http://slow.writerscafe.org/Mavis%20Bard The original writings of author Mavis Bard en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776022570 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A dark kingdom with an ultimate weapon. Seven gems of uncanny power. And a group of heroes who would kill each other rather than save the world. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/2030907/     “I don’t want him on the team. He’s unfit. He’s mentally unstable.”    “He’s a genius.”    “No. He’s like a child with a toy.”    “He has greater potential than eve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/1096295/     “...sometimes bums just need to wipe themselves."     "What da hell does dat even mean?"     "What I mean is: What constitutional rights does a homeless man have? I mean, can a bum even get charged for breaking and entering if he walks into an o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/1096290/     An eternal sadness beckons his face. Out of all his triumph, out of all his soul-searching, out of all of the monstrous beings and machinations he had vanquished, the one real obstacle he desperately tried to overcome was himself - his moral character, his stricken conscience, his.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/976177/ HUMANITY has reached the pinnacle of enlightenment, the prime of its seemingly meaningless existence, now all the more meaningful -- made possible through rapid changes and advancement through science and technology. But with such great advancements even greater sacrifices are needed. In a frenzied .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/975961/ You stand aloneOn a scow that is sinkingWe’ve tried and triedAnd we’re still believingThat you’ll release yourselfFrom it allBefore you fallAnd plunge intoThe deep blue seaWhere you willDROWNA crooked smileStretches your lipsThe waves revileAs your tugboat tipsWith a millstone arou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/840679/ She’s like a daisyThat he can pluck awayUntil her flower is goneI wondered if she was crazyOn any given dayBecause it’s been so longNow I found a paradoxThat lies within your foxWho lured you for the rideWhen you gave him what he gotHe quickly threw you offAnd now you’re trampled.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/795553/ The search for a missing girl in a mass-murder case twists a federal investigation into a universal conspiracy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/739828/ Smile.Simper with your big heart.Smirk with your bright eyes.Don’t cry.Chin up.Headstrong.Smile.Sniggle with your silly dimple.Beam with your virtuous soul.Let go.Be free.Transcend.Smile. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/688119/ There exists an emptiness between the ocean and the darkness. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/625936/ It was just a harmless walkDown Memory LaneHow inane…And then I found her behind thebreeze.She blows a kiss on my lips;My mind is crossed,And now I’m lostIn these woods of dying trees. When the road bottoms outShe will drag you down,And.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/592305/ There is a feelingThat will fill your holesBut what it is concealingIs how it controlsYour soulTo enrolArms controlIt was a fantasyThat has been bornA scourging revelryLeft you forlorn Let it flyLet it fallInto it burning fireLet it di.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/588838/ Jairus is introduced, and his world turns upside down. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/484133/ This is how it ends. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/341591/ It burnsThe boils on my chestMelt away my skinMy bones are breaking downInto something dark And beautiful…Taste meLick the sweet from my lipsSwirl it around in your mouthSlowly sink it downLet it warm your heartUntil it turns inside And settles happily enoughTo bur.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/322602/ Beholder (Revising)Part 1 �" Behold the Eyes of SimonSCENE 1 �" PARANOIA Location: Subway train and terminalCharacters: SIMON,MICHAEL (voice), DUNCANProps: Cell phone, briefcase, hand sanitizer[SIMON stand up from his seat and walks towards the exit door.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/316237/ PROLOGUE [possible opening]    “HANDS IN THE AIR! NOW!”This is it.“LET HIM GO, OR WE’LL SHOOT!”Hmph. “If you don’t want your pal the commissioner here dead from this shim lodged into his neck, then give me my phone call.&rd.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/310148/ JAMES HARRISON must put on the line his own sanity in order to save a city from near destruction. He is already an unstable man struggling to deal with his personal life as well as keeping his job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His objective is simple: STOP THE KILLER. However, the killer.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/309177/ Candycane stickers flicker on and offRotating with a riotHeadstrong but belly outNo more leases on lifeNo more bad dreamsNo more transient fatsWaiting patiently for the All American DreamPretty kitty baby let's do it nowOpen your bottle of champagneWe now control the ladderNo more halfway homesNo mo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/307803/ ONE – The Beginning is the End is the Beginning   “Brendan!!!”Such a simple word, yet its weight is overbearing. Again and again it screeches from the halls outside and finds its way in to the peaceful room where the man Brendan lays. Chaos and anarchy re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/297274/ 'The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate. Who can know it?' http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/296168/ Working theme from the worst nightmare I ever had. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/295032/ SnatchedTakenDeliberately swindled for a sweet distractionHungry for another runLoosely focused on the crowsNibbling my fleshJust watching the damned pass byAs I lay awake with my back to the groundWhere is FaustWhich way is west http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/293579/ The Manauia--they are a group of heroes who refuse to back down when overwhelming odds are against them. They will fight to the end. They are not destined to be what they become. In fact, they voluntarily choose what they are and what they will become. However, to bear the legendary name 'manauia', .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/286720/ A group of heroes journey to find special powers that will help them fight against an overpowering evil between a fantasy world and the real world. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/286709/ The clouds burst and the waters fall;I’m just drying out.I’m holding tightly to my skin bottleWith tears that slowly trickle down.It never stops growing.It never stops raining.We never stop knowingThe fears that are draining.Suddenly she calls to meWith such a lovely to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/262706/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/249724/ Maybe it’s trueThe stars return to youThe rainbow leads to youThe moons will turn for youBut what about meWhy won’t you turn for meStill we circle around the sunStill we circle around the sunSomewhere in between we will beBurning into oblivionAll I see are sparks.