping my passion is gone.

Never once have you seen me on stage,
Havn't seen all the things I can do.
From breakdancing to ballet and jazz,
I've beaten the best, I'm good, It's true.

Yet you still don't care and never will,
It's my dream that your taking away.
The only thing that makes me happy,
Is taken from me to make your day.

Then you complain I'm doing nothing,
Wasting my life for a simple dream.
But with or without you here with me,
I'm gonna work hard to get the cream.

I'm not going to hold anything back,
I will dance with my heart, Nothing else.
Let go, And let my emotions free,
Not caring 'bout no one but myself.

Take it to the max, I won't give up,
I'll dance out my heart, For you to see.
Dancing is my life, Life is dancing,
I just wish for once you would watch me.

Copyright © Natalie 2006

[It might not be great. Buuuut, It is on the front page of p&q]

My hiding place..
by ..נєѕѕу..©

As I hear the car
Roar into the drive
I start to weep
I try desperately to stop
But the fear
Flowing from my eyes
Is uncontrollable..

He slams open the door
And yells fiercely at mommy
His words sound funny
And I know he has
Had way too much to drink
I curl my little fingers into fists
And beg myself to stop crying..

I know that if he finds me
I will be in for another beating..
So I scramble under my bed
And sit as still as can be..
This is my sanctuary,
My hiding place..

He storms up the stairs
And shoves open the door
He calls my name
In a haunting tone
Calling me, mocking me..

And then his face appears
That terrifying face
That has so many times
Beaten me until I was black and blue..

His pupils are whirling around
In his crazy eyes
And his face is a stunning purple
He grabs my delicate wrist
And pulls me out..

"No, daddy, please"
I wail, frozen with fear..
My mother runs in
And screams at him once more
"Leave her alone!
Don't you dare touch her!"

He turns round and hits her
A strong hard blow
And she falls to the floor
With a heavy thump..

Then he turns back to look at me
His eyes flaming with anger..
He picks me up and hurls
Me against the wall..
The sharp noise of
Breaking bones
Fills the room
He kicks my tiny body
And leaves me lying there,
Under my bed,
My sanctuary,
My hiding place..

DayDreamer

Soft-spoken sunlight
graze the land
As I lay in the grass
With a book in my hand
Time seemed to drift
On it's wandering feet
And my dreams play a game
Of advance and retreat

Illuminating light
flutters on the floor
As I sit here in peace
Waiting for more
The silence of the air
Soothes my tender ear
Brings gleeful tidings
Almost too much to bare

Each life has a path
Each day has a place
Each smile brings in joy
Across a longing face
And through and through life
I flow like a stream
Tranquil in my mind
Thus...a wonderous dream

*Desole*

Under the mask I see your beautiful blue eyes.
But now something hides the cerulean clear skies.
Beneath the mask I see true happiness and faith.
Hidden by your fear, your anger, your teen angst.

I don't know you, je ne te sais pas, but I wish I never met you. I hate you in pain.
You don't know me, tu ne me sais pas. I'm sorry for all the pain I caused. I wish I could take it back. Je regrete.

It rips me apart when I hear you cry. I tear myself up after I lie to you; When you lie to me. Oh!

But she is your mask, she Shields you from my harm. I can't hurt you again, although my curse had begone. But it's on me. It's on me.

Under the mask I see your beautiful blue eyes.
But now something hides the cerulean clear skies.
Beneath the mask I see true happiness and faith.
Hidden by your fear, your anger, your teen angst.

I'm sorry for the pain I caused, I'm sorry that you feel so lost. I'm sorry that you feel this way, I'm sorry I made you this way. I didn't mean it when I said I didn't love you. I'm really sorry that I hurt you. I was jealous when you met her, but now I'm glad you found her because you're happy, while I'm sorry for the pain I put you through, I'm sorry.

I hope that you're happy. Thats all I ever wanted when I left you. (I lost you) Now with the mask you have a chance to start over. (to start new). I want you to know that I'm sorry I got in the way of your destiny.

FYI: In french Je ne te sais pas is "I don't know you " and Tu ne me sais pas" is "You don't know me"...

