20 poems

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1 must be your own poem
2 one poem per poet
3 have fun

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first
10 votes 6 comments
second
8 votes 4 comments
third
6 votes 2 comments
fourth
4 votes 1 comment

POST ANY TYPE OF POEM YOU WANT AND CONTEST WILL END WHEN WE HAVE 20 POEMS

Starlight Night (Reprise)
by Italian Stallion

Starlight night
shining ever so bright
take my hand
by the calmness of the moonlight

As we walk
hand in hand
I ask you this
as you look at the stars

Will you be mine?
I know I've waited a long time
come with me
I have something to show

Sit here in the ever so soft
light of the night
look at the stars reflection on the water
as I seek you with this soft melody of mine

I glance at you
as you look at me
our eyes meet
and we can't separate

I start to play that soft melody of mine
as you sit and sip your wine
we start to intertwine

your warmth next to me
listening to the sea
I can't help but to agree
This is the place to be

you make me feel so right
on such a beautiful night
being here with you
is such a delight

As I turn to look you in the eyes
you say "you are not like all the other guys
that people speak of
you are one of a kind."

© Copyright 2006 By: Italian Stallion

When past and present collide

Bleeding rose weathered by the storm,
internal battle picking the petals.
Pricked beating heart dying in his hand,
shattered life ending with his touch.
Ocean blue being pelted with curtained rain,
never concluding every shower.
Windswept hair ruffled from the breeze,
vacant compassion for her damaged mind.

Drowning memories never fade;
they resurface when the tide rolls in.
Taking everything from her life.
Clouds blocking the sunlight
cast shadows on her aching soul,
never letting love come through.
Hearing seagulls pecking
the pieces of her once indomitable spirit,
fragments buried beneath sandy skin.

Heaven listens to her
a pleading voice,
prayers unanswered,
words unspoken.....

Blinding searchlight guides angels towards
the child waiting for the world to see.
Though nothing touches through the fence
she created to protect remaining hope.

He is desperate, but he wonders
When she'll realize he does care
He loves this damaged girl
If he could, he would kiss away her pain.

When past and present collide.

still trying to get over you

The pain I felt never left
As I hid my feelings for you
As I saw you together constantly
As I felt my heart tearing in two

We were still friends it seemed
Though not as close as before
You had many a fight about me
Something I had foresaw

Only a year it had been
But like a lifetime to me
And recently there was fighting
Things not running smoothly

Yet I played my role of indifference
As I watched you two pass me by
I played my part as the loving friend
And only in private Id cry

But even this closeness was too much
For me to keep playing my part
And I was found out as a charlatan
Who still loved you with all of her heart

So she clung on tighter still
As I wiped away my tears
But her kindness to you stoped
And in your eyes I saw fear

All I could do was hold my tongue
as I saw her turn you upside-down
Hiding pain behind a mask
Holding back tears lest I drown

As you had once done to me
she left you alone and disarmed
you came to me in your sorrow
you held me in your arms

good friends we were once again
and at last I dared to dream
but a new girl is now inside your heart...

as mine begins to scream

Sometimes I wonder...
by J. Lau

If everything happened for a reason,
What purpose did I serve,
When I entered into your life?

Am I just a stranger?
Who happened to be his best friend,
And knew all that happened between you and him?

Am I simply a friend?
Who you were comfortable with,
And had absolutely no feelings for?

Am I the comforter I once described?
Who was there by your side,
And comforts you when you cry?

Am I your guardian angel?
Who guards and help you,
When you needed most?

Am I the soul mate that you need?
Who shared all your joy and sorrows,
And a true friend you can count upon?

Am I the passing cloud?
That happened to be there,
And slowly disappears when the sky clears up?

Am I the rainbow in the sky?
That brings you joy for that brief moment,
And fades away when the sun shines again?

Am I the white Christmas?
That happens only on occasion,
And fulfills a part of your life when all else fails?

Or am I the destined one?
Who will love and cherish you,
For the rest of our lives?

Sometimes I wonder...
How I got myself tangled,
In this complicated situation.

But one thing for sure,
That makes all that I wondered,
Not at all important,
Is that I know... I love you so.

