http://slow.writerscafe.org/CharleyDominic The original writings of author Charley Dominic en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776206906 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 So it look's like I'm here again,Just a tear in the pouring rain,And it seems that everything's old,Apparantly made from the same mould,So it feel's a bit like a photograph,Each person with an identical laugh,And maybe I'm trapped in a mirror,But still nothing gets much clearer,S.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/439461/ I just wanna Run,Kick up sand, Under a foreign sun,Just Run, in a different land,I just wanna feel Free,Feel the cold wind,Blowing in from the sea,Not to feel Trapped,Stuck in secondary imagining,Waiting until im verily Snapped,I just wanna Run,Kick up sand, Under a forei.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/437216/  I was mad. I had to be.Nobody, ab-sol-ute-ly, nobody with a sane mind, signed themselves up for the Lordaire Ocean Race.It’s regarded as the anti-Christ of sanity, the marvel of the sailing world.It’s arguably the Formula 1 of the sailing world,70% of racers never make it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/436514/ Ben Frivarns ocean race, http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/436513/ In the broken reflection the sea provides,Influenced by the stronger summer sun,Is the image of a grim visaged boy,Waiting for the five minute race gun,His face almost the anti-Christ of joy,In fact that couldn’t be further from the truth,He feels happy, secure, when he’s o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/436507/ Rising from the eternal boggle that is sleep,Rubbing the crusted drowsiness from my eyes,I see a split second imprint of a face upon the wall,Screw my hands to fists, bow my head in pain,Brush my knuckles hard against the cold stone,That makes up the harsh prison of my mind,(And your o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435604/ Secondary imaginings lead to no-where,A greater purpose of forgetfulness,Whilst a fervent search for sanity,Reaches its anti-dramatic climax,And scrabbles madly against the stones,At where a great man once said,"That nothing is everything and no more",And sat down upon his dy.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435603/ Some days when I lie awake at night,Ignoring the grey fading's of the light,I curl myself up into a tight ball,Stare blankly at the ingrained wall,And softly whisper to myself,"Is this all there is?"Occasionally when i stop after a long day,I throw myself upon the floor in .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435602/ Walking past the midnight pools,Passing the other paranoid fools,Fingers a-twitching to no tune,Head lowered to the typhoon,That nobody else can perceive,Eyes dart tentatively to nothing,Lines of light thrown against the wall,Glimpses of shadow.Drawing a dry breath of anxiety,H.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435601/ Lying in bed, Peripherally blind,3am, and its silent still,No rest for my doubting mind,Orange glowing around the 'sill,Broken by the midnight headlights,Sending manic shapes across my wall,Is it moral to lust for nothing?And to want everything?But need whats in the offing,Howeve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435600/ First of all the b******s is Brown,(Most likely the commons biggest clown)Wobbling jowls and a steady "ummm"Provides Cameron with a lot of fun,Three hundred and twelve poundsOn a sodding toilet seatOh the public, Did they cheat  Laugh and watch as theyre thrown to the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435599/ From a-far im sure i made an innocent sight,Teenage boy walking down the river side,Head bowed to others breif stares,Alone to his own extravagant plight,Swimming against the rising tide,Walked through the sunlight pooled,I reached the weathered teak,Stretching out upon the water,T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435597/ If i were a better artist,And if i could paint better,Than my blatant lies of impressionism,Then i would paint a picture, that's more than a thousand words.I would strive to include,The never ending beauty around me,The warm fuzzy emotions that i get,When i am with people i love.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435596/ An old and slightly battered car rattled its way up the gravel drive,Winding in and out of the dark pine trees,Close enough to brush past the resin coated branches,That line the narrow stone highway to the old house,The old house that was once his, the drivers,Brushing his blond hair out f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435594/ In a new age of gleaming white and chrome,Amongst the universal beauty of a classic Ipod,Squats the silent rain dashed, slate-grey hulk,Seemingly hunching his broad sullen shoulders,Bowing a once tall and proud head,He loiters in the mid-day echoes of night,Empty and broken frames hold.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435589/ It's quiet out here, Alone under the stars,Maybe a slight,   Whisper,from the sea,Or a quiet,Creak,of the sail,So you cup your hands over the wheel,Check your course against the compass,170.Lightly stamp your feet for some warmth,Perhaps shove a,Frozen,hand into a pock.