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.

[Chris]

So many have gone over my years here... some by choice, and a few not. When it's a surprise it hurts - cause they're missed ...and when it isn't a surprise - it hurts cause they're missed anyway. Life as we live it.

[Relic]

Thanks very much for your thoughts, Chris.

[sette]

there are patches just like in a tattered shirt, too many memories that need to be looked back on with or without regret but ultimately writers cafe will still be considered a home and perhaps in time all the prodigals will be able to realize it and return so it can never stay abandoned forever

[Relic]

Thanks very much for your review, Sette.

[Clif]

If a writer passes on to the Afterlife, their writing can live on, on the Cafe.

[Relic]

Thanks for the review, Clif.

[Perdition]

"Verbs sway on rusted hinges"...now come on..You have to get out the oil...but love the imagery! Thanks for sharing and good luck..sometimes just painting yourself to the moon helps as well...smiles~

[Relic]

:) Thanks very much for reading, Perdition.

[Perdition]

My pleasure!

[LJW]

Yes indeed.
I have been dormant here for years.
Came back today to look around.
Thanks for the WOW!

[Relic]

I came back today too, my friend.

You're quite welcome. :)

[LJW]

Coincidence or karma?

[Relic]

Synchronicity. :)

[Papaya]

I tend to come and go a lot, as you know.
I think this place for some is just a brief stop and for others a place to come back to when we need to unload. There are so few that are constant and it's reassuring that they are here when we come back.
These online communities are tough to navigate at times and people get attached to other people so their vacancy is missed. Frieda for example. I still hear about how she is missed because she was such a huge presence here.

[Relic]

I tried writing to her once to no avail. I too am here and gone often. It's good to know there's a place you can spill your guts if one chooses to do so. :)

Thanks, Ana.

[Papaya]

yeah, it's a good place to spill your guts. :)
true, true

[Donna]

I think most of us can relate to this! I know I sure can! It's great to see you back! 😊

[Relic]

Thanks for saying that, Donna. :)

[DanielScanlon]

Fantastic perspective amidst a sad truth that lends itself here. This is why I chose to decimate my "friends" roster here on WritersCafe and hopefully start over. Time will tell.

[Relic]

Thanks very much for taking the time to read and review, Daniel.

[Wanda Vergara-Yates]

*Sigh* such is the reality of social media accounts. Folks evolve and move on from place to place. Thus, I ask you, how many places have you created a profile and posted a piece or two, then abandoned your spot at their table--your chair dusty and littered with old manuscripts long forgotten?

[Michael R. Burch]

I like this poem. Should it be "hollow" in line 4?

[Relic]

Yes, thanks for pointing that out and thanks for reading. :)

[Michael R. Burch]

That's what 20+ years of editing does. I have developed a keen eye for typos. I think you have a good poem with the correction.