All writing published for Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019. See Competition
mardremock (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
almost 2 years ago
ApplePi3.1415 (Canada) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Why is it so dark
In the middle of the night?
So the whisper-willows can flicker flicker flicker
And whisper whisper whisper
That you aren't good enough not strong enough not brave enough not smart enough
While you stand by, trying to stay tough?
Why is it so bright
In the middle of the day?
So the diamond-bird can shimmer shimmer shimmer
And twitter twitter twitter
That they should look at all your flaws fix yourself you're so weak who...
almost 2 years ago
Carpizza (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
I swear we're now friends,
Our laughter is the song we sing in time,
As your smile grows, crescent moons take the shape of your earth eyes.
Our friends find us a spectacle.
I swear we're now friends,
yet explaining us is like drawing up a map of the universe,
and you call me the sun-
your sun.
I swear we're now friends
Since our first date,
was in a sleepy orange sunset,
aligning how we got here,
avoiding where we'll end-
...
almost 2 years ago
paige_perigo2004 (United Kingdom) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
we loved,
then he left
thought he made me cry
though he only made me smile
he cared
he loved back
he had thought that i was sad
thought i never really cared
we took too long
too long to realise
we were in love all along
only truly noticed when we had to say good bye
now we might never hey again
once the realisation had dawned
we all had to leave
now i dont know who he is
...
almost 2 years ago
YetAnotherHuman (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Wild be the waves that crash down upon us
The ocean will bare its teeth in fury.
But now there is still a maddening lust
This must be the storm of the century.
Howling be the wind that blows through the air
Gusting over the frozen cold water.
Twining round the waves to the seashores' lair
Blowing hard toward the trees it may slaughter.
Foamy be the waters of the dark sea
Icy as the snow...
almost 2 years ago
Breanna Jury (New Zealand) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
“Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?”
Yes
I raged and burned as bright as the sun.
I reached for stars and solar systems and galaxies to slow my fall
decaying feathers slipped past me into the abyss
as I fell
and fell
and fell.
Is this pain? This burning ache across my skin?
I don’t like it. I want to go back.
my skin burns and my wings burst into impossible flames as I fall
to...
almost 2 years ago
Breanna Jury (New Zealand) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Artemis.
Moonlit maiden,
Goddess of the eternal hunt.
“Turn away from the company of men.”
But I am no man, and when I kissed her
My tears were made of starlight for weeks.
“Join the eternal hunt.”
And when I held her hand
We ran through the forest until not even the dawn could reach us.
“Accept the blessing of immortality.”
And when I touched her
I dreamt of wolves tearing the sky itself apart.
-...
almost 2 years ago
Potato_Chips (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
almost 2 years ago
FayS (Ireland) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Exiting the comforting blanket of secrecy;
I opened the door of the closet
Spilling in;
Warm hearts and open arms, cascading down upon me.
Love brings hate.
Relentless believers shoot darts into my heart
Shaming with their words;
words of God and abnormality
Hate brings love
Unblinded by the blind, support crashes down on me in waves, Holding my hand;
Shooting daggers at those who dared to shame
Love brings hate
Though I am guarded in front,
the words creep...
almost 2 years ago
cha1133 (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
almost 2 years ago
cha1133 (Australia) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
almost 2 years ago
Aryan Chadha (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
There he was
Wrinkled face reeked of failure
Stone-cold eyes said nothing
They were dead
He stared into my eyes and I stared into his
His eyes said nothing
I wonder what mine did
What he did do
To get here
What was his life like before
Maybe he was handsome
Maybe he had a future somewhere
Maybe he was destined to end up here
I guess I’ll never know
He's gone
Through the hallways I shout
"Where is he!"
...
almost 2 years ago
Savitoj1 (India) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Little birdie Gaby
Was full of rage
When he found out
His dad was in a cage
They came for him too
But he was meant to be free
They couldn't get him
But they cut his tree
Years passed by
And he still flies free
Although it's not the forest
But a smoky city
His dad stayed indoors
Got supplies of air
While Gaby was rotting
Choking with despair
He'll fly and he'll die
Thanks to human race
Who...
almost 2 years ago
AJ - Izzy (Canada) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
The forest of wonders
calls out to me
The towering mountains
and swinging trees
the billowing winds
all flowing carefree
as the starlight of nature
drift higher with ease
Though every little beauty
has its own light
they lean and they linger
with a clutch of delight
for even as they differ
dyed beyond black and white
one depends on another
through trust, they unite
The valleys they drink
from the lakes down below
and mountainous regions
...
almost 2 years ago
jazz_george (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Sitting in darkness,
I stared
The clock ticked,
Hours waning from the day.
