Back to the beginning
As I plan my every misstep
Deep down in my own mind
As I seek and destroy every smile
What consequence is fate
What distraction is love
To where I came
To where I go
Twisted in a sea of bliss
Until I sleep
Wild is every moment
Dreamt of while I wake
To whom do I owe the misery
And the fleeting contrast of her
Tripping over my own soul
As I plead for redemption
Open and spoiled to her
As she swallows my flaws
Equally wonderfully imperfect
As I hold her so tight
Shattered and splintered
In my palm
Our love so beautifully scarred
It was always and never meant to be
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Public Announcement Challenge Winners
For the Public Announcement Challenge, writers were asked to work inside voices built for control. These were notices, warnings, and updates meant to inform rather than confess. The strongest entries committed to that form and didn't break from it. Corporate memos, formal government alerts, and internal policy language were held consistently, allowing emotion, fear, grief, or humor to surface indirectly through pressure rather than declaration. The following poems recognize the voice of authority, and let human feeling slip through despite all its rules and restraint.
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