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Boys Don't Cry

Ten year old boy
burying his father forever
though he knows reality
after this day, he won't see him ever

his mother passed away
when he was just five
left with insane elder sister
the only reason to fight life

little boy never knew
the cruelty of society
but boys are not supposed to cry
no matter how hard life turns out to be

day by day he struggled
harder than yesterday
took life as it came
as there was no other way
his innocence was murdered everyday
but that little hope inside his heart
always incouraged him to give a try
and never did he forgot the fact
being a boy, he is not supposed to cry

after being slave for years
he finally reached teen
nobody has even ever imagined
what this boy in his life has seen

everynight before going to sleep
he used to stare at stars
fantasizing a little better future
& past which has been full of scars

and then from somewhere came a girl
one who just loved him for what he is
she never knew anything about his past
just entered his world like fairies

for the first time he felt what is love
for the first time with a smile he looked above

little boy never knew
love comes, love goes but curse stays forever
no matter how hard life turns out to be
but boys are not supposed to cry, never

this world is not meant for him
he knew it since he was five
but still struggled all the way through
for his sister who is no more alive

she has died yesterday
just couldn't take the way her brother is living in pain
she know she can't help him
or save him from the price he is paying for her being insane

now its his turn as he feels so alone
for the ones he need are all gone
but no matter how he decide to die
he knows being a boy, he just cant cry

HAVE YOU EVER... .By Dhaval

Have you ever loved someone so much
You’d give an arm for?
And if one arm wasn’t enough
Would you gladly sacrifice one more?

Have you ever missed someone so intensely
That you’d walk a thousand miles to reach her?
And known that she would probably
Just look at you and not come near?

Have you ever heard the telephone tremble
And prayed to god that it’s her call
Only to hear someone else mumble
And then wished that you could end it all?

Have you ever spent sleepless nights
Staring at the pitch black sky?
And known that she must be sleeping tight
With eyes unlike yours, sealed and dry?

Have you ever apologized and prayed
In spite of knowing that you were right?
Just to make matters okay
And watched them get worse, before your sight?

If you have, you’d want to die
So did I, but I soon realized
That beyond these ominous clouds does lie
The dazzling sun and hope and life

Think beyond and you will know
That joy feels good only after the pain
How can you ever relish a rainbow
Without passing through the rain?

So stop wearing cuts on your sleeve
And flaunt a smile upon your face
All you need to do is believe
And you’ll soon be in Hope’s warm embrace

If you can live through the roughest days
This game of life will certainly be won
And Sir Kipling’s spirit shall rise and say
“What’s more, you’re a MAN my son!”
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This is not goodbye
by Tabby

Crying by his bedside my tears flow endlessly
I held his hand so tightly never wanting to let go
Trying to not think about what is about to be
I look up at him trying to not let my sadness show

His eyes are closed his breathing is slow and heavy
I run my hands through his thick, dark, brown hair
His handsome face is so pale with the color gray
That I begin to cry even harder thinking it isn't fair

Sickness is taking my true love away from me
Draining away his energy happiness and light
But not stealing our love away from each other
That is the one thing that he was able to fight

His eyes slowly open and he turns toward me
He smiles a weak smile and touches my cheek
I feel myself breakdown and burst into sobs
trying to say don't die but I could no longer speak

he grabs my hand and pulls me to him
reaching for my face he brings me into a kiss
then he hugs me with such a weak embrace
I hug him so tight never wanting to end this

Suddenly he lets go I pull myself slowly up
He looks at me with such sadness in his eyes
"I love you sweetheart"he says to me
"I love you but there will be no goodbyes"

"I love you to" I sob into his shoulder
I lay on his chest hearing his heart as I cry
I feel his breathing slowly fade away
As i sob to myself I say "its ok this is not goodbye".....

Turn the Page

You know, and I know.
We both know.
So whom are we trying to kid?

We try to pass like a fleeting moment
Yet we can't.
We are solidified for life
and the lives ever after
not to mention the ones before.

Shall we pretend?
We are great actors.
Or can we finally
throw away our masks
and face the world
together as one?

Are you ready?
For a change in roles?
For this actress
has grown tired
of her script.

So please,
Let's turn the page!
While the ink
is still fresh.

One Mistake

You thought you had it all,
Had your life all planned out.
Everything was going exactly perfect.
Thought you were doing everything right

But one day, you realize,
You really screwed up somehow.
Your perfect plan had a flaw.
Now what do you do?
You didn't have a second plan.

You had to tell your boyfriend.
Find a way to tell your parents.
Make doctors appointments.
All so much to do because,
Of one little mistake

You hadn't planned a baby,
Especially at the age of 18.
You had plans to go to college.
Then raise a family.
Your parents are going to be upset.

What are you going to do?
How can you afford this?
Will he still love you?
All this because one mistake

(whilst into the night, as ash)

you seemed so real;

an angel, slipping down
through your ring of fire
whilst into the night, as ash
you'd walk the winds
and graze the edge
-of love:
dancing above me, reborn
like nails sinking, straight
through the coffin, into flesh;

death is with me every moment
that you smile and every kiss
is a reminder that i'm still not alive
within your grasp.

stripped of your halo;
still holding tight to the mess
of flesh and metal skin-grafts
you've applied: words
endearing my heart
to your brick-wall
of silent indifference

alas, even as i lapse
from this moment
to that,
you still seem so real;

an angel, bathed in the fire
of solitude and singular wanting
while the world turns
its back, you take
my hand; sleep-walking
through the motions
of a dire and delirious dance,
you step upon the altar
to cry out your demands

"beginning of forever"

I'll still always remember
The last time we were together
Wanting to discover
From the beginning of forever

You were the only thing,
I had to live for.
Everything was so perfect,
But that was before.

