Creative Writing Poetry Contest

Back Alley Girl

Back Alley Girl

Rummaging through the old garbage cans
For a decent thing to eat, the real food she’s had in weeks.
Brush and wire cut in, crimson life erupts from her hands,
Until she’s found an old cabbage head, browning while it reeks.

Her weak form collapses on her bed made of old bits and ends.
She huddles in a ball, blankets of icy cold air surround her.
Overhead, pounding, moaning, shrieks the wind.
Great gusts of wind blow around, the paper flails and turns.
For the past ten years of her life, this is how it’s been.
Cold, starving and hash. Unloved and alone.
But no matter how tough it gets, this back alley girl won’t give in.
One day she’ll be loved. One day she’ll have a real home.

 

I composed this sonnet one night on my way home from work a few weeks ago; officially, it probably took me about 15-20 minutes, but I was walking, and not really concentrating on the poem itself. Also, it's probably very confusing, so... yeah. ^^;



I walk alone the silent streets at night,
for it is only here that peace I find,
and as I stroll, I hope, perchance, I might
observe a glimpse of that within my mind.

A sense of flight, a will of honour, or
perhaps a mem'ry, long forgotten still;
a long-remiss Tibetan troubadour;
for sight of these, I'd cheat, I'd steal, I'd kill.

And as the sky condenses 'round my face,
I stand and smile, with knowledge I have met
what I deem as my only rightful place
and not some silly human marionette.

I gaze up at the sky as down it rains;
this dragon craves release from human pains.

 

Hey, when does the contest end?
Just wondering.....^^:

 

I dont think there is still a contest but rather just a place where we share our poetry.

 

Morbid Retrospection (Part I)

Your cries echo in my mind,
Followed by a memory of your face,
Trying to gather my thoughts,
I can't help but reminisce the beauty of those days,

Replay the sadness,
Your overflowing tears,
Replay the fears,
The end to everything.

I remember the beautiful hue of of your eyes,
The same color that stained my heart,
I tried to stop...so I closed my eyes,
But realized that I couldnt go blind.

The silence can only hide my compassion on the outside,
In embrace, you thought things were for the better,
But it wont stop the destruction on the inside,
As I can only feel your knife stab me in the heart on last time.

I can't help to think this all again,
To breathe the pain I feel again,
To see the way I hurt you all again,
To see this...
All again...

The way you died in my arms,
My soul became your grave,
Your tears were in vain,
And so was your pain,
All this emptiness we roamed through,
Was deceptions game.

The burning orange sky,
Showed the sun slowly recede,
Just like our happiness,
When our love finally ceased.

Gently, I caress my heart,
Knowing that you are there,
Buried in the scars,
In the end,
We were better off alone,
We should have kept our hearts stone.

Morbid Retrospection (Part II as well as revised one)
I slash a "1" on the wall,
It has finally begun,
Grain by grain is the sand,
Gently falling on the hour glass.
Will this day every end?
As a drop of sweet drops off my forgotten cheek,
There is nothing else to do,
But cry myself to sleep.

A "2" appears,
A sigh of relief,
But then again,
They say the first day is the hardest,
But its only the beginning for me.

"3" on the wall,
And now I watch the last rose pedal fall,
"She loves me not"
The same result of all of them,
It was the third straight stem,
She loves me not...

A "4"
I marked that with the last ounce of my soul,
Knife stuttering against the wall,
As if my body was struck cold,
I know this cant go on forever,
How long till I finally bend?
How long till this finally ends?

I have no choice..
but to pray for this madness to destroy itself.


Morbid Retrospection (Part III...the end)
Fate misunderstood,
What should've been,
What could've been,
I, in now way was prepared
To handle what I have seen.

Making me into less than nothing,
As the sun rises up I still hide in the darkness,
Looking for something,
That could bring me back that happiness.

Scratching with my already wasted nails,
Marking into my own bloody walls,
Trying to leave what I have failed.
So I could one day move on.

