http://slow.writerscafe.org/Jake%20Staffeld The original writings of author Jake Staffeld en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776067548 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 read it and find out! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/941644/ From my sleep craving mind comes this... I have no idea if its good or bad or what. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/837089/ Remember guys, there is meaning behind the archetypes and word choice! See if you can weasel any of them out! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/837072/ This has become my new favorite write of mine. This came from a very personal place, but I felt I couldn't keep it to myself. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/833209/ Ascend into the new worldLook out at the gray todayEmbracing imperfectionThat makes the fabric of lifeSo it's sin to embrace another wayOne that calls for the destruction ofOne's selfAs a way to reach nirvanaPhilosophy can't tellWhat should be doneReligion and lawLack in this regard as wellIt's unfo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/831367/ I feel unknownAs if I've fadedBecoming less than everJust a ghost Some watch from the shadowsLaughing at human humiliationOthers try and helpHowever they can Never question who makes the personAll those unseen controlers backstageThe ones that really pull the stringsDistrust the spotlight&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/830175/ Where did I go?I used to know myselfNow I'm a bigger mystery Than everyone elseDespite all my queriesI can't figure out who I amWhere did you go?You used to be on my sideI can't see you anymoreYou've disappearedJust faded awayI can't find youWhere did sanity go?I used to see so clearlyNow I can't pi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/829902/ Hansen was attaching a valve to the gate. One ratherobnoxious scientist had told him that it would allow them to monitor the gate.Hansen could have told you the problem with the gate with just one look,though. Its battery .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/828436/ My feet are on this ledgeI know it's my time nowTaking a last look over the edgeIt's time to reap what I sowIt's almost overGlancing at the blue skyFilled with hopes and dreamsNever question whyIt doesn't burst at the seamsIt won't matter soonLaugh at everythingNothing can touch meOne last time I'll.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/828408/ First chapter- I know it's short, but it's just a set up. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/822497/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/822488/ I have a darkness inside meIt manifests in my violenceI hope you never seeThese things in my silenceThat betray my hatredIt's hard to controlPain can only slow itIt's deeper than the soulI don't quite fitBecause it makes me differentI've done it beforeI'll do it againThe destruction is my coreI'm ki.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/816951/ As it falls apartA red sun risesTrudge the darkened groundNever stop searchingEven if you've given up lookingFor that one thingThat makes it move The yellow moonHangs over the rivers redAnd the city of metal and smokeIs feeling natures wrathAs you drag alongTo yet anot.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/801458/ After everything caves inThe world has crumbledInto a city of grayAnd the rain no longer stingsLies led you downFriends let you goFalling apart in the darkTo a sorry love songBecause you've been blamedFor that which you didn't doAnd these walls turn to grayBecome a nearing threatSqueeze out the airS.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/798586/ Young and in loveWe swore to stayTight as dovesAs fate held swayUntil the endOlder and strugglingHolding on even soLet hardship singBefore I let goTo the endComing back from The fire thereWhy don't you comeTo me hereAt the endWe swore to hold onThrough anything and everythingWhy then are we goneDrop.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/798044/ TrustedReveredLovedBefore thenPriorTo yourIndiscretionSo it isThat you Take us downWe toppleIn shock and aweWarfare seems almost easierThan befriendingPeople like youSo it isYour allies fallTo the knives In our backsI guessThe world wonWith your supportSo it isI find myselfBetrayedWhy have enemies?Y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/792890/ Run ReleaseWhat is withinShadow in shadowsA general emotion Not rage nor joySomething unnamedInventedImaginedCreatedDark on blackDeepest starless nightFeelings abnormalAnd perfectly standardTrappedStrandedPrintedEmpty valleysBetween snowy peaksTell a story How they feltWhat they sawWordsIdeasStories http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/792878/ Just when you feel aloneWe're there for youSee the shining sunIt burns for youSometimesWe're all sadWhen we forgetThe happy daysAnd the smiles These streets Weren't meantFor suicideAnd dark thoughtsCome aroundIt's not overJust because you feel itDoesn't mean it's trueTrust meWe'll stand wi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/744385/ This is a needDeep down in the heartOf my beingI can't help itYou look so beautiful it hurtsTo think that I could be your equalSeems a fallacy of immense proportionsBut don't tell meI know I've made mistakesI see how wrong I've beenHurting you with wordsI don't even meanTears like starsFall from my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/744350/ I think this is my favorite poem I've ever written. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/742935/ Here it go'sWatch it fallCan't stop nowToo late to reconsiderSo suck it upPush it throughKeep on goingThrough tumult and terrorNo time to restFlames burn the brainsOf a mindless peopleIn a dark and dirty landLive on in the nameOf things given upIn time immemorialStruggle for lightIn a place of night.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/738964/ Written to "Nightmare" by Avenged Sevenfold http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/737092/ About the Joplin tornado, and the aftermath. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/735604/ This one is pretty dark, guys. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/729745/ There's always anotherCatastropheBut we just hum alongIgnore the collapse of buildingsWe sayLets watch the crazies as they Sing and danceFor our own entertainmentWatch the son get highAnd burn away the lifeIt's supposed to nourishIsn't life wonderful?We'll sing as waves crushYour homes and live.