Sociopathetic's Contest (BELIEF CONTEST)

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So I, Sociopathetic [Lauren] have decided to hold a contest that hopefully will actually work.

i want a poem about your, or someone elses beliefs(or lack of beliefs), they can be religious beliefs, or about your morals/values or anything else you (or dont) believe in. (love at first sight, true love, life after death etc)

Rules:
1. Must be about beliefs(or lack there of)
2. Preferrably New. Can be old but.... (refer to #3)
3. Please have it well written, i do not want a poorly written peice of 'poetry' you wrote at age 12 about not believing in true love because Freddy down the street broke your heart!)
4. must have a specific format or style.
5. Be Powerful and Persuasive!!!(Spelling?) I want to be compelled to believe what you believe!
6. read and Reread your poem. no grammatical or spelling mistakes please!
7. Please number your poem! I am only accepting 15 poems.
8. This means reserving will be hard. If you are interested please say so but GET YOUR POEM IN~!~
9. i am allowing 5 spots at a time for reserves(once completed i will move you off it and give you the number to put atop your post))
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i dont want to get in trouble for bumping or have this contest locked! so PLEASE keep chatter away!

MODS: This is bound to have opposing beliefs(since thats what the contest is about) but PLEASE keep this contest up!. if any innappropriate things are being said, just delete the post, not lock the thread please!! =[

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i will announce the prizes at the end of the contest.
They Will be good, i promise.
They just depend on the quality of the poems i receive!
Every participant will recieve a comment upon their entry. =]

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and I dont know if this is clear, but i do not really want it as a story poem. it should be /about/ the beliefs, it can explain why you believe(or dont) what you believe, BUT YOU MUST EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS YOU BELIEVE IN THE POEM!(or have a suitable explanation afterwards)

DONE:
1. Dear God - Kitty
2. The God That Failed- Anna (Mooie Ogen)
3. What I Believe - donna
4. the Messenger - Sheena Drake
5. Immortality - Kim
6. Love... for what it's worth... - J. Lau
7. Hell's Heaven vs. Heaven's Hell - Fading Memories
8. Fly - Gem
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10.

RESERVES:
1
2
3
4
5

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Ends the 21/22.
All poems due then(unless you specifically ask for max 2 more days)
Judging will be completed by Sunday Night. =](i live in Eastern USA(i dont know what timezone) so i dont know when that will be for you...

I AM NUMBER ONE!

(haha, so sorry lauren.)

Uhmm. I would like a spot. I may right something else, but this is all I currently have. It's pretty new as well. Here:

Dear God,
Tonight I ask of you,
For the very first time,
If you can do me one favor.

I don't expect it to be simple,
But I expect you to have heart,
Love your creations,
Like sons and daughters.

Please, dear God,
Ease my friend's pains,
Of the trouble she feels,
And all her worries.

I ask of you,
To mend the heart,
Of a broken friend,
Who's been betrayed.

She believes,
You've let her down,
And hurt the life,
Of a family's loved one.

Give this girl,
Some faith in you,
To cure the soul,
Of a beloved friend.

She's only a teen,
And she already has
Her own drama
Beating her down.

She is trying to be strong,
But she can't hold it all in;
Give her peace of mind,
By knowing you care.

Help her friend,
Mrs. Karen Pharr,
Free herself of pain;
An ill-fated cancer.

Please, I will
Only ask once,
Knowing that this message,
May not get through.

But I have faith,
That you will help,
These two families,
Breathe with comfort.

Amen.

Let me know what you think, and if it fits your criteria (To avoid a "chatter" post, you could always just comment the poem.

Please and Thank you.
And good luck to all the contestants.

#3
TITLE: What I Believe
AUTHOR: donna

The main thing in life in which I believe,
Is what you dish out, is what you'll receive.

Love and respect is the best way to go,
in return that's what others will show.
Treat people well, that's how you'll be treated,
If you do not, you'll end up defeated.