I always thought,
We would always be together.
I would love you,
From now till forever.

But I know that would be in the end
And we will be apart
So many kisses I can't send
After what you did to my heart

Behind this smiley mask
I saw the ugly truth
A question in my mind I've ask...
Why I loved you?

What should I do, to make you love me?
What should I say, to make you believe me?
It's only you, who I want to see?
Every day of my single day, to set me free

I lost my way, my thought
And my heart was withered
In a game I played
Pretending I'm the winner

Running from the truth
was the easy thing to do
I wish you had the courage to be honest
to gently tell me, we were though

So, please return to the past
Return to your man
I said, "I love you," at last
Wishing you would understand

That's true
I'm still needing you
But you must know
That I'll never let you go...

the lonely feather

Discarded and abandoned
The lonely feather
fluttered
In the air
supported
By the wind, it
danced
A pitiful, solitary pirouette

Neglected and deserted
The lonely feather
landed
In the water
carried
By the current, it
pierced
The smooth surface of the stream

Tousled and torn
The lonely feather
settled
On the ground
adopted
By the earth, it
sang
A mournful melody

A careless breeze
The lonely feather
cast
Into the fire
burning
In the blazing flames, it
cried
Tears of sorrow and regret

The despairing ashes of
The lonely feather
scattered
Into the skies

Silver blossoms on a tree,
a tree that leads to fairies,
elves, ogres, wizards and queens.
grass, made of unearthly green emeralds
an accidental ball rolled under takes you away
to a land unlike ours;
ours is full of ruined cities
and ruined people,
murders in the streets,
and corruption
in this far reaching world
leave here into a world of
magic, Good's triumph over the cold dark evil that is our home.
a single petal tastes of ambrosia, sweet nectar of the heavens
where mythic legends, gods and goddesses
lounge to watch the misery of reality.
they laugh in their world-changing quarrels
and easy living of love.
That perfect tree,
a gate into a whole unknown world
safer yet more dangerous than our own.
A world of hero's,
a world of heroic war,
a world of our dreams
a world unlike our own.
escape

~It Couldn't Be~

Blood drips from my veins,
like rain from the sky.
Hits the carpet like a waterfall,
sitting here, waiting to die.

I start bleeding profusely,
after one last slit.
My body starts to shiver,
my brain and heart start to quit.

I can feel the blood dripping,
not just on the floor.
It's running down my arm,
can't feel pain anymore.

My eyes close and re-open,
now I can't see.
My body is breaking down,
there is nothing left of me.

I try to stand, but I can't,
and crash down to the floor.
Now, I start to see things,
I've never seen before.

A bright light and a hand,
that is held out toward me.
I think to myself, is it God,
no way, it couldn't be...

...could it?

~Sean Dohr~

Missing pieces

By katie!

A million special pieces go missing from my heart
Lying shattered on the ground, where I fell apart
Picturesque background of sunsets in the night
With weeping willows shaking in the midst of all their fights

I'm searching for those pieces, gone missing from my soul
Wholeheartedly I want them, to make me truly whole
While I lie awake at night, I speak a gentle prayer
Come back to me my loved ones, if you should only care

Missing pieces from that twinkle, that lay there in your eye
Which faltered then disapeared as time passed us by
Replaced with the very fear, that we all feel and cry
As weeks turn into months and our bitter tears dry

A love that once did flower in each and every mind
Has wilted oh so gently on the beaches left behind
As I wander down the shoreline, throwing stones into the water
I search for a piece, a man, I used to be his daughter

A million different pieces, each one missing from myself
As I find each precious lost one I place it on my minds shelf
A million different pieces, each as perfect as a tear
Once I find every last piece, there will be no need to fear

Why has this happened?
by Alyson

My troubles are long gone
Now I'm standing here
In this desolate world
Alone and abandoned

All around me are the ruins
Of once grand buildings
Broken and shattered
Until they no longer exist

The harsh winds blow dust
Across the face of this vast land
Leaving the fields barren
Where food no longer grows

Most rivers have run dry
Leaving behind cracked earth
That screams in the night
For help

Tears slide silently down my cheeks
As I look at what this worlds become
Its no longer grand or beautiful
But dry and unforgiving

Why has this happened?
I say its because of our sins
All the wrongs that we've done
And all the beliefs we've held against others

Innocent Torture
----------------------------

I laugh and look on as the torture begins
The crying innocent, gagged and bound
The camera rolls as the lights are dimmed
I grab the victim, throw them to the ground

Laying into them, armed with fists
They writhe and scream, all alone
Tie the ropes tighter, cutting into their wrists
My eyes filled with fire, my heart with stone

Cut deep to their flesh, grazing their knees
From the drawer, I take a candle
Light it and burn their arms with glee
Push to the floor, and fracture thier ankle

Dislocating their elbow in wrath
Scarring them with a vicious penknife
Making them retch, they splutter and cough
Always hurting, but never taking their life

I torture others because of self hate
That nobody else can seem to see
Remove the mask, reveal the victims face
The innocent, staring back, is me.

