No One Reads Me Anymore

been gone awhile and so...

no one reads me anymore
i am passe with the apostrophe
above the e

see i became;

apathetic
busy
bewildered
clumsy
donovaned
ejected and defected
futile
green around the gills
hurried and harried
insecure
jilted and tilted
karmatised
lazy
motivated-
non
ovalized
pathetic
quintesent
restless
sad
tormented
uninvolved
vexed and hexed
worried
xanaxed without
yonkered and bonkered
zapped

what goes around comes around
no one reads me anymore
as i reciprocate the same

still, i am ahead in this game
more reviews given than recieved

no one reads me anymore
so i sit collecting dust
better to burn
than rust away


close the door







 

Author's Note

this is for fun thought it is mostly true lol .. but as i said i have been absent and
seems hard to find , and i have neglected my thank-yous and you ..
life's been a bit upside down so i will read you soon

Reviews

[Carole]

Awe Chloe, I think everyone is just busy. Summertime calls! Family vacations, kids out of school, summer projects...It's definitely not because you are not an A # 1 writer, because you have been and always will be one of the TOP writers. Everyone is behind on read requests...Hang in there lady. XO Carole

[John Stussy]

it's ok. lol i've stayed involved in he cafe and have fallen short on readers as well. it happens to everyone. we hit dry periods, and then we go back up. you'll have your readers back in no time. with you, it's likely for that simple reason of absence. make yourself present again. :)

[Jacob]

Im sorry i havent been on lately but everything i read of yours ive loved, i know im not much of a poet but you truly inspire me to keep writing

[The Lovely Sound Of Cra..]

Hey Chloe. I know how this feels. I've been feeling that way also.
I just wanted to let you know that I definitely appreciate all the reviews you've ever left me and I always will.
Sorry if I don't get to review your work as much. I kinda gave up on WC. I just ain't feeling it as much as I used to...

Well, whatever happens... you rock and keep on writing. =) Even if you think no one's reading or appreciating, I'm sure someone will eventually. Respect and props to you.

[Captain Blackheart (The..]

There was a time when I would log in and see a dozen of so avetars I recognised of friends...now I'm lucky if I see two on at the same time. A lot of people are not reviewing for whatever reason. The cafe has become stale and pittered out from the good old days. Your words ring true...maybe just maybe the old times may return and not be just a memory.

[Debra Stevens Edwards (..]

Well I think this is true of every one at some point but we get over it, through it, or sometimes just get around it. No matter what the reason this is a very true piece. well said and very thought provoking.
Hugs Debby

[Legion]

Well, I just proved you wrong. :) Nice piece, but don't fret. I have so many read request that it is hard to get to other's stuff (except for now when I take a break from it and read stuff I think might be interesting just for fun). Well stated.

[Tai Chi Italy]

Well I read your Independence day piece yesterday Chloe and didn't get a chance to comment, I thought it was a very logical view of your Country from an objective point of view, I know how you feel though, this site has disintegrated from it's hayday of last year, somehow we have all become detatched and reading your poem reminded me of all the stuff we have to deal with in life, the best one is Donavan, he is the twinkle in your eye and being a mother is the most important job in the world imo. I am sorry you are not getting many reads, for me, this site has been like trying to climb Everest ever since I arrived here, I am not used to so little attention to my work, but I am in my 50th year and half a century of experience, demands attention so much more forcefully!lol I enjoyed this read but don't beat yourself up for getting on with your life and not reading and reviewing too much, this is just a lull, enjoy it and I can assure you, you have plenty of great writing to come out of you yet.

Smiling at you, love to donavon

Tai

[Wolfwind Words]

Sniff...Sniff...(begins howling to the moon, a sad mournful dirge)
Such a tale makes me feel bad that I don't have as much time on the Cafe as I would like to read and write.
I think there are two basic things that occur.
The first is a tit for tat type of deal. A review for a review type of thing.
The second, which I experience; After gaining so many other writers on my friends list, unless they send a request, or they are in the first ten friends listed, It's easy to miss a new piece being posted by another. One tries their best to review as much as they can, and still take time to write themselves.
A third thing is that most authors have a group of reviewers that will normally review their work, because they like the overall themes of the writing, When an author takes time off, they seem to quickly move on.
Then again, perhaps it's just the summer sun that is taking them away, always a possibility.
Yet, again it varies alot. sometimes I'll post a few pieces, and be gone for a day or two and come back with 20 plus reviews, other times I'll have zilch. Thus I just keep on writing and if people review on their own accord, bonus! If they review off of a request, Very sweet! I don't like those one line reviews, so if I don't have time to give a decent review, then I'll wait untill I do. But sometimes, people will request me to read something, and it's just not my cup of tea. I just can't bring myself to review it, as it wouldn't be positive juju.
We all do the best we can, and hope that Karma works it's miracles!

I loved the way you layed this piece out by the way! It was like tumbling down a spiral set of stairs, each line a step that took a bit of sanity with it.

Keep the creative energy alive!
Infinty's Shadow

[Norma J. Jessee]

Hi Chloe, I'm only on the Cafe off and on as of lately, grandkids out of school. but I know what you mean. Time was a read request didn't have to be sent out. Your friends saw you'd written something new and they came by on their own. Now, sometimes even after sending a read request they still don't come. I try to review as much as I can but with the grandkids out of school I don't have much time. I haven't even posted much. However, the Cafe is changing for some reason. The spirit is gone. Or maybe it's because its summer and everyone's out soaking up the sun, but whatever the reason, we need that spirit, that driving force that made the Cafe a fun place to be. I for one miss the excitment of the way it used to be. I'm still here just send me read requests, I'll get to it.
The poem was great. It brought an important issue up.Thank you for making us aware.