http://slow.writerscafe.org/subs_jake The original writings of author Subhadeep Banerjee en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776027278 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Grant me my escape,My imaginary God-I've suffered long enough,Grant me my salvation.Your playground holds no pleasure for me:My senses have long given up...Yet I kept fightingFor things that never existed!But this is where I draw my line;This is where my path ends.Fighting against instinct and desir.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/610083/ Dark clouds clear away...As this sweet haze of NovocaineLifts, fading into the skies of pain;The numbing vision of a blue full moon.I don't think- I only hurt more;I don't breathe- my lungs can't hold this sigh-I don't feel- I'm consumed by this blue;I don't love- I can't bear this pain...Ba.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/573293/ Just a second of everlasting pain.Then everything goes too quiet...I rose from my shackles, free;Still the taste of cyanide in my mouth.Hard to be a hero-Never knew when I was born;Found a cold world outside,Too cold too feel the warmth of love.Born to save the world, was I ?The world rose a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/566230/ Time drifts in slow motion,Gusts of ice-cold wind caress me;Sinking, piercing gently inside-Lazily killing me.I wait, right here in a frozen light,Static, as the life I lead!Emptiness taking me over,Through that hollow heart-shaped hole-Hiding behind my skin, silentlyOverwhelming me.I stand alone in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/565874/ Do you remember me?Does my name ring a bell?I guess not...But it doesn't really matter.It's been such a long time-Fifty long years since we last met,I think I had more hair then,And they weren't all gray too!I walked a lot straighter;My skin wasn't always a crumpled paper.The weight of fifty.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/565428/ I walk, careless,Over the shards of my shattered dreamsThe wounds go deep,Yet I don't bleed...No throbbing, no pain flinch me;Only the soothing coolness of Novocaine,Killing the sensations threateningTO break my chosen silence...Here I lie,With my broken desires,The choking illusions of bett.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/565427/ Sweet silence takes over...The sound of my breathing,Ever so loud-Pressing at my ears;Beating of my heart,Ever so steady-Driving me insane...What happened to sweet silence?How I wish these sounds would stop!I can't take them anymore.Drown me into sweet silence:Stay with me-Soundless music of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/565323/ Poetry doesn't come so easy anymore!These numb fingers refuse to move as smooth;Dried ink fails to impress the heartless paper,Jumbled thoughts and confused emotionsCloud the words that form in mind.A heartfelt sigh and silent prayerEscapes, as I frantically search for expression-To pen this.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/565322/ Why does the cheer of millionsEcho through the skyWhen India wins a match?How can they all be one?...They are merely human.Why did the innocent endure exileAnd waste the best years of his lifeJust for his friend?How could he sacrifice so much?...He was merely human.Why did the clown keep smi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/565315/ Long-craved rain came at last-It's cool moist touch eased all misery;Life returned to this City of Dead,Relief echoed through it's streets.What the rain brought meCouldn't be more contrasting!As I stood by my window,The rain soothing my face;The storm caressing my hair;Never suspecting it wa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/subs_jake/565313/