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This poem is a creation for the Sara Jama-sponsored My Bloody Valentine Poetry Contest. To find inspiration, I looked to the haunting allure of gothic romance and the visceral imagery of dark passion, and I chose the AABB rhyme scheme to infuse the verse with a relentless, hypnotic rhythm. This subject isn’t in my wheelhouse—I’ve penned very few love poems—making it a true challenge. I hope you enjoy it as much as I hated writing it.

 

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In midnight's gloom, I wander all alone, Haunted by echoes carved in ancient stone. A spectral vision drenched in crimson light, My lover emerges, a phantom of the night. Her eyes burn deep with a sinister grace, Reflecting secrets time can never erase. My Bloody Valentine, born of decay, Where every heartbeat drifts further astray. The air is heavy with a scent of dread, While every whisper mourns the blood we've shed. Through corridors of ruin, bleak and stark, I cling to shadows to escape the dark. In twisted dreams, our souls merge in art, Where love and horror share a single heart. Beneath a sky of sorrow and despair, We waltz with ghosts in a forbidden affair. I taste the bitter kiss of sin so vile, As venom creeps, defiling every smile. Each drop of red proclaims a dream long dead, A scarlet elegy where torment is bred. In endless night, our hearts embrace the fire, Consumed by passion in a funeral pyre. Let darkness bind our souls into one, My Bloody Valentine, until life is undone.

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Date: 2/17/2025 3:32:00 AM
To write this winner with a theme you claim to dislike truly speaks volumes of your skills, good sir. This is brilliant, and congratulations on the win
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Date: 2/15/2025 10:14:00 AM
Congratulations on winning my contest. I love the rhyme scheme you used and the gothic victorian feel of your poem. So many great lines. "I taste the bitter kiss of sin so vile," absolutely love the darkness of this imagery. Thank you for writing.
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Joel Hawksley
Date: 2/15/2025 8:45:00 PM
I wanted to share that writing this poem for your contest has been a wonderful experience! It took me to a place I haven’t visited in quite some time, and I truly appreciate the opportunity to participate. Thank you for creating such a welcoming environment with your rules that allowed for creative freedom. It’s been great to be a part of this!
Date: 2/14/2025 4:45:00 PM
Great job! Congrats on your first place win!
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Joel Hawksley
Date: 2/15/2025 8:44:00 AM
For the first time, I find myself at a loss for words, both in speech and in writing. This poem, specifically crafted for this contest, has transported me to a place I have not visited in several years. I express my gratitude for this experience.
Date: 2/10/2025 12:21:00 PM
Hi, Joel. If this is how you create poetry that you hate writing, then I enjoyed it immensely! It definitely is a love poem, albeit romance of a dark and sinister kind. But that makes it no less romantic. Your reading voice enhances the meaning of each line and succeeds in making it so realistic that you seem to be speaking to your love instead of writing this for her. Skilled writing!
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Joel Hawksley
Date: 2/11/2025 5:00:00 AM
Thank you for your incredibly kind and insightful comments on "My Bloody Valentine." I'm genuinely delighted you enjoyed it, especially considering my pronouncements about the writing process. It means a lot to me that the poem resonated with you, and I appreciate you picking up on the dark, yet still romantic, undertones.

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