http://slow.writerscafe.org/MADWS The original writings of author Warrior Spirit en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776070587 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 This is a poem written for a dear friend of mine named Ruth. She told me about some things that were going on with her and I was moved inside to write this piece for her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/MADWS/221900/ Rocking back and forthJust hearing the breath quickenLoving the sound...just the soundOf what submission brings. Different in mentalityThen the standard couplingIt's the breath that brings the lifeTo the bonding process. Grip my hands as I hold your'sEncircle the waist that drives .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/MADWS/221888/ I’ve been doused before. My flames put outThat will and desire stripped from meThat driving force that makes me who I amDriven right into extinction.That desolation is not a fate to wish on the worse of peopleTo be without hope, without directionTo find yourself lost within your ow.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/MADWS/221885/ I don’t want to fight.Yet life…life doesn’t stop coming.It doesn’t give up.Life is relentlessWith only brief, sporadic momentsOf rest.I don’t want to fight.Yet with every step I take, it seemsI must raise my sword…I must raise my hands….. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/MADWS/221882/