Pongo Poetry Prize - January 2012
This is the seventh winner of the Pongo Poetry Prize! Following the winning poem, there are links to three great poems that received Honorable Mention.
I Will Always Love You
by a young woman, age 16
Dear Mom,
I just thought you should know what I'm doing now.
I am a strong, happy, Young Lady,
who spends a lot of time thinking about you and how you are doing.
I just thought you should know that I'm feeling a little disappointed in you.
I am just a little upset that you're not understanding how much you affect me,
because I'm always wondering when I'll have my mom back.
I just thought you should know what I've been through.
Since the last time I saw you, I have grown and changed so much.
The time that I had with you was especially important to me.
I just thought you should know what I wish for the future.
I hope that you can get yourself together so my judge will accept you back into my life.
I am glad I don't have to worry about you and all those men, anymore.
I just thought you should know what I miss a lot.
I miss the way we used to have fun and spend time with X.
I just thought you should know that I will ALWAYS LOVE YOU, MOM.
Honorable Mention, January 2012
Innocence
Gasoline
She Stalks Every Movement
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