CONTEST FOR BOOK #2 PUBLISH

Care for you
by Tabby

(DEDICATED TO: MY BROTHER JORDAN WHO I LOVE OH SO MUCH)

Let me explain how much I care for you

Hold on to your dreams like a mother holds on to her child

Smile as if it were your last smile that you will ever show

Tell it all and don't hold back just like a bird sings to the world

Laugh at loud as much as you can and you will surely glow

Run to the edge of the world and still further than that

Jump up and down I will catch you if you start to fall

Climb up a tall mountain and I will follow you all the way

When you stumble or make a mistake just stand up tall

Cry on my shoulder and I will dry all your tears

Hold my hand and we will make it through

I will wipe that frown away from your face

We will make it all the way just me and you

Let your laughter be the sun through other peoples rain

Don't let them get you down just keep on going strong

And don't let them contradict you or say you're a liar

Take pride in what you know and don't be afraid if your wrong

Now that I have told you all of this I hope you will know,
Exactly how much I care for you

Portrait From An Artist

Paint me something, my artist,
As I need to see your words.
Ragged breathing turns into Mountains.
Rivers streaming through.
Crystal water calming the fears
Which became volcanoes in your soul.

Stroke the board with
Colored brushes;
Leave behind the trail of hope.
Thin lines connect the raging
Sea in your eyes with
The secrets you hold.

Draw me these things
That you keep most dear
Locked inside your heart.

Let your tears fall, my artist,
Onto the background of your painting.
Each drop makes a cloud about
To downpour your hidden guilt.
Wide strokes you make as you
Finish the final touches on your portrait.

It’s me in your picture.

Barbie and Ken 101

Sometimes i feel like I'm sittin in the back row of Barbie and Ken 101
a class we all are in, but we never seem to learn from
some general ed requirement for Students of American Culture
a GE that convinces even the brightest of young women
that sex is survival of the thinnest
and I'm sick of this education that doesn't serve our best interests
my teacher has a face
she is every Revlon model women have ever chased
her lectures come through magazines, in beauty shops, and ad campaigns
just turn on your tv
"this just in"
a skewed perspective for todays youth that ladies aren't thin enough
guys aren't trim enough
people don't go to the gym enough
"cut to commercial"
come on just come tune into our maintenance team
they convince you you're ugly enough then tell you how to fix it with maybeline
perpetually started by these dolls
marketed in the late 50's
Barbie and Ken
hence the class I'm in
are you following?
they keep moldin Barbie to fit new trends
next they'll make club hoppin Barbie
with Gucci and prada bags as accessories
video girl Barbie
abusive boyfriend sold separately
under aged Barbie
Kobe Bryant included
or 9/11 victim Barbie
and ken is proud to get recruited
the problem is all these teachings are a womans decay
and I'm startin to worry because my girl is upfront and shes gettin an A
this is where i start to get a little mad ok
where the heck did it become all about tuckin in the gut
i gotta get a bigger chest
i wanna fit a little better in this dress
so let me get a little skinny
gotta fit into an itty bitty size slimmer so I'm livin up to the rest
please
teacher teacher, i wanna give my oral presentation
cuz i have a problem with this class
and a matter of fact
i have a big grudge with the whole administration
you're the reason my girl wont eat in front of me in restaurants
you're the reason that she thinks shes over weight in over 10 spots
less gut less pudge less lunch less real?
more looks more love more Barbie appeal?
i hate Barbie and ken
my future daughter will never play with them
you're the reason bleedin 15 yr olds girls' arms are slit
you made 12 yr olds think skinny was a compliment
and now its too late
i cant write my way through this bathroom door
so i raise my hand in class because i cant stand it anymore
teacher teacher your lectures are all back wards
you've got mothers and daughters forgetting what matters
the most attractive women are the ones who don't care
so forget your teachings your lessons and plans
you skewed sick distant relative of the man
your plan for brainwashing my baby i reject
I'm walkin out of this class and i will proudly
take my F

Awkward
by PreciousIllusions*

Who's that boy
in the back of the room
curly-brown hair
and shifty eyes

he watches everybody
what all does he see
it escapes the rest

while they sing & dance
he writes his obituary
they all think he's really weird
so awkward and withdrawn

so naive so unaware
the new girl sits beside him
his smile brightens the corner
their corner of the world

The girl parts her lips
into an awkward kind of grimace
happy but unsure
such a new feeling

& these mutual awkward lines
form into laughter with a sigh
of understanding

*email for name

The sunrise
by ItalianStallion

The sunrise over the mountains
leaves me in a heavenly bliss
it is so beautiful
that I think of you

This sunrise, I should be spending with you
as I watch the sunrise
I think of you and how beautiful you where
just thinking about how my life would've been

If you haven't died in that car wreck
what my life would've been
with you in my life
as my wife

I can't bare to think of
what my life could of been
with you in my arms
till eternity

now I think of you
when I want love and I'm down
you brighten my day
knowing you are watching over me

knowing that you still lay deep within my heart
knowing you changed my life in such a way
I love you so dearly
even to this day

I can't stop thinking about you
when I see the sunrise
knowing it was where we first kissed
that kiss will last forever and stay deep within me

~This is not a true poem~

Love In Your Eyes

On a day when I’m down and out
you pick me up like no one else.
You grab my hand in your’s,
you look at me and tell me this...

I’ll love you today
I’ll love you tomorrow gone.
I’ll be here till the day begone,
Just close your eyes and think.
It’ll be me in your mind,
I’ll have you in mine.

