Abandoned Writers Cafe

Empty rooms in empty halls.

Accounts silent - long abandoned

the words bankrupt

vacant fronts of creativity 

washed over; hollow; run down.

Verbs sway on rusted hinges

the strains of old poems

cross pages like tumbleweeds.

Profiles shuttered - desolate

unopened for years, collect dust

while messages to forgotten friends

go unanswered

Pinned to a page 

like wanted posters

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I still visit the profiles of old friends here, some that I know seldom if ever, revisit the site. Others are departed from life itself. I revisit their comments on my posts on other sites as well. I'll find one and say, well, wasn't that nice? This is eloquently poignant. I enjoyed and I relate. F.

[Relic]

Thanks for reading, Fabian. :)

[redd Brick Keshner]

As do I. They are like monoliths on a partways barren land.

[Great Aunt Astri]

I often wonder where the disappeared have gone. Your lines,
while messages of forgotten friends
go unanswered
Pinned to a page
like wanted posters'
is very clever and full of pathos.

[Relic]

Thanks Astri, I'm glad you liked it. :)

[Bacchus]

wow, best thing I've read on here in a long time...
guess that goes along with the poem too...
library worthy for sure.

[Relic]

Thank very much Bacchus. :)

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Yes, haunting, eloquent poem. Sad when friends leave. Wonder where they go. Wish them well...

[Relic]

Thanks for reading Annette.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

You are very welcome. It is a beautiful poem.

[Tracey~]

It's hard when a site goes through a harsh transition. When people pit one against the other and motives are lost on vacant minds. I miss the old days...but not the pain and hatred... xo

[Relic]

Well said, thank you.

[Stella Armour]

I have been a member for 4 years and i come and go i must admit, there are always issues with cliques and nastiness on this site. I have come back this time and many old friends have left sadly :(

let's see how it goes ..

[Relic]

Thanks for your thoughts, Stella.

[andrew mitchell]

lovely work relic, it read like a ghost town with tumbleweed rolling around, loved the imagery.

[Relic]

Thank you.

[andrew mitchell]

it is so true and profound lol

[andrew mitchell]

I think with over 4ooo views, you are missed on WC Relic, always the accomplished writer.

[Relic]

Thank you, andrew.

[andrew mitchell]

If I had over 5100 reviews I’d be an author by now. Wow what a total. What an achievement Tim.

[Relic]

ha-ha, thanks andrew. It's probably the same people coming back by mistake. lol

[Priscilla Sayers]

Aw NOW you have me soaked in guilt on this rainy day.
I did not abandon Dear Man, I wandered, I ran, My words lost and my heart broken

[Relic]

Feel not guilty. You visit, others don't. They have simply disappeared. I hope your sister is doing well.

Thank you.

[Jennesis]

Wow. Feeling this at the moment. I certainly step away from my writing at times. It pulled my heart string. So many times we leave the thing that gives us a panel for our words.

[Relic]

And some words need to be spoken. Thanks Jennesis.

[DoormanDan]

Just about summarizes me right now. The last few weeks of college burned me out pretty bad, and now I can't really think of anything new and interesting to write as far as poetry goes. I'm hoping it goes away soon, but for the time being, I'm just focusing on other projects (book writing...very slowly, music making...very frustrating, and training to go on American Ninja Warrior someday...very painful).

But enough about what's going on in my life, let's talk about the poem. I really enjoyed it. The free-verse style is done well here, you're vocabulary is nice and diverse, and the way you described things is both satisfying on the visualization side of things and simple at the same time. If you ask me, this site has been becoming less and less active since early last year, which is a shame, as this site is put together fairly well compared to other sites which, although good, are way more complicated than they need to be.

Overall, you did a great job with this piece. Keep up the fantastic work! :)

[Relic]

Thanks very much. :)