<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
	<channel>
		<title>Doug | WritersCafe.org</title>
		<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/Sp0ngeD0ug</link>
		<description>The original writings of author Doug</description>
		<language>en-us</language>
		<copyright>Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org</copyright>
		<lastBuildDate>1776007275</lastBuildDate>
		<generator>WritersCafe.org RSS Generator</generator>
		<ttl>15</ttl>
		<item>
			<title>Parked Curbside</title>
			<description>I love sitting in the car at night.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/490883/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Everything</title>
			<description>This one rolled through me.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/490273/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Moment</title>
			<description>I just had a memorable moment the other day and thought i would write about it.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/410899/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Caffeinated Existentialism</title>
			<description>It was a good talk, Chris.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/362736/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Backlash</title>
			<description>My stomach knots when I think of what you said.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/362514/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Confusion</title>
			<description>I took a look around me.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/360989/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Contemplation</title>
			<description>I was just thinking of thinking of an old friend.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/360982/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Reflection</title>
			<description>I've been thinking about this one for awhile.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/328175/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>My Infinite If</title>
			<description>I saw a great movie tonight. This is my reaction to it and the rest of my thoughtful night.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/328089/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Title Unknown (2)</title>
			<description>Also something that I wrote while sitting up one night...procrastinating...</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/327346/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Searching</title>
			<description>Sorry if it's a little &quot;emo.&quot;  I needed to write it.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/326480/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Title Unknown</title>
			<description>Just something I wrote while sitting alone one night.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/325804/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Friendship</title>
			<description>Make what you will of it. I'm stepping out of the box! Thanks!</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/321657/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>True Love</title>
			<description>Just a compilation of thoughts and emotions.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/320206/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>A Lesson from a Life</title>
			<description>This one is dedicated to my grandpa. He's dying of cancer, and he has taught me much through the years. Every second counts, so remember: Time is all we truly have, but someday we'll all realize that we have less of it left than we thought.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/288901/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Epiphany</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Death is a man&amp;rsquo;s solitary screamCarried on cold night air.&amp;nbsp;Lost in the darkness&amp;nbsp;Heard but forgotten&amp;nbsp;Life is his footprints left in the snow,The proof of his passing.&amp;nbsp;Given to the darkness&amp;nbsp;Calmly laid to rest&amp;nbsp;Tragedy is his faili..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/231697/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Act</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The kiln of life tempers the soulThe kind man knows his wholeO sweet innocence, sweet regretSome things we must forget&amp;nbsp;Passion often burns all reasonEvil thoughts, desires of the seasonO sweet innocence, sweet regretDivine must save once mind is set&amp;nbsp;God still st..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/211738/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Secret</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The foolish are the rape of mindsWords thoughtless, words unkind-Worthless clatter cannot be refinedContinually disgracing all mankind-&amp;nbsp;The elusive secrets of the wisePatiently acquired, slowly enshrined-Mighty secrets the foolish despiseIn keeping of the silent mind-&amp;..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/211729/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Anonymous</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Beyond the twilight duskEvil is more than a husk-In the silent nightIn the holy night&amp;nbsp;In the dark of nightFools forget the right-In the silent nightIn the holy night&amp;nbsp;Always at worst when aloneEvil thoughts hold you prone-In the silent nightIn the holy nigh..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/211717/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Forgetting</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The Many reject the moral truthPreaching love and showing none-Violence forgets battles calmly wonLove forgotten, fragile peace undone-&amp;nbsp;The masses deny the solitudeTheir voices will not cease-Never yield to the multitudeSurrender will not bring peace-</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/211713/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>A Lesson</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;I don&amp;rsquo;t quite know just what to sayWhen oft you ask me so-&amp;ldquo;Why do you sit on dewy groundAnd watch the flowers grow?&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;Well sit and see I say to theeAnd peace you&amp;rsquo;ll surely know-But I don&amp;rsquo;t think you&amp;rsquo;ll sit with meTo watch the day..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/211459/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Terrible Beauty</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;So soft, so chillBlanketing, blowing over the hill-Falls day, falls nightCalm killer, beautiful sight-&amp;nbsp;Fortress Man cannot standWhen gentle white heavy lands-Covers one, buries allCalm killer, beautiful sight-&amp;nbsp;Backdrop brown, backdrop blueCasts all in deceivin..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/211359/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Ramblings of a Sarcastic A*****e</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Here&amp;rsquo;s to the murdersOf sons without wives!Cheers to the conclusionsOf their shortened lives!&amp;nbsp;Here&amp;rsquo;s to the childrenLeft without their moms!Cheers to the sorrowsNo good man can calm!&amp;nbsp;Here&amp;rsquo;s to the homelessMen cold and grubby!Cheers to the m..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/209662/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Clash</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;HatredHome but not homeHome but far awayRages, the battle rages on&amp;nbsp;StruggleFight one, fight allFight until the trumpets callRages, the battle rages on&amp;nbsp;ClashEternal dance of DarknessEternal dance of LightRages, the battle rages on&amp;nbsp;SilenceBurdened..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/202726/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Sidewalks</title>
