http://slow.writerscafe.org/amygdalae The original writings of author Maike en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776068425 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Eyes of stonePeering through the faceOf deathTwilight diesGently lying the sun to sleepBut no moon cameThe statue doesn’t castA shadowReason relinquishedOf meaningAnd we all just becomeWe’re just thereNo heaven to awaitIn the midst of sinMustering prayersRel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265783/ I realize I amOnly humanMy body respondsTo stimulationThe right placesTouchedWith the Wrong intentionsThis is cruelBut it’s hardNot to like itHe penetrates meHe violates meIt hurtsBut I’m soClose to comingHe’ll leave meafterwardsBut I’m so .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265782/ It’s so quietI hear nothingWithin reachNothing I have to care aboutThe candlelightIlluminates the dustOn my windowsillCreeping dawnBeyond the horizon Beyond the threshold of my dreamsAnd I feel the windAgainst my faceFighting for somethingI lost years agoThe ripples.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265781/ Feeling so jadedToday I just don’t give a s**tLet the dishes rot in the sinkLet me try to sleepIn utter discontentment With silence behind Static from the radioAnd I don’t know what to thinkMaybe you deserve an apologyOr just a heartfelt ‘F**k you”But all .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265780/ CollapseI begin to relapse From where I’m standingThe moon used to be closerAnd I can’t seemTo stopI can’t be jailed for hopingBut I hate this feelingIt’s like thisPoundingAt my stomachI fall off the mechanicalPlastic horseBut the worldWon’t .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265779/ SweetnessSweet bitternessTheir harsh honestyWas a sharp pillTo swallowBut I came throughI bled through, visiblyAnd painted a smileOn my faceDelusional eyesAnd a soul in shardsResurrects And redeemsI lick these carnivorous lipsBreaking the thresholdBetween blood and hear.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265778/ Broken shadowCasting lightOn those secretsWe swore we’d leave behindCobwebbed memoriesAnd a swollen pastTime to brush the dust awayAnd look the killer in the eyesI fell downA staircase Spiraling into the abyssI only rememberThe darkness and the acheBruises of past m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265777/ I’m counting the daysDissecting the secondsWaiting to breathe againTrapped in these hollow hoursThey mean so littleI can’t talkBecause I’m stapled shutI’m my own sadistAnd I can’t remember What hope feels likeCan I say I’m honestCan I say I&r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265776/ Alluring, enticingAny other synonym I can findI breathe in and realizeIt doesn’t have to make sense toAnyoneThey’re dead within the tempest Of five vicious sensesMourning the dayThey came, and decided yetTo leave so soonGuests with wings and top-hats Black patent gl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265775/ I wish to be beckonedBy some obscure lightYour voice, maybeAnd I’ll be whole againNeeds and so many little thingsThey drag me downInto my pitiful hellSmother and drownI want to be a hunterCloaked into the arms of the nightSilent,Erect spine beforeThe monument ofOur mo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265774/ You wear me outSo badYou see me in the shadowsHelpless, flailing like a fishSunlight, my etherAnd the moon weeps so…I shakeMy hands, stone wallsInto some abyssInto the maelstrom ofEternityA ghost childInvisible dollPoison upon her fingertipsThe inkIn which she di.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265773/ Bad lightingShowed her true colorTo the lying lensThe omnipotent eyeIn a demonic worldLooks are paramountIn a perfect worldThey don’t matterIn a pretend worldThey don’t existWe’re all somehow facelessShapelessAmoeba in the afterbirthDiscarded, one-timeLi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265772/ Such a nice backbone you haveSubsidiary liesTo all of the questions uponYour plateFragile chinaPainted red smile, doll blue eyesYet your stiff as whaleboneNot very softYou’ve been molded intoCandid liesYou breathe inAnd insist your handmaid Pull tighter upon the laces.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265771/ Callous wordsHard faces My faith is a bouquetOf wilting flowersIn these handsToo young for The rest of my bodyI suggest Slight traumaA lot of dramaAnd a large spectrumContaining shades of greyI walk slowlyRemembering the concreteBeneath my feetI graze my eyesRavenousl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265770/ R.I.P. Dad. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265768/ My eyes delve Into the fireShapeless and lustfulWith predetermined warningCaution stay awayLooking for somethingDeeper than the physicsOf consciousnessThe alchemy of todayI swim in broken smilesMy hair curls in saline Feeding the dying embersShadrach, Meshach, AbednegoAnd a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265767/ White noise from the radio…The language of today.We speak in warnings, rape, and bloodGod on the silver screen. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265766/ I broke All of the mirrorsIn my house todaySo maybe I’d forget The girl staring back at meShe looks better when brokenShe looks better on the floorReflected in your eyesNot for longThe downward spiral into a LieI crawl back towardsThe surfacePiece myself togetherCra.