http://slow.writerscafe.org/TheseusTideborn The original writings of author Deron Alexis en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776142196 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 What is it?Silver, gold?Polished clay?Yes, yes. All of those.By all means,There should be flowers in your hair.But you inspire much more;More than this frivilous adornment.Or awe.Your smooth calming appearenceOr going red; cross eyed when you laugh.No hiding.Its genuine.I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/2013867/ Solitude’sSon Now andthenHe sitsand remembersWhat hewas beforeHow smilingwas easyBecauseliving was easyBecauselooking at a mirror was easy Andevery happy thoughtRemindshim how things areWhat heis nowBecauseof all t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1361602/ Mt. harmonyThere is where I want to because it’s far away from hereThe summits rise above the strifeAnd sorrows the arid lands of fear The air is laced with musicwhich sounds like freedom's gleeThe windfall charmed in blossomsRushes down toward the seaWhose waves powerfully incessantAre c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1361598/ Angry CryThereit’s beenFor awhile nowLike acancer in my chestI’vedone my bestBut I can’tfight itI don’tknow how. And ifgood thingscome tothose that waitOr to agood manI don’tunderstandWhere’smy liberation?What’smy fate?To burni.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1335664/ The BoyWith The Flaming HandsYou canhardly see his facebehind thesmoke and ashes.It’s whythey identify himby allthe carnage he causes,the destructionin his wakeand thescent of seared flesh. You canbarely hear his voiceabove thesound of crackling.Though hehardly speaks .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1310424/ AChocolate Heart I wouldif I couldBut it’shard to keep my distanceThe thoughtof distance crushesBeing sofar from beauty incarnate. It’smore than what you look likeThe darkhair,A blackenedhalo of large curls,Your darkbrow.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1270255/ AsphodelFindyour mind Make yourpeaceFind yourmindMake yourpeaceThis ismy penance, my rosaryRecitingit does not helpBecausethere’s something unholyThat keepsme cursedSo Iclaw at my hair and weep. Find yourmind Make yourp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1270247/ By Beauty UnsettledStay a while.Please won’t you stay a while.I fear I’ll go blindWith this fog in my eyes.But we’ll make it.We’ll make itOhh, if you hold my hand.So stay a whileAnd we’ll walk the dark,Change the worldand walk the sea. Hold meLike the lily fieldsLi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1244024/ The DayI LostMy mind The dayI lost my mindWas asclear as any otherUntilcame the galeDerivedfrom phantomsFull offireThatburned my face to dust. Haveyou ever heard someone snap?It’s amost peculiar sound.It wasa concussive scream And screechingin my ear.Acannon b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1237707/ The EndAll Look atyourselfYourown reflectionMakes yousickMakes yougagLike filthyour stench fills the roomThat’srightThey’rewhispering about youI’mlaughing tooI won’tstop until you make me But you’ret.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1228432/ The thunder and rainBleeds out all the wayTests by fire, all the sameThe meadows are hereForever to stayAnd a charming windSpeaks for all to sway I fill my lungs with airAnd I shed my scales The birds and the treesWillows and olive leavesWhere lucidity swirlsLike the storm that used to beA.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1228423/ Book of SongsWe wrote a heartWith ink and timeIt started to beat,Love gave life.We saw the earthAnd you became my worldHow we relished the sunriseAnd walked through rainPut roses in a book we madePressed between every leaf and page. Alas all things are bound to endYou said to make this night as.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1183130/ VolatilityCallousskinCrass andnumbDead nervespoker faceNeed tolaugh has goneAs quicklyas it cameMaybe againit will comeAnd everyone backs off‘Causethey can’t keep up Mood switchface twitchMOOD SWITCH! SINEWS TWITCH!The darkness which we all possessAnd dra.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1183112/ TheSpider Trap Look,now I am trappedIn thelife I spun.Flailingin the strands Of thisintricacy, this mess“Let mefall So allcan be undone!” Home tomany spiders,My lifeis silk and shadow.Their timehas finally come.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1178004/ Infatuation Shesmiles One-sidedlyLike allmy life’s denialIn syncwith the musicShe glidestoward meThen thebass drops low And herbody starts to flowShe spinsslowlySee herfigure Feel herfigureMy handson her hipsOur bodies.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1177987/ ClockWorkThe Hundred years war had only threeyears left. “The year of our Lord, 1450, France is close to Liberation theyouth of our nation could taste it but I’m worried. The English have a historyof erratic movements we can only expect that they do something unpredictable... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1172887/ SomewhereNew  At lastshe sees What I seeEye toeye Thereflection of herselfIn myirisAnd thedream I was in Since Imet her Welcometo my mindThe morningsheds goldAnd thenight silverThe wakeup, the calm,W.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1170881/ DiagnosisAghhhell,What’swrong with me? What isthis I hear in my head?“Quietyou demons!”My mindis a pitThey onlyget louder When I tryto relax Hark! Thescreams are deafeningLike deathlyblack artilleryDrawn byundead .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1170866/ Retribution    It was never enough.Hebarely passed examsandtried to look tough.Hewould roll up his sleevesandtake his glasses off.   And nowhe’s all aloneHisfeet on the cold tile floor.Healways tried his be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1164770/ TheCurse Of TheNight Owl The midnightair drives coldlyAnd nowmy rest must endAnd I’mcalled to see such beautyThenight and dark and fogAnd moonlightwith the night-soundsIt’sonly magic if you can stay awake But what.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1138017/ A Comedy In Denial Weheard the church choir’s High voiceslike souls forsaken.His bodywears a mahogany box.And withthe last amen ,“childrenrejoice in his ascension!”And thecrowd ripples with giggling. Oh howsad are we! we ca.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1134522/ Mirror’s BaneThere’sa man in a roomWhitewashed,water painted.Afoolish, stupid manallalone in his room.Full ofhate for what he siredashamedof his desires butwhat he hates most of allis hiswardrobe with the mirror;theskelet.