http://slow.writerscafe.org/Jgook The original writings of author ElizaB en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776173057 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Wisteria walls,Wisteria woe,Blossom falls; And roses snow,In blackened halls,Fresh tears aglow,When freedom calls,My heart does slow.What befalls?I do not know… http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2026419/ I wanted to be a dancer once. Do you recall? Slim and shy I’d twirl Barefoot.You’d watch,Black eyed;A fool I’d look.Do you recall? You gifted me a box;It kept song a secret And a dancerEntrapped. You always flinched When I closed it.&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2015342/ His words a caress Upon her neck,She did not turn �" A beautiful mess,Never to learn, butQuick to forget.How many hands Had passed sinceShe satCross legged,And wept.The roof top beneath;Appealingly jagged Against her skin,Like the h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2014552/  I held myself back;Not you. The beauty in black;Never you.Already let go,Never look back.You told me so…Cue: Anxiety Attack;Upon my soul. A new heartFor you,A fresh start;Yet, you knew,I’d fall apartAt your feet,T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2014551/ It’sa month until my death day.Willyou buy me flowersThistime?Insteadof betrayal.Insteadof a phone call,Thattook my heart Ina beat. I’veleft you clues;Perhapsyou haven’t noticed.TheyareAfterall;Exaggerated.Like.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2011161/ We shared a home,Once, too long ago.We shared lines And goodbyes.We share blood.I owe you my life;And yetWe cannot shareWords...Words;My only saviour,My sweetheart,The only one. Who understands. That I've looked to,Poured over,Relied uponIn darkness,Beneath torchlight,Broken heartedAn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2010378/ Nobody knew her name,Just that she danced At the Queen of Hearts. Moved for restless men,Women, husbands and liars.Some in ties,Some in trainers,Some in tights. Stumbling;Satisfied and soakedInto moonlight. Returning to Wives, lovers and children Ali.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2003030/ Lines upon windows,Or are they bars?I cannot tell…Lines on pagesBut no words.Lines around eyes,Although I feel no elation.A grimace perhaps.This mind has stopped.No longer mine.The world,The one I leftOutside.Words too many.Not enoug.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/2003029/ She wore black;They all did.Lace and tights And eyes and tears,All for him.He wore nothing,Just regret and bonesEncased in pine;And soon, flame. The world lived,Even if he did not.His creases and linesBelonged to the Earth now;They were her's to hold. Flowers fell from strangers .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1997390/ A glimpseAt the corner;A swish Of gold.A green eyed,Black eyed,Dead eyed soul...It is me.Running;Always Running,Toward the sea,Away from those eyesThat lookStraight through me.ToHide the shame,The tears,ToThe pain.Breathe through itAgain,In night,In day,In rainAnd Wish for someoneTo t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1996450/ The mind wroteIn the darkA lovers noteTo foxes bark;I layIn lies,I stayIn disguise,I waitFor him,For fate To begin,Too late...Lies spinInside My skin;Too late...He said,My trait Of dread,Stop this heart,Already dead. StillI sit,Always will,Never admit I cannot stopI cannot b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1993925/ We wait,For the world to thaw,Pick diamonds from the gate And frost from the door.Let us dressIn layersIn best And wrap and guess Children's prayers And rest.Hang lights For strangers And starsFor gift exchangers.On dark nightsDe iceAgainst flickering lightsReturn late .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1990778/ He let go;Or perhaps it was me,The sun sinks slowAcross the sea.Shadows fallInto sandAfter it allJust take my hand,I knew about herRight from the startBefore we were Entwined in heart.Years goneOur love pastAwake until dawnPaint on the mask.You've found anew,Leave me to rain,All we went through.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1989432/ Awoken by ice,By dreams;A fool’s paradise In which it seems We love,Not hate,Well, sort of…Uncrushed by weightThat we cannot standAnd never could,I feel my hand Against your hood,This face, I know… and knew,Would trace A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1988972/ Beat of wingsAgainst the dawn,Morning sings,To night long gone.Behind the pane A stifled yawn,Along the laneWalk humans, drawn.Days begin,Like all before,Fabric on skin,The daily chore.Mind in cloud,Eye on phone,Traffic loud,Surrounded&hell.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1986381/ Petals weep upon the sill,For the love lost.For the love still.Line crossedWithin the hourLife cost.Love turned sour.I cannot take backOur love, this day.I cannot look back,As we walk away.