http://slow.writerscafe.org/Poet%20Carl The original writings of author Carl en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776012928 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 There’s a man on a benchIn the heat of the daySlowly drinking His life awayHe’s the King of the WorldIf he’s to be believedAnd he’s wondering nowWhere all the roads leadThere’s a girl at a barWith a drink in her hand Hoping one day He’ll un.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Poet-Carl/2806194/ She lives in a house Where the rain comes in Soaks her clothes And drenches her skin And she doesn't knowWhere to beginLiving in a house Where the rain comes in She has a garden That is overgrown Too much work For one person alone Shrubs and weeds Like she's never known Living with a garden That is .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Poet-Carl/1879019/ Zoe left home at seventeenOn the blackest day she'd ever seenRaised voices and tear stained eyesA situation with no comprimiseZoe felt like she was starting to drownSuffocated by her home town  A teacher told Zoe "do what you feel "Blackjack table roulette wheel The pain .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Poet-Carl/1286359/