But fate misunderstood,
Led us in the wrong direction,
I tried for so long,
I bled for so long,
Questioned how this could go on,
Just to go...
OUR SEPERATE WAYS <--->

Now my heart is pale..
(I have failed)
I have bled for so long..
(And I have failed)

"Good things happen to those who wait."
But my legs are already stone,
To have the diamond shift to coal,
The "ever growing" fire is now embers,
Iam so tired of waiting,
I no longer want to remember,
What you have tried to bring!
What you have failed to see!

Iam moving on now,
Iam moving on,
What you once saw in me if finally gone,
Iam moving on...

I was not meant to drown in my depression,
The sadness must not make any regression,
Because now I have made my soul,
An unpenetrable force,
Because of you,
Iam moving on...

Because fate misunderstood,
Led us in the wrong direction,
I tried for so long,
I bled for so long,
Just to go...
Our own ways,
OUR OWN WAYS <------->

Yeah...so loooonnng

 

wow.
i got one.

a cat
sat on a mat
and ate another cat
and crapped on the mat.

lol. joking.

here's a bloody retarded bunch of words not worth being called a poem. came up with it like, right now.



i wonder how many times
i have to look into your eyes
and tell you who i am
you turn around, goodbye

i wonder how many times
i have to do this over again
you walk away
i shout your name
i then break down and cry

i wonder how many times
i think of you at night
i bang my head (lol. retarded)
you go to bed
lets both just say goodnight

i wonder how many times
you wake up a brand new day
the lord you pray
this day i dread
i died just yesterday.

 

Salvation

I can see you.
Oh, I can see you.
The crimson trails in thin tendrils over you.
The wounds bleed fresh as I press against them.
I have you...

I can hear you.
Oh, I can hear you.
The first muffled murmurs as you struggle.
The sudden scream as the blade made it's entry.
The cries of metal peircing your flesh.

I can feel you.
Oh, I can feel you.
The warmth exuding from each new orfice.
The heat of your twisting limbs.
I shudder as your nails dig deep into my back.
I want this pain.
I need it.

I shiver in anticipation.
I watch you from afar.
My memories of her...you remind me of her.
I will have you deciever.
You are my martyr.
My salvation.

 

Cruelty of Love

Heaven seems closer with every kiss we share,
Won't you heal my burning heart?
Just show me how much you care,
Don't just let me hurt.

You are the sun, my soul burns when I hold you tight,
And Iam the moon and it is your light I have,
And we have the same skies,
Yet you are my heaven tonight.

Love is so cruel,
As it makes my heart ache with desire,
Your face is the fuel,
That keeps this heart aching, like adding wood to the fire.

If you were a knife,
Ill stab you all over my chest,
Thats how you can take my life,
Thats how you can hurt me best.

But what am I to say to the angels?
When I tell them they are not good enough?
When I have been already lifted up past the skies,
And given me all the fantisies life thought of?

Won't they cry blood?
I can't stand to see sadness in an angels eyes,
Holy mascara flowing down thier cheeks like floods,
Hoping that Iam only telling lies.

Still they would sing on our behalf,
I would look down upon you,
Hair dancing with the wind,
Knowing we'll never forget what we had.

Love is so cruel,
As it makes my heart ache with desire,
Your face is the fuel,
That keeps this heart aching...like adding wood to the fire.

If only I could reach down from above,
And grasp you one last time,
Ill know again this feeling of love,
And I'll spread it along this never ending sky,
Ill spread...that you are mine,
All mine...

 

I'll be watching...



I'll watch your every move,
memorize your daily routine.
I'll scope you out from a far
and I'll run behind the scenes.

I miss you that much now,
Following like a fool.
I'll continue to spy on you
Until you break this rule.

You won't see me,
Won't give me the time of day.
You won't love me,
Love is what I had to pay.

It's all gone.
Lost in its uncertainty.
I failed you...
I suppose I'm just not worthy.

So I'll be there,
To keep an eye on you.
I'll love you from afar.
I'll be watching you.

 

Playing Fickle

You are the one for me.
The only one for me.
No matter where I go, nor who I see, you're all I need.

You take me farther.
You lift me higher.
So see you makes this even harder.