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435587/ Have you ever sat slumped against a wall,Your view fixed upon the distant sea,But your tear filled irises see nothing,A lead weight boring away at your gut,A slight tightness of the base of your throat,Raised heartbeat ringing in your ears,And a single tear upon your cheek?The grey s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435586/ Now is the autumn of our depression,Made glorious spring by the new buds of sadness,And the grey veil that hung upon our house,Is swathed once more in the rains wet embrace,Now our old arguments are seized upon,Our veteran jibes unlocked from deep chests,Our fair meetings turned to untru.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435584/ Shall we not all raise our palms in a mutual circle,Gaze through in passive and un-moved view,At the poor fallen beggar boy in the pasted gutter,Shall i cut away at my arms embodiment til the pure essence of me flows out?Shall i express my true and plagued emotions with a long and pure out.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435583/ Wayward thoughts, curl around my mind in treachery,Smothering the last unconscious thoughts that remain,In a growing narcotic blossom, they hang and writhe,Snapping at anything human, hiding the gathering strength,The great fog obscures reality and bends the path of time,Dragging out the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435582/ Inside a now empty chamber of my mind,Hollow laughter you will verily find,Vibrating off the once gleaming stone,Resonating through to the bleached bone,False golden sunlight filters down,Illuminating our broken and beaten clown,Pooling his heaving chest and closed eyes,As if shining.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435579/ Falling into that maddened state of hysteria,Alert to only the emotions in my heart,Lying to my head and lying to my tears,Lying to the people around me,Inventing new cover stories for my life,Narcotic clouds of sardonic laughter,Grow and blossom under an unstable mind,Inside my whir.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435578/ Dark hours spent, chair drawn up in front of his desk,Head bowed, face obscured from general view,Red rimmed eyes set deep into his skull.The pupils dancing from side to side, never ceasing,"run, run, find. the exit. the escape"Hand madly scrabbling along the paper, pen held .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435577/ Took a walk, again, up in the hanging hills,Trying to avoid my upcoming tear spills,Trailed my feet through drifts of fallen leaves,Took only what i honestly received,Slowly trailed up the path to the summit,The clearing in the woods was sun-lit,Threw my bag down, and stood with arms wid.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435576/ Dark black gulls circling against the grey sky,I stare up, wishing to be free like them, free of my lie,My eyes track every movement it makes,Snap out i think, OH FOR GODSFUCKING SAKES!Locked door behind me, i slide my back down it,Tears well in my eyes, then glide down my face, as i sit.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435575/ When darkness fades into light,When day slows into night,Its the heartbeat of the world,Every dawn and every dusk,Golden light filtering through,Before the day is anew,Parting clouds and shining down,Precious beams of pure light,Enlighten my cliff-less climb,And stay beyond your ti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435574/ Walk past you in the corridor,Your eyes seem glued to the floor,Whilst mine stare you down, Questioning why I'm the old clown,Reminiscing the wild old days,When we set Ben's hand ablaze,Crept onto the golf mark,Played manhunt in the dark,Charged down 'Bear,The days we were unaware,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435573/ My laugh seems so hollow,My world seems too empty,Stones thrown at an empty ocean,Trying to releive my emotion,Watch them splash white plumes,And think of summers wide blooms,My promises are broken,My lies are all retold,Silently watching that open sea,Wishing it to open and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435572/ Standing up alone, on that hill,Amongst the cold, and the chill,Wind running fingers through my hair,Calm and without a single care,Coat flapping in the breeze,The lone victim of a sleaze,Cast out by his fellow peers,With their Superior sneers,Thrown out flat onto my face,But i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435571/ In a deep, black, corner, lies a deep, black, secret,A opaque pool of dark ink, wallowing in the shadows,Thick as oil, and as sticky as tar, it clings there,Drawing men towards it, with an irresistible pull,They check their gold watches, and exchange business cards,Smooth out their ties,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435569/ "same again?" the cheerful voice asked, the only perception of acknowledgementwas a slight movement in the strangers deep hood."thats right, have this one on the house" the barman answered in a befuddled voice,the exact same words he'd used for the last countless drinks.N.