*******************************************************

Peace. [Sole]

The Plan

I am a world, hidden in time.
Crying down from above.
Natural in this sad belief.
Nothing is ever what it seems.

I couldn't see why.
This moment had begun.
He didn't even care.
My last moment had come.

Leading me on.
This path of bloody love.
Pulling me down.
From my happy Sky's above.

Before this time came.
My life could not be wrong.
Its was in a way happy.
Almost like I belonged.

You don't know of my past.
The things that did come.
My sadness, my mistakes.
All the things gone wrong.

While the memories sometimes hurt.
I had found my happy place.
Living my own life.
Joined in the race.

Then something changed.
I fell in love with a man.
He didn't love me back.
But he had a plan.

His friends figured it would be fun.
To play a little game.
He thought so to.
This did begin the pain.

He toyed with my mind.
Lead me on.
Let me think he liked me.
This was wrong.

Day after day, the time did pass.
He kept up his act.
I thought things were great.
He had a plan.

One night not long ago.
The plan did unfold.
Him and his friends tricked me.
My life grew cold.

He danced with me that night.
Let me hold him tight.
He looked into my eyes.
Taking away every sad night.

I didn't see it coming.
What came next.
His friends were waiting.
To finish off this end.

We took a car ride.
To a beautiful spot.
The stars were shinning bright.
I thought this was the night.

Thats when his friends came.
Pulled me out of the car.
They were all laughing.
As they hit me, the blood began to poor.

They hated me for what I was.
Being gay to them was wrong.
I looked up at him.
Not an emotion was shone.

He joined in too.
Having there fun.
My last sight was those eyes.
The ones who I thought I loved.

I was looking for a lover.
Even just a friend.
Instead I found this man.
Who had a plan.

Scars That Heal
by ~~Lindsay Woods~~

When you found that one person who makes you feel like your the only one in the room,

That one person who still sits beside you no matter what you have been through,

The one who asks you if your ok when you have done something wrong,

The one person who sings to you from the heart the most wonderful song,

When you found that one person who loves you for who you are,

The one person who will keep you from moving to far,

The one person that you look at and they always make you smile,

That is the one person who will make it all worth the while,

When you have found that person you will know from the start,

That is the one person you will always have in your heart.

When you find your one and only,

Tell them how you feel,

That is the one thing that they can do is make the scars heal.

i think that is 20...

yes it is and i will try to have the results posted by at least May 2nd

thank you for all of your poems

First i would like to thank all of you for submitting your poems to my contest
and the results are *drum roll*

first place was End of Sky *Boys Don't Cry*
second place was Tabby *This is not Goodbye*
third place was West *The Plan*
And the Tie for fourth was
Biscuit *The Lonely Feather
and Poonam *Silver Blossoms*

so please leave my titles of poems you want me to Comment on and you will then recieve your reward

hey thats amazing, wow...its really a wonderful feeling for reaching top, thanks a ton.

Congratulations to all others too, great poems.

6 poems to be commented upon: -
# Layers Of Pain
# Circle Of Regret
# Alone I Burn
# Sleep
# If Only Shadows Could Talk
# This Is Insane

Thank u once again for this lovely contest.
All the best and take care
NM

thanks alot i am so suprised i got 2nd! umm well lets see really i dont care what you vote on but if you could comment on
This is not Goodbye since its the one i entered
and any other you would like that would interest you

thanks again
tabby

hi there!!

still waiting for the rewards.. :o) ??

all the best and take care

sorry i printed off your poems and i am going through them and i'll give all of the comments and votes together

kay
*silhouette*

ps. still waiting for others to give poem titles

powers of the wind, please.

oooo im so excited(and i just can hide it) i won something. woowoo.

good job everyone else!

Well, at this point i am making the assumption(sp) that no one else wants their reward so seeing as the first and second place people responded

Poonam will now be moved to Third place and will recieve those rewards.

ok

oh cool. well how about fight on a snowy slope.

hey am i supposed to give you names for votes?

no don't worry about it

Votes and comments are complete

YAY!!!!!!!!!!

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