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			<description>Fucked up is as fucked up doesI know how true this is becauseFucked up is just what I wasI used to lay all night awakeNothing that could numb the acheOf my lifelong worst mistakeLike losing control of the wheel Thought that's all I'd ever feelCouldn't see how time could heal&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/386173/</link>
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			<title>Right now</title>
			<description>Live in the momentUse what you've gotDon't fear your opponentJust take your own shot&amp;nbsp;See what's around youTouch smell and tasteStick to what's trueAll else is a waste&amp;nbsp;Take nothing for grantedNever be surprisedDon't be disenchantedBy how life's comprised&amp;nbsp;Y..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/356904/</link>
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			<title>Incurable</title>
			<description>Another oldie i never posted</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/289401/</link>
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			<title>Whatever comes out</title>
			<description>I'm drunk and a little angry so gonna see what happens</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/278565/</link>
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			<title>Crutches</title>
			<description>A quick write - some thoughts I had in reading &amp;quot;Vicious Circles&amp;quot; retrospectively. Water circles just get bigger and bigger - but eventually they fade out if you make a different splash.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/255660/</link>
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			<title>A moment of clarity ;)</title>
			<description>I thought i'd have a ruck with my writers block - didn't come out great but you should see the other fella ;)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/240041/</link>
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			<title>She</title>
			<description>an OLDie that describes how pathetic i once was . . .</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/239199/</link>
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			<title>Weight off my shoulders</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;I forgive you all of it and there&amp;rsquo;s nothing left to sayWish you every happiness for every single day,Won&amp;rsquo;t think or talk about you with any negativity,Won&amp;rsquo;t hold on to any anger about the lies you told to meBecause I&amp;rsquo;m a better man for it and I can smile again..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/201122/</link>
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			<title>Resolve</title>
			<description>head in handson the floorclutch at strandsof beforecold hard groundbreathe it inmake no soundlet it winstrength insidenever quitif you can't fightsmother itpush it downnever thinkmustn't drownwill not sinkswallow keysno retreatoff your kneeson your feet</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/201117/</link>
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			<title>Futility</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Somewhere in my head I build a lie&amp;nbsp;Just in order to survive&amp;nbsp;My feelings for her will never die&amp;nbsp;But hers for me were never alive</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/201093/</link>
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			<title>Trust</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The flame of friendship that I wanted to hold has been snuffed out and died of cold&amp;nbsp;I&amp;rsquo;m kind of grateful for the stone you threw &amp;ndash; didn&amp;rsquo;t mean to but you still knew&amp;nbsp;Exactly how you&amp;rsquo;d make me feel &amp;ndash; but you just pretended it wasn&amp;rsquo;t real&amp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/201072/</link>
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			<title>Logic</title>
			<description>He staggers onwards, eyes set fastperipheral vision replays his pastwith gritted teeth he sets his stallhe'll prove himself to one and allbruised and broken, keeps his pacethere's no expression on his facealthough his eyes show fire and steelhe can't allow himself to feelhe'd nev..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/201007/</link>
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			<title>How it will be</title>
			<description>So we're talking againnever thought I wouldHaven't forgiven youWish that I couldBut I can still talk And seem like I'm fineHelp with your problemsWhile you ignore mineStrange schizophreniaBetween love and hateOut of control nowFor me its too lateSo I hide my loveBecau..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/201004/</link>
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			<title>Journeys</title>
			<description>Heavy eyes are barely open,head rocks from side to side -bangs on scratched up window,every few metres we glide.Electrical screeching and scraping,like heading off the rails, the cold repetitive sound track that every such journey entails.Rapid eye movement out of windowas patt..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/200799/</link>
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			<title>20%</title>
			<description>I smile as I write this but I don't know why blocking out what I miss I let out a sigh I've created a distance between me and my pain despite the resistance of heart versus brain I can switch it off now and just turn a shoulder though i find it strange how it feels good to ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/109246/</link>
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			<title>Quicksand</title>
			<description>When you've pulled yourself back from the brink of despair Don't take a moment to rest yourself there No matter how tired you are from the fight To pull yourself out and get yourself right You need to keep moving - to take up the strain Find some new air that you can breathe again To e..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/105884/</link>
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			<title>Where I go to get away</title>
			<description>pain in my head stress in my shoulders  needing my bed a feeling still smoulders i'll sleep when i'm dead meet at the station look of recognition music's our nation now we're on a mission seeking elation no need to go there friendship unspoken we've been everywhere trus..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/98385/</link>
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			<title>Ocean (Patched together/Revised after I lost the original)</title>
			<description>Thought I saw you drown under a mighty waveAs I looked out to the wild stormy seaGave all that I had to save a watery graveLet the biggest of waves crash on me&amp;nbsp;At first I stood firm as the waves lashed awayCrashing down every day for a yearYou were all I could see more than I coul..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/93394/</link>
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			<title>Awake</title>
			<description>Sat in the dark with the glow of the moonSeems the sun will be returning soonAnd as this occurs to me I fear its lightIt seems I&amp;rsquo;ve lost another night&amp;nbsp;I think too much and I can&amp;rsquo;t sleepI can&amp;rsquo;t escape a pain this deepI thought I&amp;rsquo;d beat this so long agoBut ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/90298/</link>
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			<title>The way it was for me</title>
			<description>The floor opened up in front of your feet and all life just seemed to fall inI couldn&amp;rsquo;t stand it to just sit and watch and that&amp;rsquo;s where most my memories beginThought I could help you so I stretched across and I tried to make you a bridgeI reached out with my passion and used all I ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/89742/</link>
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			<title>Tortured</title>
			<description>My eyelids weigh heavy and I'm trapped with my thoughtsthe weight increasing relentlesslylike the room's filling with water around meits up to my eyes.Sometimes thoughts can drown you.Distant voices echo at me as I smile and nod(stifling what's inside, so's not to give me away)I'm no..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/89740/</link>
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			<title>Falling</title>
			<description>Even more than falling, in landing there's hurtBut right now I need that releaseIt won't be that bad to crash into the dirtStart working to find my own peaceFell so long ago that I got used to itTook me as low as I've beenAnd for the most part I'm on my way backArmed with the new thi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/89440/</link>
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			<title>What Remains</title>
			<description>The aftermath of a motorway crashSwept to the side of the roadSo's to allow normality to continuePetrol, paint and dark grey ashSurround torn and twisted sinew.No-one around this late at night,silence remains - and framesthe lasting imprint of devastation gone before.A scene of des..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/89436/</link>
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			<title>Vicious Circles</title>
			<description>This shadow that sits behind me - i can sense its presence - keeping me calm so's not to protestQuietly insisting that it knows bestPicks up my arm at the wrist and reaches for another spliff butthe other arm hasn't missed the beer that sits to my leftwhich had previously seemed be..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tallbloke78/89432/</link>
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