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    • Jazzy Jinx
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      For Japan!

      Deadline for submitting poetry is May 24, 2011.

      A month prior to this date I'll be sending PM's to everyone who has made a submission in order to discuss any edits or revisions/replacements as well as confirmation of participation (just verifying that you still want to be published or not). If I do not receive a reply from you then I'll assume that the most recent stance you've made (within this thread) is your final stance and approach accordingly. Any "on the fence" stances will be seen as refusal to participate.

      So Kitsune's thread got me thinking and I figured I'd bring this plan of mine to light. I actually have several writing projects up in the air right now and among them is a collaboration project among many poets. Plain and simple, we publish a book of poetry the title of which is tentatively officially called A Little Box of Poetry The Little Book of Poetry.

      If you're interested then please participate by adding your submissions to this thread (you may add as many as you like) and tell me whether or not you want to be credited by: your real name, your username (site included), your username (site excluded), an alias, or anonymously. Also, please inform as many people as you can about the project and get the word out!

      There will be other people besides members of Arlong Park included in the works so this is a definitely a project capable of reaching fruition. Feel free to pitch ideas if you have any. Oh, and keep poetry PG (or PG-13 at most).

      Thank you!~

      –-

      I'd like to take this time to make an announcement real quick. As you know, this book is being made with the intention of giving all profit to charity and I decided that, what with the recent crisis in Japan, we should send all of the proceeds of this to the Red Cross who is actively attempting to give them relief. The book will be available on e-books at the cost of about 3 dollars. So should you want to help the cause, please buy it when it becomes available.

      **I'll provide a link in this thread when that time comes. In the meantime, if you can't purchase the book then please, please write more poetry. You can submit as many times as you want. Also, get the word out and tell as many people as you can about this project. Get poetry from other people and bring it here (don't plagiarize because that would only hurt us), start a thread like this on other sites, etc. Basically, whore out the cause and get us some poetry.

      Even if you don't think you're good, submit anyway. We'll provide writing and editing help for you if you so desire. And if nothing else, then read the poetry here and offer input and comments. That would also be an important part to play. If you're good at art then make us some promotional banners or if you're not good at art, place our current promotional banner in your signature.

      Thank you.~**

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      • Kitsune Inferno
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        I'd love to enter this! I got published in a poetry book back in grade school.

        I've got stuff I need to submit, though… :ermm: I don't write much poetry.

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          Oh, that's interesting! What's the book called?

          There was a time where I was going through a stage of writing nothing but poetry but I've trashed a great deal of my work so I'll be submitting mostly fresh material as well (and I also encourage others to submit fresh). As of right now, there is no deadline but once there's enough people on board then expect one to be announced.

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          • Kitsune Inferno
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            I can't remember. I just remember it was a nation-wide published book. I used to have a copy of it, but I haven't seen it in ages.

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              Sounds interesting, but I'm impossible at poetry. 😕 I'm looking forward to seeing the submissions though! (But if you're planning to publish it, isn't it a little counter-intuitive to put the content here on the Internet?)

              Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                @trappedolphin:

                Sounds interesting, but I'm impossible at poetry. 😕 I'm looking forward to seeing the submissions though!

                You should try your hand at it, anyway! It's not like any of us here are expert writers or anything (no offense, guys).~

                (But if you're planning to publish it, isn't it a little counter-intuitive to put the content here on the Internet?)

                This is a common misconception. There was a time where I got chewed out by a ton of writers that told me it's a good thing to post your work online. In all honesty, I forgot the bulk of their reasons but I do agree with them as people usually buy the things they enjoy reading and it gives it much needed exposure. A small book like this isn't bound to have heavy advertising.

                Also, since this is a collaboration project, it is non-profit for me. Any royalties I receive I'll instead donate to charity.

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                • trappedolphin
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                  @Uncle:

                  You should try your hand at it, anyway! It's not like any of us here are expert writers or anything (no offense, guys).~

                  Mmm. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to my writing, though. I never want to do something I can't be proud of (personal conviction, no offense to anyone), and I don't have the heart or passion to work on a poem like that. 😕

                  I do agree with them as people usually buy the things they enjoy reading and it gives it much needed exposure.

