http://slow.writerscafe.org/joy4327 The original writings of author moments_of_disarray en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776031167 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Letter To A Back Turned (Passerby)  Dear Sentry,The forgotten lies you tell,Serves only as your wishing well,The guard you hold can only be described as desolate,Against my attempts toward something more constant.I am amazed by your stone stature as you say you didn't know,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joy4327/267271/ The melody emitted drew me near, weaving an illusion that kept me in awe. Charade of souls meeting and standing on common ground. Your craft and candor not breaking down my walls but dissolving them as if they never were. Your "words" were so colorful and I fell in love with all your paint.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joy4327/236000/   ~~~ A time comes in your life when you finally get it ... when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out ENOUGH!!! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting down .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joy4327/231372/ I have come to the conclusion that expectations are pointless. The expectations we set for ourselves and that we set for others.In the case of the expectations we set for ourselves, we always yearn for perfection. It gives us something to strive for. Something to occupy our existence from day to d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joy4327/229720/ I am a watercolor....done in subtle strokes. Softly brushed with change. Accented with the contrast of others. Blended into a swirly mess of fears and doubts. Hopes and dreams. A play of light and dark. Darkness distorts the hue just a bit...blurs the edges and leaves you feeling  disconten.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/joy4327/229682/