http://slow.writerscafe.org/m2burns The original writings of author Matt Burns en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776011661 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Not going in the deep end,Not even going in shallow.I'll maybe only dip my feet,Or just my toes right from the patio.I tried swimming like the older folk,But I got in too deep.The relationship started drowning me,The drop into it was too steep.Traumatized by the water,I will stay here on the concret.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1506729/ Being niceAnd feeling badI gave it an inchAnother inchAnd another inchAnd for every inch I gaveThe more its web enveloped meI should have noticed the web it was weavingBut the spiderCunning as it wasSpun it real thinAnd almost invisible to the eyeLike those sticky ones you run your face intoWalking .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1506727/ A poem inspired by a night at a strip club. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1374976/ Raymón went to acting class at this place in the ValleyI called him Ray, it was easierHe was my acting partnerWe’d do scenes togetherI was better than himI don’t mean to be an a*****e when I say thatBecause everybody was better than himHe was the Priv.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1321522/ I stand looking into my dresser mirror and tie my peach Tommy Hilfiger tie around my white-collared Geoffrey Bean shirt. I also have on a pair of navy-blue pin-stripe pants and black Doc Marten boots that surprisingly make me look pretty good. My hair is at a good, short length and my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1315652/ I seek this opportunityBut then I realizeThat the only reason I’m doing itIs to build my resumeAnd then I realize thatThe only reason I’m doing most thingsIs to build this resumeAnd what I realize is that this resumeIs basically a collectionOf things I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1315185/ Out in the great wide open highwayThe dead of winterPassing by big bouldersA random house or two with small satellite dishesColdSaltyPaleHighwayIf a celebrity were going on this road tripThey’d be seeing what I’m seeingTheir experience wouldn’t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1314789/ A short memoir documenting my experience taking a 24-hour-long Greyhound bus ride from Kentucky to Boston. Read about all the strange, weird and shady characters I encounter on the way! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/m2burns/1305889/