                  Very good point there. I used to read online fiction (until the sphere filled up with stories about hot hormonal teenagers having sweaty animalistic sex like the world would end if they didn't), and I got really annoyed when writers I really liked took off their stories to try to get them published. Nothing wrong with trying to get published, of course, but I'm a selfish person who just wants to reeeeead.

                  Also, since this is a collaboration project, it is non-profit for me. Any royalties I receive I'll instead donate to charity. Speaking of, the authors that submit their work here can choose which charities they'd like to see have donations made to.

                  Oh, that's a very nice idea! 😆

                  Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                  • Jazzy Jinx
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                    Oh, nah… I understand. Passion always takes the form that it wants to take. That's why I've gone through poetry stages, novel stages, etc. It isn't me choosing those mediums, it's my passion that takes those forms.

                    Anyone want some popcorn?

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                      Today I was in a mood to finally start outlining a few of my stories that have been in my head for awhile. I think my creativity spilled over because there was an open mic night at my school and I started thinking of my performances and it resulted in me writing poems (well it went from lyrics to a rap to multiple poems). I'm pretty proud how this turned out, and I thought this would be a nice place to get feedback/show my work. If it's too amateur, I won't be offended if told so.

                      My college dream girl

                      The first class we had together I found
                      That there was chemistry all around
                      Math was next and when I was through
                      I knew the common factors of me and U
                      A few years pass you talk about moving in together
                      I reply the economic cost shows there is nothing better
                      I finally asked if she will marry me
                      And like our final class, the rest is history

                      If you think this is good enough, I'd like this to be written by peacewar2. It's really cool that you're doing this for non-profit.

                      replaced the joke with a happy ending

                      Originally Posted by Nightwing

                      Stay focused, cause right now you have a decision to make. Are you a man perpetually looking back at what he’s lost, or a man looking forward, to what he might become?

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                        That's so adorable. I hope that's a good thing to you.

                        Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                          That's so adorable. I hope that's a good thing to you.

                          Thanks! That means a lot. It started out cute, but I felt like I needed a punchline if I was going to say this in front of an audience.

                          And after typing jojo the indian circus monkey on google, I decided that might not be the best name for an author. It was an inside joke, but I didn't realize what JoJo the Circus boy meant. peacewar2 would be a better author name. Maybe. Iono yet.

                          Originally Posted by Nightwing

                          Stay focused, cause right now you have a decision to make. Are you a man perpetually looking back at what he’s lost, or a man looking forward, to what he might become?

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                            Oh wow this sounds like a fantastic idea! I'm a tad embarrassed but here's something I wrote… 😊

                            Love Sick

                            ! They say your heart got stolen by a demon.
                            They say the world spins too fast.
                            Hold your breath, the end is nigh.
                            The day when I meet your eye.
                            ! Help me doctor, what's with me?
                            My sick heart just won't last.
                            Prescribe me pills to bring me down
                            'Cuz just the other day, I met an angel with a golden crown.
                            ! Why do I feel myself slipping away?
                            If you're a lighthouse then I'm a ship.
                            Wandering around like a sailor lost at sea.
                            Quick, send your light out to me!
                            ! Point me to a harbor in your arms.
                            Let me know it'll be alright.
                            Please, please show me a smile.
                            Hope you'd let me stay awhile.
                            ! Tell me what is this disease?
                            Afflicting all my senses like nothing before.
                            You make me do the craziest things.
                            I feel so light-headed, it gives me wings.
                            ! It's never been so clear.
                            You are the treasure I have found.
                            Won't you send me a sign?
                            All the stars and planets must be aligned.
                            ! I took my heart and locked it away,
                            but the sparkle in your eyes must have been the key.
                            I'm so affected by your voice.
                            Let's get together and make some noise.
                            ! Oh baby, let's sing it loud.
                            The tears I shed and the hope you bring.
                            If I'm a flower, then you're the gardener of my soul.
                            Let's pull out the weeds and make me whole.
                            ! Run, let's run to the shore!
                            Take my hand so you don't fall down.
                            Gotta let me know what you need.
                            Anything for you cuz I wanna set you free.
                            ! Let's set off to a magical place.
                            Years from now we'll get old.
                            But the memories of you won't fade.
                            With you by my side, I'm no longer afraid.
                            ! There's no telling what we'd find.
                            Stumbling into you was the best thing of my life.
                            The world can't quell my yearning.
                            Oh love, let's get the wheel of fortune turning.

