http://slow.writerscafe.org/LeahMayo The original writings of author Vertigo en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775984158 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/499995/ A city angelPerhapsIf you saw me at the right angleA likenessOf a debased truthMy life is fiction But what is the realityOther than what we  perceive?What do I breatheOther than stale air?I am silentIn all respects but one...And within every vow that standsNothing is written in stoneI.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/498848/ I was the amber irisIn falling lightAnd I would climb a mountainIn order to face a new worldWith the weight of countless memories Held on a butterflies wingI close my eyesAnd you remain namelessYetI can feel your heartbeatThrough my palmsI close my eyes in the silenceJust to feel my breath&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/498432/ Even with those charcoal eyesWithdrawn in nonchalance...Varient light pressed in every movementThat draws me in thoughLooking down on me Perhaps through meI am more than ever-passing With an everlasting cracked window paneThat conveys broken raysUpon this dayEven as I waver...Untamed am I&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/498431/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/497001/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/494309/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/494305/ Craving in the heartacheOf distanceRunning after an unsettled pastEverlastingA war within rising eyesInto changing skiesLike a valleyOf lost memoriesThat we strive forAnd the written wordIs all we have http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/493442/ Varied light in shallow breaksWithin cracked stained windowsDreamless figuresAnd solemn sunsetsFaltering in every stepTattered as a castleBreathing stale airFallen loveSilent dreamsPressing within every soundless awakening http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/493422/ Beyond gravityAlways fallingAnd the crow is always callingFor a sunrise in its surmiseLike an irisAnd I am blackenedLike the crows wingEven as I rise and sing. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/493057/ Nothing left but faded lawsAlways fighting for the growing cause I realize there are only wallsShallow as our irises unfoldIn a distant light that grows and growsWithin every barrierAnd every whisperIn sunbeamsWhere we tear at the seamsOf sudden daydreamsShallow as our irises unfoldIn a distant.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/491859/ There is always a soft warmthTo be metSilent as a cloud passing throughAnd I am a shard of broken lightSeeking the silver liningThe greatest shiningI am lucid in freedomOf the reddening skyAnd I could flyOn a phoenix wingThat is always singed on its edge http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/491194/ The icy heat Of a soundless beingSearing the edges of reasonThat we are countlessYet individualAnd I am withinEvery shallow beatThat risesEven as I reach Into your silent eyesWise as an owls wing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/489548/  Looking down Like driving through a tunnelMeeting lightsMoving through the lightning strikesShallow shallow beatsHaloed handsFacing the tunnelsWitheld in your irisesWe are farther than we believeMore than what is seemingLife is worth dreaming... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/489037/  You would think time would tell...What of the masks? you askWe are shellsWelded in memoryOf the warsAnd blood shed of our forgoing relationsWe fight the ongoing battlesBut who would know it?To be beyond quietBeyond knowing that we holdMore than the passing glanceMore than.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/488640/  All i can beIn the silenceWe want in needAnd need in wantTrial and errorRising tearsBlatant are weIn the silenceCrying for the callHearing the echosAnd I want to fly with crows wingsBlack as midnightIn dreaming Facing timeless moonsWith everything that ever was.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/488366/  It's like trying to hold sandBetween your fingersAs if time were just a number You followed on your watchLike following a starThough its light is baronAnd lostTo the universal tidesEven when you meet the oceanPulling you inYou are stillUpon the waves To be one.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/487564/  Nameless to be namedWithin a flickering flameA silent gaze Between you and I Speaking In a silent reverie And it is nothing but familiar...  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/487237/  Its all about timingAnd structureThe life as a starFighting a warFull of shallow embracesAnd silent callsBrimming in those silent wallsThat fall and fall Why are you baring yourselfIn such lightCasting shades of brownAnd amberWith eyes enfolding I breathe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/486955/  The lonely midnight crowCrying stars that bareA dying lightAwakening in twilightFlying black wingsBlend in the darkBut he is not afraidThough he is born of the day...And he gives his solemn cryTo be more than just a lost soulWith a bright moonTo guide him http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/486464/  Silent fingers pressingIn the darkFumbling towards The everlasting warmth That once held themYou are, you areEvery partEvery starting heartBeatingSinking within the thrum Of your voiceBurning in the coldFighting for warmth against the ice I hold yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/486285/  She was a fiery wingA puzzle made in myriadsOf thoughtThat held the world like an orbWith the lights in her eyesAnd shallow sighsShe would breathe in lightnessAnd swallow the starsWith her irisesAnd would bare the frigid autumnShe so lovedAnd she wanted nothing moreThan.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/485909/  I used to be alot of thingsAlot of things that wereOrRatherShould have been Like seeing with one eye closedI used to know everything And nothingAlways, always alone at twilightAlive to be sureIn every aspect of beingIn humanities plightIn the shallow nightsB.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/485742/  There may be nothing elseTo this placeWith dune-like fields of greenAnd the silence that holds youAs if the wind could carry you awayInto another dayWith the sunlight filtering throughAnd throughAnd every breath could be your firstOr your last And every dream holds m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/485271/  The pulsingThe nightLost in the white lightNarrowAnd hard like the windSending sighsOf our ownSince we are more than alone I could share your breathIn hidden sighsCasting shallow fogIn the frigid air With only our companyTo keep us warm http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/485090/  As if a lone star could hold the sky aloftThe eyes peering down uponAnd through meAs I look upThe colors of night varyI am a callA lost thoughtIn the back of your mindReachingI am a bell ringingSingingAnd my eyes will continue to rise and rise and riseTo that lone star .