http://slow.writerscafe.org/L99theBeaver The original writings of author Brandon Langley en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776219592 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 “In the beginning, there was the word. And the word wasindoctrination.” At least that’s how many Christian schools seem to teachJohn 1:1. Increasingly in this country, there have been young people standing.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1616977/ "Okay, I'll talk to you later,"She said before not talking to him later.And now he is sat on his bed, sulking over a girl and writing a poem on the Internet that a dozen people will see,And none of them will care about,Because he hasn't got any heart left to put in it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1542984/ AKA Can I even Swoon? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1470588/ ***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD*** http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1468676/ I guess I was wrong,The harrowing, deep pits of hell,And the heavens above,Really do exist.Your faith is strong,Knees fall at the chime of a bell,But when push comes to shove,Will you clench your fist?Oh, Israel,Will you never rise again?Never again to prove thatAll the passages are true?Oh, Israel,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1467646/ Happy?(Delicate Balance) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1451978/ Inspired by both Pink Floyd's 'What Shall We Do Now?' my own personal cynicism of the consumerist world we live in, it cultures, and what we choose to celebrate. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1445430/ A parody of some of the greatest numbers from both musicals and concept albums http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1434892/ All around me,Everybody,Is beneath me,Someone save me.Smarter than them,Better than them,What's wrong with them,Useless as phlegm.Even my kin,Drinking their gin,Can't pierce my skin,Leave them in the bin.I'm no superman,No installment plan,Frail like soda cans,I'm just fodder, man.So, what am I,What.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1432507/ So I'm getting back into the swing of things http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1427733/ I've got an empty web page with my poems in the back,I've got two old folks who've got hopes on my back,When I'm a good boy they sometimes let me have a snack.I've got a few staples holding my heart in,Got those broken-rib blues,Got thirteen girls for a heartbreak to choose from,I've got an underbit.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1426907/ All this freedom,All this time,What's it worth?If I can't spend it with you?Life is humdrum,Not worth a dime,To be so down to Earth,What's the point, without you?Every year I realize,You are but a little girl,Laughing at the breeze,Why should I breathe it in, if I can't share this time with you?Look.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1426861/ RIP Trooper, December 2005-October 4th 2014 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1421954/ There are some people in this world,Who just don't care,Who just want to see the world burn,And who just want to use you.There are some times in this life,When you make mistakes,When things just don't work,And when dreams don't come true.There are some people,That I've given my all to,That I've pour.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1394718/ Another Public Apology http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1394683/ Near the end of my second grade year at SMS, I was called up to the stage of the eighth grade talent show(attendance of which was mandatory) to introduce an act. The cute girls in their frilly dresses led me up the stage and gave me a handful of note cards. One of the girls pointed to a line, encou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1387868/ Third, I am a lover. Since I was young, I've always wanted to just... Be happy with a girl. Whether it was the girl down the street or my best friend's sister, I have always fallen in love too easily. It started when I was maybe three. The first time I dressed myself was the day after I met the girl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1384033/ My Amazon review of Walter Kirn's latest novel http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1383989/ Second, I am a student. One of my first memories was in a "school." It was a daycare, TLC(Tender, Loving Care), but it had all the social conventions of a school. There were "grades," which were basically just separation by age; there was a "principal," who was basically just the biggest and loudest.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1381844/ I can claim many adjectives to describe myself, but there aren't very many nouns that can be put to this effect:First, I am a son: My parents, Charles, called Richie by his friends, and Melissa, were roommates when they first met. I've never asked them too much about their lives before me, so I can.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1379280/ Who am I? That is actually a really good question. I'm not entirely sure. In the most broad sense, I am Brandon Richard Langley, the sole offspring of Charles Richard Langley and Melissa Anne Langley(née Johnson), born November 4th, 1999. Alas, that isn't what that question means: that quest.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1379243/ These are the Memoirs of me, Brandon Richard Langley, at the age of fourteen: hence Volume 1 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1379229/ See these eyes, so red?I can cry for a thousand years,Rage hotter than the sun.See these men, so dead?Brothers come and brothers go,Bullets fire and sail on past.See these tears, so dry?You've clipped us with your shears,Please, not another one.See these eyes so white?I won't die for a thousand year.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1372333/ My take on Flash Fiction, alluding to the 1980 film, Flash Gordon. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1371074/ A continuation on my last poem, 'Ginger-ish Everything' http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1371071/ I did it again,I ruined everything.With one simple word,It's all gone,Everything I've worked so hard for.Again.Why can't I get any satisfaction?Why are my attempts always unfruitful?Why is my love never returned?Yes, it's true,I love you.I love everything about you:Your beautiful smile, your brillia.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1370178/ This is a public apology for everything stupid that I've done that's resulted in someone else feeling bad. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1350916/ Inspired by the Scissor Sisters' 2012 album Magic Hour http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1339065/ My near-rape experience http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1330981/ It's sad that I'm genuinely afraid of a MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE MATCH... 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We had to do a report on a genocide other than the holocaust: I chose the German Expulsion after WWII http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1288826/ How can an itch change a man so much? Maybe its not an itch. Only so much torture can a man's heart take... Before he snaps... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1278658/ This poem neither has, nor needs a thumbnail. Literary art and graphic art are two different forms that should be respected in their own right. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1278514/ I act like I'm so suave,Like I'm so cool,Like I love my life.Well, I don't.My act is up,And I don't care.I'm done with it all,I'm done with you,I've had it,I refuse to just sit here,And watch my life flash before my eyes,And watch you sit here, and ridicule me.So f**k you,F**k the world,And f**k me. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/L99theBeaver/1278091/ Another digression from the truth. 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