A lonely woman can write about her lover on valentine's day. She can describe his most endearing traits line upon line upon line-- as if...he existed.
A young girl can share her deepest erotic thoughts, demonstrating an ability to take the reader's hand and guide them with her words, leaving them satiated-- but only if she's skilled enough.
For those depressed and those searching to release their pain-- It's a bloodletting.
They've been raped, they've been bullied, ignored and even wounded. The dark side held them too long.
They need you to listen or simply just notice they're alive. They may wonder if writing is all a fruitless endeavor when their written cries for help go unnoticed.
But behind poetry's walls...
A man can offer us a character, from a fictitious town that resembles trees, sidewalks, roads and even paths of his own treasured youth.
An adolescent can share a broken heart with a seemingly invisible world. He/she can release all the angst, tear by tear, until the poem has ended-- for now.
Poetry is a haven for ideas, rants, memories or thoughts that otherwise would go unheard by most. The family simply wouldn't understand.
It is a platform for those skilled or unskilled; for those confident and those apprehensive; for those that standout and those whose computer is their only escape.
Some here, have painstakingly learned poetry has its elements: meter, rhyme, metaphor, and more. As for others, form, cadence, line breaks... are all unimportant.
The prolific and the obscene; those with morals and those without; religious; atheists... they're all involved.
People have left poetry for greener pastures, only to re-emerge days, weeks, or even years later when the writer needed another ear to listen to all he/she wanted to say.
It is a source of frustration, joy and confusion, all mentioned into one place.
It is your yesteryear, your today, and all your tomorrows.
It's a percentage of your life, your time and your thoughts. It consists of creation and destruction.
It's a statement; it's a confession. It's a voice that understands; It's a disciplinarian that doesn't. It's a welcome sign. It's a keep out sign. It's a microcosm of continents and far off cultures. It's a ghost from the past. It's a community. It's a small town. It's a lyrical lagoon.
It's you...it's me...it's us sailing within our own private harbor.
brilliant depiction of WC and its "patrons". as I was reading along, I caught myself nodding in ascent cos you really hit it on the head, Relic.
I find WC a wonderful place to spend time and learn and, maybe, bring something with you for all to see.
good one, Relic.
Yep, I'm in that list, I get a couple of mentions. For me the WC has been quite an experience, you seem to have accurately captured it all. Great write. I have also read you last few writes, but dared no leave comments as you seem to be swamped with reviews, no wonder, its all great work.
Posted 10 Years Ago
10 Years Ago
Thanks for the kind words my friend. I am shuffling reviews all the time here. ha
What a gift to give all, a plain paper bag that holds us all, so much better then the napkins I have stored in shoe boxes ,inside a dusty trunk, along the barns side, just out of the rain, splashed by sun.
Posted 10 Years Ago
10 Years Ago
Sometimes that's what barns are for. Those rusty nails need some sort of company. Thanks for the rev.. read moreSometimes that's what barns are for. Those rusty nails need some sort of company. Thanks for the review.
You really showed your talents here with this poem. I have watched you evolve over the past year. A quiet shy writer no more...you are confident, as you should be. You have a gift...and it needs to be shared.
Posted 10 Years Ago
10 Years Ago
Thanks Muse. I want to improve. My writing break will help me. :)
10 Years Ago
I took a break..it made me worse...so I dunno, don't go away too long. lol
I'm not going anywhere, I'm just not writing. haha
10 Years Ago
I don't think anybody truly goes anywhere. WC is in our blood.
10 Years Ago
I think so too. I've tried to escape but voluntarily came back to my cell. We're like otis in mayber.. read moreI think so too. I've tried to escape but voluntarily came back to my cell. We're like otis in mayberry. No keys are needed. ha
Brilliantly thought out, your ode to the writer's cafe is a great homily to the broad and diverse amount of contributors who all use this medium to express themselves and you have encapsulated just about every type of personality.
Writer's Cafe is indeed a place where writers of all walks of life may have a platform for others to read their work. You have summed up many of these "types" in a positive way.
I appreciate your observation, and insight of the many reasons why one chooses to write.
The ending of your poem, "it's you...it's me...it's us receives a resounding, 'YES, YES, YES' from me!
I came back to read again now that I am feeling more comfortable here....
It's a statement; it's a confession.
' What a wonderful place this is and a fitting tribute to all the writers here who write for so many different reasons.. In fact pretty much all of your first four of five stanza describe me.. The depression, the rape, the hiding.. Its all here.. Writing gives me a voice where here somtmes there is none..
It's a voice that understands.
It's a disciplinarian that doesn't.
It's a welcome sign at the door of a friend.
It's a keep out sign at the door of a
former friend.
It's a microcosm of continents and cultures.
It's a ghost from the past.
It's a newbie.
It's a community.
It's a small town.
it's you...it's me...it's us.'
Thank you for this.. xoxo
Posted 10 Years Ago
10 Years Ago
Wow, I'm so sorry to hear of your unfortunate connections to this poem. Thanks for the added review... read moreWow, I'm so sorry to hear of your unfortunate connections to this poem. Thanks for the added review. Writing is always there as catharsis for anyone who can't talk about things to those close.