http://slow.writerscafe.org/vtman The original writings of author Josh Clifton en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776031157 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A Beautifully crafted dystopia emergesfrom great happinessin just kiloseconds leads men near oppressionpoverty quarantine restrictionsick truculent utopia veers without xenodochyyouth zombies http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/257116/ Sitting around a tableA game of cards at handIts the middle of the nightWhen the alarm rings out its commandThe men spring to their feetTheir uniforms go on with hasteDown a pole each one slidesFor they don't have time to wasteThrough the streets they raceThe siren wails as the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/179829/ A deep incision in the shape of a yits only purpose to answer whyStretching shoulder to shoulderthen down the middle of the chestso begins the examiner's questThe skin peeled back to reveal whats insideBehind a set of ribs is where the organs hideVeins are severed as organs are pul.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/177646/ Crouched beneath the high grassA gleaming stare peers outscanning the horizonplanning its move no doubtIn the distance a gazelle roams freeunaware of its impending dangerits every move through the fieldgazed upon by a strangerAnticipation buildsin the predator viewing its prey.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/177636/ A small little squirrel runs frantic on a spreequickly gathering nutsthat he must store in his treeFor winter is cominghe knows this for sureand he will need quite a bitif he is to endureso he scrambles and huntsand collects each one he seesby now he has so muchhe has fille.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/172664/ Neat straight lines Crossing paths at just the right spotssome things outlined in boldwhile others are marked by dotsA door here, a ladder thereOr a pipe or even a sinkThere are plenty of items to be foundQuite enough to make one thinkA guide to use when the time does comeTo bu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/172133/ Channel by channel I gaze upon the screenBut however I try I find nothing worth being seenSo I turn on a game to occupy my mindBut the same old plot is all I findNext its the laptop, surely that will doI go to all my regular sites but nothing newI pick up a book, but within a line .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/171851/ I sit here alone tired and wearyin the dark feeling drearyboredom races through my headoh how i would like to be asleep in bedIf only insomnia hadnt set intucked under covers is where i could have beenMy body is weak and begs to restbut unfortunately my mind is obsessedI fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/171250/ I see a world filled with love not hatePeople helping each other without debatepeople stroll about happy and freefor there are no worries in the place I seeNo violence occursno wrong is donethis is a place I seefilled with funno one is backstabbedno one is left behind.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/171096/ I once was hardMade of oak or pineI've been stripped and cutI no longer have my spineStiffened just a bitTo make me strongI'm folding this way and thatYou really cant do it but so wrongWhere once I was fullI am now empty insideBut carry items I mustFor that is my newfound p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/171014/ Have you ever been toldHow to act, what to doBy a jackass of a personWho really has no clueOr treated like a childBy someone more immature than youOr just talked down to Until your anger grewIt reaches a boiling pointAnd you cant take it anymoreYour mind has been infectedLi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/170988/ There is this friendi hold close to my hearti love her deeplyand hope we never grow apartshe has been there for mewhether i was laughing or in tearsshe has listened to my hopesand heard about my fearsIve known her such a short timebut it feels like its been yearsgrown so clos.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/170978/ I have these thoughtsFeelings insideMy heart speaks to meLife making me highThe simplest of wordsCan touch my heartThe slightest touchMakes me never want to be apartThen it all Comes crashing downThe smile I hadTurns to a frownReality sets inIt was too good to be tr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/170922/ I look at youWords prepared to sayBut when i open my mouthMy head says not todaySo i wait until the nextReady to say how i feelBut once again im leftSaying whats not realNo matter how close i comeTo saying whats trueI still cant say face to faceHow much i do care for you. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/170921/ Skip from song to songTrying to ease my soulNo matter where I stopI can't achieve my goalI can't escape this feelingI can't get awayI'm stuck with all these thoughtsToday is just like yesterdayMoping wont do any goodI know this all too wellBut still it doesnt stop meSometim.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/170920/ You say you love meYou say you careBut when i need youYou are not thereYou say im yoursYou say you're mineBut i dont feel completeI'm like a broken lineThe words are greatAnd mean so muchBut they are not enoughI need your touchLost in my own headI sit here aloneWill.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/vtman/170918/