                            As for the name, just "Marimo" is fine. and if this takes off, the Yellow Ribbon Fund seems like a good charity.

                            edit: Wait make that "Marimo-chan" (just so people realize I'm not a boy. :P)

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                            • Sai-chan
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                              I've a few~

                              ! Cycle
                              ! Many times in a single day
                              Lives are being taken away
                              Onto Heaven, they fly
                              Far from th Earth they knew
                              These souls are to meet the golden gates
                              Where they will have eternal life
                              However, even if people are gone
                              From the people who loved them so
                              Every day, many lives are brought
                              into the world
                              Little baby boys and girls
                              See the light of life
                              And will live it on Earth
                              Until it is their time to see the clouds
                              And when they are gone
                              More will be born
                              As the cycle continues to grow
                              ! Time
                              ! In mere seconds
                              Dreams can be made
                              And in only minutes
                              Lives can waste away
                              In only hours
                              Children are born
                              And in a few days
                              Things we once knew
                              Turn upside down
                              In a couple weeks time
                              We hold celebrations all around
                              Celebrating all we can
                              But it takes a few years
                              For hearts can mend
                              Turning a once cold heart
                              Warm again
                              ! Angels
                              ! She cries herself to sleep
                              In a withered voice
                              She hears them talk
                              About her retched noice
                              They don't care what they had done
                              And now a young child
                              Is dying inside
                              It's only after she gains the courage
                              To run away from her hell
                              That she meets a friend
                              One who won't leave her in times of need
                              And one who won't hide awat when she breaks donw
                              No, this friend is a special friend
                              One of the Heart
                              Two souls mended by their scars
                              They live thier live together
                              And never once left the other's side
                              And when one died a little inside
                              So died the other
                              So close they became
                              That even in death they lie in the same tomb
                              Their souls singing in harmony
                              Telling the story of the two broken Angels
                              ! Ignorance is Bliss
                              ! During the passage of life
                              Father time watches.
                              He laughs at us,
                              Who want to control time
                              So we don’t make any mistakes.
                              He wonders why such a thing
                              Makes us beg for this power
                              ‘Making mistakes helps you grow,’
                              Is what he always says.
                              ‘And carrying a burden of controlling time
                              Is not something I would wish even on an enemy,’
                              Is what he whispers to himself.
                              He laughs at us
                              Who want to control time
                              Knowing we’re being foolish,
                              Knowing that is not a thing anyone would want.
                              We may not know it
                              But he suffers much of each day
                              (although he lives in a place free of time).
                              He watches good people die,
                              He watches sad children cry,
                              He watches these things,
                              But it is against a sacred law
                              To try and help them.
                              He’s seen everything since the beginning
                              And even if he could be allowed to wish it
                              To not be given this responsibility,
                              He wouldn’t do it.
                              To have this power given to someone else
                              Would be a sin too great to even think.
                              Even as his heart bleeds,
                              Even as he wishes for friends,
                              Even as he watches sad things happen,
                              He continues to laughs at us
                              Who want to control time
                              While not knowing what great a cost it would be

                              You can choose which one you think is the best~ And you could put me down as Sai-chan.

                              edit: Oh wow, Mari! I love your poem! You shouldn't be embarrased, its great! Much better than any of mine. You're a great Poet!

                              Slytherin all the way, baby~

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                              • Sakonosolo
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                                I'll probably submit one or two. Just gotta think of something first.

