~NEW CONTEST~

The rules are simple and if you break them you will be disqualified.

Rules:
1. The poem must be your own work.
2. The contest ends December 31
3. You can submit only one poem
4. No slang or erotic/profanity poems.
5. Have fun!

First Place: 8 comments, 4 votes
Second Place: 4 comments, 2 votes
Third Place: 2 comments

All people in this contest will get one comment.

The Truth
by Letty....aka Letrice Hopkins

It seems like only yesterday, that I was a little girl . Nothing mattered more then my daddy, because to me he ruled the world .

You see at the time I was under an illusion, thinking that my mom had it in for me . But now I look back on all those wasted years, and see how dumb I must have seemed .

We fought like cats and dogs whenever they would separate, because in my eye's it was her fault, and with my dad I wanted to stay .

But I didn't come up with that conclusion on my own . He did his part believe . He was the whom told me that my mom hated me .

Before all the hatred, fights, and name calling, I loved them both the same . But I didn't realize until I was all grown up, that my dad started the whole thing .

He would call me when she was at work, or gone out with one of her friends . He'd say run away and come to me , we could be together again .

I did do it, many, many, time's . Almost every few days . But then it lead to horrible things, that got me locked away .

I spent my time patiently, waiting for my dad to rescue me . He finally did, but it wasn't to long before he wanted me to leave .

He sent his new wife to do his dirt, but she ended up picking a fight . Thats the reason for these wounds in my chest, they came from her rusty knife .

They said I started it all, and told the state to take me away . But my mom step in and said, she wouldn't have it, and she took me home with her that day .

I was shocked, stupefied, dumb struck, whatever you name it . Because I had finally come to realized who truly loved me

BREATHLESS

The silence in the room was a chilling sound,
The nurses were appauld at the sight that they found.

A small child of only six years old,
Now on wires for not doing what he was told.

A father with tears rolling down his ghost like face,
Doctors and nurses, around the room they race.

A lifeless body slowly slipping away,
As we recante what happened earlier that day.

His mother entered the room as mad as could be,
Yelling and screaming, "Why the hell can't you listen to me?".

She hollared and pointed and kicked and yelled,
She drug him in the bathroom, where under water his head she held.

With each gasping breath he struggled to break free,
But the strength of her, was much greater then he.

So he slowly stopped moving and she finally let go,
His father came in and tried to return the breath of air to flow.

They rushed in to save the small boy's lifeless body,
All his mother kept repeating is "That's what he gets for being naughty."

The efforts to keep him alive finally came to a bitter hult,
It was more then just the unbalnaced mother's fault.

He had the chance to walk back or into the light that was shining,
He asked the lord to take his hand instead of go back to the hurt and crying.

Some say it was a tradgity, some say it was a sad waste.
But the boy seen it as a gift of grace.

He was now with the lord on a bed of clouds where he rest his head.
Who would of thought his mother, was the monster under his bed.

Remember your children are a grace and a gift,
Their spirits do not trample but hold high and lift.

If you see someone that unbalanced don't turn a blind eye,
Because if you may not realize, it's the innocent ones that die.
~Tiffany

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

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

stitches

I sit here stitching up the tatters of my soul
Try to repair this ripped and shredded heart
I cry over these ruined works I had spent a lifetime on
Yet it only took a week for you to rip them apart

My silver needle again pierces through
The needle born of the lies you spun me
I feel a prick on my finger, a drop of blood forms
Even now your lies can still cut me

The thread dives down and emerges again
A thread woven of my wasted love
The thread when new was as white as snow
But now is grey, like an aged turtle dove

This heart and soul that I sit mending
Are washed with my tears as I cry
They embrace the thread and rejoice in the needle
And spread until not an inch is left dry

Washed with my tears and pierced with your lies
And darned with love's wasted thread
My soul feels as thin in my arms as rice paper
My heart is heavy as lead

In The Darkness, Sparkles
By Kim

Blow out thy candle, pray, sit by me,
lend me thine eyes to observe the night
by the light of the moon which shines upon thee.
Look! How the stars are twinkling bright
and the night, in the darkness, sparkles.

I beckon to thee, child, rest at my side,
hush now and taketh a moment to glance
at the dance of the shadows, so handsome with pride.
Hark! At the song of the raindrops trance
whose glance, in the darkness, sparkles.

