Contest Entries

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Suspended Animation

Suspended Animation

My body had been preserved, no burial or cremation,
until such time there's a cure for earthly...

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We Dream of Peace

We Dream of Peace

Like merciless vultures roaming above the wild grasslands,
you pick right through the bones
...

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A MOTHER’S HEART

A MOTHER’S HEART

Even before the rooster yawns
And the dew is wiped away
From the face of the grass
...

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What Fills a Mama's Heart

Do you know what fills

A mama’s heart

It’s filled with worries

Worried that you...

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ELECTROCUTION OR SHARK

ELECTROCUTION OR SHARK

What would you do?

So many choices...

Imagine if this turned out to be your very last...

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IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE

IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE

The World will throw many things at you...

It will try and make you believe in things that isn't...

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NARCISSISTS ARE SELECTED TO...

NARCISSISTS ARE SELECTED TO LEAD

They will always be selected before a truth teller...

The will get the promotion and the raise...

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I’m Thinking

I’m Thinking

I’m thinking, my mind switches gears tomorrow
Stop whining, about my pain and sorrow
And...

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Nuclear Holocaust Wasteland

Nuclear Holocaust Wasteland

In a world ravaged by nuclear holocaust

Lies a barren wasteland

Scorched...

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43 Years A Man...

43 Years A Man...

I lay awake at night, I'm a very sad man,
I've soaked pillows with my emotions,

I've spent...

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Effort Required

Will it be yours?

Does anyone else care?

No one loves you?

The blame game never...

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The Nostalgia

The nostalgia for a reality that can only be seen beyond borders of wandering eyes. The sensation of...

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Donning rubber gloves, the...

(plus cutlery, pots pans, et cetera) in the kitchenette sink.

Donning rubber gloves, the wife does washing of clothes and dishes...

She started what would immediately become
a first and last generation tradition
(the spouse...

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Zeus Golden Lightning Bolt

Zeus Golden Lightning Bolt

From Mount Olympus, a golden gleam

The thunder god's might, a fiery dream

...

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THERE WILL COME A DAY

THERE WILL COME A DAY

With piercing eyes, you look at me
And conclude what I will be
A leaf fallen from a decaying...

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We have fallen asleep on a...

We have fallen asleep on a train

We have fallen asleep on a train that isn’t our own and we are not alone
Driven and tricked
...

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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...