Best Poem

"Be Strong" by Odamadillo
"A Life it has Been" by Myst

Cycle One: "Most" Nominations; Thread/Group Nominations
Cycle Two: Writing, Video Editing, Art Nominations; Roleplaying Nominations
Cycle Three: Best/Worst Nominations
Cycle Four: General Nominations

Vote away!

 

Voting for Odamadillo here.

 

M-my poem was nominated. O.o I... Well I'm honored.

 

I am just as surprised as your are.
It wouldn't be fair to vote for my own so my vote goes to A life it has been.

 

Odamadillo
Odamadillo's piece was exactly as the title promised: empowering. Calling his friends by their names and thus personally involving them was a great idea. Still, some of the lines he used those names in felt a bit underwhelming compared to, say, the opening stanza. Excellent poetry nonetheless.

Myst
Myst treads carefully in the realm of imagery, which is a bit of a shame because I'd have liked to see it used more often throughout the poem. On the other hand, this piece was very bold and honest. This naked truth, both touching and moving, covers a wide range of the emotional spectrum. Some rhymes were off, but not to the extent that it distracts from the content. Nice work.

Both pieces are well deserving of their place here, but I'm gonna go with "A Life It Has Been". It left more of an impression on me.