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Here are the three winning poems from the contest:
AWAKE
She was up before he would awake.
And he awoke and cleared the blur
From his eyes.
He saw her as if for the first time.
While her beauty was apparent,
Seared in his memory were last
Night’s tears – his own –
For the certainty of a delicate
Thing broken.
Like the soundless flutter
Of a sparrow’s wings, he
Cried.
For shadows of yesterday’s
Shared intimacy, he cried.
And she failed to acknowledge
Her part.
He mourned her absence
Long before they parted ways.
HAUNTED
I am haunted by his earnest efforts
For he knows me. I am not just
A vague sketch lining the outskirts
Of his consciousness, but rather
A course of being he knows by heart.
For he reveals those things about me
I was not aware of until they came
Out of his mouth.
He spoke about my beauty, my eloquence,
My uniqueness and my being whole.
His words complete the puzzle that
Erode my need. He holds up the mirror.
He is not a god-fearing or god-filled man,
But rather like one.
And strong.
DELUSION’S KISS
Hope squanderer
Bloom crusher
Dream’s abscess
Guru
Yesterday’s news
Deal breaker
Trouble maker
Game changer
Stirring of pots
Goal dasher
My downfall
The only contender
Obstacle
Challenger
Weakness
Makes me whole