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                                  Okay, so it's possible that you guys don't give a shit, but…sorry.
                                  I dissed poetry in the 70s Thread in my fight with ol' Zeppie, when in truth I think it's pretty harmless, and a guy who loves prose such as myself shouldn't be beating on its parent/sibling/cousin (take your pick).
                                  Continue.

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                                    I know why the caged bird sings.
                                    Cause he hates his oppressors.
                                    Not even freedom is more sweet than the screams of those who dare defy his undeniable beauty.
                                    His beauty that defys law and shatters common ground.
                                    The depths of his thought only visible to those who have cast the shells of normality and revert their thought to something also so pure.

                                    I am, I want, No, I shall.
                                    Are we not all slaves, to be forced to be with one another and sacrifice so that we must suffer.
                                    I know why the cage bird sings.
                                    Cause he is crowded.
                                    -muah

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                                    • trappedolphin
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                                      @piratemarimo:

                                      Oh wow this sounds like a fantastic idea! I'm a tad embarrassed but here's something I wrote… 😊

                                      Love Sick

                                      ! They say your heart got stolen by a demon.
                                      They say the world spins too fast.
                                      Hold your breath, the end is nigh.
                                      The day when I meet your eye.
                                      ! Help me doctor, what's with me?
                                      My sick heart just won't last.
                                      Prescribe me pills to bring me down
                                      'Cuz just the other day, I met an angel with a golden crown.
                                      ! Why do I feel myself slipping away?
                                      If you're a lighthouse then I'm a ship.
                                      Wandering around like a sailor lost at sea.
                                      Quick, send your light out to me!
                                      ! Point me to a harbor in your arms.
                                      Let me know it'll be alright.
                                      Please, please show me a smile.
                                      Hope you'd let me stay awhile.
                                      ! Tell me what is this disease?
                                      Afflicting all my senses like nothing before.
                                      You make me do the craziest things.
                                      I feel so light-headed, it gives me wings.
                                      ! It's never been so clear.
                                      You are the treasure I have found.
                                      Won't you send me a sign?
                                      All the stars and planets must be aligned.
                                      ! I took my heart and locked it away,
                                      but the sparkle in your eyes must have been the key.
                                      I'm so affected by your voice.
                                      Let's get together and make some noise.
                                      ! Oh baby, let's sing it loud.
                                      The tears I shed and the hope you bring.
                                      If I'm a flower, then you're the gardener of my soul.
                                      Let's pull out the weeds and make me whole.
                                      ! Run, let's run to the shore!
                                      Take my hand so you don't fall down.
                                      Gotta let me know what you need.
                                      Anything for you cuz I wanna set you free.
                                      ! Let's set off to a magical place.
                                      Years from now we'll get old.
                                      But the memories of you won't fade.
                                      With you by my side, I'm no longer afraid.
                                      ! There's no telling what we'd find.
                                      Stumbling into you was the best thing of my life.
                                      The world can't quell my yearning.
                                      Oh love, let's get the wheel of fortune turning.

                                      LOOK AT ALL THE TALENT OOZING OUT FROM YOUR ATOMS.

                                      Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                                      • Jazzy Jinx
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                                        Heh… I don't place any limitations on submissions so I won't turn you away if it isn't "good" so long as you're not submitting something inappropriate. And you can submit as much as you'd like (just a reminder). Also, I don't interfere with other authors' works because it's not my place to affect the words that author uses. I am not an editor and I won't check over your work. At most, I will correct grammar and spelling but that's it.

                                        If we get to a point where we have too many submissions then I'll still take each person's best work according to their opinion, not my own. I'm attempting to capture the true essence of people's words so that's why I won't be editing unless you ask me to.

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                                                @Kitsune:

                                                I can't remember. I just remember it was a nation-wide published book. I used to have a copy of it, but I haven't seen it in ages.

                                                Ah-haaaa! Same here, Kitsune –
                                                And same here (no idea where my copy of the book went).

                                                Kenny -- do you want them to rhyme or not?
                                                Do you want them funny or not?

