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.

[NFA]

I've done that before, definitely relatable. Amazing write!

[Relic]

I appreciate your visit and thoughts, Victor. Thank you.

[NFA]

No problem, thanks for yours as well!

[Zoe Richardson]

What haunting images you provoke. All those yellowed wanted posters, fluttering, pasted over with new ones that then grow yellow and get replaced. I sense the waxing and waning of creativity, of abandoning something not out of choice, but because whatever it was that made it vibrant just isn't there anymore. I've experienced that, and it wasn't pleasant. It makes you feel desolate inside, like the abandoned store front of a failed business.

[Relic]

I'm sure there are many who feel that way, therefore abandoning their accounts here at WC.

Thanks for the comment, Zoe. :)

[K writes]

This cafe seems dark and gloomy like no one does anything anymore. I enjoyed this write.

[Relic]

I know what you mean. Thanks for your comment K.

[K writes]

not a problem

[Christy the Poetic Hear..]

It is incredible how you can spin an ordinary circumstance to create a beautiful and original piece. Also, your poem is totally relevant to this forum. Well done!

[Relic]

Thank you, Christy.

[Seth Cason]

This is masterful. The pacing, your choice of words, the tone of your voice-- everything captures the bleakness of abandoned accounts and long lost cafe ancestors, but more impressively is how you've turned this abstract concept into something concrete, tangible-- ironically, the more powerful the sense of desolation, the more alive it becomes.

[Relic]

Thanks very much for your thoughtful comment.

[tranquilspace]

Sometimes we go on holidays that are too long and we forget what truly makes us happy, the words we weave from our fingertips.

[Relic]

Very true. Thanks for the read. :)

[Betty Hermelee]

I have been very saddened about what’s going on at the cafe. I’ve been hearing snippets that are desecrating. Your poem touches on this and speaks to those who got shut out, emptying the exquisite poetry that was. There is definitely a void which is carried through the halls of the Cafe, sadly. I love writing here and have made many friends in doing so; I hope that shutting people out will never happen again. We are a family here and respect should be all encompassing to everyone who writes in the Cafe.
Best,
Betty

[Relic]

Thanks very much for your thoughts, Betty.

[Betty Hermelee]

you're quite welcome!

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

One could feel the loneliness of abandoning an account. Wonderfully explained and expressed write.

[Relic]

Thank you very much for reading.

[Tina]

Well written , the end was cute.i enjoyed reading it

[Relic]

Thank you.

[mattavelli]

Hello, Relic! :)
This is a lovely read. Ive been away from wc for a while, and it seems quieter now. The ads are more active than the members. Haha