Poetry Contest

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Poetry Contest

Poetry Contest

Well, we haven't had one of these in a while, have we? Time for a new one, I say! Welcome, resident poets!

The rules are pretty simple. I am the first judge. I will give you a theme, and you must write a poem relating to the theme. Be creative with your interpretations! I will then judge the entries by a set date, and the winner will then be the next judge, and set the next theme. And so on, and so forth. 

The first theme will be... *dramatic drumroll*

Stars! Whether you chose to write about the kind of stars you wish on, or the kind that take the stage, I will be eagerly awaiting your sparkly, shiny, beautiful poems. Have them in by... Saturday, March 18. Two weeks. Sound fair? 

I hope to see your poems soon!

~Booksy <3 

submitted by Booksy Owly
(March 4, 2017 - 8:58 pm)

Inside

 

a false word

a wrongdoing

it wasn't me

i love this

inside 

it is 

a lie

 

a false smile

a hidden pain

i'm totally fine

look, i'm smiling

inside

it is

a lie

 

i ache on the inside

eternal guilt

clinging like slime 

but i smile and move on

inside 

it is

a lie. 

 

 

 

submitted by Darkvine, age 11, Elgin, IL
(April 16, 2022 - 9:04 pm)
I made this in like 5 minutes cuz I was bored
Lair
Lair, Lair,
Pants on fire
How dare you betray
A friendship I forged
From magma and stone
And yet,
You threw it so quickly away?
You crushed it under
Your diamond-studded heel,
Leaving it for dust
And I just smiled
And sighed,
“She’s got it all wrong,
But humans forget,
I’m sure it’ll be okay,”
And yet I’m a liar too
- To myself -
To make myself think
That you were a friend
But I think I see it,
Your burning hems,
Slowly
Tearing at
The seams
Who would have thought;
A friend I liked more,
Who said they did too,
Was just a burning demon
In disguise?
But I understand.
You’re just a
Liar,
Lair,
With your pants aflame
submitted by Writing_in_the_dark, age 12, Valhalla
(April 16, 2022 - 9:46 pm)

The Lying Process

Did something.

Wasn't supposed to.

Got caught.

I fiddle.

I stall.

I think.

At last I lie.

It spouts,

My mouth.

Things that arn't real.

Things I didn't do.

All to cover up,

That piece of chocolate I ate.

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It's funny because it's true.

submitted by Reuby Moonnight, age 11 nebulas, Lunaitaria
(April 20, 2022 - 4:59 pm)
submitted by top
(April 21, 2022 - 7:16 pm)

This one was written at around 11 PM when I should have been asleep... Oh well. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Why should I believe your lies?
I thought you could be trusted
I thought you had changed.
But no, you're still the same
You're still evil.
Stalking through nightmares
Darkening even the darkest nights
In my mind you were kind
Charming, kind, pleasurable.
But once you showed
Your true nature once again 
All hope shattered within me
Like broken glass or
A mountain collpasing.
Your soul has not one drop of light left
Inky blackness as far as the eye can see
In the moonlight I heard
Your bitter laugh
Echoing through my mind
Like a broken record.
You promised me tl never hurt a soul
With a knife hidden behind your back.
You were my friend
Never again will I believe your lies.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(This totally has nothing to do with Moon and Darkstalker.... Nope)
(<<gfrat>> Yes, I agree, Darkstalker is a lying, stinking rat.)

submitted by Rainbow, age 12, Wishing on a star
(April 22, 2022 - 1:28 pm)

Um, I just realized I made a couple mistakes while copying, so..... Here's the [slightly] better version?:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Why should I believe your lies?

I thought you could be trusted
I thought you had changed.
But no, you're still the same
You're still evil.
Stalking through nightmares
Darkening even the darkest nights
In my mind you were kind
Charming, kind, pleasurable.
But you showed
Your true nature once again 
All hope shattered within me
Like broken glass or
A mountain collpasing.
Your soul has not one drop of light left
Inky blackness as far as the eye can see
In the moonlight I heard
Your bitter laugh
Echoing through my mind
Like a broken record.
You promised me to never hurt another
With a knife hidden behind your back.
You were my friend
Never again will I believe your lies.

submitted by Rainbow, age 12, Wishing on a star
(April 22, 2022 - 5:18 pm)

Dang it. Another mistake that I just found. I should really read over everything before posting it.... Anyways, the second "kind" (in the line "Charming, kind, pleasurable") was supposed to be funny. So it was to be "Charming, funny, pleasurable." Like this (this is the final, correct version, sorry):
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Why should I believe your lies?