                                                Just wondering about the parameters.

                                                "Over-thinking,

                                                over-analyzing …"

                                                ......-- Tool (from Lateralus)

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                                                  Doesn't have to rhyme and doesn't have to be funny.

                                                  The only parameter is that it needs to be appropriate (PG-13 at most).

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                                                    Want it to be OP themed? I think I have an old OP themed one floating around somewhere. It was about Luffy.

                                                    "Over-thinking,

                                                    over-analyzing …"

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                                                      I'd say… keep it more general. Not that I'd turn any OP themed poetry away or anything but I'm pretty sure not everyone that buys the book are going to understand what you're alluding to.

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                                                        Didn't realize it would be hard to find something pg-13 of mine.. well, here's a few.

                                                        The one that's not in in the spoiler tags would be my preferred one (might be too long, and the format is kind of important so I wouldn't want that lost even though pasting it in here screwed most of it up), but I'm comfortable with all of them so any one you like Uncle, I'm fine with.

                                                        –----------
                                                        will o' wisps awaken

                                                        Do you..

                                                        do you recall when you were eight?
                                                        I barely knew you but.. but we made our way ashore with anchors bolted through our ankles
                                                        Kind of like a fleeting image hemorrhaging;shifting
                                                        I remember it like that
                                                        Do you?

                                                        The eager limbs lifting the shade and pillaged through the glass and haze..
                                                        and our young forms rose like organic gaia spirits
                                                        softened against the rays

                                                        and I braved the steps to your front door which
                                                        was already slightly cracked
                                                        and I stalked past the statue parallel with the couch
                                                        "I think he's still asleep" I whispered with a laugh
                                                        as I climbed into the ribbons of your arms

                                                        infinite speech slurred with the bevy of verbs
                                                        born into this world with a keen learning curve

                                                        and we decided
                                                        like we always did
                                                        to weave our way through the woods to our escape

                                                        "I like it when you say my name"
                                                        you mentioned with a smile melting what little pride I finally had mustered
                                                        into a pool around my feet

                                                        ..and you stepped around it and kissed me
                                                        knitting your knives to my grasp as I followed
                                                        and then we ran
                                                        faster; and
                                                        faster
                                                        and faster!
                                                        we were wisps of smoke tearing between the trees
                                                        bellowing templar ballads torn into time
                                                        as your starched complexion blurred into tracers
                                                        and I caught you cackling,
                                                        "I want this forever"

                                                        luminous illusions the will o' wisps awaken
                                                        you referred to them as fairies and you wanted to be one
                                                        folklore luxuries laminated to last pressed through the folds of your clothes worn like curtains
                                                        to your callousing core
                                                        cherry blossom empire poured from your eyelids and I sharpened your curves
                                                        exhuming arcanums across these umbilical threads laced into existence to support 'till the end
                                                        as we mourned with butterfly mouthfuls
                                                        lacquered with tenacious hope

                                                        I wanted to go to space
                                                        and you told me that was wonderful
                                                        but I'd be much more handsome slaying dragons
                                                        and I said that I would

                                                        ..remember..?

                                                        maybe I was already losing it
                                                        and my goblet overflowed
                                                        the next day you left to the town on my map that is stabbed with a tack (marking places I should go)
                                                        which I no longer have
                                                        and I carried on remembering
                                                        how your playground monikers carried between the corridors like men in war
                                                        and
                                                        how you smelled of summer
                                                        and your father's favorite gin