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265764/ Sweet, swaying to and froWind in her veins, no painShe just let him goThe force of loveAnd those like itWorks beyond our whimsUntil we gave our hearts awayAnd no one told us otherwiseBitter, lush crimsonPooling in my handsHis stillborn heartMy dead affectionI wish I could sav.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265763/ I drop like glassA freefalling featherFrail branchesTo the Tree of LifeI paint myself a pictureOf this perfect lifeIt’s not very attainableNot very realisticBut when I sit myselfOn the busI can never seem to tellIf its moving or notI defy speed with my thoughtsI walk .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265762/ Empty space behind My eyesThe foreboding shapesUnknown facesSpinning till I’m dizzyAnd I feel myselfLift from the groundSubliminallyThis placeDevoid of mindsetMatter over mindMired reasoningBeneath the rotting groundShadows whisperI see but I can’t hearFocus.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265761/ A haiku. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265758/ A haiku. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265756/ A haiku. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265755/ I’m brimmingTo the threshold of myGlass Anticipation Reduce the swellingAround the edgesOf my heartFor touchComfortSunlight upon our desiresFlat-backed in the darkHalf awakeHalf dreamingSurmising theEdgeUltimatumDon’t wake me up http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265753/ I lost track of timeMy plane isn’t movingNo churning in my gutNo chance of freedomI am sewn into this skinI can see myself escapingIn the cloudsI think she’s lonelyClaustrophobicAvaricious eyes penetratingHer fragile surfaceDawn or dusk behindThe rustling of her s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265751/ Dissipated intoThe eternal gaze of dawnHer golden hairCurling against the edgesOf the skyStreaked with violet and redHer scream is ephemeral Baying of the nocturnal wolfAgainst her moist wordsShe cowers nightmaresInto the cornerAt her feetHer shadow rids our mindsOf ghosts .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265750/ I am like The ghost In the cracked glass jarColorlessOdorless but noxiousSuspended six hundredFeet aboveCivilizationI feel like I’m The demon on theOperating tableYou assembled myAuxiliary heartBefore you wroteMy manualYour gaze eats awayAt my esteemUntil I&rs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265749/ You are benignGrand mal This cerebral hemorrhageThe sudden tidal Of serotoninMy heart burstsMy stomach falls intoA depressionEndless voidMindless waste of EnergyThe result is wasteThe crackly green forestIn which our dreams harborNot mineThey were paintedIn bloodDri.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265748/ Rabbit holesBullet shellsLine the darkened streetThe silhouettesOf the treesAre fading into the skyMy fingertips swellWith longingFor the nightAncient rite of passageInvoking Irrevocable fearInto my heartIt keeps me from youChain link fenceI want to hurt itStab it unt.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265746/ The surface of the waterShines like the cruelestOf mirrorsAbsorbing my reflectionSpitting her out likeSaliva My gaze won’t travelBelow the surfaceTheir facesAre all the sameA set of hollow eyesUpon a bloodless face Divers in a tranceSearching for ecstasy inDeathI .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265745/ WrigglingJauntily giggling In my blue bowl ofCongealed wheyI lick my lipsClick my heels togetherIn hopes of waking upFrom this hopefulYet disgustinglyForced scene All innocence and Bright pink bowsBitter like boozeSweet as the lips whichMeet mine with almostNeedless pas.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265744/ Hands outstretchedTowards the embersThe heat on their handsThe sacredness of human sensePerception, devotionTo the shapelessWorld,Friendly but smallThe boundaries exceedTheir peripheral visionThey cutSo they stay awayEndlessly chasingDistant voicesWhispers or howlsSomet.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265742/ Case closedEyes stapled openNonethelessA conundrumAn ironic bleaknessSurfacing in the colorOf bloodCells, neuronsSwimming free before theyDie from the coldLack of oxygenA bruised medulla rendersEach exhausting breathWorthless and worthwhileAt the same timeIt’s lik.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265741/ I have a broken circleRippling in the seaThe stone was a heavy shardChiseled from my heartI wanted the easinessBut I needed to let goTears in the oceanFar into the distanceThey seem so closeEvery day that passesFeels like it already happenedBeforeI feel like you betrayed me.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265740/ You imprisoned meIn a statueFar across intoThe distanceYou don’t look at meHead onBut you pay homageTo the beautyBleeding from your handsInto a cornerstoneI’m your creationYou’re my ‘you’In everything I haveThe guts to write Imprison on paper.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265738/ The doe in My headlightDamned corner of my eyeWhere I watch thisWorld fall pastRetrospectScared lambTainted, bloodyOffering to the martyrsSpeaking of wisdom, antiquity Twinkle in theImmortal gazeHollow like a nutHard as one tooThey’ve seen nothingAlthough they tal.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265737/ Undo the creasesWith your stroke ofSimple heatOne simple breathAcross the deserts ofMy skinIt trembles in the rainConvulses when youClimb into itSome catastropheSome calamityHalfway across theUniverseYou seem like you’re Already goneChasing, chastisingThe demons.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/amygdalae/265735/