Witness the beauty, and peace afore us;
a black silk blanket covers the sun in a sleep
so deep. The glittering clouds sprinkle their dust
on the crystalline curtain from whence we creep
To peep, as the darkness sparkles

My Laughter

The forest will sing forever
My soul will live on forever
My life will love forever
Bring me my happiness
As I smile for your bright soul
The world shall come to an end, but your life will never parish
I've come to set you free as the blue clouds will guide you
Please come over and I will show you how
The laughter arises from the black hole that lingers in the forest
Set the souls free, that will forever bring justice to your heart
I have put my silver cross upon your head
Light that shines your bounty will aluminate your reason for me to free you
Piercing my soul, you will run far away as you did for me in the future
The laughter shall come your insides to lure me into that stance
That forest will now pull you in like a tiger at his meal
As I stand there with no reason to look upon you no more you slowly parish in the distance
The water will now flow down that endless river till your return
The last and only dream forever captured by your only evil
The silver cross will light up to show me your heart
Forever you will now seek that wisdom that got you there

My Fool

Sing me a lullaby,
My beautiful.
Sing me a lullaby,
My fool.

The jukebox is playing our favorite song,
As we dance to the rhythm, steps in time.
Come on my love, just play along,
As you sing, I’ll make you mine.

Gold and silver light these walls,
As your soul burns like fire.
You sing to me as you hear my calls,
My voice in your desire.

Casting the spell upon your gazing eyes,
As our fingers twirl like thread.
My movement plays in disguise,
As my silent plague is spread.

The chemical cover to disaster,
This movie in black, white and red.
Pictures framed on the plaster,
Of the memory they dread.

Webs of silver and of gold,
Entice the hearts of men.
As I turn their bodies cold,
With my fingers one to ten.

I am inside you, haunting your peace;
As the jukebox plays the memories you dread.
I plague you while you fall to sleep,
When your body turns cold and dead.

Sing me a lullaby,
My beautiful.
Sing me a lullaby,
My fool.

With each look from you I get chills down my spine,
You see through this mask I hide behind.
I imagine you holding me, like you did before,
Despite what you did to me, I’m still here wanting more.

Your kindness and your sweet words hurt me to no end,
But the thing that hurts most of all is that I lost a friend.
Beautiful and amazing, two words I had yet to hear,
But you tried to make me realize, you tried to make it clear.

You always had your own way of picking my up off the floor,
“I miss you since the second that I walked out your door.”
These things, like a knife, slice me in two,
I’m left all alone, and I do not know what to do.

I’m convinced that you were still with her, and I know that you are now,
Everything you said was lies. I believed you, but don’t know how.
Everyday I have to convince myself I’m better off without you,
I am secretly hoping that you need convincing, too.

But it’s easy to put the blame on me, since I am the one that started it,
But you quick to kiss me back, putting the blame on me doesn’t fit.
So now I never see you, and I don’t think I would even know what to say,
It makes no difference, you never cared. You were just using me anyway.

All hope is gone, I live everyday wishing it was my last
Time no longer flies, it goes by slow rather than is fast

My mind is filled with sad memories, once filled with creativity
Dreaming of my knight in shining armor who shows great chivalry

I no longer find joy in the movies or football games learning new cheers
The only time I find happiness is when every now and then my nights aren't filled with tears

Ive forgotten how it feels to be happy Ive been sad for so long
My goals used to be so clear, Now Im lucky if I can decipher right from wrong

Every moment of every hour of every day of every year
I dont live but I go through life with a constant fear

The fear that I might be played and give my love away
Just to find the one whose in love with me isnt as in love the next day

A single feeling that is more precious than a white dove
All hope is gone, Ive lost my one true love

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

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.

Whisper

Listen closely if you care, listen closely if you dare
I'm going to whisper a story that envelopes a thousand years
A story that sheds a thousand tears

Wake up and read my lips
Every word spoken is a precious gift
I know its silent, I know its faint
But like my heart my words will fade

Though I am not gagged, I cannot speak
My lips are sewn shut, but still I weep
I weep a few words, a few faint and unreal
A few words that will last a thousand years

November Tale

The Agony of Bereavement
has taken hold of me of late.
The pain of absent love,
the effrontery of fate.

In darkness do I lumber
with eyes that scarcely see.
The embitterment of all the things
that once belonged to me.