                                                        and how my hand fit so well in the small of your back

                                                        I'd like if you would also


                                                        playground politics

                                                        ! swallowed all sense of serendipity
                                                        your burgeoning limbs leek across the landscapes in cross fire fashion
                                                        trailing close your respective damsels they scuttle over pyramid
                                                        displacements on moon shaped limbs
                                                        crystal ball brilliance bless the structure of eyes in a ballroom
                                                        courtship dance of peasantry ties
                                                        in this flight from playground politics an obscene growth grows
                                                        animosity towards its own celebrity
                                                        as Hindu inspired appendages race to cover your countenance
                                                        a phantom of fear falls in its place
                                                        this waver in pace draws the smoke from your lips
                                                        an empire of flesh arrests her joints in suspense
                                                        as her male mosaic manifests as blood in her mouth
                                                        the snowstorm of postcards poise in their positions
                                                        serving as bookmarks and kindling
                                                        to rearrange her in damaged dividends
                                                        you just wanted to roam with the freedom of a prince in his fathers kingdom
                                                        with an ignorance of boundaries
                                                        every room becomes a stage
                                                        where your
                                                        clipping the rays from the suns edges
                                                        to dress your self in the wardrobe of the day
                                                        ! there may come a time when her ghost becomes golden
                                                        where the slaughter of the lamb releases you from your lamp
                                                        and the shrines you constructed dissipate like a fog
                                                        when the wind cometh

                                                        –------------
                                                        where I once stood

                                                        ! Ivory tusks thrust into gaseous skies pried open and divided but united and seen as one
                                                        to the warriors that fight with their eyelids soddered shut at a moments peace we were so strong
                                                        but as moments do it passed along
                                                        tie this wreath around my head and hum to me your ballads blue lull me fast into a slumber suitable for lovers true
                                                        the sword that sank into my chest now holds me fast against my fall
                                                        you sold me out to myself now I have no one to blame at all
                                                        ! swollen splintered shards in the place where I once stood
                                                        collapsing house of cards in the place where I once stood
                                                        muttered out mouthfuls of vows when I wasn't sure I could
                                                        I can't recall exactly the place where I once stood
                                                        ! strip the bouquets from your hands check the dates on the receipts
                                                        confirmations make through keyholes left uncovered in the heat
                                                        you tipped your glass up to the world as the blur obscured the truth
                                                        at the least you're certain now that it revolves around you
                                                        ! candles drip down their respective sticks in places you once stood
                                                        dinner is served cold again in places you once stood
                                                        a letter addressed and never sent but you never said you would
                                                        I believe its you that now stands in the place where I once stood

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                                                          eerie, your poems are beautiful.

                                                          Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                                                            thanks hun ❤ means a lot.

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                                                              You're welcome. They really, really are. They're the most haunting words I've read in a long time.

                                                              Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                                                                Nice to see that eerie is setting the bar high. ^^

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                                                                  There has always been a place
                                                                  That place I have to go
                                                                  Wherever this road takes me I guess
                                                                  I don't really know

                                                                  Through fields of sunshine
                                                                  And seas of dread
                                                                  Only the beaten path knows
                                                                  What lies ahead

                                                                  But I'll keep on going
                                                                  And see what waits on the other side
                                                                  Another range of mountains?
                                                                  Or the sea's ebbing tide?

                                                                  Maybe when I get there
                                                                  I'll find something waiting
                                                                  Something I can't imagine
                                                                  Now why am I even debating

                                                                  I'll cross every mountain
                                                                  And sail every sea
                                                                  I'll lasso even the stars themselves
                                                                  To find what's important to me

                                                                  I don't know where I'm going
                                                                  But I know where I've been
                                                                  All I have to do is look back
                                                                  And see my footprints in the sand

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                                                                    in abstract urban jungle settings is where my ideal damsel dwells
                                                                    waving off crack pipe tumor lips "you can't be serious" lazy red braided bamboo locks
                                                                    cropped to her waistline dressed in resewed and tapered crime and a watch that's never told time
                                                                    blistering eyes shine and harpoon passersby tacked beneath perfectly shaped skylines she has
                                                                    daggers in her dress blood about her boots and ice cube cuticles that'll crush you (and your cormorant teeth, too)
                                                                    with each calendar square peppered with paradise plastered to the bare backs of suburban wildlife
                                                                    soothing removal of seductively postured scabs lining the length of sidewalks with things said when passed
                                                                    have you embraced your environment evenly lackluster legs fail to fester

                                                                    is this pg-13? cuz I really want to submit this one ><

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                                                                      I need to stop coming here. The talent is overwhelming me. 😕