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/208978/ Could somebody please hand me a napkin?I need ‘a wipe the rafter from my eyeIt’s bleedingI’m pleadingWake up and smell the rosesThe president says good faith I’m lackin’The pain makes me hold my head and cryIt’s bleedingI’m pleadingWa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/208974/ Only in a lie. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/208969/ Who am I?No true reflectionThrough a glass eyeScarlet stained mirrorsSmeared in denialHonestly a lieAll the whileI’m fighting to resistA hollow feelingThat still keeps surfacingWho am I?Noticeably vainVexed on this styLooking for the prizeThat will make me shine.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204613/ To the ends of the earthOr wherever you would likeI’ll fly away with youI’ll make you feel rightIn liquid dreamsWe swim aloneYour lips to mineI’ve always knownHey thereI am youYou thereYou are meHey girlI want youKiss curlCompletelyThe gods of this w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204579/ I am wrongI have $[b][i]Freak[/b][/i]No respectI had $[b][i]I feel I am alone in life[/b][/i]HelpI want to escapeI had $[b][i]Love me[/b][/i]I amI cryI was fat[b][i]Weak[/b][/i]I got marriedI do not focus only on her[b][i]I am pissed because he made me this way[/b][/i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204577/ Hey thereYou thereWhat did you come to see?Did you come to see me?Hey girlKiss curlI want to make you feel aliveTo the tone of my progressive lullabyThe warm thrill of confusionFades into the illusionThe melodic tune rolls from my fingersAs your body motion bounces and ling.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204575/ What is faithA broken reflection of your faceAn open cageOf songbirds flying falling dyingThe name has lost its faceNo protectionStanding tallI got a counter-balanceThat makes me fallThe feeling in my heart slowly regressesScattered glass in a crooked hallBut when I fallI.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204568/ It pushes you upIt pulls you downIf you stay on topIt’ll spin you aroundHand in handEye to eyeWe’ll ride this togetherUntil we dieBut this ride spins too fastI just want to get offAnd you throw your head backIn a furious scoffAnd if you’re still aloneI&rsq.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204565/ They say there’s something in the way she movesThey say there’s something deep within her smileBut what they don’t know is what they can’t see -The beauty that glows beyond a nautical mileDo you believe in ever after?Do you believe in eternity?If love .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204563/ Oh, babeCan you tell?These lines I’ve drawn are strong and clear,But the breeze has blown them all away.I say,“I might as wellDraw them back so they’ll reappear,”But do you really think it’s so insane?Is it too late for me to ask,“Please, set asi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204556/ I feel the painI feel the painWith nothing to gainI feel the painI hear the heavensCry, cryingOver the painYou preach the truthOr so you say to meBut if it’s okay for you to be gayWhy will I burn for my adulteryWell I have a new home-grown religionIt’s a fifty-t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/204548/ With no healingMy scars ne’er keep shedding awayThe slant of my mouthRips my lips and chips my teethOver and over againI keep banging on thisSplintered door of mineAnd yet I wonder whyI won’t let me inThis damned reflectionIs disconnected and withdrawnDirtied up.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/175749/ Can anybody hear me?I’m boxed inside this shellAnd buried inside this hellI try to screamBursting out of the seamI’m called on to the fieldOf colorful lightsSparks igniteAnd set way for a dramaFull of orange and redOf agents and spiesAnd innocent criesThat maraud .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/116949/ Beyond the wonderland halls and scarlet-colored doorsThe Queen of Hearts has become a w***eThe Jack of Clubs will rise and club your unclean eyesAnd beat them down into your heartShe's storming through the hallsShe's storming through the hallsShe's storming up to end my callsThe rabbit.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/113445/ I awake to find me floatingDown the River of SoulsJust spinning, sinking, drowningAnd growing old.‘I’m quite alright, can’t you see?’Comfortable complacency…These passing years have sparked a hintThat I remain indifferent.I drift alone with uneasy f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/112441/ I miss my little SpeedbumpWhere have you goneSo soft and fuzzyWeird and buzzyI smile at your yawnAt the foot of my bedYou take up all of my spaceAnd then shedI miss my little SpeedbumpYou beg for attentionI tickle your noseYou drool like a hoseToo much affectionAt the sig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/112261/ Fall in fall outGive in give outUnearthing gustStumble and mumbleSilently subtleCrumble into dustWhen it is exposedIt makes way for a roseThat blooms then fades awayYou know you knowYou know you knowIt’s all just relativeSo pressurizePressurize those liesBreakdown.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/112068/ The glasses turn, the tables collideAnd all I wanted was some moonshineIt’s amazing that we love the things we hateI’m hand-selected, honored-highWith a reverend’s approval by my sideWe only try to please ourselves each and every dayLeave me beThere’s only o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/109680/ A screwed up science strange religionFeed the dogs to all the pigeonsLet their custard eyes melt on youIncoherent inconsistentSelf-restraining drug resistantLoitering with one thing left to doFixated colors of pink and whiteCompelling flesh so hard and tightIt’s too dark in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/107380/ Why do you seem grim and drearyUninviting empty lonelyI try to read your eyesBut your colors have branded my mindI act like I knowBut I have nothing to showWhy are you so greenWhy do you feel blueAll these colors I seeMean nothing to youWhy do you feel downcast somberOver-e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/106314/ So meets the fatal frame at 29.7Live feedings digitized for high-definition pleasureBut what pleasure is thereWatching a widow cryWatching her babies dieWatching the world fall away into chaosAs foundations of faith are shaken by doubtAnd when you don’t believeBelieve in a le.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/105199/ I’m listeningTo the truth Cut in halfShut the lids?Shut the kids?Cut the kids in half!I’m making loveTo the vagueness Of languageCompromise your faithYou better notPropagate your faithGypsies are thievesAnd that’s the way it isGypsies are thievesAnd th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Mavis-Bard/104882/