I thought you could be trusted
I thought you had changed.
But no, you're still the same
You're still evil.
Stalking through nightmares
Darkening even the darkest nights
In my mind you were kind
Charming, funny, pleasurable.
But you showed
Your true nature once again 
All hope shattered within me
Like broken glass or
A mountain collpasing.
Your soul has not one drop of light left
Inky blackness as far as the eye can see
In the moonlight I heard
Your bitter laugh
Echoing through my mind
Like a broken record.
You promised me to never hurt another
With a knife hidden behind your back.
You were my friend
Never again will I believe your lies.

submitted by Rainbow, age 12, Wishing on a star
(April 22, 2022 - 7:46 pm)

Here is my entry. Sorry about the weird name LOL.

LIAR OF THE LAKE

The lake bubbles,

You jump out,

Watching me on the bank.

You say in a nice soft voice,

"Come with me!"

I look up,

I don't see you,

You sit there,

Waiting,

Liar of the lake.

 

Hope you like it! I just thought of it LOL! 

 

submitted by Ayles C., age 11, Colorado
(April 22, 2022 - 4:07 pm)

I, for some reason, can't get italics to turn off, so if this message shows up in italics, I'm sorry! This poem is based off of Episode 4 of Moon Knight, specifically the end of it. The part that isn't in bold is one character, Marc's point of view, and the part that is in bold is Steven's. Hopefully it goes with the theme okay! 




Two Sides of the Moon

 

 

I’m sinking.

I’m sinking,

Lifeless,

Down,

Down,

Down,

Into the depths of who knows where,

Everything around me becoming 

Irrelevant as it melts away,

And for a second or two,

I’m

Gone.

 

 

But it comes back,

Or maybe I do and it’s the one

That never left,

And I realize that none of this is right.

Where is everyone? 

What happened?

Do you know?

I whisper your name to the glass desperately 

But get only the response of my own frantic reflection—

So unfamiliar now, to be in its control—

And I try to run but something’s holding me back

What’s holding me back?

 

 

You are sinking.

You are sinking,

Down,

Down,

Down,

And I can’t see you.

Terror flowing through my veins,

I wonder if this is what you felt

When I held on.

Now I wish I’d never learned to trust—

But wait,

What’s that? 

Suddenly everything is gone.

 

 

I see nothing

But I know feel my existence 

Which is a good sign

But I’m still in the dark in both metaphorical and true ways,

Begging and screaming for help

Thinking of you 

But for some reason never calling your name

Not knowing you are where light has been shed

So tell me now, has everything been revealed?

 

 

No.

We’re just living a lie all over again.

submitted by Periwinkle, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(April 22, 2022 - 4:14 pm)

Two mistakes-- "I know feel my existence" is just supposed to be "I feel my existence," and some of the bold came as bold italics but was just supposed to be bold. Sorry!

submitted by Periwinkle, age Pi, Somewhere in the stars
(April 22, 2022 - 6:38 pm)

when we were eight, 

you promised me we'd stay best friends forever. 

forever is a long time, 

but I was a bright eyed third grader, 

so what was I supposed to think?

we were the perfect pair, 

each adorned with half a heart, 

cracked pieces, 

shattered pieces, 

only whole when we were together.

you were my ride or die, 

run off into the sunset hands linked, 

type of best friend. 

until you weren't. 

why did middle school girls have to be so horrible?

your hand slipped out of mine on the first day of sixth grade, 

but I pretended it didn't for the next three years.  

my tiny pencil sharpener,

the one I kept in the side pocket on my backpack, 

ran a sharp blade across your words, 

until they were pointy enough to pierce through my skin. 

those were the days where the words "you lied" 

were stamped onto my tongue. 

always dancing there on the tip, 

but never stumbling over the edge.

I passed you in the hallway on the way to bio today.

it's been almost four years since my first day of sixth grade. 

you didn't notice me, 

but I've learned that not all promises are better when they're kept. 

submitted by peppermint, age 14, thinking
(April 28, 2022 - 10:44 pm)

Wow, I really like this! A lot of emotion. I'm just wondering, is this based off of a something that happened to you/a friend of yours?

(<<tnzoe>> Ten Zoe? Inkling, are you going to sneak out at ten in the night to meet up with Zoe? Why?)

submitted by Rainbow, age 12, Stargazing, She/they
(April 29, 2022 - 4:07 pm)

thank you! it's loosely based off of some experiences I've had :)

submitted by peppermint, staring at the stars
(April 29, 2022 - 7:02 pm)
submitted by SilverTOP
(April 29, 2022 - 7:48 am)

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry guys!! I forgot that I was going camping this weekend and it's generally frowned upon to be on a screen too much when I go camping. Im so sorry I forgot to tell you guys! I had a track meet on Friday and then I went straight to the campout. Again, I'm sorry, but I'll hopefully get the judging done today. I have homework to do, as well, so I might not be able to get the judging done until tomorrow. Again, I'm sorry!

<33 Spellbound

submitted by Spellbound@everyone!, age 13 she, xe, They, lost in therapy
(May 1, 2022 - 10:27 am)