http://slow.writerscafe.org/mlamont17 The original writings of author M Lamont en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776029557 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I have decided for this duel topic prompt, Childhood Influence and Fear, to combine them in one story. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/314578/ For the "Muck It" contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/307320/ Thanks to Cat for the inspiration! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/306842/   You drew me inOutlined and highlightedAnd filled me in with color You led me inI followed your pathAnd stepped softly in your foot print You showed me a wayOne that I neededAnd I forged without a map I pulled you inAnd reflected a new lightY.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/306356/  Trapped behind the words I love youTrapped in my belief of what you sayThat  you loved me My rescue will never happenMy rescue fruitless without my willMy will you took from me Myself no longer belongs to meMyself is of no use without me   &n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/236719/ I trusted youYou started at the topBut you lowered yourselfRung by rung I trusted youAs you reached the bottomStanding there as if nothing changedSeemingly proud of your “accomplishment” I trusted usKnew we were a teamThought we were playing togetherBu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/235603/ Finally, a little something new after hours of "restoring"! Inspired by anothers troubles. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/226972/ This is technically written in the Japanese form called tanka but that s not one of the Genres. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/201792/ Hanging on for yourselfHanging on for your loved onesHanging on because you are not done yet Focused on coming backFocused on the fightFocused because it’s all you got Talk to God and say helloTell God you need to stayTell God your bags are not packed yet .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/201500/ Just being positive! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/178886/  Stars united to form the perfect ceilingBright light fills the valley in the desertAll the glorious views that surround meHoping to remember so I can share them with you The world has taken on a different hueNot as vivid as I rememberMy distracted mind needs to be reminded.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/173453/  Just a few thoughtsSomething I want to sayNothing earth shatteringOnly more words from me today A hidden message will not be foundTake this for what it isA fun little writing pieceNothing serious from this wording wiz Thanks for spending this brief momentTime .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/173452/  Slipping to the low where my fun startsLoosing my hold, finally unsecuredI plunge into a fit of ecstasy Don’t toss me a life preserverNo need for it, I will only push it awayDipping my head back under the naughty water Join me, will you, in this hijacked ride.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/165647/  Why, when the day ends, do I find you not home?You are gone and you have been goneBut I still feel you thereExpect you there Wide awake in my own fogged in dreamThe palpability I crave, taste and needIs magnified with each passing dayAs it is laughingly unattained&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/162260/ For the one I love!!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/159813/ Getting back into life. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/159799/ She was a wonderful cat and a great companion. 16 wonderful year....a little something to honor her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/156994/ A view of a crafty "other person". http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/154669/  Faster than I can blink my eyesGreater than the wide open skiesI find us and marvel at what we are A complete circle, in unison we orbitA love so great, we will never forfeitI see us and marvel at who we are A brief time apart will only reinforce this flameSomethi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/154195/ Fun with the alphabet! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/146640/  Always looking and asking,Questing and searching some moreTyping it out in hopes that it will appear on screenBut I am still feeling unfulfilled QuestionInquireQuery Full of words but empty with answersWill this sea of words coursing through my brainMagically .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/146609/  Traveling through space andRunning forAll you’re worth, youJettison your dead weight andEject thoseCurtailing energy suckersTo make your life yourOwnReady to take on the world andYell, “Here I am”! Written by: Mark LamontOctober 2007 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/146602/  After years and years awayYou come back aroundDangling a white flag of truceBut there was no war Reconciliation time has expired Wrongs were committedBut are long since forgotten aboutTurned into a funny, dark jokeLaughing at the absurdity Perspective g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/145978/  I want to know my connection to the worldI want to understand why I have who I have in my lifeI write to pose what I know sometimes I already knowI find my answers in the words as they are typed I read my fellow writers and engulf their workAn instant eye opener as though th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/145635/  Follow the wordAllow the message inInsight into what you believeTrust in what is not writtenHe will find his way to your heart Written by: Mark LamontSeptember 2007 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/142592/ A littel pick me up for someone who needs it! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/141687/ Desperately trying to findThe exact moment in timeWhere life began to unwindAnd I started to lose my mind I think I might have been at homeI just might want to blame the garden gnomeHis smirk so brightly shoneWith his look of condescending tone I laser my focus on my ca.