I look back deep in your eyes and think,
I can’t believe God would give something as precious as this.
I pray to keep this with me forever more.
I look back deep in your eyes and say...

I’ll love you today,
I’ll love you tomorrow gone.
I’ll be here till the day begone,
Just close your eyes and think.
You’ll be in mine as me in your’s.

Mirror, Mirror

In a distant time when youth was your guide
You were the maiden of the ball
The days when your mirror never lied
You were the fairest of them all

I can see through the lines in your face
Written in the corner of your eyes
Your life has travelled to many places
Hindered by the make-up you generously apply

Once a young girl, queen of the dance
Now reflecting on a golden pond
You never found the meaning of true romance
Your search is going on and on

The years have not always been kind
Happiness just an ironic myth
Unfulfilled glamour weighed on your mind
You drank yourself away fifth by fifth

The end came swiftly but without fanfare
You never looked more dashing
Blonde movie star streaks in your hair
Minus the hollywood cameras flashing

It rained lonely tears the day you died
No one there to cushion your fall
The days when your mirror never lied
You were the fairest of them all

Hey I know it's impossible,
but I tried for perfection
cause I wanted acceptance
and you gave rejection.

I didn't hate you - I wanted to love you
and when each day did dawn - grass soaked with dew
once again I'd fake that smile
just so i could be, good enough for you.

Some call it pathetic,
Some say it's lame,
but day after day
i'll continue on in this childish game

I'll beg for you love,
and with the most forced of smiles - ill try all day long.
Till alone in my room, ill turn up the radio and cry until dawn
then one day ill realise I'll realize I got it all wrong.

I needn't have endured the put-downs and the pain
I didn't need to feel so worthless or meek
I didn't need to play your stupid little game
and let you walk all over me.

Cause I can never be all that you wanted of me!
I can't change the way I am - I can't be perfect!
The truth is your no better than me!
and a true friend would love me, JUST AS I AM

ALLy

YOU FEEL THE SAME TOO...

Do you know how many feelings i carry in my heart,
how do i end my day and how do i start.
Missing you and longing 4 u is all i can do,
but i wish as i feel you feel the same too.

Do you know how many unspoken words i wanna say,
how can i say i keep on finding the ways.
Loving you and praying 4 you is all i can do
but i wish as i feel you feel the same too.

Do you know how many dreams i have in my eyes,
how can i fulfill them i keep on telling the lies.
Preaching you and caring 4 you is all i can do,
but i wish as i feel you feel the same too.

Do you know how much pain is deep in my soul,
how do i bear them and keep trying to come out of the whole,
Searching you and urging 4 u is all i can do
but i wish as i feel you feel the same too.

Do you know how much I LOVE YOU,
i wanna tell but unable to do.
Missing u, loving u, preaching u, searching u , wat else i can do,
I wish as i feel you feel the same too........

BY BHARTI

If... By Meaghen

If cutting myself will release my pain

Then ill never stop slicing my veins

If shooting myself will make me forget

Then id shoot myself a million times without regret

If hanging myself will take away my tears

Then ill do it holding back no fears

If drowning myself will make everything go away

Then id do it every single night and day

If taking a pill will make everything stop

then ill take them until i drop

But none of This will ever truly take away your pain

No matter what it will always remain..

In Time

Love

In time I'll forget you
In time, I'll find someone new
To cherish and love forever
Someone else to help me through

In time I'll realise
Why we told so many lies
To protect each other from the truth
To avoid each others eyes

In time I'll see again
Clear my vision, blinded by pain
And change my matter of opinion
No longer labelled insane

In time we will meet
But we will pass, looking at feet
Heads bowed, and eyes apart
As we continue walking down the street

I really don't want it to come to this
But I had a chance, I just couldn't miss
And now I wish I had just asked
For that one gift, that one special kiss

Peace. [Sole]

A prayer to god
by Sarah

I pray to you god for it is my mum and boyfriend you have taken.

I pray to you god when I lay down to sleep I do
not awaken.

Please god let me get to sleep, as I can't for these painful tears I weep.

Please god I have no fear of dying, these word's I say believe im not lying.

Please god my prayers you have not yet giving, without them my life is worth living.

I will go for now in hope that I get to
sleep,

In hope not to be kept up with painful tears
I weep.

I will go for now and dream of what you have taken,

In hope that tomorrow never comes and I don't awaken.

Determination

Gasping for breath
Trying to see straight
You gave your all
Now you can only wait

Did you go fast enough,
Or were you to slow?
You can't take the anticipation
You have to know

Swaying where you stand,
Legs feel weak
You have no voice
When you try to speak

People surround you
Shivering and cold
Then it hits you
-you just won gold

Congratulations everybody!!!!

GREAT POEMS!!!!

Any of my featured poems commented on would be appreciated - Thanks a lot I'm glad you liked my poem :)

Peace. [Sole]

Dreamer: Be As You Are

http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/nature/poems.php?id=642038

and I never Knew

http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/sad/poems.php?id=642128

please :)

Ok,

Nightmares
http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/dark/poems.php?id=642751

Lost
http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/sad/poems.php?id=636321

Public and Padlocked - Parkour
http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/misc/poems.php?id=628465

Thanks :)

Peace. [Sole]

Hi there,

What is the book name? Is it available on Amazon

Thanks

Sorry I havn't been on in a while. okies i'll email my name asap. thanks again =)

The Book is now ready!

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