Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion

You have until the 24th to post a poem, and from the 25th to the 31st we will vote for which one we thought was best!

Please post directly into the topic and do not use a link. Please don’t use a poem previously used in this group. Note: Only one submission per person is allowed.

Your poem can be of any length, structure, or style.

This week’s topic is: Joyless and Festive

The rules are pretty loose. You could write a poem about anything that has to do with the subject/photo but it must relate to the topic somehow. Note: It can be a loose interpretation for example.

Most of all have fun!

Happy writing!

Posting is still open everyone!!

Well, will you look at that? It seems as though my brain is no longer on strike! Let's rock and roll!

POET: Garrison Kelly
TITLE: Doom in My Voice
GENRE: Rap Metal Song
RATING: PG-13 for swearing

VERSE 1
“Twinkle, smile, stay for a while
Got any plans to travel for miles?
What do you do to earn your paycheck?
What’s with the weather, like, holy heck?”
One-word answers are all I’ve got
Apathetic expression if you like it or not
Baritone voice, but there won’t be singing
This conversation has lost all meaning

CHORUS
“Just pray the negative away”
I don’t have a choice!
“Smiles never go to waste”
Don’t you hear the doom in my voice?!
I just don’t give a damn
If you don’t like who I am

VERSE 2
If smiles cost nothing, authenticity is cheaper
Fuck the weather and the weekend, dig a little deeper
How the fuck did we get on this floating rock?
I’ve got so much trauma to unpack and unlock
How do we dismantle the oligarchy?
And give a middle finger to the patriarchy?
Got no common ground, your confusion speaks volumes
Strangers ‘til the end, don’t know what else to call you

CHORUS
“Just pray the negative away”
I don’t have a choice!
“Smiles never go to waste”
Don’t you hear the doom in my voice?!
I just don’t give a damn
If you don’t like who I am

BRIDGE
Silence is golden, unlike my medals
I didn’t win at life, so I had to settle
I see your eyes darting to the left and right
Now you’re the one frowning and all uptight
My days blend together, joyless yet festive
I’m sorry if you want an inspirational message
The ones who have those are in the minority
You can only do so much under capitalist authority

CHORUS
“Just pray the negative away”
I don’t have a choice!
“Smiles never go to waste”
Don’t you hear the doom in my voice?!
I just don’t give a damn
If you don’t like who I am

Thanks for posting Garrison!

Thanks for posting Garrison!

Going to give this one more week then will put up new contests/polls. Happy writing!

Will hopefully get to this soon. Life and its situations keep getting in the way, lol!