First, I will post the overall rules, and then I will post the specifics about this week.
Original rules, as stated by Ubertuna:
It must fit the week's theme. It must be submitted by the deadline. It cannot have inappropriate language in it. It cannot be stolen (if you plagiarize, we will find you).
Also:
The poem must be created for this contest A user cannot win two weeks in a row (though everyone is welcome to submit every week!) Only one submission per user will be accepted
As we all know, the winner will recieve a merit, and their poem will be featured on the _Poetry_ page.
OK, on to this week's topic...Again, we are having a style instead of a theme. Also, this week we are having TWO WEEKS to do it, instead of the usual one. Why? Because this will be an EPIC poem. Or, rather, a parody of an epic poem. Generally, epic poetry is very long, and tells the serious story of a heroic figure. Well, this week, the epic figure is YOU! Write a long poem (I'll leave the definition of 'long' up to you, but give it a good go) about the heroic story of you! It can be silly, serious, whatever... just have fun with it. You have two weeks, so have a great time!
I might as well explain the poem. The stalker is the hunter while the victim is the prey. The poem alternates between the stalker and the victim (the hunter and prey). The first stanza is from the stalkers perspective, the second stanza is from the victims perspective, the third stanza is the stalker, the fourth stanza is the victim and so forth. From the stalkers (hunters) perspective the hunt unfolds. The trap is set up (a fake myspace account), then the trap is used (the stalker gathers information and uses it to feign similar interests with the prey). Then after catching the prey in the trap the stalker pursues the trapped victim. Finally attacking when they meet. The victim is innocent and can't see the stalkers traps, believing the stalker is genuine the whole time. Much like a bunny trying to get a carrot left out under a box propped up by a stick. The bunny believes the meal is legit and doesn't see the trap it is walking into. The stalker and prey are supposed to be ambiguous. We don't know which one is male and which one is female. The stalker is quite devious because the secrets that the stalker tells the reader could have saved the victim if the secrets had been revealed to the victim (and the victim heeded them). The poem ends on the stalkers/hunters stanza leaving you to wonder what happened to the victim/prey. (Looks like the victim wasn't around long enough to leave another stanza?) The stalker hunts the human.
