http://slow.writerscafe.org/StarlightPoetry The original writings of author Quinn en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776053247 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I come from a town that has basically nothing left, it has been damaged and left to rot for years. This poem was written on the walk home from the town center, as I felt sad about my home town. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1996218/ I performed this just after new years infront of my mates. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1994172/ My experience with working at a call centre this summer http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1954004/ So I joined capitalism and the weirdest thing i found was that everything is true?it's exactly how i feared and imagined and that's not goodLike I was commuting on the train - among all the others - breathing in and shuffling in the stale air oblivious to others whilst very very awareAnd I was .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1929684/ I want to look into your eyes and see how deep they are, seethe colours, the tiny dots of shade and the dancing lights But I can’t, cos I’m s**t at eye contactI want to hold you tight and be able to feel you as you moveeven the smallest amount, I want to know where every graz.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1918094/ A re-working of an older poem of mine from back in July 2014 entitled "A ticket to anywhere" - (http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1378767/). http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1914619/ #poem#poetry#lgbt#lgbt+#spoken poetry#coming out#experience#gay#bisexual#non-binary#pronouns#nonbinary#gender identity#identity#sexuality#poetry at starlight http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1910585/ Spoken poetry performed last night, the form works better spoken http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1898894/ Guess who's heartbroken http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1893484/ Spoken Poetry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1890979/ Part of spoken poetry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1890978/ I’ve reached for a bottle that wasn’t thereI’ve mastered the silent screamI’ve worked out how to feel the painWithout it showing as a split in the seamI’ve realised that I’m doing itI’ve tried to convince myself it’s wrongI’ve tried to make it wo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1798723/ There is a pain in my footBecause I’m not walking freeThere is an ache in my legBecause I’m not standing tallThere is a cramp in my handBecause I’m not touching youThere is a burn in my armsBecause I’m not holding youThere is a strain in my head Because I’m not thi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1785994/ Exactly how I feel right now. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1784373/ I am very confused about where a guy and I stand now. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1782519/ When I’m drunk does it show I’m trapped or too free?Because when I’m drunk I don’t know if it’s meWhen I drink I am alive, I am relievedBut is that feeling true, or just perceived?When I’m drinking I know I do some thingsThings I will regret, that come with many s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1749475/ The beer is in my headThe wine bottle is my soulThe liqueur isle holds my spiritI know it’s destroying me wholeYet I year for each sipI desire every dropI know how much it’s hurting meI just don’t have the will to stopIt calls to me each timeIn a voice much like my ownJust from som.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1747896/ Another poem focused around my battle with addiction. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1747253/ Emotions and feelings are difficultI get other peoples but not my ownSometimes they just overwhelm meUsually when I am aloneI don’t know what I’m feelingI don’t know if I’m meant to knowOr if the confusion is a emotionAll of it’s ownI wish I knew what was going onDeep i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1747127/ I don’t know what’s inside meNot the blood and guts and goreJust what goes on inside my headI don’t really know anymoreI’ve spent so long tryingTrying to work it out, all of itAnd then I’ll crack open another bit of meI realise I only know a bitI wish there was an easy .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1746607/ I know that something happened between me a this guy but everyone is telling me different things. I feel so much confusion, people are judging me who barely know. I am so confused I don't remember. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1745386/ This is about my current position on my dependency upon alcohol. I have realised the damage but I can not break out from where I am this poem represents these feelings. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1739130/ let me breathelet me drinklet me just let meplease I don’t want thiscan I live?live?live?not just have a heart beatno just taking in airlet me go and do what i wantlet me destroy my kidneysfuck up my lungslet out my personality and livelive live http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1685100/ I thought I was fixedI thought I was stableI thought I was back to where I wasBut I’m notIt all seemed wellIt all seemed goodIt all seemed settledBut it’s notI thought I had made itI thought I was thereI thought I was happy about lifeBut I’m not http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1661069/ I want to live without fear of consequence Be free of my own judgementAllow myself to just liveTo do stupid thingsAnd make mistakesDrink too muchLet out my angerUse all my time badlyForget about all of my commitmentsLive, laugh and love a little more http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1651707/ It’s difficult to know what to sayI lose my words around youI want to tell you but I can’tSo I hope you knowYou make the dark light,you make the sour sweet,you make the hurt love,you make the sadness joy,you make the tears smilesand you make confusion clearAnd I would tell youBut you ast.