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1984942/ They walk on by,All the time.Day or night...They look through me,Never at me,Just at themselves.I look back,Unseen. As they perfect.And hide their lovers...Adjust their ties;Their lipstick;Their lies.The makeup To hideThe darkness Beneath eyes.Sometimes Sleep deprived,SometimesFi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1984210/ A child of dark,Lonely in light,Sings beneath barkTo take away fright.Too young for this...For them.No wish,Again,And again...Lost in bliss.Best alone,Best to miss,Those unknown,The Goodbye Kiss,It is overgrown,Their bodies abyss...Heart sewn,Mind flown.Mud throne.Wind groan.On own...On own...Just b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1980399/ Petals uponSteps of stone,The lovers walk,Entwined;Unsewn;Toes of chalk,Bodies of bone,Take her now,Beneath natures groan,Hold her, Move her,No longer alone,The lovers danceToward unknown.Free at last,The heart has flown. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1971726/ Is this it?A life of shadow,Lies and spit. A clock so slow It cannot commit. Longing for rib bonesInstead of flesh. To hide T-zones And history; page, refresh. Words become lost, And Nobody cares,Love is the cost,Of anger and tears. Ink the walls,Colour the palms. Ignor.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1958327/ In your arms,I find comfort,Upon my back With bloodied lips;And smoke dancingAgainst the lights,That is comfort.In your armsI find pain, Fingertips from strangersAnd flowers rain.Betrayal eases me.It is familiar, And lifesaving. Those words of yours; Those.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1955907/ A love story;Is that what you want?It's what I asked for,In stars and sand. In moments like this,When you take my hand. I asked for your heart;Your love; Your kiss.Isn't love grand?Worth living for? Bliss...For I'm here,And I'm living,For moments, like this. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1953869/ Let the rings fall;Silver and slick Into their palms,The lovers...Whose words screamEternity and light. Isn't that life?What soul deserves To beat alone? Out of reach, Through fingers and toes. Love searches;Love is lost;Love is hurt.A heart of knivesForced by another;.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1949290/ Spine of ice;A rapid heartAt seamless words,Rooms apart. And yet you stillSteal my grin;Extinguish light;Starve me thin. My love; a cost. My love; begin. Bones of frostUpon my skin. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1946512/ My last goodbye. Three words enough. No explanation; noreason why. Your love, no longer a handcuff, beneath the darkest sky. Violinand birdsong cling to me. To my ears, to my soul and all we use to be. A distant night grows bleak, I allow the stars to watch meas I claw the rug and weep. My.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1941309/ This is for you;Like all the rest.All those before,Never my best.I was always unsure,But I cannot forget,I cannot roam freeThrough clouds of regret.Forget you ever knew me,Forget we ever loved;Forget my kiss,My heart, my face And let me go unloved.Allow me to scrub you off,The skin, the ribs,Re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1940901/ Three marks,That's all it took.Not yours, not mine,A fool I look.I thought we were fine;I thought I knew love;I thought you were mineBut I'm never enough. Do not speak,Do not lookUpon me as I weep.You tookMy heart, my love, my light.My outlookBleak. No kiss goodnight. Lights out.Mind bound.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1940787/ As long as you and I love each other; together we shall weep. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1925404/ In life, we change,In life, we grow.Bodies estrangeAbove and below. Our sun will set,The moon will glow,Your lover will sweatOnce you let them go.Time does not forget,Time does not slow.Remember to love,Remember to live,Remember those above,And remember to give. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1925000/ Fingers brush strings Entwined in life's rust,Each chord ringsOut, into the dust.Disturbing the nightLong after dark,Long after lost sight. In clouds, in spark.Love beneath my fingers,Love beneath my song,Long shall it lingerIf you stay, all along. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1924993/ Upon the forest floor Fireflies dance in flame,Our love, it is no more,My heart was just a game,Caught in your hand,Gripped beneath leaves, Our names forces in sand...Beneath this world of thievesI never stood a chance.I was a fool to believe In magic and romance. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1922912/ Haunt me,As I fall through fingers,Catch me,As I skip to the edge, Love me,As I despise you,Hold me,As I fall to pieces,Touch me,As I vanish from view,Leave me,As you cannot handle it,Remember me,As this is all over,Cherish me,As the ground finds me,Remember me,As t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1922573/ Colour my world,When I am lost,When clouds are curledWithin white frost,Beneath flowers Of goldWe spend hoursGrowing old.Beneath sun,Beneath pink.My only one...Our days will shrinkInto cloud Into grey,Lost in crowdOf faces astray,White, black and goldWe are all the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1922552/ You found me;You found her,Meant to be...Your lust recur.On my knees,No demur,Beneath the trees,How we were,Fragmented dreams.Meant to be...You and her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1919601/ Lust;Turn my heart Into dust;Our lips apart,No words discussed.Into night we part,Moon of rust,Back to start Bodies thrust...It falls apartAt your trust.Her body art, Mine in dust.A counterpart.Your love disgust.I must depart... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1919596/ Sever your strings,Let me go. Her kiss still rawUpon my soul.Wretched eyesWish for dust,For fire skies;A world of rust.Where you and I Never met.I skipped on by...Nevet forgetYour lies.I wiltWith flowers in hand;A Shade of guilt...Time, it flies,Palms find sand.No.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1917025/ Within the glassI see her face;The one I despise,The one without grace.Pearls upon neck,Lipstick in cracks.An aged beautyI cannot turn back;The clockTo youThe shockI went through;Heart break,Chest ache,Smile fakeUpon my faceWithin my heartI cannot chaseAny longer...Return to startWhen I was younger... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1916771/ Captivity and pollution http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1916716/ Once upon a timeI held childhoods hand,We skipped in mistAcross the land;I felt life;I felt love. Before wife Loomed above.No rings;Just glitter...No strings;Adulthood bitter. Stay young,Hold youth,Dream, amongThe truth;SeeColour in rhyme;Cherish,Once upon a tim.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1916661/ Love is..Don't you know?It's a shame; A blackout,Of mind.An empty beat That once bloomed. In hands That tick andStop at you. A world ofDark.A world of Light. A figure To hold In dreams At night. Love is you. Love; was us. Until now, whenLove is past. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1916393/ I painted my lips the shade of pomegranate, hoping you'd notice. I doused myself in floral clouds, scents of lavender and gladious hoping you'd notice.You didn't.Just eyes for her. Lubberly and languid with Grenadine syrup about your lips. Stumbling over your hefty soul.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1915229/ I'd lost you. My pale figure of translucence; the keeper of dreams who transformed my days into bloodless nightmares. My world raining in pale confetti at your fingertips. I am a ghost; haunting this wood of white. A drifter. Searching one empty face after another, longing to see yours looking b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1915116/ A pale face,Arms around. Daydream stateAs bells sound. Tick away My lifeToday. Tock won't saveMy heartToday. Damage done. My world apart, No longer one.Knees to chestBeneath the sunA beautiful mess, All that's left. A lost light, You know the rest. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1915044/ Our love was twisted,From adolescents in uniformIt was nothing but lies;Bodies informal;But we stayed,Spines against the stumpAddicted to hassle;To blasphemy.Lies beneath smoke,We glittered,With daisies at our feet,Surrounded by hate andSandalwood in locksWe werePoor, yet rich in yout.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1912530/ Heart in pieces;A melodic phase �"My worth decreases;This world a mazeIn which I’m trappedIn lifeless daysMy face inapt.Deceit always. You drowned me;In waves of soundMy golden keyLost,Beneath the ground �"Frost;No.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1910641/ Sea against limbs -I savour your eyes -This world, how it dims,Beneath darkening skies,Do not forget him�"Taste his disguise,Salt upon the tongue -The bitterness of butterflies �"We did not stayyoung.My bones become light,A stutter .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1898536/ You,The keeper of bones,Against the dew,I stand alone,Lost in blue �"This mouth is sewn.Its words overdue.This heart, it quiversAt the sight of you -A mind that’s shiversWith thoughts untrue,Against the daylight,A lover’s art,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1898003/ Butterfly mistress,Paint these bones The shade of distress,In dispirited tonesAs I undress. Beneath the light,All is useless �"All is white.Let go of my hand,I wish to rewrite;To frolic in wasteland,To believe in the night.Alter my exit, my.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1895642/ Words behind walls �"Breathing �"Outside,Ice will fallAgainstTheir delicate tones.Words,Misheard,I rock, alone,This mind absurd,Birds,FlickerWretched as the night,This heartbeatTake flight,Quicker -Wrap this shaw.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1894445/ Where are you?Shattered �"Beyond the blue,Heart scattered.Mere fragments atYour feet.Feel me beat �"Embedded in crimson,Yet, lifeless. I cheat.Lead byThe tempest �"His midnight song -Violet stars,Enchante.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jgook/1893510/