Alright, judging time. Sorry for being so late, I did not expect to be busy today and I can’t believe I forgot yesterday, but I’m so sorry I didn’t get this done sooner! Everyone did an incredible job!! I love seeing your poems and great job! Now, into the judging!! <3

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order!)!:

Phantasmagoria: I really enjoyed this!! It feels indecisive, and beautiful. The way the words flow together is great, even though the sentences feel-kind of-broken, which I absolutely love. It was pretty fantasy-esc, but it still felt like the person in the poem-you-is feeling the pressure of the task at hand, working with dragons. The pressure and doubt is very real. Overall, beautiful and very well-written! Fantastic job!!!

Writing_in_the_dark: This was so well done! Short and sweet, but beautiful! I really enjoyed the message and the realness of this poem. I absolutely love the lines: My life will not crumble/Nor will my soul/And sometimes I might/Stay down longer/Than others/But I will always get back up. I loved the way you encouraged the reader at the end, as well <3 Incredible!

Pancake: This is sweet! I especially enjoyed the last stanza, and the rhyming was really well done!! I like how you said that you can’t save the world with the money, and the overall message is so nice! The way the 3rd stanza ended, with the “it was family” has a lot of impact for such simple words. Amazing, well done!!!

4th place!:

WordSong: This was so pretty, so short, and yet so perfect! The way you set it up was super sweet and I very much enjoyed it! The last line was so beautiful and perfect, and just, ah, incredible!!!! This was so well executed and yeah, I loved this and thought it was so cute!!

3rd place!:

Periwinkle: Aw this was so good!! I loved the first stanza!! This was so sweet and brilliantly done. I loved the way you wrote about the moon, and the relationship between the two people in this poem. This was super well done and I thought it was just incredible. Amazing job!!

2nd place!:

Jaybells: This was super short and sweet and I just loved it!! It’s super true, catchy, and overall just super nice. There is not a ton to say about something so short, but I think that’s why I like it so much. It’s so simple but done really well! It’s cute and  relatable. I loved it!!

And 1st place...drumroll please...goes to….!:

Phoenix Tears!!!: I think this was absolutely beautiful. I almost took this as a metaphor for mental health, although I don’t know if that’s what you intended. This was beautifully woven together, and I like the way you started your lines, simply stating “I cannot” and “I need” a lot. The title was perfect, and you saying how you’re drifting away, and setting boundaries, and saying how you simply can’t do as much as you used to anymore was incredible. So yes, This was amazing, I loved it. Amazing job!!! 

The new theme is bittersweet and the deadline is Sunday, December 5th. I'll judge on the 6th or the 7th.

Please give your poem a title, even if it's just "Untitled." This will make it easier for me to judge. 

Good luck! 

I'm not sure, just short and quick. It just happened :D! Anyways, here's my poem! <3 

a one-sided love. 

you always leave a bittersweet flavor on my tounge,

just a twinge of regret

everytime i see you.

you always leave a sour taste behind,

every word you say

is just a little piece of glass

buried into my skin.

i don't like you.

i don't need you.

but you leave such an addicting tang behind.

such a bittersweet relationship of ours.

UNNAMED

Life can be bittersweet sometimes.

Sweet then bitter

Or maybe salty.

Life isn't covered in glitter.

Life can be seen bitter

At any time

Just look for it

And you'll find it within a clock's chime.

Love is bittersweet as well.

First it's sweet,

Then it's farewell

And it's bitter.

If it's put back together

the love I mean,

You feel as light as a feather 

But you will fall once more.

Okay, that's all. Bye! Hope I win! 

baker's chocolate

you're bittersweet like baker's chocolate,

a hunk of unsweetened cocoa

promising with one glanse

more than you can ever give me.

you're bittersweet like baker's chocolate,

the kind that looks like real chocoate

pulling me towards you pretending

you would taste good. 

you're bittersweet like baker's chocolate,

pure and sugarless and perfect,

but still disgusting in your own way.

maybe that's why i could never have you plain.

you're bittersweet like baker's chocolate,

and i wish i could say i'm someone

who loves chocolate as dark as it can get,

but i've always favored milk.

you're bittersweet like baker's chocolate,

and i feel like i should love that about you

but i add my own artificial sweeteners

telling you you can't ever taste good

without my sugars.

you're bittersweet like baker's chocolate,

and i should have known that the bitterness

was just a part of you, and when i tried to cut it out

it wolud cut you in half.

you were bittersweet like baker's chocolate,

and i ruined it.

I take your biscuit (/cookie), 

--you promise it's sweeter than last time--

And bite into the crisp warmth.

It tastes like baking soda and soap. 

It's no fault of your own;

I smile and say it's delicious,

But inside is bitter cold.

I'm glad you're happy, can smile like that today:

That you didn't

Pick

Me. 

Not when it mattered. 

That you chose the obvious, bright shining choice

And left me to stew on my own.

Good thing your light stands untainted.

Good thing I'm confined;

Darkness locked up --safe-- behind the veneer

I throw up each time you whisk by

Like a summer breeze; warm, refreshing, sweet

But fleeting--

And never,

Ever,

Tied down

To me. 

You'll whisper sweet words, through soft touches convey,

With teary eyes, say you'll pray;

And you mean it, I know-- You really do.

But sometimes

I wish

It weren't

True.

Alas, this is my role,

And yours to you

Too. 

It's such a bitter-sweet feeling, watching,

The love of your life fall for someone they love more.

Forever.

~~~~~~~~~~

Just to clarify, the speaker is an imaginary character. :/