Love Poem: Competition

I write love poems for her

I would like you to write a love poem, in whatever style you like. You can email it to me andre66@gmail.com or leave it in the comments box below. The one that makes me laugh or cry the most will win a signed copy of Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now and this original doodle from the book.

The winner will be announced February 27th.

And the winner is....

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who sent me a love poem. In total I received 108 poems via email and the comments below.

I picked 'Olive Juice' by Jess as the winner, because it made me smile in the same way as 'candyfloss' and 'snowmen' do. Jess, your doodle and signed copy of my book is in the post.


"OLIVE JUICE" by Jessica Mullan

your mouth spells it out
i blurt,
"i love you too,"
but i spoke too soon
all you said was...
"olive juice."

Comments

[Kris]

Monday
I found the words you wrote
I fell in love with your vocabulary
And the way you told stories
Made you into a real life page-turner

Tuesday
You called me on the phone
I fell in love your voice
And the way you pronounced "been" like "Ben"
Made you into an exotic endeavor

Wednesday
I told you the story of my life
I fell in love with your acceptance
And the way you comforted me
Made you into someone I could trust

Thursday
You were so sad you wouldn't leave the house
I fell in love with your emotions
And the way you cared so deeply about things
Made you into a refuge

Friday
I told you a stupid joke
I fell in love with your laugh
And the way you were happier after I picked up the phone
Made you into my new best friend

Saturday
You came to visit
I fell in love with your brown eyes
And they way you stared so deeply into mine
Made you into the most beautiful boy in my world

Sunday
I laid in bed with you
I fell in love with your warmth
And the way you held me close
Made you into the love of my life

[Aneesa]

BE MY ALKALI

chemicals react, we all know that;
im writing you this to tell you how i felt,
when i first saw you walk by;
oh my gosh, i thought i would die!

i'll be the acid, you be the alkali;
we'll neutralize each other tonight,
ionic bonds we'll definitely form;
i'd gladly give you my electrons,
what a crazy molecular formula i'd create;
if only you'd agree to go out on a date,
effervescence we'll surely observe;
so come on, what do you say my love?

tonight, seven at the science lab,
chemicals are gonna react, be prepared!

[Eve]

It's just a story.
You can't find love like that.
I watch it a thousand times,
but that love is still not mine.
I watch it a thousand times,
but the flicker dies.
You can't find love like that,
it's just a story.
So, I watch you again a thousand times.

[Faraz]

'R. Butler'

Your hair is the colour of cinnamon.
I put a spoonful of you
in my mouth
and
wept
and
wept.

(Like they do on the youtubes.)

Then I coughed -
Could help it not,
and you - gone with the wind.

Frankly, my dear, I do give a damn.

[Dave]

I sit here sadistically
My silence causing more pain
You're looking for answers
Personification clounds what you say
I am no longer human
Heart replaced with more brains
I've become a robot
Slave to the naives

[annon]

[Truth]

You said
[hands on my naked back]
'you're a masochist
and I'm a sadist'
[...]
'we know this
to be true'
and that's it.

[Hannah]

I used to write a lot of poems, some of them weren't all that bad.
Now I'm all in love and happy
And can't write poems anymore, because I'm happy and I wouldn't know how to go about writing a happy poem.
Which is most inconvenient, seeing as I really wanted to win this competition.

[mia]

Across the sidewalk. Straight into his eyes. Cringe.
Walk away. Run away. Trip. Bleed. Waterworks.
"God, No." Get up.
Rethinks suicidal attempts.
"No. I'm not crying over some silly guy."
Wipes bleeding wound. "Huh, had worse."
Looks around. Sees him coming.
"In fact, here comes the perpetrator. Wait...shit." Looks for escape route.
A hand drops on my shoulder. (Dun dun dun)
Suddenly, his hand equals whole weight of the world.
Ouch. OUCH.
Turns around. His mouth moves.
"Are you alright?"
Suddenly, his question equals the whole world to me.
Deletes crazy thought.
"I'm fine." Lies.
"You sure?" Nods.
"Hey, you walking home? I need someone to talk to."
Looks up and meets his eyes. Stings but holds gaze anyway.
"You see, I just broke up with my girlfriend."
Stares. Looks down. His voice starts again.
"I had a really bad day." He sighs.
My mind registers. Looks up.
"I'm sorry." Lies.

[Cayla Price]

My heart clenches when once it wept
Breath that lingers on my neck
where unity unravels I lay flat
Defeated.
Wind that whispers through the trees
unsettling the mourning seas
Where serenity cringes I can breathe
Acceptance.
As falling snow can sing and stir
There comes a voice that growls and lures
With honesty weighted I lose my nerve
Loyalty.
Love is but a singing bird
whose only song calm and obscure
with eternity promised my vision blurred
Fear.

[Corinne]

in bed.
I look at him
I want to say I love you because the words are going to explode if I don't say it now
words I have never said
never felt
never thought i ever would feel
but instead I say I want to know what you think
he says he likes the game
I don't understand. I try to understand what he means, I say I can't play along if I don't know what the game is
and he just says "as long as you follow the rules"

[sany]

it's when i want you to be unworthy,
of my time, of my life, of my heart;
and when i want to be deserving,
of your touches, your love, you,

that's when i know it is just me.

[christine]

she was a perfect skeptic, but she believed every word that uttered from the beautiful lips of the beautiful boy.

[Cheerful One]

The comments are on! The comments are on!! Bundlllleeee!!

(This is not a love poem.)

[Penlly & Realnezz]

i feel your wilted lips against my cheek
you? you feel my every move, your sweetness rubbing against me
i arch my back in ecstasy
your maroon tendrils fall on your face and it makes me curve my mouth in a grin.
i am watching fire burn

[andre]

thank you everyone.

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