			<description>Sidewalks knowthat&amp;nbsp;Innocence restsupon&amp;nbsp;The cold lightfrom&amp;nbsp;Warm street lampsand&amp;nbsp;Compassion fromrain.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/191324/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>A Soul's Countenance</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; You sit in the park near me.&amp;nbsp; I look into your eyes and I realize I don&amp;rsquo;t know you.&amp;nbsp; Who are you? What have the years of your life shaped you into? You are some being different from me, and I don&amp;rsquo;t know ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/140228/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Savage Garden</title>
			<description>The world that I walkIs brokenWhere the blood and theRain are onePrayers and screams havePierced the airBut the God Clock isNot yet doneIn the distance ISee hardshipBehind me I seeBitter painBefore us now isLife unknownA walk in the bloodAnd the rainTh..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/139488/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Only</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Falling silent, falling stillIs our world growing chill?&amp;nbsp;Darkness smothers the last of LightHere the remnant Noble fight-&amp;nbsp;Blade against blade, man duels manHere are the Fallen, overran-&amp;nbsp;All are the Fallen, All are the ChillForever silenced, eternally still-</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/138939/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Song of the Sea</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Once upon a time, there was a young prince of a kingdom that lay near the shores of the sea. The young prince loved the sea and would lose himself at its edge, enchanted by its mystery. He treasured the way storms gave him courage, and how he found peace in the movement of the waves; the way..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/133586/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Dark Ares</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Who has sinned against you?What drives you to your ends?Your bloodlust serves no purposeYour spear no friendship tends&amp;nbsp;Tumultuous and courageousDetermined and spiteful tooYou walk the walk of heroesBut black evil envelopes you&amp;nbsp;What draws you to your conquests?..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/133438/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Nirvana</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Sweet conformityGrasps, but some resist, fearingIts cold nirvana</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/108035/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Placid</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;River of SorrowNearest by-&amp;nbsp;As I walk, I hearBlackbirds&amp;rsquo; cry-&amp;nbsp;When my Moon darkensI falter-&amp;nbsp;Haunting black watersConsume me-&amp;nbsp;You fly, I drown.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/107233/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Ode to Forgotten Memories</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;I frown, my hope dies,Blown away with sands of time-Lights out, slow sunset,I wish silent my face wet.&amp;nbsp;I smile as I splash inPools of happy memories-I laugh and I cry andWhen I forget, inside I die.&amp;nbsp;Peace for you, but not for me.</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/103818/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Queen of Sorrow</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; They say drugs change people.&amp;nbsp; I guess they are right.&amp;nbsp; I remember a time, before daddy left, before the drugs, when my mother smiled, even laughed, but that time is long gone.&amp;nbsp; My family died long ago, pushed ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/99738/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Taken</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The tongue cuts razor sharpCausing angels to drop their harps-Silence is the best defenseRemoving need for recompense-&amp;nbsp;Many forget their self-controlWhen pursuing a foolish goal-Selfish mindset takes appalling tollThoughtless actions cannot console-&amp;nbsp;Never allow ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/99142/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Blade</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;A strikingly light stanceInto a graceful dance-A silent bladed curveCrafted deadly sharp to serve-&amp;nbsp;The most graceful of danceBrings the most painless of death-Silver flash, steel quickly pastPleasure stolen from death-&amp;nbsp;Silent cry, wordless screamHeavy thud, al..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/99138/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Flame</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;O how I miss the blissLove&amp;rsquo;s sweet and gentle kiss-Some things I cannot understandI only wish to hold your hand-&amp;nbsp;Time lost, but never gainedIf only you knew how I pained-Not the same, never the sameAll too like the roaring flame-&amp;nbsp;If only, if onlyI were n..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/99133/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Passing</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Beyond the silent thresholdWaits the silent cold-After all the toil of lifeIt is no wonder we grow old-&amp;nbsp;Embrace the waiting doomFear not the waiting tomb-In the end you are aloneShadow ends all soon-</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/99124/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The City</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Proud walled city, rich and strong beside the seaWhat silent promise did humanity foresee?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Storm approaching, near at handLightning crash, wind blown sand-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Should evil wield the greater power?Should nature&amp;rsquo;s ferocity devour?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Stro..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/91496/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Temptress</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;No rest finds the weary mindWhen phantoms commit Satan&amp;rsquo;s crimes-Crimson calls the friend so kindRazor dance, blood pantomime-&amp;nbsp;The dark embrace of twisted needBrings forth the worst in life and love-Smothers the soul with evil deedsScorching black the little white d..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/89967/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Missing</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Words unspoken, friends left unmadeSilence is the best blockade-Possible friends left aloneThe lonely love their own-&amp;nbsp;Eyes meet, attraction sparksSilence destroys before it starts-Possible lovers left aloneThe lonely love their own-&amp;nbsp;Beware the lonelyPassion ho..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/88592/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Lost</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;A minstrel&amp;rsquo;s prayerEchoes in the rain-A woeful lamentSung to honor the pain-&amp;nbsp;So cold, so coldNo life, no breath-A mournful lamentSung to honor the death-&amp;nbsp;A violin&amp;rsquo;s sweet voiceBrings forth a tear-A despairing lamentWhy should death interfere?</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/87413/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Owning</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Ithink I know myself, but IAmrunning scared fromThetruth of my being and theDarknessthat possesses my soul-&amp;nbsp;TheLight searches for us in theShadowand finds only that the EvilSeesall who walk in its gloom andSpeaksto all those who will listen andH..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/80827/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The Hearts of the Damned</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Man, lying motionless on the ground, awoke.&amp;nbsp; Even with his eyes closed, one breath of the coarse air over his bone-dry tongue told him something was wrong. He opened his eyes and stood, instantly blinded by pain. And..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Sp0ngeD0ug/80302/</link>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>