http://slow.writerscafe.org/visvolt The original writings of author Jeremy Lester en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776067539 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 *** http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1094697/ NONE http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1094275/ The abuse of poetry has struck me down with much sorrow. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1093921/ It's a cold November evening as Victor Ryan stands on the rooftop of a four story building gazing down at the streets below. Standing so perfectly still, no one notices him. So quiet, so focused, it's as if Victor has become lost in the realm of thought; but as the sun goes down and the shadows lurk.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1091399/ In a world overran with corruption, narcissism, and evil; A man decides to deliver punishment to those he feels deserving. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1091330/ Et tu? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1047233/ A false title. I've drawn you in. You're predictable, you know? I admit that I'm no great writer, nor will ever be so.Silly little poets. Naive and elementary in style.Rhyming "heart" with "apart", your diction is vile. Images of "duckface" have invaded holy ground!A writer's cafe is for progression.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1016206/ "Where to? Where to?" We ask each other, and deeply we all think. "To the graveyard!" I shout aloud, "And there we shall smoke and drink!"Marching in-step, boots thudding and thumping an ominous sound.Grunting, laughing, and bellowing loudly-- evil onto holy ground.  Through the graveyard, one-.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1014381/ An end to an end,It's dark yet so bright--A chilling cold, a warm embrace.And end to an end,The humbling plight--A peace of mind, a somber daze. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1014370/ Experimenting... just writing a kind of journal entry. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1005740/ Reproduction by those who do not know,how to advance and how to grow.They cannot teach, they cannot show,misleading their brood into this cryptic abode.On our own, in a sense, but we must give dues where it is owed.Experience is our teacher, grasping what we can until we fold.Holden, ol' Holden, you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1005707/ Rap music is blasting loudly through the park in the central area of the city. A group of about 50 or so black men and women are gathered around, behaving uncivilly and with no regard to the passers-by. I notice what appears to be marijuana joints and blunts in their hands as police officers stroll .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1005289/ Victor Ryan is having a tough time fitting into the role of a successful, intelligent, and prosperous member of society. As he struggles with the never-ending onslaught of daily annoyances and... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1005281/ We've all made mistakes, some worse than others. We've all had our regrets, it's human character. But for Victor, one mistake was too much for him to get over. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/visvolt/1003155/ There's more to "being" than most know. Darwin was one of the first to hold a key and many others since him. 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