http://slow.writerscafe.org/modernpoet13 The original writings of author Christopher Michael Smith en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776043621 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Oh, where to begin?Another lost Spring,Swung right into Summer, full force.Seasons like weeks, days, minutes.Time sped up to an unstoppable rate.Swan dive, face first, hard Earth.This madness will be brought down.Pedestal high above the clouds, out of sight.Oompa Loompa shouting orders while he chea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/2036890/ I thought it was differentYet you are the sameSame as all of themJust a gameLearn to playAfter the shameHas nothing to do with youDon't take it that wayBut lies always find their wayto destroy truthIt's harder this wayHas nothing to do with youIt's part of the gameHas nothing to do with youPart of t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1754734/ ... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1748062/ A revamped and musically evolved version of an old poem of mine. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1615893/ ...torn between polarities,from the universal down to the cellular world,  the spark & the dark within, emotional terror down to nature's basic rule of law, the constant tugging of contrasting densities, each possessing its very own gravitational pull, invisible chaos hi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1260613/ Breath again...Feather-less wings stitched by pure energy.A breeze blowing through my non-biological body.Believe again...No resistance...Gliding carelessly atop highest winds.So far up the world can seemingly fit into the very palms of these hands.No drag...Believe again...Troughs of life cresting .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1248153/ Oh my God,What went wrong?I repeated the steps that I knew were flawed.Ashamed of me, circumstance.I danced with the Devil and then he clapped.I watched me, could not control.We humans are the weakest link of them all.I took the breaths yet still went down.Stretched below, underground.Choices made i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1238337/ With every drip that silently falls to its dispersing deathWith every wave of emotion that smothers rationality of breathWith omens written on the walls of the ancient descendants spread across many landsWith sermons unspoken lodged safely behind locked doors of self-righteously 'chosen' handsWith s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1238201/ I scoped out the area with keen eyes.Hoping the hungry fiend wasn't watching.A fiend of narcotic proportion.Homeless, nested beneath a tree next door.Constant slithering of drunken words.Begging for another coin to waste.Hand out in wait for a hand out.Eyes glazed over by crack's white smoke.Cracked.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1238140/ I reach into the sky,I gravitate down galaxies,One by one....I ignite far away Suns,I cause planetary collisions,Just for fun...I inhale to pull all things in,I create to destroy all this,Just because I can...Particles strewn about,Over space and time,Spectacles of perspective,Animated & alive.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1237893/ Sirens singing in the humid night,Ringing perfect pitches to the ears in tune,Enticing weak willed minds to destroy and consume,Lyrics layered with love and hate.Some songs were written to suck the life from the stray,Laced with mayhem & spiced with disdain,Some choruses suckle the compassion fr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1192122/ The soul's grown weary,Taking note of it all,Wisdom with age,Mental growing pains.Synapses stretching,Reaching for the stars,Collecting stray particles, Mending holes in the heart.Accepting the journey,Each step closer still,Elevated perspective,Thoughts pulsing outward, Energetic hum.Diss.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1192107/ {...two hands...}sitting here doused in sweat,tasting the salt as my lips become wet,amidst the heat waves in our winter skies,confused beings unseasonably counting the flies.hungry for a meaning,thirsty for a greeting,chaos in all we know,up as well as below.another drop drips from the flesh,anothe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/1106289/ Empty pages scream for a little warmthA touch, a feel, an understanding ungreyMany moons since have waxed and wanedTime fasting forward, empty mind, no sayTil today..... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/999655/ A cloud of grey chokes your aura away,Stern face of the transformed attitude,Loose lips emitting word s**t to those that love you.Pout prevailing triumphantly as the child inside you whines,The selfishness is overwhelming as your ego climbs.Stern & solid like a concrete post vertically inclined... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/998188/ Hands reaching for the light,Shadows tugging at the toes.Always in between the battles.Always the Libra sharing both sides of the mind flow.Itching for deliverance,Itching to grow,Striving to do the best, Yet it is me that I do not know.Who am I?What will become of this?Who will I be tomorrow?W.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/995031/ I reached into the sky.I pulled down galaxies one by one.I counted the nebulae,the planets,  & the suns.I took a deep breath.I dove into the depths inside,in search for a deeper meaning of life.We are the cosmos.Not ego, not mind.We are the Universe, divided across space &amp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/978635/ Asian orientCyborg manLed me through dimensionsI have yet to understandLong hair whiteWhite sleeve lowAsian cyborg manOffered to showMultiple outcomesDimensions here nor thereAsian cyborgArm of steelMind of telecommunicationNot yet realThrough layers of timeA path chosen or notThis cyborg manHas sec.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/978178/ An ode to my oldest daughter. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/978172/ I am planted here devouring the contours of the maze I created.With every piece I squeeze the tranquility and become ill-fated. crunch...crack...and a good ol’ smack... Salivating to the sight of another stationary divide.Blood-filled tears streaming to witness the be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/746751/ "All is well, this too shall pass. In a material world, nothing can last." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/746619/ Constant struggle, For what?Money, phones, gas, and songs?Laboring for the material of the world.I want none of this bologne; it's full of mold.Constant agony of 'clocking' in.Working so the CEO's can sit back and grin.Where's the escape button?Did someone forget to install?Another day as a corporat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/746499/ Enlightenment. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/724190/ I craved revenge against you,&Your cowardly mannerisms when I confronted you,About the thoughtless words that you spewed forth.Your weapon of choice is your poisonous tongue.Such a slanderous part of the body,If ever there was one. Psyche dictated by a paranoid & trigger-happy delusion... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/630354/ Conquest complete;Next chapter engaged.It's time for a new phase,To end the current perceived reality.I will independence.I will true love.I will happier children,&More understanding.I will embrace all things.I will succeed.I will a foundation,&I will the energy to inspire me.A world of chan.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/604890/ I saw my self today.I was not dressed in typical flesh of material and biology.Today,I was not me.I was my own reflection,Mirrored in all things...I was you, I was he.I was the smallest of critters crawling upon the sleeve.I was above and below,Here and there.I was the light of the stars,Fully aware.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/604876/ awakein a dreamdwelling uponthe unconsciousmindsets of mayhemstriving for allthat is wronghere . . .coldcompassionless heartsresting withintormented emotionsdaydreams of releasetemperamental consumptionsgluttons of vanityhere . . .(eye) hear the whispers from the ether(eye) see more while asleep tha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/560008/ (blank page, remember me....) ...bare witness to the travesty What does this world mean? sit to ponder and perceive... (blank page, remember me.....) adaptation, center-fold, the frequency tuned to crack the bones, tune it up to slit the wrists.... anothe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/560001/ eye reached into the sky tonightpulled down the galaxiesone by oneeye counted the nebulaethe planets and the suns.eye took a deep breathdove to the depths insidethe deeper meaning of everythingare the answers eye seekto distribute to my brethrens eye.we are the cosmosconsciousness of the eyewe are a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/559966/ Fear is the framework,Keeping us all on our toes.Timid minds offer no peace to the soul.A constant battle,Inside and out.Buzzing rattles of gibberish,Lies and programs for the TV screens.Toxic air kidnapping our dreams.these...Scapegoats & GuillotinesAlways in need,Cycles of repetition keep fuel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/559937/ Painted in the new romance tongue of English dialogue.I script a celestial church with majestic poetic word.Calling forth the divine for guidance resting in the mind.Trancing into another astral dimension.The phalanges flow with the texture of this prison.Escaping materialistic persuasions.Observing.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556471/ sitting here doused in sweat,tasting the salt as my lips become wet,amidst the heat waves in our winter skies,confused beings unseasonably counting the flies.hungry for a meaning,thirsty for a greeting,chaos in all we know,up as well as below.another drop drips from the flesh,another lust filled tea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556467/ Parched in the valley of judgementsThere are pockets lined with splintered sticksAn aggression that only hungers for moreMedication applied to the landscapes within the soreContemplation is not accepted here; access is deniedYet it is the only thing I can ever seem to findIn my plane I dance a dance.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556459/ If I give this to youDo not drop itIt will breakKeep it for safety's sake...Perhaps it is the keyTo unlock that certain something in meCluster of trialsTrials to be...Beaten down by those with no upper handjust a delusion spanked into the headbeing taken to the streetshear the shots bang; 1, 2, 3chi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556457/ I saw myself, again, tonight.As I drifted along the curb.Legs outstretchedGaining from lightI am all.OHM.I cuddle& twist it,then I tangle the threads...I pick pieces from the trees we have to offer us, I am.OHM! Take back the world from the monsters that came from nothing.Wha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556452/ Short story detailing a graphic dream I had long ago. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556447/ The sands of time have a grip on this dimensional dementiaReality and fantasy intertwine to confuse me just a little moreGnashing my teeth from this lifetime of dis(ease)When will I become alive again?Why must I dwell within this death?The flesh bound me to this worldThis hasty, angry, attention see.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556445/ The fever was pitch blackEtching astrology into my forearmsWith a hungry knifeAching for attentionThree downNine to goA free spiritCarving to growListless in the transparentFavoring things not apparent Drops of crimsonDripping to destroyDrops that glistenLonging to employNever afraidDebts to ea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556442/ I scrambleIn search for the me I lostThe one with goalsAspirations&Life.So swollen with emotions forgottenGiving names to the tearsThat run from meThat hide from me&They drip to their deaths,Like most other things….Disorderly dents hereChaos climbing to the soulSo many sighsSo much to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556440/ As I lay my hand upon this horizon&Watch a dark veil of hollow&EmptinessCome down Upon TheeEye see into its waves of pure destruction&Every one keeps doing the same thingsLike nothingIs evenHappeningAt allI trace the steps along the milky pathway&Long to rediscover those di.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556436/ Caught in the fabrics of delicate space and time.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556433/ _____ _____ _ _ _ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556365/ ...tisk tisk... "Some lessons are so hard to learn..." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/556361/ in these shadows... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/447738/ Empty warnings&Corrupt storiesSociety.....Bellicose epitaphWritten in stoneSix feet underWorms infestThese tired homesMalevolent catacombsSilicone unthawedProtoplasm of thin wallsEuphemism talkPrerogative lawsCaveat emptorContentious flawsMort, mort, mort.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/447737/ Such lengths we go to in order to fit into this ridiculous society we were born into. Why must we complain about it. Words are nothing without action. Take a gander. Maybe a light will flicker in your mind's eye. Maybe these words will awaken your aw http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/420863/ in the war upon the ego for the self. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/410662/ karma..... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/376836/ "I don't know what's been said, we'll last forever when we're dead." - MJK (Puscifer) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/363070/ exerpt from my book, "Armageddon's Gate," published in 2005. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/modernpoet13/362814/