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1645520/ I want to stay up all night with you Talk to you Laugh with youI want to watch the stars with you Stare into the night with you Lean back on the grass with youI want to go on dates with you Learn about you Fall in love again and again with youI want to go on holiday with you Share new experiences w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1645440/ Your eyes - scientifically Allow you to seeBut you need glassesSo they aren’t that good at thatAlthough not their jobYour perfect eyesAre good at one thing,making me smileThey are so deepTheir amazing hueOpens up a worldI want to discoverSo forgive me if I stareOr lose myself in your eyesBecau.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1645435/ My long-standing crush and how I keep giving her advice on how to be with someone else.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1645412/ I chose to write a poem about a random photo as selected on a random generator. Picture is below. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1637496/ I'm considered the "stable" one... that isn't exactly true http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1637486/ I'm pansexual but I don't know my gender http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1607436/ I want to be with you againLike we were that dayAs we were that wayI want to feel your skin againWarm against my thighLifting me up so highI want my lips to be numb againLooking in your eyesWithout any liesI want to be breathless againTo be spellboundAnd above the groundI want to.. but I can'tI can'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1593222/ I don't recommend where I am right nowThe position I'm currently inI'm drifting a little more than normalAnd the sails have come out from the windI keep trying to find a new placeSomewhere more stable than hereI'm not sure that it's workingAnd my compass has stoppedI close my eyes at nightTo try to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1593216/ I recently had the most incredible kissing experience with a girl I know I will never get to kiss again... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1592467/ My regrets and worriesAre like boomerangs I can chuck them awayBut they will always come backMy self hatred and doubtAre like weeds in the groundIf you don’t clear it allThey just grow againMy fear of failure alsoIs a dark cloudThen the winds blows it awayBut it’ll soon come back ar.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1510989/ A poem written after the most amazing hug I have ever had. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1504503/ For my friends 17th birthday http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1488980/ I've never looked deeper into someones eyesI've never noticed that much shineThe depth and honesty they portrayWith everything you doNever have I watched nor listened to someone speak so intentlyAs I do with youThe pattern of your speech and the language you useThe curve of your lips.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1488141/ Life is just a water colourEach moment and decision a new brushstrokeEvery emotion a new shadeBut you don't choose the palette It stays one side of the boardYou are not in controlYour artist selected the coloursBefore you started your trailThat's were destiny comes fromAnd who .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1488124/ I hope you get the hormonesYou save enough for that new homeYou can escape the person who is hurting youYou are in a good job that you likeYou reach your little goals everydayYou have time to relax when you need itYou learn to accept yourselfYou find the love of your lifeYou realise you don't need t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1452474/ I am really sorryI feel really badI shouldn't have said thatI'm sorry that you're madI promise I'll try harderI'm truly very sorryI'll watch my tongue next timeSend my apologies in a lorryAll these apologiesAll that I've done wrongYet I've only just noticedI can't see your .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1446626/ SummerLong days short nightsWarm sunshine sticky nightsCool drinks and ice cream at the coast SummerAutumnBrown crunching leavesCrisp and cold dark morningsand growing more so everydayAutumnWinterIcy morningsChristmas songs on repeatCheesy films with hot chocolateWint.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1439532/ The issues with being someone who doesn't dress conventionally http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1434658/ I can't do thisEither wayAnd I know I shouldn't Shouldn't keep you in my headBut I don't knowIf I should keep awayBut I think It's because I'm scaredI don't want you hurtI think I understand Maybe I doJust not preparedIn a wayI want you hereHold you in my armsBecome.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1423891/ He held the door openAs I skittered down the hallHe said I looked niceAs I smoothed down my hair “Where are you heading?He asked “Out and about?”“Just to a date” I repliedWorry in my voice “Why the concern?&rdq.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1420792/ It's three amIt's dark outsideIt's time to sleepI can't close my eyesI hear the carsI sit aloneI think about stuffThat I don't knowThat may never happenThat I shouldn't thinkThat I shouldn't worry aboutYet I doYet I can't stop Yet tears fallYet I can't tellWhy I'm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1419381/ Sometimes things go wellSometimes the good slips away Sometimes something happensThat brightens or darkens your dayA call from a friendA note on your deskA text unexpectedResults from a testThey can go either wayMake you happy or sadChanging your dayMake you open a bottle o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1419343/ I'm not lonelyI have friends and familyPeople to talk toI'm not lonely I have no reason toI'm not lonelyJust sometimes I want to talkBut I want to talk moreI talk quite enoughI'm not lonelyI like sitting on my ownJust at 3amThat's not lonely, that's just weirdI'm not lo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1417270/ Our love is forbiddenSo we must continue to hideMust pretend to see peopleBut that's not how it worksWe must be togetherEveryday just hurts I'll keep this a secretAnd keep it locked safeUntil the day we can be proudWithout fear of our livesTill then we must tell themThese little lies When .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/StarlightPoetry/1416525/