Be honest and faithful, you'll then earn trust,
for lifetime relationships, that's a must.
Do the right thing, be the best you can be,
life is much better when it's deceit free.

If you're given the chance, do a good deed,
do more for others, don't live life in greed.
Always be friendly, don't say hurtful things,
you never can tell what sorrow it brings.

Some situations, you're not in control,
but always remember your lifetime goal.
Don't stoop to their level, just walk away,
In the future it will be them that pay.

The main thing in life in which I believe,
is what you dish out, is what you'll receive.

(Not sure if this covers your topic properly or not, but this is my main belief... If it isn't what you were looking for then I'm sorry for wasting your time :])

Changed.
This is from/for another contest, but I wrote it to fit both contests. Enjoy.
This is obviously in a story form and you didn't exaclty want that, but I'm not submitting again. This clearly explains a little girl trying to find faith in God.
My belief obviously is uncertain like the girl in the poem. I'm still trying to find belief in said God. Sorry if you got confused. =/
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#4
Title: The Messenger
Author: Sheena Ward / xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

Oh, a Heaven of Destiny,
Promised me a kind hand,
To lift me up so I could see,
All truths across the lands.
Find my true faith is what I need,
A silent prayer as I agreed.
....Find my true faith.
....Find my true faith.
Find my true faith is what I need.

A messenger was sent to me,
With a shine in his eyes.
"Tell me your wish," he'd said with glee,
"I want to learn to fly!"
"Would you believe what you can't ignore?"
"Just pray and you'll get your reward."
"...Would you believe?"
"....Would you believe?"
"Would you believe what you can't ignore?"

"Messenger," I asked with dismay,
Hoping he'd understand,
"Could I speak to my God today?"
He slipped me a kind hand;
"Have hope and pray," is all he said,
With a gentle kiss to my head.
"....Have hope and pray."
"....Have hope and pray."
"Have hope and pray," is all he said.

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The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines.
Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line
at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of each stanza can be different.
The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8.
The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:

Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d refrain of first 4 words of line five /c

Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 refrain/8

xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

Yes, both of these will be accepted.

but Sheena- Although a good poem. it will have some 'points' deducted because it doesnt exactly fit in the criteria. if you enter a different poem that follows the rules better you will have a higher chance of placing,

Thank you.

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Yes, yes. Alright. I guess I understand.
I'll try to write something new, but if I don't, just take that one.

xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

#5
Title: Immortality
Author: Kim

Would I choose Immortality?

To never be able to die
Where all experiences would be open to me
Pain but a mild passing hindrance.

Would I choose to stay the same
Exactly as I am
In an ever changing world?

Would I choose to live forever?
Watching all I love perish over time
While I remain, untouched

Would I choose to live without regret?
Outside the boundaries of Time
I can live that precious moment,
Not once, but millions of times!
No consequences for I have eternity to change my mind.

Would I choose to watch
The trees and the oceans and the skies
All fall under the hand of humanity?
Would I choose to witness
Their slow agonizing death
Over not years, but centuries?

Would I choose to actually give you forever?
The two of us, in love, together for time un-ending
While around us the world changes
And slowly slips into the shadows of darkness
Yet we can do nothing but exist....forever

Would I choose perpetual youth
And never fear death or old age?

But it is not death I fear.
A life of wasted moments, a life of unvalued memories, a life of meaningless emotions.
That, I fear.

would I choose Immortality?

No
For it is the value of Time that lets us truly live.

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I hope this is what you're looking for, it does deal with my beliefs about immortality at the moment but if it isn't what you need then feel free to delete it.

Withdrawn...

Delete. for now.

jeannie

Ill add you guys to the list But PLEASE READ THE RULES: NUMBER YOUR POEM!!!!!!

And J. Lau. same thing with you, this isnt really what i was looking for. This is suppossed to be about your beliefs. that doesn't really seem like it is explaining what you believe in...