The cerulean sky above me,
turned, long since, loose the stars,
thus nothing left to brighten me,
or keep, within, the scars.

Deprived of halcyon reveries
by cruel November frost
Remnants of love, forgone in time,
and felicity, now lost.

I take my leave, the time is due,
but grieve not long, my friend.
Gladly do I welcome it;
the doom of mortal men.

Fantasy Angel.

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.

Heaven's Gate

I'm standing at heavens gate,
praying to be let in but they say it's to late,
the sin's I've committed cannot be erased
and in heaven I can no longer stay.

I asked to see God
and they said he wasn't there....
I don't understand it,
They said he'd always care??

They said I'd had my chance,
But I messed it up again!
That God doesn't want me,
I do injustice to his name!!!

I said I was sorry,
I begged for forgiveness,
They said it won't happen,
I'd made too many mistakes.

If only I could make God listen
Then he'd tell them it'd fine,
That I am a Christian
And my afterlife is his this time!!

But no one can hear me,
although I'm screaming so loud,
My voices is echoing
*But they're not hearing a sound!!

PLEASE let me in,
I need to see God!!!
Surely he'll listen
And get me past heavens guards....

They telling me these stories,
stories of what I'd done
But I don't remember doing that??
They must be doing it just for fun!

I tell them they lying
BUT they swear they tell the truth,
how can I stop them?
When they don't even listen to you...

But now I'm on my knees, Begging..
"God please forgive me, Let me in???
Destroy this demons that live within,
"they" trying to kill me, Lord!!
PLEASE DON"T LET ME DIE!!!"

So I Hide
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
put on this show
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 bury my feelings
with untrue alibis
hang up the phone
clutch a pillow and cry.

It isn't very masculine
feeling this inside
but I need you in my life
and so I hide.

Fighting...

I don't know if I can handle it
This feeling of lonliess and pain
I don't know if I can last this long
Becuase there is nothing to gain.

They yell and scream
The fighting never seems to end
They don't know how its affecting me
Or the message that they send

Its affected my life every single day
I guess they're just too blind to see
This curse that I've held
The pain its caused me,

Its only been a few years ago
When they were yelling about me
About my grades and lifestyle
Never hearing my crying plea

They don't know how hard
I'm trying for them to see
How I can do better
And finally be set free

Free from this broken home
That I've been surviving in
Just barely making through
In this fight I won't win

It's not the regular disagreements
That most familes go through
Its something much worse
In this life I must pursue

I'll try my hardest
Even if there is no need to
But it's never seems to be enough
But nothing is enough for you

No turning back now
Cause I'm trapped inside,
In this house of hate
God knows I've cried

Just because I live here
Doesn't mean I belong
It takes love and care
Something to help me get along

I just need some support
A sign that they care
Some encouragement
But thats really rare.

I dread everyday going home
Because they don't even know I'm there
Or they'll start the incesive fighting
Either way I know they won't care...

As I turn the music real loud
So I can't hear them yelling
I look through many journal entries
That reveal the story I'm telling..

I lay myself to sleep and sob softly
Hoping one day it will all be done
But it's far from over because...
The nightmare has just begun...

--emotionless19*

write a silent cry

Write what you have not the words to say,
give your writing strength,
vent all you feel within,
let loose your emotions,
safely and secretly,
none have to know of what you write,
no one has to know what you feel,
express yourself onto paper,
let your emotions run free,
let it be your silent scream,
your secret cry,
an outlet for all you feel,
see part of yourself in the ink,
let it out,
allow it to be free,
no one has to know what you write,
they don't need to know what it means,
just that it sets part of you free,
becomes your sole form of expression,
when hope is all but gone,
so write down what you feel,
all ow it to be your secret cry.

by Jerry Scott

Hickory dikory dock
Paper, scissors, rock
Memory lane
Childhood games
No slowing down the clock.

Meenie, Minie, Moe
Watch the time go
Slips away
Everyday
Best prepare your soul.

Father Time is no friend
For which you can depend
Better smile
For in a while
All comes to an end

Hickory dikory dock
Paper, scissors, rock
Winter frost
Childhood lost
In cadence to tic toc...tic toc.

First Place : master of shadow

Second Place : Mr.Cheesesteak

Third Place : Ismail

Great work everyone. I'll start commenting. If you don't get a comment right away. I will be getting around to you so don't worry.

YAY! master of shadow!!!