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1132120/ Wind fall It’sthe time of the last songsAnd sheis so shyHidingbehind the winterLitterfalling from the sky Whentrees in laughter stretched with ambitiontoreach the sunset gloryandgave us as a gift blessingsand fallin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1131065/    Talkingto My ShadowLong ago,I was a child,Home alonenever outside.Spentsome time,For theother kids to say noThen,looked at the wallAnd sawmy shadowHe tooka bowI was agentleman nowAnd myboredom Was overand done... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1126609/ The TubeTide-born, this is what it meansTo be one with your board One with the sea One with your heartOne with all that isAnd ever will be Tide bound,You breathe in the saltPass your hands throughAnd in a silent prayerWish want and hope that t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1118433/ All In My Head? In my head in my head Always herenever deadNever silentbut ever aloneKnow thevoices that I call home “HahahahaTe heheheheLove thatattempt but you’restill weak”crowdedby fearhere inthe dark put m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1117855/   Black HeimIstumble to my feetThat onewas rather roughThe sandfull of slate and flintSharp andjaggedAnd astorm cloud swirlsThe thundernever stopsOver andagainAgain andagain And yetI’m never tired of it My ski.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1116006/ The NightOf TheWild Thenight of the wildThe glade’sawakeningA breathof the springThe feralspirit The willof the wildConjuresthe moonbeamSilver andblueLike spring’stwilight Citizensof the grove,The .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1114731/   The SedativeTheslim shell of my insides Is whatconceals the dragonite aspectIt lurksnever sleepsIt voicesthe result Of mypain On occasionsof entrapmentHunted andhaunted by those Who corneritIt and Ibecome us And feralan.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1114711/ My Shadow GirlWheredo you goSo allof a sudden?When Iblink you vanish.I lookat your beauty, in a crowded room.And justone blink,And there’sthe back of you, heading out the door. Youthink no one notices.I seeit on your fa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1112474/   The CannibalOnly byfangs can we resolveOnly byclaws we see the answerThe fleetingthirst and passive aggression quelledand extinguisheddousedin bloodNo morehunger!Finishedwith pain !No…?More…? Fear…? .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1105262/ a dream i had i may not be like this in real life it was just a dream http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1101229/ ANGELICUSHark herald behold!!Thy beauty rareThou hast all their traits but wings Thou can be so sureThy voice dost sooth my scarsFor the very wordsSpoken by thy lipsDrives my poems to envy Oh blessed is thy clothingThat holds you near.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1099508/ Raven heartedWe do feel love,Like that which never ends.And yes we hold hands.And we would like to never let go.She looks so sublime.A dire, dark beauty.Gravity and attraction,In her black dress and lipstick. But I know like she does,What humans are i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1096785/ The Suicide ChroniclesI’ll be added to a list.Just another statistic.Those who could not wait,Those who lacked resilience . First I’ll dig a shallow pit,To keep my hazard confined.Then douse myself head to toe,In something flammable and pungent... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1095684/ SpeakOf ViolenceYou say it’s all my faultTypical human filthSay you’re always rightSay everythingWhile I say nothingStand there And take this s**t from you With every hot breathI feel my claws growing Every time you stutterMaking the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1093658/ PROJECT SOLITUDEyou make me sickyou vampiresblood sucking fiendsspewing lies heartache greedyou really think you knowhuh look where that got youi'm tired of your voicetired of your lies sick with your pretense and I've given up on changeleave me aloneso i don't have to burn youget awa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1092212/ The Thoughts Of The MornSitting on the balcony,cold for the Caribbean.winter season morning.mist in the yard,like rain forest blessings.I like it like this.I like the wet weather.I like the thick fog and cold.the effervescence of my mocha,frosting up my lenses.the dew weighing do.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1091723/ I shifted the idea of the nocturne concept a bit http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1091035/ when sleep runs from you and your brain conjures nightmares as if it were your enemy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1090499/ sad inside out http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1090473/ Death Looks LikeMy GirlfriendWhy do we fear death?she is kind, mercifulshe smiles, she giggleseven as she smells like burning rosesshe takes the pain away.And when she comes,brings the moonbeamto a hero in waitinglike warriors knowlike the fallen have seen herhave also seenthat fine line betwee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1090422/ musically free spirited http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1089877/ what it might be like to meet someone who actually gets you http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1086956/ FEARI smile at themmake my jokeswhat if this facethis smile was just a maskyou'd never know untilit's too latewhat if,what ifthe storm of blight in my hearttakes overwhat if the monster,the cannibalwere to break freewhat if I lost control would I hurt themwould they help me would.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1081034/ We Dream,Don’t Stop May we stay,May we stay amiss,See my spirit drowning.Letting go for you.Take it all away.Don’t wake me in the morning, Slowly forgetting how to wake! Let us dream my love,Eternity’s sweet slumber... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1079536/ TheFerris WheelI could turn forever,Powered by you. You carry it all,The weight on your shoulders.Let me be your Atlas .I’ll lift the sky from your arms.I’ll cure your scars,If you let me.Get on board,I’ll spin you calmly.&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1079518/ Is life a privilege or a job http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1079046/ self destructive dreams what was lost can never be reclaimed http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1078618/ A means to futility http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TheseusTideborn/1078271/