Contest Nominees

M ade a commitment to make us great
A ccepted the nomination despite the hate
K eeping all...

I looked at my hands
Bloodied and raw
From dragging my baggage
Along the floor
...

More money that comes
More money that goes
He tries to keep up
But is overexposed...

When the bleak drape of
autumn
falls over my bones

I put on my pale sombre veil and...

I used to love drinking coffee
now my nerves bother me
Now I stick to tequila
and...

Sometimes I sit and wonder, I sit and wonder WHY
WHY the person that is suppose to love me does...

The days are long the nights are mild
The blissful life of a fairy child
They play with fish...

Terrified of wasting my time
Love isn't a crime
Rejection and expecting
Is what we...

I am but a bird
I cannot glide
Trapped in a cage
Nowhere to hide

I messed up...

Please do not envy
My passion for writing.

Please do not wish
That your fingertips...

Her heart grew tired,
her soul is spent,
her spirit is missing,
& her mind is long...

I am underwater
I do not demand anything of life
I am bathing
In my scent of lavender...

Shadows flicker, monsters dance gleefully
hearts clamouring in chests, excitement mounts
...

DEAR MR TRUMP,

PLEASE BUILD YOUR WALL

HIDE AWAY BEHIND YOUR CONCRETE PILLARS
PROTECT...

The slamming, jarring
Impact on my chest
Wallowing in the sea
Where no-one will...