June 2024 Contest Winners
The winner of the 06/24 Living With Depression is Rula with the following poem
A Way Out
Submitted by Rula
As night pulls down its wild dark curtains
And heavy eyelids drop lazily,
I ponder with spider-like loomed shadows,
Thoughts torture my broken, weary soul.
Everything around my room plays tricks;
Shadows with shattered hearts wander,
Carrying bloody, slaughtered dreams,
All howl, moan in pain, "that's insane, that's insane."
I seek a way out, is there no escape?
The door's locked with heavy chains.
Windows, it seems, are all covered with tar,
Behind the sill, bars add weight.
Then more spirits seep in, multiplying,
From nowhere, to heighten the scene.
I try to cry, but my own voice chokes me,
Then a louder voice declares, "There is no way out."
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The winner of the 06/24 Bucket List is Clentin with the following poem
My Bucket List
Submitted by Clentin
I fell in love with a heart so true,
I cherish moments, both old and new.
I learned from failures of the past
I pray these actions will always last
My bucket list as a young man, so vast,
A journey of self-discovery, meant to last.
I chased my dreams with passion and might,
In the pursuit of life, to find the light.
Now that life is closer to the end
My bucket list begins to bend
A list once so big and wide
Now is small but full of pride
I no longer wish for cars or money
I seek love and comfort and a bit of honey
I want to see my family live with success
Free of illness free of stress
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The winner of the 06/24 My First Internet Memory is Hon with the following poem.
My First Internet Memory-Google Search
Submitted by Hon
My first internet memory
this brings me to the
introduction of the
tutorial study through
the google online
surfing with the
fascinating of
opportunity to acquire
for a learning desire in
a science technology
of today’s global world
This interest starts from the
online searching to discover
unlimited learning ability tools
like an encyclopedia collection
with the resource information
for one share a broad
knowledge of understanding
through the adventure of
Internet Explorer with many
interesting selecting topics
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The winner of the 06/24 Five Percent Battery is RoseBlack with the following poem
Five Percent Battery
Submitted by RoseBlack
Running off fumes,
choking on smoke.
Sucking exhaustion
through pasty lips.
Engine's down a quart,
burn out,
Dark circles tell all,
who is about to fall.
Mercy lights,
Low battery,
jumper cables ignite.
Knock down, drag out fight.
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The winner of the 06/24 Overdraft is Geezer with the following poem
Winning Poem
Overdraft the Monster
Submitted by Geezer
As the wind howls, I am reminded...
Reminded of the rippling sheet of rain,
a silver curtain billowing across the roof.
There will be water in the attic.
There is an overdraft there, going over.
The spirit of the storm, travels so fast,
it carries water over the edge, to the window below;
dropped, it clings to the wall, and sneaks in.
I've known about that overdraft, for quite some time.
I watched it as a child, awakened by the wind.
The monster that ate at my home, needed company,
I heard the pitiful moans, as the spirit tore at the shingles.
Now, we are together again, the spirit and I;
I am tempted to join it as it drags its familiar water
over the edge and into the draft, but no!
I cannot cling to the wall and re enter the house.
That would be an overdraft that I could not afford.
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