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435567/  Fade away, into the grey stone wall,Become a scribble in a scrawl,A face in a moving crowd,A puff of smoke in a cloud,Innocently leaning against the pillar,A fool for an unexpected killer,The one who has gazes pass over him,'Til he starts to sing his hymn,Just a jester in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435566/ One thousand and one steps, A giant rock stair-case,To the end of all this disgrace,Each step i take is heavier,Each movement i make is harder,But the steps re-occur,My heart beats faster,Every breath i take is strained,Like my lungs are restrained,I cling to the cliff face h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435565/  Many's the time i ran with you down,The winding road to our old town,Wed sit hand in hand again,Alone, but together in the pouring rain,Some how, wed make it there every day,Even if one of us was away,Until you grew to be a piece of me,Of my closest heart and family, http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435564/ Ignorance is bliss, and thats why,Every single day, i tend to cry,The knowledge you gave me,That wasnt your usaul cortesey,Its got me ruined, down on my back,In the aftermath of that attack,My worlds now blossomed into flames,In responce to my selfish claims,Alone at night in an .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435563/  In summers soft blue sky,Lays a soft, dozy cloud,Blended with jet-streams from passing planes,Holding with in it autumns rains,The heat revealing the beauty the shadows hold,When the sun sets the coolness descends,In the red water coloured sky,The stars are visible to the eye.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435561/  Away from the noise, the fake light cast,Away from the people, alone at last Now i can be in, happy oblivion,Left in peace, my own delusionLet the waters flow, the sun light shine,Let everything i touch become mine, This is my world, my illusion,I’ve made my own, happ.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435560/  Masked dancers twirling past,A world full of contrast,Holding my shadow partner dear,I brush off a silver tear,Our moving feet, leaving a track,Throughout this ballroom, all black,One final waltz before the end,before our parallel roads we ascend,One last glance at your f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435558/  Time is a mystery, one which man will never find,It kills and creates, slows and speeds,Why when your having fun, does it go faster in our mind?And why when were in pain, does it drag forever, til the pain recedes?Time is a law, to which we are all bound,A second, a minute, an ho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435557/  The worlds rugged beauty is yours molly, all yours,From the rainy, wet Scottish highlands,To the oven of the hard baked Sahara,Australia’s outback and bilabong,The towering heights of the Himalayas,Hot, humid rainforests of brazil,The fresh snow on the alps,Rice fields an.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435556/  Dappled sunlight and the fresh smell after rain,Silent ripples on a mirror still lake,The wind making the sand tumble, grain by grain,Its beauty and there's nothing else like it,Virgin snow, sunsets over the sea,A silver cobweb covered in fresh dew,Smooth amber honey made by a .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435554/  And on that high Hill, as the sun sets,A young boy can be found, a silhouette,Sitting wrapped in thought,Just waiting, just watching the dusk,Care-free, young, as the world turns,Whilst the stars and moon in the radiant heavens,Spread their tranquil light in a slumbering earth,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435553/  Out, out over the moor,Desperate, desperate for shelter,Craving life, needing freedom,Running, running faster than life,Through, through a river,Swimming, swimming for safety,Craving life, needing freedom,Up, up the bank and over,In, in to the wood,Climbing, climbing fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435551/  Close the windows, keep out the storm,For the cold shall come this night,Frost shall fall, ice will bite,How many souls shall be gone at dawn?Please pass us by when the evening falls,Oh blessed are we,The hunter of Jews we shall see,I can hear the hunter.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435550/  In the red dawns light,A dolphin leaps out of,The blood red sea,Call it what you want,I call it beauty,A silver moon hangs,Motionless over the,Clouded night sky,Callit what you want,I call it beauty,Golden buttercups, daffodils,Fill spring fields, swaying,Gently i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435548/  The lady of the river starts as teardrops in the snow,starting on her journey to the sea,The lady of the river starts just as diamonds,Flowing to her destinyAs she moves ever closer to the sea,She laughs and gurgles on her way,She takes to a life of crime,Kidnapping sand and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CharleyDominic/435546/