Rowan Finley

Joined February 2019

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Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.

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The Control Room
My blood shook with a magnetic pull and pulse. The movement felt like a rollercoaster without any safety harness. I was sliding with a large magnetic pull in my spine. My back was sliding on the metal of the underside of a bridge. Suspended, I was being pulled along on an invisible track. I felt like a puppet without any actual strings attached. The city cars, below me, altogether, unaware of my hanging limbs, drooping down. My appendages had the appearance of security cameras in a way.
By Rowan Finley 2 months ago in Futurism
Someday BEGINs Today - Part 4. Top Story - November 2025.
The rest of the sunset blended with gorgeous hues of warm red and orange. Waves gently rolled in, caressing the sand. The scene was mesmerizing.
By Rowan Finley 2 months ago in Fiction
Encapsulating
Here I am again, praying for you. The flow from my heart runs incessantly, though at times, the rush of words feels impervious,
By Rowan Finley 2 months ago in Poets
Royal Fit
they don’t fit antsy, they won’t sit instead they fling and bring question marks that resemble scars they pour up
By Rowan Finley 2 months ago in Poets
Ocean of Sand
Sand smoothes. Time sifts. Swiftly tips. Parched lips, wait. On one hand, hours hush. On the other, longer, hand minutes mix.
By Rowan Finley 2 months ago in Poets
They Watch
Your forgiveness rises on the morning dove’s wings, the thought, makes my mind sing. Opportunity tunes herself to the sound of winding Grace Way.
By Rowan Finley 3 months ago in Poets
Hopes, Doubts, and Fork Pokes
Light flashes around my revolving heart that is as a calm lighthouse. Their eyes, in the crowd, are as the ships riding tumbling waves.
By Rowan Finley 3 months ago in Poets
Affixed
Budding youth are more than > distracted, they are immersed, coerced by the media and the looming idols that are affixed in pop culture.
By Rowan Finley 3 months ago in Poets
Lion of Judah
Lion of Judah. Thank you for fighting my battles. You told me to trust, and thrust my fears aside. You cried by my side,
By Rowan Finley 3 months ago in Poets
When Life Gives You Moldy Lemons...
When life gives you moldly lemons, DON'T MAKE LEMONADE! Instead, throw those lemons into the woods, and before long, you’ll have a grove of lemon trees!
By Rowan Finley 3 months ago in Poets
Thinking Outside the Box
I want to think outside of the box. I feel cramped, Stale. Too still. Suffocated, some days. One day, I felt shaken awake.
By Rowan Finley 3 months ago in Poets
Someday BEGINs Today - Part 2
Read part 1, written by Komal via the link below. The first several hours felt thrilling. "Is this flight really 22 hours and 20 minutes long? That's almost a full day..."
By Rowan Finley 3 months ago in Fiction