http://slow.writerscafe.org/poison%26kerosene The original writings of author poison&kerosene en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776103989 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 The moment that I understood how the world worked, I wanted nothing to do with itMy absence is complicitMy silence is violent I know thisBut I just want to go back to bed http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2922971/ I will be editing this down the road. 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I am having trouble feeling much of anything these days and writing is the only way I can slip back into normalcy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2172995/ I can close my eyes and imagine your touchYour fingers an extension of your compassionYour warmth radiating Spring upon a frosty field Your laughter rings in my ears melodicallyLike the band we saw on our first dateAs your hands awkwardly sought my own Aft.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2172976/ Alone in a crowd, my limbs swayA voiceless scream begging for release,Clawing at my lungs and I can’t breatheEveryone averts their gaze as I falter Alone in a crowd I pray for placidityArms reaching out for comradery My vision fading, knees bucklingAnd yet nobo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2172218/ Hello guys, I know this is not one of my best but I have recently moved across the country alone and I need to find an outlet. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2171093/ What my brain cannot makeA chemist can fakeI place it on my tongueSweet relief dissolves Leaving in it's steadA hollow sense of wellness http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2164304/ The chip on my shoulder irritates my fleshDigging raw fragments of cynicism That no amount of peroxideOr the occasional laughCould alleviate  I am tired of being crestfallenWeary of this morose existenceThis story has two possible endingsI apply the gauz.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2163444/ My biggest pitfall is simpleI trust that someone will careWant my best interest at heartThe reality is most people just want to be rightI foolishly engage in stroking their egoUntil I am discarded Yet I will defend your nameCreate good intent behind your betrayalInsist this is my punishmentFor .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2160466/ Trepidation floods my veins asburning apprehension pumps to mybrainleading the cataract to my heartTimid footsteps echo through mybeingIn its path awakens hyperarousal,a gift from my ancestors I feel hauntingly smallMy instincts lay tangledWho do I trust if not myself?I stand poised at opportuni.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2160277/ I could have loved you foreverGiven the choice,I could have listened to the beating of your heartPatter into a rhythmic lullaby Every night Laid beside you I would have given you the worldIf you would have seen it with meSadly, our scenery will changeAs w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2160090/ I was told to visualize myself in a calm stateA place I’ve never been beforeI plead with my heart to be stillWhile I bicker with my brainVisualize a calm state…Every photo I’ve takenIs blurred by my trembling handsMy penmanship, a series of harsh line.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poison%26kerosene/2159656/ I understand this poem isn't very special. 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I've witnessed all light abandon the eyes of good people. I've watched as their hope shattered into a million pieces at their feet. It makes you wonder why bad things happen to good people. Why isn't love enough sometimes? 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