                                                                      Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                                                                        @eerie:

                                                                        in abstract urban jungle settings is where my ideal damsel dwells
                                                                        waving off crack pipe tumor lips "you can't be serious" lazy red braided bamboo locks
                                                                        cropped to her waistline dressed in resewed and tapered crime and a watch that's never told time
                                                                        blistering eyes shine and harpoon passersby tacked beneath perfectly shaped skylines she has
                                                                        daggers in her dress blood about her boots and ice cube cuticles that'll crush you (and your cormorant teeth, too)
                                                                        with each calendar square peppered with paradise plastered to the bare backs of suburban wildlife
                                                                        soothing removal of seductively postured scabs lining the length of sidewalks with things said when passed
                                                                        have you embraced your environment evenly lackluster legs fail to fester

                                                                        is this pg-13? cuz I really want to submit this one ><

                                                                        Depends on if my interpretation is right or not. If you don't mind me asking, what's it about?

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                                                                          just an ideal girl.

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                                                                            Because she sounds like a hooker…

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                                                                              psh she's just a badass. might be taking it to literally.

                                                                              don't worry about that one then.

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                                                                                A Proposal

                                                                                You know I'm not a poet, I'm the worst writer in the world
                                                                                I can't even keep secrets, how many times have I told on thee?
                                                                                Truth is, there's probably a million better guys in the city we live in
                                                                                We're not all that compatible, you see, I'm not the right man
                                                                                You're gonna have to dig deeper, if you want to be happiest

                                                                                I only want you to feel special, so find someone better for thee
                                                                                You seem to be concerned, but don't worry about me
                                                                                Go find someone who needs you, you have memories to make
                                                                                But before you heed my advice, I have a proposal for you
                                                                                Read the last word of every line, bottom to top, if you would

                                                                                –-

                                                                                I dunno if this counts as a poem, but I liked it, if it's not horridly cheesy.

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                                                                                  Crap. Kitsune.

                                                                                  Handsome man save me from the monsters.

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                                                                                    @eerie:

                                                                                    psh she's just a badass. might be taking it to literally.

                                                                                    don't worry about that one then.

                                                                                    Oh nah, I'll take it. I was going to explain that the poem didn't offend me and I'm pretty sure everyone here would agree that it's inoffensive. What I define as inappropriate is just a blantant disregard for the act of writing poetry itself and trying to be "cute" by making it a poem about dicks or something.

                                                                                    Otherwise, it's too good a poem to just leave on the sidelines. :ninja:

                                                                                    Edit: Oh, and as for the PG-13 rule: Just don't take things to extremes. An entire poem about sexing up your lover or slaughtering isn't going to make the cut. I've seen really good poetry with these as the themes but I just can't accept them.

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                                                                                      The military clock displays
                                                                                      2259.
                                                                                      The bathroom door stands,
                                                                                      Seemingly waiting to be opened.
                                                                                      The man advances
                                                                                      Quickly
                                                                                      Towards the door
                                                                                      And opens it,
                                                                                      Carefully,
                                                                                      Delicately.
                                                                                      Scanning the premises inside,
                                                                                      The man,
                                                                                      To his delight,
                                                                                      Sees his package
                                                                                      Waiting
                                                                                      To be unwrapped,
                                                                                      Undressed,
                                                                                      On the toilet seat.
                                                                                      Breathing heavily,
                                                                                      The man moves in
                                                                                      Noticing that the package
                                                                                      Was not too chunky,
                                                                                      Not too small,
                                                                                      But perfect
                                                                                      With slender curves.
                                                                                      Unwrapping the package,
                                                                                      Panting
                                                                                      And with a smile,
                                                                                      The man quickly
                                                                                      Took his hand inside his pocket
                                                                                      And took out his breather.
                                                                                      After finishing using it,
                                                                                      He saw to
                                                                                      Finish stripping his package,
                                                                                      And with it exposed
                                                                                      He discovers,
                                                                                      Set at 2300,
                                                                                      A bomb.

