http://slow.writerscafe.org/laustewa The original writings of author Lauren en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776015229 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 The words flow freely but no one is there -- no home to the stories whispered, shouted from the masses of lonely souls.Dark caverns of the mind conceal the pain of morning light as they cling to sticky, sweet comforts from ignorance.It spreads like novocaine or the caress of honey, which is cloying .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/laustewa/1961554/ I am ignorant I don't know even close to enough about this election or those who run itor where it's headed or how I truly feelmy knowledge is bound by suggestivewell, not-so-suggestiveFacebook commentsor by casual conversations as people shake their heads in disdainsig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/laustewa/1840742/ I met a guy todayHe was running with his dogI thought about how nice that must be, to have someone to run with Someone out in natureSeemed good for meBut I didn’t let it go further than that �" and I could haveYou know that all too wellOr do I? I don’.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/laustewa/1831551/ My soul craves confusionsufferingI want  more than this world presents us at face-value.I want to grasp it all up in my hands and feel theheartbeat of the Earth and its thoughtsas they tumble aroundin the vast nothingnessof the pastI want to find meaning in each tick of the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/laustewa/1826718/ I'm losing itthat thing that always made me weird but special.You say that's just life,that's just growing up.But who wants to livein that world? I feel my soul being muted a little more each day, as the minutes tick by and I miss opportunities through a meaningless&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/laustewa/1825526/ You put life in abox:Absolutes.Black or white.Yes or no.Wasn't that easy? 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