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. :)

[Red Brick Keshner]

As do I. They are like monoliths on a partways barren land.

[William Michael Reeves]

This poem made me think of the posters all over telephone poles kind of forgotten and rusty with weather. Some very artistic and all full of words. Modern wanted posters. WANTED! Your attention please. And that's all a poet can ask for. Somewhere to staple their poems and hope the rain of attention will wash the dust away.

[Relic]

Well said, Bill. Thanks very much for taking the time to read this and leaving a creative comment. :)

[JE Falcon]

An interesting viewpoint. I like it!

[Relic]

Thank you, JE. 😁

[Vertigo Cat1111]

Somehow, you amazingly captured the feeling of an abandoned account/website. Oddly unsettling and cold. Once the person behind the screen isn’t there anymore, all that’s left is the blue light and white screen. A lot of cold. The imagery is amazing and haunting. I love that just about everyone in the comments can relate. I can too. Abandoned your account, only to bring it back is poetic in its own way. Thank you so much for sharing.

[Relic]

I appreciate your kind review, Vertigo Cat. Thank you. :)

[KAREN]

I was one of those account silent person! I'm back and hope to stay in it for the long run! This was an awesome poem! Nicely penned!

[Relic]

Thanks very much, Storiestotell. :)

[KAREN]

You're welcome!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Well, I can relate to this poem! I abandoned my writer's cafe for a long time! Back now dusting off the cobwebs Loved your imagery! well penned!!

[Relic]

Thank you, Imagination 101. Welcome back. :)

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

My pleasure and thank you!

[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.