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Winning Poems.....
Poems [First, Second, Third]
Winning entries from our second poetry competition.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow
(A stream of confession poem)", by Shari (First)
One has answered the call
But not my Apollo--not my knight
I have climbed the Andes
But not my Kilimanjaro
Then why do I feel like this?
I feel I've lost a part of me given freely
It was only a few moments--
A few fleeting moments
That live forever
And inspire these tears
(I promised I would never do this again)
It is torture to callous over a bleeding heart
With cliche "We are just friends.")
We are friends--but not justly
Thrown together by fate
Torn apart by reality
O, for whom do these tears flow?
They flow for thee
And the memories I will always have
Of your hungry lips pressed hard upon mine
The night of unparalleled passion when we
Embraced our last moments
And forgot this reality
But I must harden my
Hopelessly romantic heart
I've done this before--
Somehow this time was different
I got what I wanted
I lost what I needed
And it's too late
I've said my goodbyes
None of which I meant
(I realize now)
But I know if I ever see you again
It'll be torture even more
I won't be able to contain
What I've concealed so well--
So well you left without knowing
I should not write such verse--
I should not waste such devotion
I should focus on reaching Kilimanjaro
(Though I feel I already have)
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