[PygmyPuff]

Truth is...
by J. Lau

I used to think
That I can control,
The feelings I had for you
And the thoughts of being with you.

I kept my distance,
I held my stance.
I treasure the friendships,
And I wished you both happiness.

I knew that it will not
Be an easy path,
But it turns out to be much rougher
Then I could ever imagine.
Cause deep down,
It hurts like crazy.

Truth is...
I cannot hold my feelings back
And ignore its existence.
I cannot pretend l am not jealous,
That I'm not the one by your side.

Truth is...
I cannot ignore the pain anymore,
When comforting you when you fall.
I cannot stand seeing you being hurt over and over again,
And there's nothing more I can do.

Truth is...
I'm not being truthful and fair to myself,
Cause it hurts so much inside each time you cry.
I cannot leave this wound open,
And not distance myself to let it heal.

Truth is...
I had feelings for you ever since the day we met,
And it only grew deeper as time past.
I know that I should not feel this way,
But I can't help myself thinking of you each day.

Truth is...
I was sure that you were the one,
ever since we met again that day,
Around the end of June.

I don't know what to do anymore,
My logic is overwhemled by my emotions.
I still wish that everything will work out,
Between you and him.
But if one day in the years to come,
That fate finally grant me the chance.
I wish that we will be together,
Forever less a day...

For that is the day,
I wanted you to know...
How I truly felt ... about YOU.

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Lights
By Sean Allen

Fountain that grows in size
to the flowers' great delight:
morning light.
Reincarnation of the
evening star that fell;
its intensity foretells
a future that is bright.

And so it dies again
in a sort of Pagan rite:
failing light.
before leaving it gives
a final great swell;
before the nighttime death-knell
the sky it does ignite.

Shining overhead on
the fey creatures of the night:
gentle light.
The milky quiet glow
reaches out to quell
darkness's final spell of
unreasonable fright.

Tips of warming orange
with a center of pure white:
crimson light.
Reminiscent of the flames
of that torrent Hell.
What silent lie do they tell
as they reach their great height:
the burning blight?

ok..hope this is ok...not cuttin..but its about death..lemme kno if its not n ill change it...

Last Dance
By: ~*Who Cares?*~

He takes her hand in his, as he pulled her to him,
They turn down the music, as the lights they dim.
They dance as one, as he whispers in her ear,
"Baby, I love you, with me have no fear.

You know you are my everything"
She replied "I know, that's why I wear this ring!"
As the song comes to an end, they see only they remain,
As the faces around them are different, nothing around is the same.

She's a little freaked out, but remains by her love,
As the two of them float high and above-
everyone else. As everyone looks and points,
As the two lovers bodies conjoint.

She wakes from her dream, as a tear falls down,
For she knows that her lover, is deep under ground.
He died for her, and now must live with the guilt,
As she lays bundled up, in his grandma's quilt.

That was their last dance, when they became prom queen and king,
The ring she wore, was their wedding ring.
However, on the way home, as he walked her to the door,
Some bum asked for money, pointed a gun, and asked for more.

They gave all they had, only the ring remained,
He said, "give it to me", as he itched his tangled mane.
The man in love, said, "no you have enough!
I'd rather you shoot me, I can take it I'm tough."

The bum followed his command, and shot him in the heart,
The reason why the two lovers are now apart.
The last dance, their last chance for love,
As a tear comes from her eye, as she stares at the ceiling above.

if ^^ that poem didn't made it in because of the cut, you can delete my poem from the list.

oh sorry i didnt see that there was already 10 posted..ill delete mine if u want. i kinda suk at reading, i mix letter up a lot, anyway sorry again:( and sean thnx 4 being so nice but if i get cut i wood want 2 u stay in cuz u read the rules unlike me, n urs is really good!

omg i won 2nd?! woah. n i broke the rules:( now i feel guilty that i took a spot frum sum1 else n i was the 1 hoo broke the rules. im sry guys.

you didn't take anyone's spot. congrats on your win.

Woo! I got third! *does a little dance*

Congratulations to all the other winners =D Tehe.

awwwwww, thank youu! good job everyone! :D