Eclectic Cafe

Padded Walls for Eclectic Cafe 9th Anniversary!

I walk into this room

And I feel a weight lift off my chest

I walk into this room

And I feel at home

As though no one here will ever judge me

Or dislike me for how I dress

I walk into this room

And in a moment

The need to break down melts into nothing

I walk into this room

And suddenly

The pain goes away

But soon enough

I have to leave

I walk into this room

And I savor every moment

Until it's time to leave

I walk into this room

And for these sweet blessed hours

I feel whole

I walk into this room

And I know that this room

Is made of the walls

That keep the madness in

I walk out of this room

And I

Am still sane.

---2007 Sarah Rosengarten aka JingleHopper

The Eclectic Cafe

A place of darkened minds.

A house to those who find it.

A world of eclectic emotions.

Eclectic, a collaboration of differences.

A realm of mixed emotions.

Anger, hatred, pain, sorrow.

Joy, happiness, love, friendship.

Where these things combine,

Eclectic Cafe.

Back to the early days,

But with some of the new.

Back to anger, but keep the love.

A balance of emotions,

Eclectic Cafe.

A collaboration of all things.

A collaboration of all emotions.

A collaborations of the opposite sides of the spectrum.

Eclectic Cafe.

--2005 Sam Podraza aka Speqtre

Eclectic

Welcome

Come on in

Have a seat

Join us

This is our sanctuary

This is our home

A place where anything can happen

And anything goes

Weather you're

Freak, punk, goth, prep, gay, stone or just plain

You're here among friends

You're here among family

A place of laughs,

A place of tears,

A place of dreams,

A place of love

Where shouts of

"coffee"

"pull up your pants"

rise through the air

So strike up the axes

And call your voices

Let's get this going

Welcome

Come on in

Have a seat

Join us

This is our sanctuary

This is our home

This is our place

This is Eclectic Cafe

--2000 Steve Fekete

 "As I stand before you tonight I feel like I'm wanted, like this place wouldn't be the same without me.  I listen to all your poems or songs or whatever it is you do best and I applaud for you (not because it is the polite thing to do) but when I am here I have so many memories.  Like Ben reading the jokes off Laffy Taffy wrappers, or Nick's poem about women, that time Emily sang so well, she got a standing ovation.  All those countless times Maria and Eriq got into a battle with their hate poems to each other!  Linda's fearful poems. All the memories, one place, one night.  Hearts got broken here, relationships started here.  Tears and smiles were here.  I love it most when the whole group can all laugh at something or shed a tear for someone.  At that point there is no judging or anyone just a good solid group laugh or tear.  I don't know about you, but I feel welcome, our busy lives come together this night to celebrate who we really are.  So I say welcome friend, welcome a new found family!  For now we are home.  Share your soul with touching words, let me hear you!

--1999  Crystal Bittner