http://slow.writerscafe.org/InkspotVice303 The original writings of author Brandon Wile en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775988910 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 To: My favorite escapeSubject: A dedicationI chose to write fearlesslyYou were my inspirationI bought a black notebookAnd never looked backSetting my soul on fireAlways fanning the flame That fire spilled over From poetry at workTo love letters at homeYou were on my mindFrom morning til nightWe spok.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2106200/ I'm lost inside those pagesA notebook counts the agesI've never felt more aliveThan I did from 24 to 25A page folded in the cornerMarked the place and timeA crowded rooftopBoulder, Colorado 2012 July Evading an obvious gazeI was lost in my thoughts Staring down at my drinkThen back at you again.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2106196/ We had cheeseburgersOn a cold anniversary In winter a dimly lit bar No glances exchangedHalf hearted conversation Eyes glued to screens Par for the courseToast to wasted years Both yours and mineThis is the last time I had a cigarette  Even though I just quit Just to pi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2098147/ The words resonateIf only for a momentPassion becomes ignoranceAnd ignorance is bliss Buried hope is shallow Beyond good intentionsForce fed consequenceBy our own handsThe children of destinyAre waving white flagsWith hands held high And hearts as cold as ice Forever longing eyesCan't see beyond sor.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2097030/ You invited me inside To complement your sinThe kind we drown inBefore learning to swimI'm sinking into this To indulge in the rain  Of the storm we create This lust, our hurricane The ways we fall apartInto each other's arms With an animals desireInside this human heartThe skin of another.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2096641/ Is it wrong of meTo openly criticize This holy enterpriseWhere lips of saintsAnd prophets tongues Always spill with lies   http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2092828/ Anger heldSecrets kept Sacred words Of pure regretEmotions boundIn self defeat Defend yourself By breaking freeA healing heart Picks up the paceWhen your feetAre stuck in place  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2092826/ Intricate letters written Curves accented withinAkin to those of her body Always luring me away From the place in my mindWhere I was ashamed Until I found beauty in hers Too deep to escape  I wanted to go backTo the smell of her hairAnd conversations over coffee Where my hair sto.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2092529/ I wish we could escapeThe damage we create But we walk a fine line Between love and hateCleaning up our messOn tightropes of doubt Planting seeds of hope Just to tear them out This sickness is terminalOur prognosis is bleak  All these words should hurtBut I don't feel a thing We wasted our.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2092103/ For no rhyme or reasonI feel lost to change But without the old me The new one feels the same Overthinking every thought Drowning in the same regrets Hiding behind the safety Of a midnight cigarette The corrupting hours Became numbing yearsThose I can't take back Are those that I hold.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2092100/ I close my eyes But find no refuge Every little escapeLed me back to youI'm getting closer  To the burial ground And filling In the plotOf your broken heartLoose soil crumbles And we soon follow  Alone we barely exist In this familiar place http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2092081/ Trembling on SundayFrom words you speakBut with steady hands To prey on the weak  Heavy is your burden Used to justify belief  Heavy is the burdenFor a common thief http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2091882/ I lost myself between the pagesA notebook counted down the agesFrom 24 to 25, I swear I've never felt more aliveA page folded in the cornerMarks the place in time A summer night in BoulderA rooftop in July I was evading your glanceLost in my own thoughts Profound words formed  Th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2091874/ The very same lipsThat can set us freeSpread cancerous liesAnd contagious deceit You can't walk awayFrom sharp hints of painWearing you downTo your family nameWho the f**k are weTo judge others livesWe balance our limits From a good safe distance Our imperfect designIs starting to show Always s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2091864/ I was haunted by the gazeThat became my last escapeLungs filled with poisonBreathing in this fate Dead on arrival that nightHer kiss sealed my collapse I died here with a smile Clutching an oxygen mask Victims of counterfeit loveCorrupting where we confide We find every last refuge To hide away.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2091862/ The years are body blowsSwinging wildly to strikeIf only we connected As often as they do..It seems almost poeticThe crippling blow landedRight above the cheekAnd it felt like consequenceThe distance divided usPhone calls disconnect Our "better days ahead"Turned to silence in the endIdle p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2091860/ The knife stuckIn the door Like the wordsInside your throat A kiss missing From her lipsFrom the wordsYou never wrote The last wordsSunk like stones Swallowed down These bitter pills Inside these pagesPain still lingers &nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2086447/ A static memory All that remains Of restless nightsAnd wakeful dreamsTen thousand poundsOf burdens carried With feeble handsStill clinging to lifeThinly veiled liesBloom like cancerReady to choke offAny last words A cathartic releaseFrom all resentment When a dying romanceWas amended by fate http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2086443/ What is left nowExcept the silence?Our memories departOn jet black wingsA bitter acceptanceWe can't understandAll the rage we've heldNow ashes in our handsDid we bow out quietlyAdmit to falling apart?  Tears turn to resentment Then scars on broken hearts The piles of photographs&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/InkspotVice303/2084790/