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Unwritten Absence Contest

An unfilled room, a plot line that ends Becoming redundant whilst no one defends Chaos created in an unoccupied space Dread that meanders but cannot be traced Errors uncovered yet remain unknown Failing but maintaining a fake happy tone Grabbing attention, having nothing to say Healing but tearing the scab away Inventing a reason to qualify existence Jocoserious puns that require assistance Keeping a promise that was built on a lie Liking a poem created by AI Masking emotions to keep the peace Needing a minute after arguement ceased Opening an email when contents are blank Publicly smiling when your heart sank Quietly seething but never explaining Reeling emotions but words keep on taming Silently expressing an unspoken thought Time that escapes when you're feeling distraught Unwritten absence leading to pain Vexed as driving wrong direction, wrong lane Wanting the answers when unaware of the question Xenodochial companions creating indigestion Yes people meaning connection untrue Zeitgeist emptiness current world view

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Date: 1/4/2024 7:13:00 AM
I enjoyed reading this creative write. Glad Silent One did this. Have a creative day writing away........................
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 1/4/2024 2:49:00 PM
Thanks you Paula x
Date: 1/3/2024 11:47:00 AM
This wasn't really a contest, but an opportunity to showcase an Na poem.. Its a nice use of form, surprised it wasn't placed,,
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 1/3/2024 11:55:00 AM
Thank you. Excellent idea - it demonstrates that there can be all kinds of factors when things don't place. Sometimes it's just not your day and you can try again the next day
Date: 9/19/2023 10:32:00 PM
AI inundation will gaslight our sense of reality right out of existance if we are not minful of the possibility.........Once again my friend,enjoyed .
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/19/2023 10:47:00 PM
Thank you V, AI can be very convincing - it's pretty scary. Thanks for your support x
Date: 9/19/2023 4:02:00 PM
A to Z of unwritten absence with a hint of passive aggression, a brilliant meaningful abecadarian, now kill me off once and for all, by saying an AI chatbot wrote this one, Cheers David
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/19/2023 4:13:00 PM
Haha thanks although I'm tempted to throw you into turmoil and claim every single existential crisis turned quantum conundrum has been AI generated, all my poems are my own work (I didn't use the words jocoserious, xenodochial or even zeitgeist before this evening though, I perused words beginning with... to find something - confession complete).
Date: 9/19/2023 12:18:00 PM
LOVED, wait...only one tripped me - "P" - I got truly lost in the rest---great job DD
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/20/2023 1:07:00 AM
I gave p a rethink - what do you reckon?
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/19/2023 12:22:00 PM
Thanks Craig - p was a stretch haha and maybe v too - I was just playing, this form can be strangely fun :) thanks for the praise :)
Date: 9/19/2023 5:55:00 AM
Well, you put so much work into this I had to at least commend you. I've never tried one of these. You deffo used a few words that are "alien" to me. My fave line is the M line
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Tom Woody
Date: 9/19/2023 2:10:00 PM
Well, at least I'm cute, Craig. But you're married. Should you be flirting?
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/19/2023 12:55:00 PM
Craig! I think you had the red pen and scribbled my poem out and told me to start again haha!
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Craig Cornish
Date: 9/19/2023 12:20:00 PM
BTW, Tommy doesn't own the green pen until I pass!! He's cute and that's it!
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Craig Cornish
Date: 9/19/2023 12:07:00 PM
I SO LOVE CAT FIGHTS...from a distance!! Can I help in anyway?
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Tom Woody
Date: 9/19/2023 7:15:00 AM
:)
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/19/2023 6:53:00 AM
Go on then, I'll let you and your green pen of wisdom off on this occasion and adjust my closing line to 'thank you for your kind words of encouragement' :)
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Tom Woody
Date: 9/19/2023 6:49:00 AM
Lol. I didn't mean it that way at all. Everyone is always scrutinizing my words and looking for something to jump on. What I meant was: you created quite an excellent piece of poetry and though no one else has stopped by to commend you to date, I wanted to. Ciao
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Di11y Da11y
Date: 9/19/2023 6:46:00 AM
They are always quick writes for me Tom, although I did nip back and change a couple of lines that didn't quite work. I feel like you've green penned it 'good try' but I have the option of using the infamous 'thank you for stopping by' so all evened out. You have to get inventive for a few letters, so it's always interesting finding something that fits to get you to z.

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