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
(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.
(April 16, 2022 - 9:04 pm)
(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.
(April 20, 2022 - 4:59 pm)
(April 21, 2022 - 7:16 pm)
This one was written at around 11 PM when I should have been asleep... Oh well.
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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.
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(This totally has nothing to do with Moon and Darkstalker.... Nope)
(<<gfrat>> Yes, I agree, Darkstalker is a lying, stinking rat.)
(April 22, 2022 - 1:28 pm)
Um, I just realized I made a couple mistakes while copying, so..... Here's the [slightly] better version?:
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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.
(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):
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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.
(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!
(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.
(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!
(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.
(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?)
(April 29, 2022 - 4:07 pm)
thank you! it's loosely based off of some experiences I've had :)
(April 29, 2022 - 7:02 pm)
(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
(May 1, 2022 - 10:27 am)