Deviants that entered (in chronological order):
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First and foremost I would like to thank all of you that entered again. Your poems were obviously very much what i asked for - powerful, personal, transcendent.
You all really surprised me, I was not expecting this level of poetry and that just made it VERY HARD to judge. The poems were not necessarily judged on style, or composition or anything of that nature. What I was looking for was that one poem that really described who I am as a poet... That's why I made this contest, I wanted to see if the people that read my poetry understand who I am beyond the work... All of the poems managed to do that in one way or another.
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HOWEVER, there was one poem that really embodied completely what I was trying to do/looked for here…
And that would be
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entry:
The eternal flame that burns inside,
Within the depths of my mind,
My body… my soul.
Slowly, much too slowly,
The fire begins to sear my skin.
Engulfing my thoughts in flames,
Until they are forced to emerge.
Burning through my fingertips,
Painting my story for those who care.
Words will melt onto paper,
Melding all my feelings together.
It is then that you will see,
See the visions of my mind,
The pain, the sorrow, my subtle madness.
Please don't pity me or try to relate,
For you will never truly understand,
What makes the great wheel turn,
The substance that keeps me alive.
For I am the poet,
Whom you have yet to know.
So Ashleigh, THANK YOU! And please contact me so we can get going on your BRAND-SPANKIN-NEW DevID which my alter ego
will design for you
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NOW, HANG ON! It's not over yet… I know I said there would only be the one grand prize, but one other Deviant really impressed me with their raw force and sheer intensity of the submission.
Awakenspiral literally poured himself into this thing and submitted 2 sets of entries!
Nic, you've won yourself an avatar! >>
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Please go and read all of these wonderful entries!
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN!
Marius