Monthly Poetry Contest

Contest Terms

Summer Contest Entries

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My Testament

My Testament

I guess the Lord works in mysterious ways, until I’m put to rest, I’ll do my best, even if I’m depressed...

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INVITE HIM BACK TO YOUR PARTY

INVITE HIM BACK TO YOUR PARTY

Numbers are plummeting...

Still tripping over themselves and each other...

Instead of...

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LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD

ka rongo nga tipuna i nga reo korero tatou i roto i nga toka tawhito

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OTHER EYES

Good news on a cross.
those below spread the cost
everyone will build a throne in bone and...

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Fragments of the song

Masks

I had a dream
something to destroy another lover crawling in this door
whiskey licks across...

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Waiting

Waiting

Life is a storm.
Waiting…
as he knows
amidst the struggles
he will not fall...

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United in Cost

United we stand, divided we fall…

Wide open fields, wide open skies…

Tall walls built,...

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NOT THE TRUTH

NOT THE TRUTH

Afraid you'll know the truth?

Lord have Mercy!

The truth is always out there...

You...

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I cracked on the central...

I cracked on the central air-conditioning on Juneteenth 2025...

the first time this summer,
when martyrdom got chucked aside for cold comfort.

How heavenly...

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who is next to the west

who is next to the west

click clack to whispers in need to be told
yet the water seems wasted as another two died today...

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The Cyclop's Cave

The Cyclop's Cave

The cyclops cave, a mouth of stone

Where shadows lurk and secrets groan

A...

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STOP WATCHING

STOP WATCHING

Protect your health...

You're young...

You shouldn't be exposed to things that can give you...

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TO AMERICA FROM AMERICANS

TO AMERICA FROM AMERICANS

When Americans hate America...

When they try to sound like they know what they're talking about...

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Pain Can Motivate

Pain Can Motivate

Yesterdays slowly became cheerful, as the dark past slowly fades, I cannot wait for todays to become...

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Creeping daze bipolar...

It my gift

This veil within
which enters the tripping bits sadness and hidden sin
walks treads slides...

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I'm Sorry, No Structure

I'm Sorry, No Structure

Help me.
Help Thyself.
It’s in your interest - For your better health.

You’re still a...

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FINALLY, THE HUSH

FINALLY, THE HUSH

Do you hear that?

The wonderful silence...

The repeating people are nowhere in sight......