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WINNER UPDATE: The winner of our 9th writing challenge is Chaosmancer. Congratulations on a poem well done. You have won a 2 month PRO membership and 50 W-N points. Enjoy and keep on writing!


Hello writers,
Our 9th writing challenge has been judged--Now it's your turn to vote! We selected our top 10 favorites and narrowed it down to 5 finalists and 5 honorable mentions. Please read the finalist poems and vote for your favorite using the poll above. Didn't make the cut? No problem, we have many more challenges on the way!

The Finalists Were Asked to:
write a poem, in 12 lines or less, in any style or genre on the subject of:
Fear

You must also include the following words at some point in your poem:
Trust, Voice, Pieces

View Challenge Page


Honorable Mentions:
JohnnyAza
HPGreg
SomeWords
Shakespril
AStoryteller


The Finalists:

Chaosmancer
In the darkness it hides
skittering between the shadows
watching you with baleful eyes

It is a terrible foe
that whispers to you
in voices that you trust most

It winds its way though you
growing in the deepest corners
shadowing your every move

It tears you apart
divides your soul
and devours all the pieces



Icinia
My heart bleeds
for you

My arms ache
for you

My soul weeps
for you

Fear not, my friend

Place your trust in me

Close your eyes...
Listen to my voice

Together
we will pick up the pieces of your life



RenegadeRaine
It starts out subtle,
A soft inner voice,
Suggesting the pieces don’t quite fit.

It then begins to grow,
Whispers becoming roars,
Demanding you relinquish control to it.

Rational thoughts flee,
A seed of confusion planted,
It will rule you if you permit.

A parasite of mistrust,
That latches on,
Will you fight, or will you submit?



DansOnly
And it starts with a sound

Eyes go wide with an endless stare

Trying to trust in what I hear

Nothing but silence

Yet unable to deny it was there

Then comes the Voice

And I fall to pieces

The trembling begins

A moanful whine escapes from within

Eyes squeeze shut tight as tears fall

Curling up into a tiny little ball

Trying to hide away from it all



SkimMilky
Guilty of treason,
watching the pieces
coalesce into reason.

Starving for safety,
It taps on the door
With vengeance and glee.

The saint and the whore.

Woe is me...
...as She whispers sweetly...

"...trust what your eyes see."

The taste of her voice
has left me no choice.

[Chaosmancer]

I...I'm a finalist!!! Wow, thank you very much. Still I'm torn between Dansonly or Skimmilky. Both are amazing.

LOL I thought of voting for myself but that'd be wrong

[SkimMilky]

A fun topic....no losers here.

[RenegadeRaine]

Wow, I'm a finalist! Thank you! ^_^ They're all great! I don't know who to vote for lol.

[Chaosmancer]

  Only the finalists seem to be commenting, I wonder where everyone else is. At least a few people have voted.

[Lotus]

Creepy poems, guys!  Good job!

[Silentnight]

I enjoyed all of them although my favourite has to be Chaosmancer's it just flowed so much better than the others, making it a more enjoyable read.

[KingKarma]

Very cool stuff.  Chaosmancer's was very interesting.....but SkimMilky's was freightening and left me thinking for quite some time!

 :clap:

[JohnnyAza]

I don't agree with the 10th line of  SkimMilky's poem.

DON'T trust what your eyes see! lol

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Good luck to all.
JA

[SkimMilky]

LOL, interesting thought!

[dandelion]

I took to RenegadeRaine, the concious versus instinct, choosing to do right versus wrong. Loved it! RenegadeRaine should keep this writing as a personal token and reread it once in awhile. Way to go and good luck to you. Slim Milky, love haow this poem is written as though it were part of a screenplay and how the viewer could be thinking. Great job too!

[RenegadeRaine]

Thank you very much dandelion! I appreciate the feedback, and I will indeed keep this as a personal reference! ^_^

[Dark_Death]

All are beautiful, but I put my final vote on Chaosmancer, not only because he did a wonderful job, but because he listens to my problems as well.  Good job, my dear friend, and the best of luck to you.  Thank you for listening to me. :}

[Chaosmancer]

LOL thanks Dark_Death.

[licia_16]

this is tricky....they are all really good...i really liked the one from Icinia tho..idk why, but it really spoke out to me..

[grahmwynn]

i think renaged rain deserves it :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[RenegadeRaine]

 :oops: Thank you very much grahmwynn! I'm glad you like it so much!   :green:

[Madelaini]

Beautifully written and exquisite prose. Well done. x

[SkimMilky]

Thank you Dandelion!  You got my screenplay take on it!   I tried to set a scene and interupt it intentionally midway and tried to create a visual image!  Thanks for the understanding!

[dandelion]

Thank you Dandelion!  You got my screenplay take on it!   I tried to set a scene and interupt it intentionally midway and tried to create a visual image!  Thanks for the understanding!

I think you should feed on this and use it in a personal posting. Run with it, I'll read it. It's like a Hunfrey Bogart movie feel to it.