Poetry competition CLOSED 19th October 2012 3:11am
WINNER
Poetryman
Poetryman
One sided love
Shatter
Why can't you see
Why don't you see me
I love you with all my heart
You don't realize
You don't realize
Every step I take without you
Is painful
It's the worst pain of all
This unrequited love
Has lasted far to long
So PLEASE
Realize my feelings soon
So my heart won't
Shatter
Decided to put mine up cuz I felt like it.
Why can't you see
Why don't you see me
I love you with all my heart
You don't realize
You don't realize
Every step I take without you
Is painful
It's the worst pain of all
This unrequited love
Has lasted far to long
So PLEASE
Realize my feelings soon
So my heart won't
Shatter
Decided to put mine up cuz I felt like it.
Dont Leave
When you told me you were leaving
my world stopped and shattered
you were my best friend, no matter how worthless you felt
you mattered to me
Somehow I wish you could just stay here
that you were not leaving, that you were always neer
it seems sometimes if I just dream
by some means you would stay here
If I could just make you stay
by some kind of compromise
perhaps you could comprehend how I feel
if you leave, I dont think my heart will ever heal
Thinking of you, my blood boils still
although I realize, hate you, I never will
the past few days spent fighting back tears
struggling with unspoken fears
You're leaving to escape a life you so despise
to be free of all the lies
my only hope, is that you find happiness in your new life
and that all your enemies find a quick, painful demise
Try to forgive
you asked me to live
gave me the strength to try
to never give up and dream as big as the sky
I will not forget the memories we shared, good or bad
gaze across the days we spent together, remeber the fun we had
I have to accept the inevitable, please help me say goodbye
its hard loseing someone so sublime
I guess what I am trying to say Brooke
is that before you go, take a good look
at everything that your leaving behind
and ask yourself, is it worth it
When you told me you were leaving
my world stopped and shattered
you were my best friend, no matter how worthless you felt
you mattered to me
Somehow I wish you could just stay here
that you were not leaving, that you were always neer
it seems sometimes if I just dream
by some means you would stay here
If I could just make you stay
by some kind of compromise
perhaps you could comprehend how I feel
if you leave, I dont think my heart will ever heal
Thinking of you, my blood boils still
although I realize, hate you, I never will
the past few days spent fighting back tears
struggling with unspoken fears
You're leaving to escape a life you so despise
to be free of all the lies
my only hope, is that you find happiness in your new life
and that all your enemies find a quick, painful demise
Try to forgive
you asked me to live
gave me the strength to try
to never give up and dream as big as the sky
I will not forget the memories we shared, good or bad
gaze across the days we spent together, remeber the fun we had
I have to accept the inevitable, please help me say goodbye
its hard loseing someone so sublime
I guess what I am trying to say Brooke
is that before you go, take a good look
at everything that your leaving behind
and ask yourself, is it worth it
"Unrequited Love"
I've been in love so many times
I've lost each one to passion crimes
With all of my heart, to the core of my soul
I love you and now I feel free to let you know
The barrier of marriage has fallen to the ground
Now friendship's all that's left to seek a way around
The question is so hard to ask
Once more my friendship is a mask
Concealing from you my inner most hope
While friendship is strung up on the end of a rope
Am I betraying your trust by following my heart?
Are my feelings something I should never impart?
If I hide this, is it a lie?
Will my love for you live or die?
Is it better to leave, to run away
Without letting you know my heart wants me to stay?
A lifetime of dreams keep telling me I must go
But I can't walk away without letting you know
So with one breath I'll say goodbye
And with the next I'll start to cry
For when I tell you what my heart feels
Our friendship will suffer for all it reveals
But this is my fate, to never have love returned
I am unworthy of yours, a love I have not earned
JJ
I've been in love so many times
I've lost each one to passion crimes
With all of my heart, to the core of my soul
I love you and now I feel free to let you know
The barrier of marriage has fallen to the ground
Now friendship's all that's left to seek a way around
The question is so hard to ask
Once more my friendship is a mask
Concealing from you my inner most hope
While friendship is strung up on the end of a rope
Am I betraying your trust by following my heart?
Are my feelings something I should never impart?
If I hide this, is it a lie?
Will my love for you live or die?
Is it better to leave, to run away
Without letting you know my heart wants me to stay?
A lifetime of dreams keep telling me I must go
But I can't walk away without letting you know
So with one breath I'll say goodbye
And with the next I'll start to cry
For when I tell you what my heart feels
Our friendship will suffer for all it reveals
But this is my fate, to never have love returned
I am unworthy of yours, a love I have not earned
JJ
"What Are We Waiting For?"
