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.

[Renée]

Your poem captures the feeling I have coming back from a long absence. The ones I interacted with are gone, for one reason or another. Well done!

[Relic]

It's a different site now. Thanks for the review.

[Renée]

My pleasure Relic! It’s nice to read a piece well written, by a familiar name. (:
I don’t miss the drama that was so freely slung, but there is an eerie quiet. Perhaps a transition?

[Relic]

haha, you weren't on earlier were you?

[Renée]

What do you mean by earlier? 2 hours?ive only returned the last few weeks. but I do remember a year or so ago.

[Relic]

I'll pm you

[Renée]

Thumbs up (;

[Fran Marie]

Like old posters indeed..so many have left their mark and have moved on..a lot of old poems still collecting the dust..you tell it well

[Relic]

Thank you, Fran. :)

[HadesRising]

You truly set the tone here, brilliant style and very polished work here.

[Relic]

I appreciate your review, thanks.

[Relic]

I know you're into horror. Years ago when I started here I did some. Maybe in a couple of days I'll post one. No need to review.

[HadesRising]

I'll give you're horror piece a look, horror has become my life.

[Relic]

Clive Barker and Stephen King are on my shelves. :)

[HadesRising]

I love the king, and barker. I also like H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Dean Koontz, Anne Rice. just to name a few.

[Relic]

Have Lovecraft, Rice, and stoker too. The haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is good. I thought about getting the book 'the exorcist by I'm agraid to. haha Just read Helter Skelter. Good book.

[HadesRising]

I'm currently reading Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes, it's the follow up to you, you should give it a read it's very dark.

[Relic]

Sounds good. I'll think about it when I have the time.

[poetgurl]

off and on I too go missing. It feels like no one is here anymore. I try and write every day but the hectic ways of every day gets to me. This is quite intriguing. Enjoyed reading this

[Relic]

It DOES feel like no one is here anymore at times for me too. I miss a lot of the old writers. I write when an idea pops into my head. That could be weeks or even months. haha

[Lea Sheryn]

Hoping a revitalization will come soon.

[Dream Weaver]

The perfect characterization of what once was to where do we go from here...
Perceptively engaging, well done Relic!

[Relic]

Thank you very much for your review.

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

Relic my friend how goes life long
time no talk and hope you're well I've
missed friends but I've been busy
with family.


This is so very
true they either close their account
or become very busy in life and it's
way too overwhelming to juggle
the account and life as well and
I've been there because there's
times I don't come on here for
ages.

Nice ink bravo 👏👏

[Relic]

Thank you very much, Benita. It's good to see you on.

[Jolan H]

Beautiful the impact lies in the fact you wrote about a writing site