A thin bed occupied the room,
A wasted life on top of it.
My body remained still as my soul panicked.
Unfortunate, unfair, unreal.
I blinked in disbelief,
As if it would change something.
Anything.
A tick and a blink go by.
In a moment’s time,
I was transported.
I was in an opulent ballroom,
Crystal chandeliers glimmering.
I stepped to the center,
Accompanied by my lover.
...
almost 2 years ago
Vin (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
So I guess there’s a war
I have to win.
I guess there’s this void
I have to fill,
or maybe it’s time to go down to the gates
of hell
and beat on them until someone comes,
comes to tell me my lot,
how many battles I have fought,
how many I still have left
to lose.
Maybe from the lips of a demon
it will not seem like so much,
and I will take the leap,
the plunge,
...
almost 2 years ago
pencils.and.paper.roses (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
I remove it from its shelf
unroll the string
soon to be wet from my tears.
it's a tradition now
one only my family does
when someone is gone.
now she's gone
and I've been chosen.
so I unroll the string
and take it outside
while my family looks on
sad
but at peace
now I unfurl it
the white kite used
for a send-off
a final goodbye
to the lost
as they pass
to
another
life
almost 2 years ago
Kyari Williams (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
see this cycle of habitual healing
often has me kneeling
before a god proven
to be other wise faulty.
praying to the heavens
but everyones sure it’s just stars.
praying for forgiveness,
even though i know i’ll just sin more.
while rejoicing in my own spirit,
i’m told to rebuke my own thoughts.
see this habitual healing
has me fighting the same wars
i’ve always fought.
almost 2 years ago
AM Key (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
The romantic taste of new beginnings
rest peacefully on my tounge,
and the sun shatters to
patient darkness.
And surrounded be the blanket
Of stars and open night skies
I confess my secrets.
They roll off my lips
like they were meant to fall;
destined to be whispered to the moon.
”forgive me,” is the plea
from my mouth,
for I fear
the universe itself
will despise me for my sins.
I am Nothing but a human
wrapped in “what...
almost 2 years ago
Aaliyah (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
when i look up, i see the silent sky
orchestrated with the twinkling stars
my eyes reflect the moonlight
when i look down, i see the ground falling apart
beneath my heavy, remorse-filled footsteps
that taint the bloody ground
yes, these tears are mine
me- once a privileged, ignorant child
tears blooming at every small sacrifice
playing in the safe promises of care and love
failing to realise a promise can be broken
even if not intentionally
never believed in...
almost 2 years ago
Racing Rabbit. (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Learning is hard, not knowing is hard. When someone just tells you what it is is easy, but it doesn't help us. When we make a mistake, and learn from it, it 1, makes that lesson easier to remember, 2, it helps us grow and become stronger. If it's hard not knowing and hard learning, but learning leads to knowing, so things a tiny bit easier, isn't worth going through the hard time, and learning, to make things easier? WE...
almost 2 years ago
OneTrue Nigerian (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Let this story start
There once was a man who loved
He loved with his mind
He loved with his heart
It was not enough for her
He loved with his eyes
He loved with his ears
This also was not enough
He loved with his nose
He loved with his hands
To come to realize that
She was a painting
That could not be loved
He sat cried, laughed and saw
She was a painting
almost 2 years ago
The Campbell's Kid (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
They met in kindergarten
Among a world of wood chips and giants feet
That treaded around their heads
In repetitive circles as they tried to figure out
What the world had to offer
Them
They grew up together
First and second grades flashed by
And they could never be torn apart
Because they knew they were made for each other
Because the world knew they were made for each other
And nothing could break their inseparable bond until
Third grade
...
almost 2 years ago
Aaliyah (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Remembering those days are my favorite pastime
a house I loved, so sublime
the gentle hands caressed my hair at night
and satisfaction always remained in eyesight.
I breathed the same air as my loved ones did
that laughter prevalent, our souls a hybrid
and the promise of forever lingered in the air
knew I always wanted to grow old there.
and then, begun hearing the whispers
of lost souls that pushed me to the edge.
I remember her asking...
almost 2 years ago
NATBAT (United States) published:
PROMPT: Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019
Everyone says that what people say matters,
and cares what everyone thinks.
Everyone writes things that are so serious,
because that’s what everyone likes.
Everyone knows that you are in the wrong,
and what you say to them matters.
Everyone has “such delicate feelings,”
or they say you aren’t right.
Everyone eats too much or too little,
there’s never an in-between.
Everyone cares about your grades,
and when they get in your personal life,
and you get mad (naturally),
they...
almost 2 years ago