http://slow.writerscafe.org/illogical%20reason The original writings of author Kenji en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776015541 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Sitting soberly, dancing around the conversation that we have carried on for years. You ask me to be honest. Wish you hadn't phrased it so. Asking for honesty, among the hidden depths of the past, knowing full well the wounds that must be opened in order to give it. Can you pass the salt? I wasn't a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/1192826/ If only you could have met that girl when.When the world was at her feet. When she was unstoppable.When everything was exciting and new. If only you could have met that girl before.Before she became consumed by memories.Before she locked herself in the closet with the skeletons.Before she .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/1188489/ Scars ever so faintly trace my skin, leaving memories too haunted for words. A past that I have so carefully buried. The definition of my being wrapped so tightly around all that I walked away from. A story about which no words have been uttered. For to give it words is to acknowledge it's existence.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/988853/ I remember the first time I saw an umlaut.It was more than my pronunciation that began to change.The s-set lingered on my tongue.And something imperative was commanding me.The articles defined my gender.And the accusative became the direct object of my affection.The first dative was a preposition I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/983198/ Wanting, yearning, striving to accomplish the goal of a lifetime,Blinders on, obstacles overcome and years passing in the processSweating, bleeding, crying, screamingSleepless nights of sacrificeEverything ventured, one thing gainThe unattainableCritics be damnedAchievement acquiredTh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/943165/ The callous cold dismissal of a dream gushing like blood as tears cause ink to ruin. A letter to begin, a letter to end. A devastation in 42 cents or less. A walk down the green mile to the throne. A refusal of eye contact and silence greeting demands of explanation. 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If you like it, cool. If not, tell me why so I can polish it. Enjoy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/273026/ And nothing cuts deeperThan that which you thought you hadAnd knew so wellTurns suddenly into somethingMore horrific than you could ever imagineAnd leaves you emptyStarting freshWith those ill-fated wordsFor life is about choicesWho are you willing to forgive?And who are you will.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/268940/ That even tempered manner of beingThe non-judgement stare with accpetance of flawsThat never wavering tone of voice at just the most even of pitchesNever more, never lessEveryone looks at youAnd claims that you're exactly what I needThat drama free personalityThat soothing, calming gaz.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/265033/ I wonder what it would feel like to wake up tomorrow and regret nothing. To forget every moment of pain, every tear of sorrow, every bloody scar. To wake up and begin again, to walk the same path with quieter footsteps. To take every mistake, every blunder, every failure and make them mean something.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/258483/ Give me a reasonThreaten something I hold dearAnd watch me toe the lineBetween right and wrongAnd still come out on topPush the limitsAnd watch me strikeWith everything I haveAnd everything I amQuestion my diginityAnd see me fight backTooth and nailFor what I have fought so h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/253919/ You looked at meAnd saw the fire underneathYou took me at my wordAnd challenged the witty banterTold me to act my ageWhen doing so would cause a disadvantageIn my steadYou told me how I made you feelCalled me beautifulAnd never once mentioned her nameBut you knew I'd find outSo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/249807/ Somewhere along the lineRealization hit, that certain paths are meant to cross.Maybe for reasons unknown, or maybe we just don't want to admit it.Whatever the cause, the facts remain,Falling for each other, or falling apart. Somewhere along the line,I lost my way and found you.S.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/246602/ The train station... Old poem from my Germany days... Same meaning. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/242065/ For you, I have nothing left to say.You stared through me.As though I wasn't even there.You throw my issues in my face,But hide your own from view.If I am the f**k-up that you think I am.Then my friendThe question isWhat the hell are you?You told me that I matterBut meant that I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/242064/ This morning I forgot your name.I remembered your face.But your name escaped me.I can picture your eyes, bland as the clear sky.And your voice could be as indistinct as the wind.You have become the faded ink.On the pages of a book.Which I have read too many times.The scruffy facial.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/242062/ Do you honestly thinkThe things you ask me to faceHave never been on my mind before?Maybe the questions I want to ask of you deserve no more of an answerThan the expectations you have of meTwo pieces of a puzzle suddenly turnInto knivesAnd cut deep into our fleshRun awayI never w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/242035/ Standing sorrow under broken kneesDignity cut to the coreBeating, bleeding, brokenPromises never seemed to follow farEtched in lines of a faceWhich once held wordsTwisted in tormented tragedyStark honor, selfless intentNever matter hereBecoming that which ceased to beIs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/242034/ The denial of obligationExcuses cut to the core of fancyNever shamed to askAnd never expected to be forgottenTo ask more than gaveAnd shoulder none to the blameKnowing wellAt the end of the lineThe shadow in the dust Was that of a face always trustedBut never returnedFor faults.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/242033/ Sitting hereWarm concrete behind my bare feetAnd a cold beer in my handHoping I can find some sort of answer at the bottom of the bottleKnowing everything I do,Cursing myself for still wanting to forgive youSummer breezing blowingAs the hours tick bySelf-denial trapped in memoriesA.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/240293/ Its hard to explain, I'm pretty much protective of my personal space and hate when people violate that. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/238019/ And as I stand here aloneWith the delusional thoughtThat I would have been better suited for itBefore youFor the surge of wordsTook longer to cut me downThen blows ever wouldBut the scars last longerThe twisted contourOf thinking stubbornlyThat we could changeWith a fightBlam.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/237551/ Misguided trustThoughts lost in a wave of realityCrying out for spaceDetermined to reestablish piece of mindCalls go unansweredNot in spiteSimply because of fearThe quaking voiceToned broken soulNothing left to sayAnd not ready to say goodbyeSo dangled is the stringLeft hopel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/237087/ And every time you leave her waitingShe finds new ways to kill the timeStaring blankly at wallsHolding back tearsFor she has come to knowThat what and seeIs better than nothingAnd when you callTo fill her mind with storiesOf excusesAnd encountersWith one night standsWho don't.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/234540/ New number system...I'll explain it later http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/illogical-reason/234537/