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/141584/ This was for a contest based on the picture shown http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/137965/  The sunflowers are goneAnd took the daisies with themThe mums will arrive and will bring the green and purple cabbageGourds and pumpkins quickly follow Summer is quietly slipping out the back doorAs autumn places it luggage and bags on the front porchWe will miss our warm .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/137526/  Where can something go?When a direction was never possessedHurtling toward a picturesque endA beautiful graffiti covered brick wallKnown as our heartbreak SmashShatterScatter We strived for thisKnew it would happenAll the effort we ever madeWas engineered .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/137525/  Waiting, wondering and needingYou left without warningAn unpredictable episodeIn our re-run driven accord This disappearance, your new found shtick?Have you quickly tired of our synergy?Or was the breakdown of our homogenyBrought on by the need for singularity? .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/136983/  There is a part of meI don’t own anymoreIt’s the piece you tookThat lives with youI will never have it backI never want it backIt grows and flourishesEach day we are togetherThe piece of youThat lives with meWill always and foreverBe a part of meThis is wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/131731/  I can’t find youYou can’t find meWe are standingIn front of each other How did we loose each other?How did we loose ourselves?Did we misplace us? Searching but not sure for whatIs there something to find?Do we even want it if it turns up?Maybe it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/131694/  Trust in the fact that I know youTrust in the fact that I careI know too much about youAnd at times, I really don’t care I am here when you need meBut am still here when you don’tLead me to believe what you sayI melt in the comfort of your lies Too e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/131165/  Stroll the surf once moreOne more wear of the sandalsDeflate the beach ballPut away the bathing suitsSummer will return next year Written by: Mark LamontAugust 2007 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/131145/ For a contest - based on the picture shown here. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/131141/ For a contest. a 2,4,6,8,10,8,6,4,2 rhyming scheme http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/131128/ For a contest. Write about what is happening in the picture shown. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/124437/ For a contest. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/124431/ For a contest. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/124045/ Rain ruined rendezvous revokes restful reunion. Recoiled resentment replaces rancid role.  Written by: Mark LamontAugust 2007 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/124044/ Forgotten like an overused toyDiscarded with some thought, but not muchThe playful usefulness was our elicit tabooWrong but right, why did we foster it? How easily you let it goHow easily I kept but hid my portionOnly to secretly repot it to growOnly my eyes see the deceptive gr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/121785/ I believe you should read thisI believe you should understand itI believe it but you don’t have to Be goodKindAnd wonderful Be remembered for thatAnd for nothing lessBut maybe a little more Written by: Mark LamontAugust 2007 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/119465/ Hanging on for yourselfHanging on for your loved onesHanging on because you are not done yet Focused on coming backFocused on the fightFocused because it’s all you got Talk to God and say helloTell God you need to stayTell God your bags are not packed yet .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/119460/ Together in a crowed roomTogether in my headMy together feelingA figment of my imaginationReality shows the truth of meAlone Alone in a crowded roomAlone in my headMy connected feelingSevered from the mothershipForced to continue onAlone Gone in a crowed roomG.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/118607/ End of the month and what’s been accomplished?Laundry?Grocery shopping?Work?Bills?Lather, rinse, repeat 12 times Beginning of the month and what does the "To do" list consist of?Laundry?Grocery shopping?Work?Bills?Lather, rinse, repeat 12 times R.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/117665/ Time away but not far awayStill in my head where I have always beenWhere will this lead? What will I gain?Ever waiting for my sudden epiphany Functioning off a non-existent scheduleWith an ever expanding blank agendaGrowth and understanding still unachievedOur flowing contempt s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/117607/ Melody girl takes us on a journeyTraveling through her headShe gingerly sifts through her life’s experienceWeaving her untold story Another place and another timeWe find Melody girl lost in her own worldA happy lost as she translates her thoughtsFrom head to paper, the sto.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/116272/ Jump on inLet the water surround youLet the air surround youLet life surround you Stop waiting by the sidelineStop standing on the edgeStop wading in slowlyJump on in Your fears will be diminishedYour heart will raceYour blood will pump fiercelyIf only you jump on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/115884/ Trepidation flightDreaming souls abound at nightGlorious vision sight Eyes without a faceLost thoughts roam the minds old placeStagnant bitter taste Naked in a crowdSights and sounds explode too loudComfort in nights shroud Written by: Mark LamontJuly 2007 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mlamont17/115397/