ID | WritersCafe.org http://slow.writerscafe.org/idrucker The original writings of author ID en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776010893 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Bruce the Brace In the days when pre-adolescent girls with crooked spines (scoliosis) were quickly and thoughtlessly put into back braces for years and long enough to stifle unbridled growth of self. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432220/ The Bird It was the kind of bird thatalways gave Brian a thrill.A big, hawk-like creature, withwings spread, flying high above the ground. I remember gazing for similar birdswhile on our rafting trip together.I felt a twinge of heartachea memory, an association, a sadness.&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432219/ NYC VITALITY SCREAMSBUILDINGS SOARTRAFFIC SWELLSAND PEOPLE SURGE. THE PULSE OF THIS CITYPROPELS ME.I THRIVE.I GROOVE.I FIT. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432217/ Green Means Go Tribute to a beautiful, green-eyed Holocaust survivor who let me into her world http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432216/ Some "ism's" The cause of feelings of UNREALITY is no more than the natural result of excessive anxious introspection. The complex things are easy to do.  Simplicity is the real challenge. "Close" does not equate to "closed in."I can be connected (intimate and co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432214/ Circle Game Undulating circlessymbolize my psyche.One smaller circle, slightly quiveringreaching for the other.Stretching, yearning,almost--almost theconnection was made.The bigger circle-solid, stately, and self-assuredstill awaits the reunion.   http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432212/ Ode to Whitman I sing the song of myselfCan you hear me? I sing for Whitman's inner peace.You can't hear me? I'll sing louder.Hell, I'll scream the song of myself. I'm SCREAMING!!!I'm Ilana.  Please hear me. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432210/ The Anxiety Monster A first attempt at poetry nearly 2 decades ago when I struggled deeply (and, happy to note, successfully) to overcome gripping anxiety and panic attacks... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432207/ Should I Stay or Should I Go? Musings from a time when anxiety gripped me, yet few resources, forums, or internally generated coping skills existed for placation or peace. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/idrucker/432201/