DOUBLE-LETTER CHALLENGE: S.E.
Skipped stones eventually sink, ending their flight
by forming a scummy enclave at the pit of a lake.
Sentenced to write, I came hoping for writs with a stake,
but venting was nice, so eventually my membership climbed
and I was listed with taste, known to dispense with a rhyme.
Servicing entrants with solicitated essays meant to oblige.
IMITATION CHALLENGE: Mike Wrecka
certain found netcees when an old itch returned,
and he quickly developed a rep for his flow-rich reworks,
it had been years since he last champed a topical league,
and these days he was probably better off giving logical feed
but that never was enough for a competitive chap,
so he entered the first tournament he found to better his rap/
DIVERSITY CHALLENGE: Bloggers
I'm an Internet nerd with a Tumblr, Twitter and Virb,
and I criticize words others pour into with vision and verve.
It's just my nature. It's not that I think I'm any better
but I know they're shit is the worst, so I say it with heavy letters.
It's logical, see, and my goal is pushing y'all to improve,
and I'm still hoping to get to one thousand followers, too.
CONSTRAINED WRITING TASK CHALLENGE: No letter O
It'd been three years since my last written raps when I came here,
and I'm glad to change gears and write when I drain beers.
My typing will stay clear. My grammar is perfect.
I'll never be the deepest or best, but I can hammer the surface.
HYPOTHETICAL COLLABORATION CHALLENGE:
Genocide's "The State of Text"
I've rhymed with Fracture and Corey. Y'all new text rappers are boring.
Quit you're yapping, I'm snoring, dreaming about the past you're ignoring.
PancakeBrah? This faggot is whoring and leaving me laughing with stealth.
This dude's from oil country, but he's fucking gassing himself.
Above The Rest's a joke concept, but even if I felt it were true,
Namix is above everyone else in his crew.
And zygote, you dingo-fucking bitch with your shitty league —
actually, I've enjoyed the ride these challenges have given me.
LEGAL LATIN CHALLENGE: trial de novo (trial anew)
I come before you today to appeal to your senses.
Reread my battles with Rawn and Mike. Then reveal your penance.
See Rawn came with a shallow verse, while Mike didn't touch the topic.
Don't rush the logic: I should be in the title spot by this battle's turn.
Here's your chance for amends, though: I'm balling vs. Wrecka.
With a verse that's honest and provocative. It's called introspection.
So votes for Serpent seem certain, but things won't change in the nick of time,
since this league was rigged for Mike all along with his simple rhymes.
CONTINUOUS TASK CHALLENGE: When will you leave? Where are you going?
My membership's served with a time limit, for better or worse.
I've already tested my worth against the best on this Earth,
I hope I've shown you a thing or two, but I'm an editor first,
so this writing thing's simply me trying to stay invested in words.
And I'm about to be stressing with work, so I may disappear.
But I want to thank y'all for all your greatness in here.