We need to talk.
You need to listen.
This isn't going to work as I planned.

It's not your fault.
It's not your doing.
I just need some space.

Spare me your tears.
I'm not in the mood.
I hate when you blow things out of proportion.

Shut up!
Stop Yelling!
Just let me go!

It's been a week.
I'm so sorry.
I love you more now then ever.
Don't let this go.

 

Mal de Mar

It was the third time this week,
I closed my eyes,
The thoughts made me forget to breathe,
And it was you in my mind.

I wondered what kind of man I would be,
If I were to destroy,
And take away happiness,
Ill be like God...and you'll be my little toy.

What is meant by sacrifice?
When I give up my happiness for you?
When I destroy my life,
To help you get through?

Tell me how long does it take for the rose pedal to sink in the ocean
Where it has no reason to live.

You meant everything to me...
But what if Iam nothing?
What will you be?
Tell me it is more than something.

I thought about fire,
How it grows as it eradicates,
Burning away my desire,
For your happiness.

I'm getting quite tired,
And I can't stand to be here anymore,
Just like that fire,
Eventually I'll be nothing more,
Than the ashes of what was destroyed.

Tell me how long does it take for the rose pedal to sink in the ocean,
Where it has no reason to live...
No reason to breathe,
Only to wonder how it got here...

 

there once was a koala who decided to climb a tree
he felt that it was necessary for him to be free
he climbed up the branches
fearing avalanches
and ended up dead in the sea

Wrote this in seconds just off the top of my head on AIM once. I should proably read a bit more of this thread.

 

Remember When
I never really want to look back and remember when
Because every time I tried before
I just feel the pain,all over again
I never said I love you and that always would need you
and when you tried to sit me down beside you on your hospital bed
I would always leave you
Why couldn't I tell you, that I never meant to be
That person who turned their back on you
That,that person wasn't me
When I remember when,the times you made me stay around
I just walked away from you
When you had kept me safe and sound
I know now I couldn't have gone with you
And now I want to forget everything else
And be alone with you again
Away from everyone else
2:My dad
I hope ya'll like this

 

Whats left of the Monster...

What was an innocent smile...
Became nothing more but a disasterous frown.
And what led to what happened I still do not believe.
The way you cried your over-flowing tears into me.

Each tear...
Is a razor slashing my heart,
Causing wounds that may never end up scarred.
And the thoughts just collide themselves in my mind.
Why didnt I end it since the start?

I tried to wipe the tears of your cheek,
But I was too weak,
And my already bloody hands can only stain you more than what you already are.
Iam sorry and I understand Iam the cold hearted heartbreaker.

But what can I properly sacrifice?
Is it my happiness over yours?
Or your happiness over mines?
I cant understand but I know I will not mend with time.

What I thought was a pleasant good-bye,
Was just a coffin for me to lie inside.
Iam sorry Iam the cold hearted heartbreaker.
Yet I cannot stand to see you cry.
So now in this coffin...
Ill forever lie...
And may the sun never go up the sky...
And shine its light in my heart.
Because Iam the cold hearted heartbreaker.
And Iam meant to end things from the start...

 

Untitled

The crowd will reject us...
Everyone's standing alone with their heads held high.
The cries are undefying...
We're wandering around within the endless maze.
The streets are unwinding..

Secrets have been revealed, because I'm...

Living within imprisonment; I can't seem to forget you.
Standing in predictament; the past haunts me wherever i go.
You just won't leave me alone; Why won't you leave me alone?

With everything behind us; the past still reaps behind.
A humanoid with grim features is what keeps me close behind.
I have never forgotten everything; laughed cheerfully with the memories

Unchained.
Unforgiven.
Untold of.

I'm wondering why you just won't leave me behind...

 

Forgot

The time has come
I can finally face
that girl who took you away from me
That girl that took my place

She laughed under your arms
As I watched ya'll walk by
Then I just ran in the bathroom
sat down an let myself cry

Your were my heart
my only light
You kept alive all day
and awake all night

You haven't forgot me,I can tell in your eyes
That brightness in your life
That I had made
Will not be forgotten and never will die

 

We met in a bar on south roddam,
We got drunk, had sex and left.
We met again in the middle of bourdict ave.
We had tacos, talked and pretended it was all fine.
We met one last time in the park on sceina and
We all but gave up on this game.


