http://slow.writerscafe.org/BenBarton The original writings of author Ben Barton en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776033791 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A man once saidThe best laid plans of mice and menOft go awryI can't speak for miceBut for man, I speak thus:It is truly remarkableAstonishing, in fact How quickly the most innocent of intentionsIs corruptedTwistedPervertedThey said to fight fire with fireBut fire is no respecter of personsShe .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/2087694/ Funny, isn't it, how the people we hurt the most are the people we love the most. At least, it would be funny if it wasn't so damn painful. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/2073727/ Actions speak louder than wordsBut the world is too blind to hear themSo your voice is all you have http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1879152/ Can I speak to you honestly?Human to human?Each day, now, I wake upAnd thank God I'm not a womanI have been spared From an endless struggleSpared from contradictionsYou're expected to juggleLove yourself, the way you've been made!But your thighs are touching, try losing some weightDon't wear al.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1758469/ Dust lines the mantlepiece;How long has it been,Since you've opened this door?How long has it been,Since you gave away the key?You gave it to lovers,Who couldn't find the timeYou gave it to work,Which shuttered up your mindYou gave it to bottles,And there you sought to drownYou gave it to darkness,A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1757271/ Just a little something http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1756126/ MemoriesBreathing life into emotions of the pastUnearthing motivation lost to cynicismReviving dreams and desires long since buried by realismGiving birth to new visionTo hope, to passion; to regretMemoriesA blessing, most definitelyBut so easily a curse http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1756091/ Everything we knowIs built on life and deathThe unity of oppositesWorking together to form a greater wholeThe elaborate exchange The intricate give and takeThrough which all we knowEverything we've ever touchedSmelledTastedEverything we've seen has thrivedAn extravagant chaosA most beautiful ma.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1756083/ Tell me, friend,when you look up to the heavens,what do you see?Do you see the loved and lost,or the promise of salvation?Or do you simply see the stars,turned out in all their splendour?Tell me, brother,when your thoughts are free to roam,what do you wonder?Do you wonder how we came to be,or how we.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1753344/ Do you see?Do you see the oak in the forest?Just there!On the edge of the clearingLook at him!See how tall he isHow nobleHow strongHe is magnificentDo you see?Do you see the daffodil by the oak?Just there!By the trunk of the treeLook at him!See how colourful he isHow dashingHow brightHe is resplende.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1752136/ She danced to the rhythm of her soulEach step told the story of her lifeShe danced to the beating of her heartEach step told the lessons of her pastShe sang to an unwritten songEach line as dew upon the grassShe sang to an unseen crowdEach line as snow upon the fieldsShe spoke to the sun and to the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1752005/ Take my hand, just one last timeAnd we'll commit the perfect crimeEscape under a twilight skyIs this really do or die?100 years will come and goI'll still run with you in towThrough mountains high and valleys lowThere's no-one else I'd rather knowThe sun is high, our shadows longThere's no telling w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1751289/ The world tried to tell meThat I had to chooseBetween being first page or third page news"Beauty or brains," they said"It's your call""F**k it," I said,"I'l take it all" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1751288/ The river is LoveDrink deep from its watersThis land, AdventureMap out its bordersThis tree is named PeaceFind rest in its branchesThis life, we call FreedomGrab hold ere it passes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1751286/ You were not made to be silentDespite what the worldThe darknessEven your own heart might sayYou were made for warSo raise up your battle cryAnd dare the worldThe darknessEven your own heartTo try and silence you again http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1751284/ I heard the echo of a whisperGentle as the ocean breezeA voice that spoke of courageEndless love and perfect peaceThough they were but whispersThose words thundered through my heartAnd there, they sparked a riotSetting fire to the dark http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1751282/ You're going through hell yet againWalking through fire, dancing on coalsYou can't see a thing through the smokeBut you know how that feels; you've been here beforeHave you learned your lessons this time?How to move forwards when each step is like murder?The end feels much further this timeBreathe i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1751277/ What is it to be young? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/BenBarton/1751271/