http://slow.writerscafe.org/Rod_Dangers The original writings of author Rod Dangers en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776016776 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Hey everyone,I have been AWOL for awhile, i have 115 read requests!!! I will get through them all over the next couple weeks as and when i can, apologies for the delay.In the mean time could you take a look at www.dangerouswinters.wordpress.comAnd if you feel you would like to see more, please .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1316965/ Why won’t these clouds lift
Darkness envelopes my mind
Just want to see light http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1298437/ Rain from toxic cloudsFalls upon acidic dreamsLeaving poisoned tears http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1298420/ Co-Write Senryu/Haiku with Ivey Winters http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1297726/ What'sthe point? We’re all born to diegetit over with, just say goodbyelifeis but nothing, just so full of painkeepgetting up to be knocked down againwhyfall in love? It will never lasthowmany times have we fell In the past?Seemssuch a joke, to carry this .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1297388/ A noisethe sound of a thousand silent shrugstears from cuddly toysa cross too hard to barefor this linguistical tortoise A yellow tint toan orange like glowangel wings and satanic halocurtains pulled across a bricked up holedoor unlocked to the ceiling below .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1295038/ Intro to Turfins and Hixinjutsi http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1295015/ Random ramblings drawn out from boredom http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1295014/ To see my reflectionPains my chestThe face that stares backThe tormentor of my lifeAttacks like knife woundsLeaving scars of self-hate upon my tarnished bodyI close my eyes to give the perpetual darkness a reason to be thereA reason for no light to permeate this broken shellMy black .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1293836/ You believed you were worthless, you said your goodbyeThen that one fateful night you told your last lieYou said you were fine, so I turned to leaveAs I did you tugged on my sleeveYou said your thanks and apologised tooI replied “its fine, I’m here for you”Left feeling .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1292298/ Dedication to Ivey http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291787/ Your lack of wordsSay so muchThey tell me your feelingsAshamedEmbarrassed I share my pastMy humiliationYou leaveNo goodbyeJust gone Alone I am leftOutcast as beforeStarted to rise up But now cut downRepressedLike my past s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291670/ Inspired by Van Gogh's painting http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291646/ Inspired by a dream http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291644/ Long distance love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291642/ My first attempt at a Sijo http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291638/ First attempt at Prose Poetry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291636/ My appearance repulses youI see how you look at meDisgustedShock at the ugliness before youA face with features too sharpHair the wrong colourEyes that wave white flags for freedomEscapeI see how you look at meFor I return the stareUnmovingThe mirror never lies http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291632/ Inspired by pictures from Chernobyl http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291626/ Depression http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291624/ Written when at a low point after 4 weeks clean http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291623/ The battle with myself http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1291621/ Derelict heart,knowing nothing but painStepped on and walked over time and againWith stiletto style heels, you pierced my soulConstant rejection has taken its tollMy life was diseased, thought you were the cureJust a placebo though, I’m worse than beforeMany times hurt, it took t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289339/ I feel the damp fetid airsoak into my skinAlways feel I’m on myownoutside looking inInto the darkness ofmy lifelooking through theglassClose my eyes and waita whileas the shivers passIrreparable damage tomy heartand even to my soulLost the one .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289304/ Been so long, I need the hurtLay myself down, peel off my shirtNeedle prepared, gear on the sideThis addiction I have, so hard to hideMy personal rush, pain is the goalSomething disturbing inside my soulThe needle is ready, piercing the skinThe dark coloured poison starts to go inAre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289300/ Understand my miserythese miles kill my dreamsKnowing you’re so far awaypulls me at the seamsA beast unlike no otherthis pain inside my chestI would trade all I haveto be with you at restTake away my halothe limelight and the larkWhisk me off to be withthe loving matriarch.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289299/ Looking at my arm,At the marks I've madeFeel sick to my stomach,Hoping they fade Embarrassed to admitAt the age of twenty eightI cut open my own skinIt’s something I hate Helps ease my pain,Makes me feel aliveOne moment of clarityTh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289296/ As I climb higherLeaving fears behindTime became fickleIt was harder to findThe air became thinUnder pressure to breatheDeath was approachingEager to leave Stayed where I couldI battled onClimbed higher, with purposeKnowing they were wrongNo I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289293/ Insomnia http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289290/ Addiction can come in many forms http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289279/ Self loathing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289254/ Written when I first tried to conquer my self harm issues http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289252/ Written while married but desiring another http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289248/ Written before my depression was diagnosed and i was feeling suicidal and not sleeping. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289246/ Barbed wire heart with rusted scarsrazor blade mind, trapped behind barsBorn to love, but bred to hateLet down by loved ones and destroyed by fatepuncture wound dreams, hollowed and deadDespise the mocking thoughts in my headSay I can’t love, no one’ll requite.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1289241/ Written for and dedicated to, Ivey Winters http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1286326/ First poem I wrote as part of a challenge set by, Ivey Winters, back when we first met. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1285945/ Depth of my love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1285937/ A sonnet to describe two fire signs http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1269749/ You are the reason the ink flows from my penYou get the liquid movingI scribe on the page with a hand unsteadied Shaking with emotionShaking with attraction Your mind heart and soul All aligned like celestial beingsBringing harmony to this broken damaged manEncased in a body that beli.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1246946/ I want to sit backSmoke expensive cigarsAs together we lay Beneath the timeless starsWith grey tendrils escapingTo the coal coloured skyAs we wave a last Lingering goodbyeDissipating exhalations Mixing together as oneWith the light from your eyesBrighter t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1245692/ My experience with mental health http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rod_Dangers/1245430/