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/484536/  If every night sky fellWould we survive?And the lights cast in our eyesHolding countless memoriesOf days on endWhere the sun filtered through Your skinAnd I always wonderedAt the silenceAnd the windows casting reflectionsIn our present statePerhapsHolding on to our.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/484322/  I am a sad dweller Under bridgesThe eyes and ears of the seaTimelessAnd free I ride the wavesAs I stand there Still as a sunsetWith a sundress that matches The color of the skyAnd the air I breathe Matches the rhythms that pull me inAlways watch.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/484063/  I want to run awayAnd find the last trainTurn around, turn around You sayBut I can only run my wayMindlessly freeRising like a seaEndlesslyYou shout my nameAnd I will barely hearBut take my hand And I will feel... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/483707/  The countless wingsOf a sudden day dreamWith-held in sun beams That fall through tree topsAnd I am awareUnwavering Watching every movementOf soundI could fly With these broken wingsSinged on the edgesDare I rise Above in lightnessIn soundless fire.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/483021/  I used to loveThe languageThat held usAnd we are madeIn congruent formsMy eyes are electricWith the fallen shadowsThat glide with the sunAnd our eyes are nothingBut windowsEven when yours hold reflectionsThat I could fall intoLike pools of amber http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/482971/  Fever dreams that cryFor a hand to holdEvery day I call for the sky to fallAnd every day I rise with the sunlitWindowsReflecting the morningThat holds every markOn my clouded memoriesWhen I would just lay in the grassWhen I was the onlyAnd the lastPerhaps we hold to our p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/482485/  Maybe the sun will fallBetween the earth and skyWith the hellos and goodbyesAnd the silence between you and IAnd the waves come crashing down on meThe revolts that pullAt my heart beat...I am hardly awareAs you are to know the factsThat life is just a myth in disguise .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/482229/  The opalescence The reverberationsClosed eyesOpening to the rainThat falls almost silentlyFlowing through the cracksI don't mind the grayThat seems to fall through meLike lightningMeeting the aftershocksI lower my eyes To the puddles casting my moving reflection.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/482225/  It is so strange When I see you thereKeane irises made of cracking iceI press my eyes shutJust to remember...And every movement is sereneLike a silent earthquakeWhy do you look so solemnIn the morning light?We are born, you say...Perhaps I am transparentPerhaps not.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/481912/  We are seemingIn the afternoon sunBut are we alive?Are we alive?We breathe the sunlightWith fingers intertwinedCan we rewind? Can we rewind?I open and close my eyesWise to the winds betweenAre you just a dream?Just a dream? Opal eyes Brown as autumn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/481567/  I hold my heart on my sleeveWatching the autumn leavesChange with meClosing eyesWith a hundred triesBetween yours and mineWe hold handsWalking down the country lanesBut nothing is the sameEspecially when the stars fade at dawnAnd we all seem to disappear http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/481286/  Coming and goingWith the temporal halosIn our eyesSilent windsShattered lightningIn every storm we face We are nothing and everything To this world I am never more aloneBut I understandEverything that ties me to youAnd everything that ties me to this la.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/481190/  Between wrong And rightThe day Fighting into the nightWe meet at dawn streamingOr perhapsI am asleep...yet still dreamingInto the melancholic And the fallenI press my hands against the clear wallsBetween heaven and hellLet the tears fall you sayBut it is .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/481038/  Hold perfectly stillIn this worldLightning fallsBut you must understandThe heart And the landClosed eyesStreamingEveryone is always leavingAnd the silenceWeighs me downAnd I must alwaysHold perfectly still In this world http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480901/  Living between sea and shoreFrom where you areAnd where I am I let the water come up to my calvesIn a yellow sundressWatching the sun riseAnd setFrom where you areAnd where I amI hold a hundred heart beatsWalking down silent streetsFrom where you areAnd where I am... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480810/  The saddest partsAre the ones that hold on to distant heartsReading into every wordYou would speakWe all walk narrow streetsCalm and steadySurfacing beatsFind me...So that we can drive offHeading eastIt is lateWhen time fliesAnd we don't know why http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480758/  Knowing what it isTo be a stranger to yourselfWith you thereBreathing in the stale airKnowing what it isIn transcending lightTo live in a silent nightI cast gazesWith solemn irisesAnd the mirror looks backJust as solemnlyA ghost of thought And soundKnowing what i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480714/  Guide me homeAs the night fallsI don't want to be aloneWith such heightsReaching in everyCloudDon't pull me downFrom this waterfallOf lightI am not afraid to standOr to fallWhen you are thereTo catch meAs we correspondIn hands...Looking out of the car windowImag.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480693/  And every tearCollides in the lightAs I breathe in every starWith this inner warBehind darkened curtainsAnd silent dreamsAnd the windows streamWith eerie reflectionsBut I am unafraidFor the demons that hideIn the back of our mindsFear reality... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480616/  Understanding your heartIs as easy as comprehending light... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480516/  Even when looking downI come aroundAs my fingers foldAnd unfoldIn the tribulationsAnd silent doubt I have hands made to playPiano keysWith the length of my fingers reaching endlesslyLike a callingIncessantly falling... Even when looking down...I come aroun.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480483/   Ashen crows Migrating in the back of my mind Where the clouds are silver And the trees are dim And you are barely real I am covered in cloaks  Of irony .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480116/  In the heart of the stormOh so perfectlyAs you stand thereSilentlyI can rise before you unafraidWith everything we've madeIn the years of passing glancesWith so much unsaidPressing handsQuiet beatsEyes meeting in the dim lit streetsCasting halosThe storms pass with thei.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/480058/  Hiding behind those dark glassesCigarette at handI could understandBetter than anyoneSeeing through every visageLike a lions maneWe're not so unalikeYou and I With your slight smilesAnd languid stanceFor I can seeThrough every glance... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LeahMayo/479930/