Young Writers Society

Not much of a poet, but I've wanted to give NaPo a try this year. So, here's my first entry!

FYI: This is one of a 4/5 part poem series. See if you get any references/allusions. xD

4/1: You Are A Rock

Raising fists,
Winning every battle,
You display such strength
Of which we all fear.
Impossible.

Youarearock.

Standing tall,
As stiff as a boulder,
You conquer the world
With one menacing gaze.
Determined.

You arearock.

Scaring kids,
Sending them home
Due to frightening complexion
And abs of stone.
Different.

You are arock.

Loving others,
You make a difference
Despite your appearance,
Displaying yourself to the world.
Legible.

You are a rock.

Standing out,
Being a friend,
Saving the world,
One of a kind:
Emphasized.

You. Are. A. Rock.

**EDIT: I found extra time to improve this, especially after writing my second one below. ^^

Of course, ignore the lines.

4/2: The Fire Burns Within

It shines brightly
In the darkness of your eyes,
Calling out to your enemies
With such daring thoughts
And words.

The fire burns within.

Your soul glows
From every pore in your body,
Bursting forth into glorious day
With such ferocious bravery
And faith.

The fire burns
____________wit
_______________h
________________i
_________________n.

They come
As you call them to assist
To cleanse the world from such devastation,
Destroying the evil dogs
Called men.

The fire burns
____________w
______________i
_______________thin.

Its passion explodes
Into a flame of hope, of love.
The candle stands, alit with faith
To extinguish the darkness
Forever blazing.

The fire
_______b
________u
_______r
________n
__________s
___________within.

Just to let you know, if you make the lines white they won't show up very much. (Making it white is the same as any other colour tag)

Unfortunately, that doesn't work for Chimped Out. xD So I'll just let it go.

4/3: Invisible To The Blind

Your beauty is hidden
From the eyes of man;
Your kindness is above
Anyone’s love.

_________

Your words soar
Above the skies we see,
Above the stars that twinkle
Like that of your eyes.

______ble

Your strength and will
Protect the people from
The evil beyond which
The blind can see.

___isible

Your determination
Compares to nothing else,
For they all try too hard
When you don’t lift a finger.

Invisible

Your works are great
Though no one sees you.
The earth thanks you
For standing out.

Invisible

This one looks better without the underscores. >_>

4/4: Stretch to the Limit

Don’t hold back;
Reach for the stars.
Go past the cliff,
Prove others wrong.

S_T__R___E____T_____C______H______________________________l

You’re short, you’re tall,
You’re fat, you’re thin,
You’re nothing, you’re everything,
Need I go on?

S__T___R____E_____T______C_______H________________________l

You lead the others
Into battle and wars
Both dangerous and safe;
You never lose.

S___T____R_____E______T_______C________H__________________l

You know your limit,
But that won’t stop you;
Your faith and your courage
Is what gets you through.

S____T_____R______E_______T________C_________H____________l

Take the bad
And tie it up.
It won’t escape;
You won’t let go.

S_____T______R_______E________T_________C__________H______l

Reach your farthest,
Stretch to your limits
‘Cause there’s no one better
To reach it than you.

S______T_______R________E_________T__________C___________Hl

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I'll probably leave this series at where it is unless I'm inspired to write a fifth part.

Jabbs! Thanks for the advice about the underscored; I went ahead and made them all white, although it took a lot longer than I anticipated. <_< Oh, well.

I love how these are all happy poems, Jabbs! Normally poems (and I'm guilty of it too) are dark and depressing and saddening, but here, you're offering praise to whoever this is directed at. Even though you aren't necessarily talking to the reader, we recieve your prasie anyway, and I'm liking it.

I'm terrible at references and allusions, though, so I won't pain you with my ramblings about what you could possibly be alluding to.

My favorite is the second one, especially the last stanza in the second one. I love how you formatted the 'burns' to kind of flow down the page. It's very effective.