Your song lilts like a whistling parakeet
Touch the paper and feel the rhythm on this sheet
Of all the songs I've penned there is no finer tune
You're the song I want to sing, mine are picayune
If you think you're out of key you couldn't be more wrong
Lyrics intertwined with chords, you're no common song
Word after word I write, but me, I'm out of key
The gate stays locked till you're in harmony with me
I'll search through every note that I have not explored
Sooner or later I'll discover your lost chord
Some songs come naturally, some must be lived through
Only time will tell if I can tune up with you
The words are all there, but the songs are incomplete
I can't play them for you, my songs are all effete
Yet if we were together you could feel the beat
Of this song you've inspired in one who is aesthete
jj
Your song lilts like a whistling parakeet
Touch the paper and feel the rhythm on this sheet
Of all the songs I've penned there is no finer tune
You're the song I want to sing, mine are picayune
If you think you're out of key you couldn't be more wrong
Lyrics intertwined with chords, you're no common song
Word after word I write, but me, I'm out of key
The gate stays locked till you're in harmony with me
I'll search through every note that I have not explored
Sooner or later I'll discover your lost chord
Some songs come naturally, some must be lived through
Only time will tell if I can tune up with you
The words are all there, but the songs are incomplete
I can't play them for you, my songs are all effete
Yet if we were together you could feel the beat
Of this song you've inspired in one who is aesthete
jj
I think that this might fit here - - -
Saw you last night, walking in the mall.
Short skirt, high heels, walking tall.
Wiggly butt, bouncy bust, quite the doll.
Styled up hair, perfect lips, the power to enthrall.
Strutting walk, sideways look, did you see me at all?
On your way to dine and dance.
Did you maybe notice me askance?
My love (and lust) for you, unnoticed, perchance?
You gave me not even a glance.
Is it true, I never had a chance?
I remember when first we met.
You were the coquette.
Me in my corvette.
We would have been the perfect duet.
It should have been kismet.
That was then, this is now.
When I asked, you raised an eyebrow.
My love (and lust) I did avow.
Your response was, ciao.
I thought, meow, wow.
Are my dreams never to be satisfied?
My love (and lust) you can not abide.
My proposal you pushed aside.
Our permanent separation you implied.
With your wish I have complied.
My reverie, my grail, lost, died.
Not even once will we meet bedside?
Ne'er will you delight in me inside?
Not ever will I experience you astride?
Could it be that the truth to me you would not confide?
I was white, was it your black pride?
Saw you last night, walking in the mall.
Short skirt, high heels, walking tall.
Wiggly butt, bouncy bust, quite the doll.
Styled up hair, perfect lips, the power to enthrall.
Strutting walk, sideways look, did you see me at all?
On your way to dine and dance.
Did you maybe notice me askance?
My love (and lust) for you, unnoticed, perchance?
You gave me not even a glance.
Is it true, I never had a chance?
I remember when first we met.
You were the coquette.
Me in my corvette.
We would have been the perfect duet.
It should have been kismet.
That was then, this is now.
When I asked, you raised an eyebrow.
My love (and lust) I did avow.
Your response was, ciao.
I thought, meow, wow.
Are my dreams never to be satisfied?
My love (and lust) you can not abide.
My proposal you pushed aside.
Our permanent separation you implied.
With your wish I have complied.
My reverie, my grail, lost, died.
Not even once will we meet bedside?
Ne'er will you delight in me inside?
Not ever will I experience you astride?
Could it be that the truth to me you would not confide?
I was white, was it your black pride?
New You:
Patience is not my virtue
Always knowing
Always waiting
brings such pain
Empty lonesome pearl
spoiled for the wanting
holding my breath for your whisper
knowing it is time
I don't want to be careful logical
slow
boring
or sane.
Let's rescue one another
and discover who we are.
Patience is not my virtue
Always knowing
Always waiting
brings such pain
Empty lonesome pearl
spoiled for the wanting
holding my breath for your whisper
knowing it is time
I don't want to be careful logical
slow
boring
or sane.
Let's rescue one another
and discover who we are.
Waiting In The Rain
I’m standing in the rain again
And I can’t tell how long it’s been
That I’ve waited for a glance
One to put me in a trance
Hidden feelings occupy my time
As I prepare myself for a sign
One that’ll guide me straight to you
In the meantime, what can I do?
Write your name upon the ground
And shout to the heavens every lonely sound
Tell the world you’re more important than air
If I choke on the words, I wouldn’t care
For destiny’s given me a chance
And all I need is just one glance
I need you more than you’ll ever know
So I’ll wait in the rain that falls so slow
I’m standing in the rain again
And I can’t tell how long it’s been
That I’ve waited for a glance
One to put me in a trance
Hidden feelings occupy my time
As I prepare myself for a sign
One that’ll guide me straight to you
In the meantime, what can I do?
Write your name upon the ground
And shout to the heavens every lonely sound
Tell the world you’re more important than air
If I choke on the words, I wouldn’t care
For destiny’s given me a chance
And all I need is just one glance
I need you more than you’ll ever know
So I’ll wait in the rain that falls so slow
Down
You were down
when I met you
until I stayed
a night or two.
You gave a smile
a gentle kiss
we'll have one night
of simple bliss.
I heard you laugh
saw you cry
but after you healed
you said goodbye.
You moved away
what can I do
you forgot about me
I dream about you.
All this time
I couldn't see
The only one
that's down is me.
You were down
when I met you
until I stayed
a night or two.
You gave a smile
a gentle kiss
we'll have one night
of simple bliss.
I heard you laugh
saw you cry
but after you healed
you said goodbye.
You moved away
what can I do
you forgot about me
I dream about you.
All this time
I couldn't see
The only one
that's down is me.