http://slow.writerscafe.org/joeyb96 The original writings of author joey en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776009824 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 There is a weightto your nearnessStorm-static grazing the edgeof a dry field.My skin hums with it,and the knowing of what comes nextYou offer your stillnessthe way fire offers light:Seen, felt when near enough, not touched.Greedy hands are punished. But I was born without.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/2949409/ And I’ll slack the ropes myself.What once tethered me to name and shorehas rotted in silenceThe wind does not rise to meet me,though the water pulls, as it doesThe hull of me creaksfrom something subtler than stormthe weight of unbecomingAnd though the sky, by now, is mor.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/2949096/ It wears the skin of a storm-not in fury, but with the stillness that precedes it,when the clouds gorge themselves on swallowed namesand the wind forgets which way to stumble home.It lives in the press of air too heavy to breathe,a hush so loud it bruises your ribsIt drips along the cu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/2946092/ But the fingers of what I knowAre not the ones that have curled So delicately and vice-likeAround the edges of my mind Instead It’s the space you don’t take upIn my passenger seat That’s worth its weight in ink The unsure and too-anticipated Meeting of our lip.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/2945141/ You open, and I spill innot to startlebut to softenwhat’s been achingto be seenYour stillness doesn’t hide from meAs I glide along the grainof every silence,and curl into the foldswhere you had oncemade yourself smallI do not ask for namesI just arrive-slow,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/2945140/ Shooting starsstreak through the airburning up in the night skymaking us forget that they were there Dandelions and four leaf cloversmaking wishes in your headbut once you pick them from the groundthe wish is just as deadBirthday candlescome only once a yearblow them out and once againyou're le.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/1228117/ I used to write all the time to vent my emotions, but when I started bottling up what I was thinking I feel like I lost my ability to write or to connect to what I was writing. I hope this was decent. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/1213864/ Here it is,the bitter endThe emptiness consumes my heart againCan't think, can't breathe, can't hear a soundThe emptiness pushing down  down downIt bleeds from my soul,escapes from my eyesI'm turning into the person that I despiseThe shadows come near,to drown out my screamsAnd al.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/1045426/ The emerald sun sets beneath the fickle horizonand my world is plunged into the exhilarating unknown of nightUnable to see the path that once shone so surely under my feetI hastily stride forward, brushing against the eternal treeswhispering my name The hypnotic moonlight urges.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/793495/ Hmm.. kinda dark haha http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/777273/ A sort of prequel to my other poem, Falling Angels. I haven't free versed in a while so bear with me haha http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/756103/ Paper skin, the Almighty Devil,I wear you proudly with shameI try to shake you from myselfbut it always ends up the same My history, my lifeevery emotion revealedExpressed plainly upon my faceNo secrets to be kept, nothing remains to be concealed The ink stamp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/749509/ A palace of stoneImmense strength, integrityTremendous valor, security The cliff's sheer facepreserving a facade of unmasked confidence retaining the front of misleading endurance The unmoving mass of rockset in his ways, obstinate overflowing with absolute resentm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/745434/ Beaten, broken, damnedI sit upon the shelfSequestered and forgotten I was the prized possession Upheld withinYour prized collection Torn, ruinedMy bright future darkenedI stare with contempt at the floor Endless painAs my blood runs freeYet I cannot help&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/729369/ One by onethe grains of sand cascade aroundSeconds, minutes ticking awaymy life, my essence raining down Inexorable flowI wonder why I cannot seeThat minute, that secondwhen I will cease to be Sands running outI feel my body begin to fadeI try to stop.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/708949/ wow haha I'm actually proud of this one, please critique http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/704518/ Gossamer wings, return to dustPlummeting towards the Hell that is EarthInnocence lost Sinking through the oceanic nighttime skyDrowning in my own, all-encompassing evil thoughts My life revoked  White linen robes,of which I was once so proud,turn as black as the Secrets.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/661997/ What if I showed you...   A distant world Where time is as abundant as air  Never rushing, never late    Surrounded by the always accompanying sense      Of serenity, of peace What if I told you...  There is.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/646215/ Pounding heartslowing downas it becomes encased in stone No longer beatingno longer feelingsits upon its unyielding throne Lost aspirationsdisconnected thoughtsthe muted heartbeat lost its grandeur  Locked awayforever untouchedcloaked within its perf.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/636585/ Little girlin a sunshine yellow dressplaying in her mother's garden In a bed of sunset orange roseslay her best friendher china doll, Missy The young child grows tiredof the lazy gardenand ventures into the vast forest behind her house Missy doll's feet scrape .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/623888/ Embers Fill your eyesTaking place of tearsRadiating outwardInstead of flowing freely Helical swirls Of sparking firelightShadows leap away at the brillianceA dance on edgeSpiraling  Your powerful gazeSweeping over the accusing crowdDominance shining through your.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/610041/ One foot in darknessOne foot in lightOne foot in happinessAnd one foot in spite A step to the leftAnd I'm smothered with affectionA step to the rightAnd I'm left to my own destruction Which side to choose?Which side is better?I must pick one endand stay there fore.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/603307/ short poem, I jumped out of bed to write it :P. Hope you enjoy it/can relate to it. please review haha http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/586153/ The bustle of human life starts to become muffledand then is muted altogetherQuietAll form of sound is swallowed into a gaping abyss of silenceThe constant chatter of daytime abruptly lost in the void of nightBlissThe feeling of complacency crashes over me in tremendous wa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/582425/ You are caught in his gripThe stone's vice like clutchThere's nowhere to goNo progress can be madeYou are under his spellIt is pumping through your veinsA monster looks through your eyesYou have the power to change itBut you go along with it allA passive puppet on stone stringsYo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/580931/ Went through a fight with a friend, ended up losing her to someone else. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joeyb96/578491/