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/728394/ This was inspired by "Fire Woman" by The Cult. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/728381/ I will carry you To a higher planeEven if it's nothingBut this darknessTaken from in to outA new hunting groundMore powerful preyFighting off the DemonsTo protect what's leftOf everything humanA sorrow fallsEvery time one of usIs gone from this lifeWe are fading Faster than thoughtAnd we w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/727137/ Prompt for week 2. I decided to make it set in WWII, with a refugee the main character. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/725995/ A song I've changed. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/725663/ I felt like writing something different. So I wrote this, it's about being a thief. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/723818/ Are you ready to goCause this is starting nowMake a choiceBurn this downRise above it allOn smoke like wingsOf the Reaping crowWatch us allSave us, they begAll these people All under your thumbMake a playIn this chess gameThe world is a boardYou and I grandmastersOpponents for all of timePlay u.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/723809/ When you are aloneAll your friends have goneDissaperance is your actI'll be thereViolence comes fastSometimes there's nothingYou can doWhen you're treated Like a ragdollGet thrown asideBetter things for othersSolitude is your realityI'm always watchingRemember every dayHow you used to beA lover.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/723184/ We are the weakThe downtroddenThose that live Only for todayWe have noPatron saintsBut we go onYou are seperateBut the sameAs all of usThat lay hereIn deepest despairWe trudge onWatch the smoky sunReminding usWe have lostWe are finishedThat is what we believeMarching to the endA silent cityNow .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/722641/ A sea of facesConcrete trees in aMetal JungleSkyscraper mountainsAnd asphalt passesPeople in aluminum boatsHeading homeTo a little islandOf safe sanityFrom the dangersFaced by the Urban Ulysseus http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/721808/ Climb to the top of theseMountain like obstaclesThese days drag onDon't stop searchingFor the nightIt's right in front Of your faceRest is all you needWhen the day won't endYou'll find love and hateRealize that mice and menAre all small in the endSo now's the timeGrab the fireAnd do with itWhat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/721803/ There was once a chance I didn't takeAn open hand, a bright lightAngel wings fluttered all aroundAs I walked on byThrough this city of opportunityWhoever knowsMaybe I'll come aroundBack to here Chances areChances don't happen onceAs eternity's probability gets unraveledThere was once a chance I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/720010/ SwirlingWavesThe blackness fadesAs I draw nearCloser to youAnd you retreat farther awayTunnels never endYour hurtWithout woundsNothing's been done to youThat you didn't startI've been hurtBy you aloneBut don't runI need this nowNot sure if I wantRevenge or consolationPeace or decimationWhen you hit .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/718220/      The sky was dark, as clouds obscured a dim moon. No life was in sight. John knew he was near the goal, but he couldn't tell where it was in the darkness.     He was cold, hungry, sick, and tired. His perseverance was at an all time low. He could feel victory ahead,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/715672/ You can not crush usWe will continue to struggleUntil we have independenceAs defined by usWe are the futureWe won't be foreverBut we're next at batAnd we choose the gameWe don't pick WarWe disdain your FamineWe'll stop your DiseaseEven Death will be weakenedWhen we're doneYour disasters will be disp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/712875/ You'll tell me what to doI'll say F**k youYou'll scream foulI won't careYou've abused meTaken advantageOf the situationToo many timesNow I'm numbI don't care anymoreYou can do anythingIt won't affect meYour long term effectsHave cauterized my mindMy heart only keeps me aliveI'm suprised it can manag.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/712872/ Got this while listening to Rage Against the Machine. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/711348/ "The world is a vampire"- Bullet With Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/711260/ It's a beautiful place I live. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/710091/ A song that I modified. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/709997/ You're invisible To everyoneLong since deadAs the Hearse takes you homeTo your final bedMight as well sell your soulTo the Devil for a nightYou're so wrongTo think you can trick meYou're bones will dance for me You'll be relegated to mantels and HalloweenIsn't it nice?.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/709861/ I got the idea for this while listening to "Into the ocean" by Blue October. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/708178/ As we watch youFrom far awayWe see your foolishnessAs you destroy your home We would interferBut it's not our placeAnyways, we're too far awaySo that's too bad We hope you solve these issuesBut you probably won'tAs major powers destroy each otherDragging yourselve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/707525/ A sky filled with sorrowC       d      t     o     p      r       o     e       f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/706336/ You refused to slow downDespite repeated warningsThey lie when they tell youThat the good die youngSo hold on as long as you canCause there's one endTo this road you're on So don't give upKeep on running alongIt might hurt nowBut the pain goes awayQuicklyAs it sta.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/706327/ Warm up in the back roomNow you're in tuneWalk out with the groupTake your seatPlay these notesThe whole song's an improveCrescendos and accentsIn a cadenza forever heldThe others will rush at their own speedLeaving all performers as soloistsPlay a wonderful duetHold it as long.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Jake-Staffeld/705699/