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Contest Poe in the style of Plath

sponsor Tom Woody

I see no reason for this toxic state other than hate or desired submission found in my dream where a kiss upon the heart is a rusty chain hanging on walls of circumstance a vision within a vision wrapped around my throat making it hard to breathe Oh! That this dream be more than a quagmire of unreasonable eyes that drip toxic tears into a bottomless pit of shadows that wait for my passion's decision while they hang a broken wreathe on tombstones that is this dream, that is this toxic state of raven's beaks that pluck at the heart's flesh tearing, tearing, always tearing until the blood is gone, gone, forever gone

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Date: 12/5/2023 7:16:00 AM
Great poem, congratulations
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Date: 12/4/2023 9:00:00 AM
I like that Plath is having a Poe moment here. Your write was simple but moving. Thanks for entering and congrats on your placement
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Tom Woody
Date: 12/16/2023 1:45:00 PM
Freddy? Freddy!
Date: 11/29/2023 1:55:00 PM
What a deep dark write. I love your opening lines the most here and how you’ve written “ while they hang a broken wreathe on tombstones that is this dream, that is this toxic state “ definitely something poe would love. And has a plaths style too. Creative take this is. Pleasure reading, best wishes for the contest
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Date: 11/29/2023 2:13:00 AM
- Cold and terrible, Frederic .... can see the raven ... with the bloody beak - GL in the contest - hugs
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