5. Be Powerful and Persuasive!!! I want to be compelled to believe what you believe!

Lauren--
I'm done. I wrote a new poem, and I hope it's ok. I'm sure it will be. Enjoy. =]

xTheEcstasyOfSuicidex

Thank you Both!! i will edit the top. They fit better now into the criteria. =]

Can I enter? Or is it too late?

There is no Ending Date. it is simply when i recieve all entries!

So yes you may!

i just started thiscontest, lol. it will be open for a long while.

Thanks. Here it is.
#7
Hell's Heaven vs. Heaven's Hell

A knife piercing sorrow's skin
Pills sliding down an innocent throat
A man pulling the trigger to finish what he started
Satan looks down upon Hell's Heaven

A bruise on a child forms from her mother
A heart breaks from lover's past
The last drop of beer fills a child's head
Satan looks up at Hell's Heaven

A kiss goodbye when they just said hello
a woman is at the mercy of man and lust
Smoke fills a child's tree house
Satan is not yet satisfied

Two people go six feet under
As the cause of a man's favorite drink
A baby's life has ended before it begun
By the decisive decision of a parent
A dreamer sets out to make his dreams
Reality
Satan will never be satisfied

God looks down upon this world he has created
Wondering why he did
Watching the live's of his people
Being destroyed by a sweeet kiss
From the lips of Satan
God fights back
To save this Hell

A broken heart is mended by a lover's melody
A wound too deep is healing well
A soul has been saved from the depths of Hell
God is fixing his Hell

A child finds her mother once again
A baby is born with a miricle
Cancer has left the body of a friend
God is pleased with his progress on his Hell

Breath is restored to a loved one lungs
A life has ended happily with a song
Lust has been banned from a man's life
God is almost done fixing his Hell

A boy puts the bottle down for good
A daughter and father fix a relationship
A man joins a woman for love, not for money
God is satisfied with his Heaven

Satan has lost once again

There I fixed it. HAPPY???

-Delete-

Yes, my poem does have something to do with my beliefs. I believe that everytime SATAN does evil, God will come back and fix it. It clearly states that. Sorry for not being perfect for spelling and grammer. God. I'll fix it. No problem! All you have to say is "Can you please change Satin to Satan?" Plus, I wrote this when I was 10, ok? I will have mistakes. I just didn't fix them!!!

Thank you for editing the poem. and i am Sorry.

i am sorry for being so brash. but i was getting really sick of everyone just entering poem that had nothing to do with the contest.(and although not an excuse i was in a really ticked off mood for totally unrelated probs) i get what you said about the context. but i cant read every one's poem completely when they enter. it seemed as though simoly a story poem when i skimmed through it.

-also you're number 7, my first enttrant still refuses to number their poem.

I didn't know you still wanted it numbered. heh.

i hope you're alright now. >< oops. welll it should be noticeable now.

Yea. I still wanted them numbereed. tis okay though.

and im better now. =]

That's ok. I forgive you. I was having a bad day too. Truce?

Yea.. but i think we should stop talking before this gets locked. o.o

Okay... i'm not sure if this is ok. It' about believing in yourself and believing there's something out there.. Let me know if it's okay to enter it please..

Xx Fly xX

Fly, fly. Now is the time
Fly to where the stars all shine
Fly upon the gently breeze
Soar above the lakes and trees

Fly, fly. On winds of love
Fly beside the graceful dove
Fly away to the unknown
Always remember, your not alone

Fly, fly. Towards the sun
Fly, your journey has begun
Fly untroubled from the pain
No need to feel sadness again

Fly, fly. Spread your wings
Fly to where the angels sing
Fly away at your own pace
Your on course to a better place

Fly, fly. Your finally free
Fly across the land and sea
Fly, fly. Towards the light
Go now, the time is right

*Gem*

Copyright©GemmaStott2007

(Interpret this poem how you will x)

Great job. it is accepted Gem. =]

Alright, i have Decided an Ending Date.

It will be this Fri/Sat(depending on Time zone) and i will have the results in by Sun Night (If nothing crazy happens)

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED!

=]

~!~Results ASAP~!~

Thanks for your participation. =]