http://slow.writerscafe.org/WileyM The original writings of author LyricistWannaB en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776036099 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I do not typically write short poems, or short anything for that matter. This was composed for a poetry workshop, where the assignment guidelines specified writing a "short poem." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/636438/ I am your back burner girlLet me throw on my skirtGive you nice little twirlBe at your beckon callProp you up when you fear a fallStretch out a sympathetic earPromise not to tell when you shed a tearI was your back burner girlMonths go by and the phone rangThat familiar pangYou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/481060/ I hope to never feel this way again. Betrayal w/ blatant lies. Makes the pen want to move though! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/477792/ Just some thoughts on the lyrics to the song "Simple Man" by Skynyrd, written in a moment when I was incredibly moved by them. It's my first foray into something other than creative writing for quite some time. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/437536/ Writing freely http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/423104/ Free writing in a fleeting moment of inspiration http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/390459/ I wrote this last year on Valentine's Day. Thoughts about love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/376940/ These words started out as my first attempt at writing a song in fall '07. It never come together as a song, so I did some editing (mostly "Delete"). I felt the need to post something to help keep the creative energy flowing. So, goodbye to Day of Days, http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/371767/ Impromptu free writing on codependency, a seemingly overused, cliche word, yes, but that's all I've got. Free writing always helps me release intense, unwanted emotions, and, on occasion, provides some clarity. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/347559/ Straight up http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/331359/ An internal plea http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/328054/ "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." --Henry David Thoreau http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/322565/ A snapshot of my thoughts http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/321395/ Writing inspired by Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/320145/ BLUR There is birthThen deathTime runningSecondsMinutesHoursDaysMonthsYearsNowBlur behindBlur aheadHead spinningUrgency to defineNow!Stand stillIn your dream realityA creation to surviveMust be defined! This second, this min.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/320137/ All day insideHoping for the rainPeaceful clouds of grey,In their absence hazy painAll day insideHazy grey clouds aboundAn elusive calmIn the fearful fight,Finally foundThenThe second day is sinking downPeaceful clouds of grey Force SunlightDownRaysPound the flo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/314146/ Very first draft of, what I hope, morph into song lyrics. In my dreams. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/310899/ Imagination, innocence, anxiety http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/297182/ Please don't give up on meMaybe my mind shall someday be freeBut even if my mind is meant to be boundAnd when you think of meYour smile forever turns downPerhaps in your heart I may still be foundAs you will be found in mineTurning my frown forever upsi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/285270/ With cars and dwellings absent to the eyeMy mountaintop tears draw toward the skyGiggles draw near on a path whence I cameYet giggles turn heavy heartHer eye a crystal ball to my painAs pools of past and present collectReflecting the skyHeavy heart giggles and skips to my sideSplash.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/281787/ Just some free writing. It helps cleanse the soul. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/268399/ Hi. This was originally free writing in one long paragraph. I inserted the line breaks, altered some words and censored certain graphic imagery after the fact, so it's a bit disjointed. In a way I suppose, disjointed is appropriate given the subject matte http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/258873/ Wandering toward a destination,Once knownA wayward wind is intensely blowin'-Our spiritsIn the direction of darkness.Clouds once peppered the azure sky,Smiling through raindrops so high.Clouds now cradle the daily normComfort during the fury of a wayward storm.With the storm's pass.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/250347/ This poem is VERY personal to me, especially the imagery, so it may not make sense to you. It's definitely the most metaphorically-laden negative poem I've ever written since it deals with my death on different levels. Enjoy? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/240194/ The Light cascades Down, eEarth-boundAnd pierces the soul, Of a mere mortalWho ponders the circles, the edges, the twists, the turnsThe unknownIntended for one to ponder, Never to learnThe delightfully weary shapes of Past PresentFuture http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/WileyM/237635/