<p><strong>I woke up bleeding from a dream,</strong></p><p><strong>Ash in my lungs, torn at the seams.</strong></p><p><strong>The walls screamed names I used to trust,</strong></p><p><strong>Now memories decay to dust.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>A love note torn, beneath my boots,</strong></p><p><strong>A past that howls, a tree with no roots.</strong></p><p><strong>This heart’s a bomb, ticking slow,</strong></p><p><strong>A masterpiece in undertow.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Static prayers, whispered to the floor,</strong></p><p><strong>No gods here—just a locked door.</strong></p><p><strong>Sanity sold at bargain price,</strong></p><p><strong>Pain wrapped neat in chains of ice.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>I laughed once, with a soul intact,</strong></p><p><strong>Now I spit blood just to react.</strong></p><p><strong>You said “forever,” your voice a lie—</strong></p><p><strong>Then lit the match and watched me die.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>This world’s a sermon of decay,</strong></p><p><strong>Concrete prophets preach dismay.</strong></p><p><strong>I carved a message in my skin:</strong></p><p><strong>“Don't let the bastards win.”</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>The sun forgot to rise today,</strong></p><p><strong>Skies wept black in disarray.</strong></p><p><strong>I built a throne from shattered glass,</strong></p><p><strong>Crowned in grief that couldn’t pass.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>And yet—I stood. Crippled, sore,</strong></p><p><strong>With fists like thunder, rage and more.</strong></p><p><strong>Every punch a hymn I sing,</strong></p><p><strong>To broken bones and suffering.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>You called me lost, I called you blind,</strong></p><p><strong>A martyr in a cage of time.</strong></p><p><strong>But here I scream, still full of fight,</strong></p><p><strong>In chaos born, I find my light.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Cut my teeth on bitter dreams,</strong></p><p><strong>Fed on lies and crooked schemes.</strong></p><p><strong>Raised in backrooms, fists and fire,</strong></p><p><strong>Fueled by rage and sick desire.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>You stitched your silence in my throat,</strong></p><p><strong>Left me drowning with no boat.</strong></p><p><strong>But silence breaks when hearts combust—</strong></p><p><strong>Ashes scream, and scream they must.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Don’t need your pity, don’t need your grace,</strong></p><p><strong>I’ll drag my pain from this cursed place.</strong></p><p><strong>Tattooed wounds, they spell out "real,"</strong></p><p><strong>Each scar I own, each ache I feel.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>I kissed the void and held it close,</strong></p><p><strong>It whispered truths that hurt the most.</strong></p><p><strong>Told me love was just a cage,</strong></p><p><strong>That freedom walks alone in rage.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Yet still—I hope. Beneath the grime,</strong></p><p><strong>A light persists, outlasts the time.</strong></p><p><strong>Not soft, not warm—but raw and true,</strong></p><p><strong>A flicker screaming back at you.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>I saw a flower grow through steel,</strong></p><p><strong>A tiny tremor, something real.</strong></p><p><strong>Not perfect, pure, or cleanly bloomed,</strong></p><p><strong>But beautiful in all its ruin.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>I’m not your hero, not your saint,</strong></p><p><strong>I’m the mess you tried to paint.</strong></p><p><strong>But in the wreckage of this frame,</strong></p><p><strong>I found a voice you couldn't tame.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>I wear despair like leather skin,</strong></p><p><strong>But wear it loud—I let it in.</strong></p><p><strong>There’s grace in madness, in the fall,</strong></p><p><strong>In learning you were never small.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Let the chaos crack the sky,</strong></p><p><strong>Let angels fall and devils cry.</strong></p><p><strong>Let every scream be raw and proud—</strong></p><p><strong>I won’t be silenced, not now, not bowed.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>For every loss, I count a gain:</strong></p><p><strong>Each bruise a badge, each tear a name.</strong></p><p><strong>You tried to bury me in shame,</strong></p><p><strong>But I rose screaming through the flame.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>This is for the kids who never slept,</strong></p><p><strong>Who cried so loud, no secrets kept.</strong></p><p><strong>For every soul left in the rain,</strong></p><p><strong>Dancing through electric pain.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Chaos isn’t failure—no,</strong></p><p><strong>It’s proof you fought, it’s proof you grow.</strong></p><p><strong>A symphony of scars and breath,</strong></p><p><strong>A beauty born from loving death.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>So take your crowns and take your lies,</strong></p><p><strong>Your hollow gods, your empty skies.</strong></p><p><strong>I’ve got a song that splits the night,</strong></p><p><strong>Built on chaos, raw with spite.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Still here. Still hurt. Still whole somehow.</strong></p><p><strong>No savior came. I made it out.</strong></p><p><strong>And all your chains, they couldn’t hold—</strong></p><p><strong>This fire’s mine, untamed, uncontrolled.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Don’t ask me to be quiet now,</strong></p><p><strong>My voice is forged in broken vows.</strong></p><p><strong>I scream for all who’ve been erased,</strong></p><p><strong>Who wear their sorrow on their face.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>I found rebellion in the dark,</strong></p><p><strong>A melody in every mark.</strong></p><p><strong>No longer hiding what I am—</strong></p><p><strong>A beautiful, chaotic man.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>So here I stand, no shame, no fear,</strong></p><p><strong>Every heartbeat loud and clear.</strong></p><p><strong>Not healed, not fixed—but true, and full,</strong></p><p><strong>Of something fierce, something beautiful.</strong></p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments