http://slow.writerscafe.org/Medley_poetry The original writings of author Nancy en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776058316 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 If I had a note for all the painsI‘ve felt in life, I’d have built a wall, stronger than the Berlin to hold off the needle point daggers aimed at mebut what good wouldthat have brought me?trapped in a fortresswith no trap door to escape the loneliness laidby bricks fashionedto .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1441861/ I chase you as papers do the wind,it knows it would never catch upbut still tries to keep upsuppliant to the whims of trajectory forcesof none other than a mix of gases commandeeringits actions and reactions.A pupil to your iris is all I wanna be,teach me to see with lenses curved like your browsand.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1418083/ I see of redin the eye of an oppressed  In the heart of a woundedIn the frailty of an abandoned childIn the rawness of a bruised hideIn the cheap condemnation of an innocentWoe to them who keep themselvesWhose dignity has been kept on shelvesMay they never go rusty having no oil to lubricateCas.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1344961/ A soundA releaseA purgeA symphonyA sobA saveA stitchA healingA closureA departureA reawakeningA journeyA discovery http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1344958/ That tiny part of my heart under sealWaiting for the right finger to peelAnd be set free pleads for releaseIf I ever find you, many questions I’d askThe first being “What took you so long?”To be free without a scar, having being under lock for so longMy heart ponders on how I&rsquo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1344957/ Silence reigns eternalOn the lips of oneOn the tongue of the childWho night after day pleadsBut her muffled cries risesOnly to stop flight in midair by the pillowPressed tightly to her mouth by the one who siredStruggling in vain, curses rainHope is the air crushed tightly by the handThat plunges hi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1344956/ Everywhere I lookEvery street corner I walkI see a dejected raceLike zombies devoid of feelingA race enamored by glitz and fadsScurrying haphazardly like cadsTheir minds sullied with grimeFilled with none other than brineAnd I weep, tears gush down like a waterfallBlind they are to the greatness tha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1344953/ Does one ever know if love is pure?Or is the mind playing tricks with the emotions?Thinking with the heart rather than the head Aren’t feelings oughtto come from an undiluted sourceHow come blood rushes to the head at the sight of an endowedgirl?Entangled nerves .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1321803/ like the forbidden fruit, we are drawn to it http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1321801/ Clothed in a blanket of warmth, it blossomsWrapped in the cocoon of care, it glowsBoundaries blur with just a glimpseWorries leave in a flurry... by any meansTo be gifted with this tokenIs to bathe in the light..unspokenComfort is what it bringsThoughts are still, hate carry no stingsWords are slave.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1285890/ Bodies pressed closely yet none is arousedCurses gain freedom, as though once chained to the tongueMelodies of un harmonious sounds fill the airFor order has been temporarily laid to restTime becomes the elusive enemyMusic is addressed as a companionThoughts don the cloak of distractionAs the e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1285887/ Thud...ThudSound of soles against concrete echoesEerie cloak slung over  gaunt bodyMugshot eyes seeking his victims outWanting a lung-full of breath"For he knows, they will come in droves"He waits calmlyBy the corner, he tosses the baitWealth,riches and fameOne by one they cameOnly to see their.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1254906/ Fiery anger let looseTears of bitter anguish seeps throughTorches lit yet darkness is at easeWading through, feeding off our miseryWhen shall it be goneFor our hearts can't bleed no more http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Medley_poetry/1249165/ student of a university were killed in Northern part of Nigeria, this killings of innocent has ben on the rise. 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