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                                                                                        Hmm…

                                                                                        Mind fixing the format?

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                                                                                          A Reflection by Gecko Moria

                                                                                          [hide]Right about now the Enigma court is in full effect.
                                                                                          Judge Sengoku presiding in the case of the Engimas versus the marines.
                                                                                          Prosecuting attourneys are MC Moria, Hogback and Eazy muthafuckin Perona.
                                                                                          Order order order. Moria take the muthafuckin stand.
                                                                                          Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth
                                                                                          and nothin but the truth so help your black ass?

                                                                                          Why don't you tell everybody what the fuck you gotta say?

                                                                                          Fuck tha marines
                                                                                          Comin straight from the underground
                                                                                          Young nigga got it bad cuz I'm brown
                                                                                          And not the other color so marines think
                                                                                          They have the authority to kill a minority

                                                                                          Fuck that shit, cuz I ain't tha one
                                                                                          For a punk muthafucka with a badge and a gun
                                                                                          To be beatin on, and throwin in jail
                                                                                          We could go toe to toe in the middle of a cell

                                                                                          Fuckin with me cuz I'm a teenager
                                                                                          With a little bit of gold and a pager
                                                                                          Searchin my car, lookin for the product
                                                                                          Thinkin every nigga is sellin narcotics

                                                                                          You'd rather see me in the pen
                                                                                          Then me and Doflamingo rollin in the Benzo
                                                                                          Beat tha marines outta shape
                                                                                          And when I'm finished, bring the yellow tape
                                                                                          To tape off the scene of the slaughter
                                                                                          Still can't swallow bread and water

                                                                                          I don't know if they fags or what
                                                                                          Search a nigga down and grabbin his nuts
                                                                                          And on the other hand, without a gun they can't get none
                                                                                          But don't let it be a black and a white one
                                                                                          Cuz they slam ya down to the street top
                                                                                          Black police showin out for the white cop

                                                                                          Moria will swarm
                                                                                          On any muthafucka in a blue uniform
                                                                                          Just cuz I'm from the Shichibukai, punk marines are afraid of me
                                                                                          A young nigga on a warpath
                                                                                          And when I'm finished, it's gonna be a bloodbath
                                                                                          Of marines, dyin in MF
                                                                                          Yo Sengoku, I got somethin to say

                                                                                          Fuck the marines
                                                                                          Fuck the marines
                                                                                          Fuck the marines[/hide]

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                                                                                            Colour me interested. I made a poetry thread ages ago, but it died abruptly…

                                                                                            I will post my own poetry when I get on the school computer.

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                                                                                              @Wagomu: PG-13.

                                                                                              @IrishLuigi: Looking forward to it.~

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                                                                                                Obviously, you need to listen to more hip-hop…

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                                                                                                  Indeed ….

                                                                                                  ! MvPnM2Q1nwU

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                                                                                                      May I do a little poem… Its my first time in english so it will prolly suck, also it has little to no rhyme, I will just try to make it sound right...:

                                                                                                      LOVE:

                                                                                                      ! Love is a word
                                                                                                      No one understands
                                                                                                      Some think its all about passion
                                                                                                      Other think its about the time a relationship stands.
                                                                                                      What love really is
                                                                                                      No on can tell
                                                                                                      Its fire that burns
                                                                                                      Without being seen
                                                                                                      Its a relationship built on trust.
                                                                                                      Its to forgive everything,
                                                                                                      even tough it hurts our heart.
                                                                                                      Its not to mind a little fart.
                                                                                                      Its to accept the defects,
                                                                                                      And like the qualities.
                                                                                                      Its to enjoy a boring movie,
                                                                                                      As long as she is your company.
                                                                                                      ! And if you still do not understand what love really is:
                                                                                                      Love is love and the rest is poetry!!

                                                                                                      Also I want to remain Anonimous.

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                                                                                                        Heh, I read that in a child's voice. It's cute.~

                                                                                                        And sure, I'll keep you as anonymous when the time comes to archive these poems.

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