We bumped into each other at a club on cortext rd.
We drank too much again and had sex.
We didn't talk much about it afterwards...
We just let it go and left again.
We haven't seen eachother for a year.
We probally won't meet again.
But I know my child doen't need to know
Where his father went.

 

blah. i had to write a poem about a relationship in english. lol, it was something that was suppose to happen, but since nothing happened to me, i just made this up... well, parts of it is true... but hey, do you guys think that this sound okay? kinda weird though, yes, i know...

don't walk away. (tears)


i woke up to your face
and looked straight into your eyes.
i saw an emotion flicker
before you turned away, goodbye.

you yell at me
i shout at you
is this the way to be?
i remember when i first saw you
i fell in love
just you and me.

how did i fall so hard for you
when you so hated me?
i know we bickered at eachother
but was this really meant to be?

i called you names
you called me names
i acted like i wasn't hurt.
i'd shrug my shoulders
to let you know
this world is full of dirt.

dirt; that's what you called me
i was a worthless piece of crap.
my mask was slowly cracking now
but i wouldn't take it down.

when night came
and i thought i was alone
i'd sit and let my mask crumble.
but what i didn't know
was that you were there
"i love you"
that's what you mumbled.

of course i didn't hear your words
all kind things are deaf to me.
the cause of my pain
and the one to blame
was the person that i'd call 'he.'

matthew, that's his name.
he always tried to pull me down.
he'd kick, and punch, and even scratch me
till dried blood on me was brown.

over time i started to believe
that this was all my fault.
because all the painful beating
never once came to a halt.

call me a masochist
if that's how you see me.
i can't believe i was only eight.
through all your beatings
i only felt love
never once did i feel hate.

one day i looked into his eyes
pain sheered across my face.
i rmember i asked
"why do you hate me?"
his emotions left without a trace.

i tried to turn around
but he took a hold of me.
he pulled me into his larger chest
being two years older than the.

he said something in my ear
but i couldn't hear what it was.
he then placed a light soft kiss on my lips
everything's now a buzz.

i blurted out why
he didn't reply
but turned to walk away.

"come back"
that's what i said
but of course he couldn't hear.
i stood, looking where he once was
it fell down my right cheek
a tear.

 

I was a queen

I was a queen living
In a kingdom in between
The love of a man
And the society so mean

I had left you look after me
As I sat by your throne
You had never discarded me
You had never left me be alone

I had everything I wanted
And the confidence I needed
To get through the dark eyes of strangers
You helped me beat them

Then you started acting stange
You became distant from me
Like you couldn't see me
Like you were ashamed

THen the final day came
How sad was that day
when you took my crown from my head
and my kingdom faded away....

 

The Box

So the old man of wisdom whispered this into my ears and into my soul.
"Anger is pointless, all the precious moments should be kept in a box inside a heart of gold."
I didn't realize what it meant,
Until all the hatred had effused and all my happiness and bliss became a world of pretend.
I realized all the tears I caused,
All the damage and all of the scars.
Besides the red full moon I finally saw the stars,
And finally saw what it was like,
To be beneath a beautiful starry night.
Just how I finally opened my heart,
These new ideas...meant a brand new start.
The silence of before still emptied my mind,
Only to leave a picuture perfect memory of you behind,
And even If I closed my eyes,
You were still inside,
And this silence...only reminds me of how I tried to hide.
Out of all the mistakes Ive made,
This was the most insane,
Because I tried to destroy all the memories of you,
Because I figured that it was the only way to get through,
Yet the pain still persisted,
And in our friendship you insisted,
But I settled it in a simple decline,
I look back at it as stepping out of line.
But inside of precious moments I wont forget,
And all the things I did in your presence I wont regret,
Because of I know now that Im a changed man,
The old mans word of wisdom just made me realize that I can stand,
and that this heart of gold...
will never end up cold...