Thanks to those who were brave enough to rise up this challenge. It was quite a fun one and I looked forward to seeing just whatever would come up with. A bit hard to judge becasue of the great difference between them, and becasue it was so open, but I have for better or worse made my choice.
moonbird: I give you props for being the most creative and out of the box with the structure or lack there of, of your poem. I think that you took the experimental the farthest and was the most daring. At first I found the poem a bit awkward in reading, but as I continued I discovered that it actually did have a rhythm to it which I quite enjoyed. Also I could not help a bit of a chuckle at some of the allusions which the poems seems to be suggesting. Quite an interesting read.
Delta40: A rather interesting and original poem, I am still not sure I entirely understand its meaning, but none the less I still enjoyed reading it, and at points could not help but think of Kafka's "Metamorphosis" I do like the rather different perspective which the poem take. I really enjoyed the ending, it was like a day in the life of a bug in the city, and yet I also cannot help but wonder if there is some greater symbolic meaning here. A poem to be read over more than once.
And the winner goes to.......
Pendragon: Your poem had me laughing hysterically. The whole time I was reading it I could hear the voice of the evil step mother speaking. I liked your reinvention of the common fairy tale, and I really enjoyed the way in which you also brought it into the modern world. A very entertaining poem.
