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as in the quinnie song i'm not a terf
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The Devil Wears ____ and _________
Write a poem about the "Devil" of your life.
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• 24 reads

the devil wears loose skin and drinks green tea

plain, just like she hates it

the devil spends long nights researching

she asks me to cry so she can sleep

and she doesn't like my clothes

the devil spends her spare time in the bathroom

she scrubs her body down to size

and stands between me and the mirror

the devil is more afraid than you realise

she wants to be loved, to be desirable

she attempts to murder me in her fervour

i will never forgive her

and i will always want her

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Describe someone to me
Someone you love, someone you barely know, someone interesting, your call.
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goldstar in Nonfiction
• 7 reads

whatever it means to have a type, i wouldn't have thought she was mine. but she's softer than she lets on. she's stubborn and kind. she's caring in a way that tries to hide and she's more scared than i thought.

she works almost every day and her hair falls so it's framing her face. she wears her hair up except for when she's home and her favourite clip to use is marbled black and white. and she's so beautiful it pricks my skin.

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Valentine Acrostic
Use the letters of Valentines Day as the first letter of each line to make a poem
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goldstar in Poetry & Free Verse
• 22 reads

vindicate me of myself

after i've explained to you

lengthily how i am unlovable

every bit of evidence i've created

nailed to the walls of my brain

tell me how wrong i am

indulge me with the reasons you like me

name all my best qualities

end your presentation with proof

slide a hand across my chest

don't expect me to believe it though

all love can be explained away by the liar in my head

you're too lovely

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Mountain Haiku
Write a series of Haiku on the theme of mountains. Minimiium of 3 poems but more if you can do it.
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goldstar in Haiku
• 13 reads

i'm from the mountains

how often have i said that

when i'm from the sky

i was born on a

mountain, fallen from above

not knowing too much

i'm from the mountains

that's not a metaphor, i'm

a proud mountains kid

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Perhaps lost in translation?
As writers, it is inevitable that someone would misinterpret or even disregard something based on what you write. Perhaps they'll even think you're someone completely different. In any form, write about something your worried people will misunderstand, have already misunderstood, or misinterpret about your writings. Perhaps even write about something people assume about you based on your writings |Max of Two entries allowed|
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goldstar in Stream of Consciousness
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i'm worried i'm trying too hard, that people don't take me at face value. writing has always been easy for me. it's simple to put little bits of myself into art. it's not always this painful passion, it's just this thing that's always there. after a long day i just write about it. when i can't talk i write, when i feel too much i write, and it's not very romantic.

i'm attempting honesty through art because god knows i can't speak it and it scares me that people might think i'm trying to be someone. i don't know who i am and it doesn't hurt all that much. i'm just writing about it all. not pushing anything, not faking anything, just writing. sending little love letters into the universe and waiting for someone to write back.

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What Does Gender Feel Like?
What does gender feel like to you? How do you define and identify with it?
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• 40 reads

gender is joy

it's often taken and turned

told that it hurts

that it's killing people

condemning children

but the only real pain

is the insistence of it

you want to convince me

that it's terminal

that it's contagious

that it's ruining me

when it is me

the cross-dressing

the butterfly clips

and body hair

and makeup

and elegance

and roughness

it's all me

i am infinite

how could i only nurture

how could i only hunt

when there's such beauty in both

i contain dualities, contradictions,

multitudes and endless change

i am a boy and a girl

a fuckery of inbetweenness

and stunning confusion

i cross from parts of myself to the other

joyfully and understandingly

i am such a gentle boy

and such a ferocious young girl

gender has brought me compassion

for myself and the conflicts of life

i love my friends and the way we exist

there is nothing wrong with us

i love gender

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Surrender
Write a poem or piece of prose which speaks to the topic of surrender. What does it mean in your life?
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goldstar in Stream of Consciousness
• 16 reads

listen to me

you're loved and there's nothing you can do

you can't convince them otherwise

you can't reveal a plan you don't have

surrender to this exhaustion you feel

the tire from controlling

controlling the direction

the distance

the amount

the size

you can't keep up with yourself forever

let others tell you the truth

because you seem to have lied to yourself

you're fallible and loved

fail and love them back

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Blue Haiku
Write a minimum, of 3 Haiku poems 5-7-5 sylables in three lines with a common theme based on the word blue
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goldstar in Haiku
• 58 reads

waves sit in your chest

a blueness has taken you

sick around your heart

it enjoys the feast

devouring your lungs and head

maybe you do too

another shade calls

"blue skies ahead,"they will say

how do they differ?

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Write a beautiful original love poem
Write a poem about love for a girl or boy. Rules make sure its not very long. Use appropriate words
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goldstar in Poetry & Free Verse
• 11 reads

it's really stupid

i feel sick when i think of her

a nice sick

i don't know how to talk to her

or when to

it's all confusing and awful

and i love it so much

i feel awkward and hurt

and guilty and not good enough

and happy and giddy

and normal and so so strange

i don't know why she likes me

i don't know what to do

sometime's it's good

sometimes i can just feel it

and sometimes it crushes me

along with everything else

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Poetry Calling
Hey! So write a poem showing strong sad, despairing, etc. emotions. Don’t make it more than 200 words and it has to be more than 20 words!! Good luck!
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goldstar in Poetry & Free Verse
• 12 reads

it's very hard to not feel sad

it's the medication

and the healthy patterns

that make me say

"but i'm doing well

but at least it's bearable"

the downward swing hurts

knowing there will be another one

the upward swing instills me with hope

there will be another one

nothing is permanent

this too will pass

and it will come back

grief at my door like an old friend

she pins me down

makes me stay with her

because if she's alone

what happens will be my fault

i don't know how to get rid of her

she's always been there

and maybe i love her

it's hard not to feel sad

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