http://slow.writerscafe.org/AndrewTortora The original writings of author AndrewTortora en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775968763 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15  Want to know a secret?Promise not to tell?I found a magic wishing well. I’m not sure if it were forged by heaven or hell,But when I’m near it I feel my heart swellWith a sentiment a 1,000 times greater than the most jubilant of men could comprehend. Sinc.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AndrewTortora/303012/  Today I was six people.All relative to different timesAnd different faces, and thoughThe places may have changed theSmells all stayed the same. The ineradicable scent of burntMarijuana and manufacturedTobacco resting deep within myClothes and nestled in your hair;Ove.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AndrewTortora/245140/ Dear Public Servants,  Sheep follow their masters evenAfter their wool has been stolen,But you cannot keep me from strayingThan coming back to steal your flockAll together. These self-righteous undemocraticallyAppointed men know only their ownSkewed sense of morali.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AndrewTortora/236889/  The child walks so gracefullyAlong the jagged edge. They doNot see I bear witness to thisMemory lodged inside theirHead. High up on the rocks I smokeMyself closer to death. AnotherWasted six dollars on a habit I’veGrown to detest. I imagine myself a king.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AndrewTortora/231102/  Each morning I am born inThe east, and each night IShall die in the West. Adorned with fine silkRobes I’ll watch youToil from my throne. Call me Andrew “Christ”And worship at my feet.For I am the true kingOf kings; the one spokenOf in ancie.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AndrewTortora/220622/