http://slow.writerscafe.org/triven The original writings of author Trivén en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776026171 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Spinning in circles Around and even, And even aroundIn circles, spinningIn place all moving,Rotating and even thenMy train is odd in thoughs of spinning aroundWithout moving or thinking and spinningParalized transported 'round and 'round And even up is sideways,circularly rotatin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2957546/ You can't will it to beIt won't if you wantToo bad or too muchBe patient, be kindLet it be, and it'll be alright.It will come.Trust without demandConfidence in yourself without fearFreedom to wishBut wishful thinking asideAbide by you.Abide. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2953930/ Naive I was, that feelings passed and goneAll this time, hard fought, kept distance longThat solve this would, my feelings true and strongBut three years strong, when I thought I wonAll needed was as songI thought it was a choice to love someoneBut way deep down we didn't want to chooseI thought I f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2953918/ Cry, cryRivers wide or deepA gentle rainOr the pour of a waterfallA single tear or allFeel safe, for the tears will waneTo cry's a must, not all should be containedIf you must weep, then weepJust trust your eyes will dryAnd IWill stillBe here. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2953760/ A nettle sting some iching may bringBut some itches are not made for scratchingBut some are to be tickled and diddled and stokedRoaringly so, creativity goTo all-time new heights soaringlyA stub of the toe, a painful foeBut some pains you should not immediately ridPain of the mind, a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2952345/ fun, spontaneous writing with a friend http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2941660/ They are the ones we cannot trustHow are they the only mighty and highEven when truthful they will leaveYet only they dare ask the question why http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2941656/ it is what it isn'tlook, and it fades awayunfazed by inconsequencethrive in the unknownseeping into the cracks it's falling throughfleeting with great resistancestories firmly grounded that never weretethered at the bottom, sinking like a boyant stonesoaring free with a ball and chainfar out, behind.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2941042/ Streaming tearsJagged pasts apart traversedStreams wadedHands holding our heart's burstBattled fearsGrown okay aloneAlong winging paths we got crossThank God, we met not lostOpen and with graceShare Our past emotional thirstAs we walk forward togetherThankful to be here http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2939601/ the time of flushing is upon us http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2939440/ fiery water I pour down my throattop-down thinking, bottoms upimpairing, you saywell sure, I agreeimpairing the alreadyimpaired parts of meimpraiing my wallsimpriaing ma maskimmpragn mi guardit lessens my fallsreduce my high askmake it not as hardwalking inner hallsnow lesser of a taskI struggle ins.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2939435/ ...no sleep for daysno rest to beno days for sleepno rest for meawoken.no alarm,sun in my eyes and burns my arm,birds tweeting, a cacophony of lows and highs;outside,a never ending melody,kids yelling, banging, tenaciously.bursts of wind, rustle the leaves;limbs from nearby trees,windows,constantly .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2939009/ a red and rusted, rebar rose he readied,feebly fiddling its final form by feel,too trying and too tranced,too entrenched in thought, to thwart the thorns,hands,torn,soul's,worn,broken, bloodied and bleary,beholden yet bold and bound,surroundings in silencebut a drip drip dripas his blood bepaints th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938905/ A beautiful dayA beautiful sceneA beautiful place in space and time to be inGolden light, twinkling in the lakeGolden light, scattering amongst the treesA golden light, gently warming your faceAnd a golden smile from it emanateA memory of bliss and wonderReminiscing, I wish it longerA moment on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938877/ Walking in a starlit nightTemporary amazement looking at the starsTraded for waves of bittersweet love, followed by lonelinessHow a scale, increasingly profoundly good, can in but a moment, cut to something at the polar end.A sick joke, looping it back around, yet without a hint that something .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938873/ Working, moving forwardFeelings the same, unchangedThey're there, but now allowed to beMore acceptence and more unfazedWorking, still hard, but now a little more freeWho would've thought writing poemsCould be such an emotional triggerScary effective when the words do come outOut of the blue, for all.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938872/ The choice to pursue something difficult somehow makes it virtuousBut when hardship happens to you your frame of mind is completely differentIt feels bleak and unfair and really fall into a dark placeYet, the virtue doesn't come with the choice, it comes with the pursuit http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938871/ Where to start when it's already begunWhat to do when it's already donePulled out from under your feetPummeled by emotion you don't know how to meetJostled awake, this is the new youI've been here all along, just let me thoughNo more hiding, no more fearLet things fall where they fallStop holding ba.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938868/ Day or night, time or placeIndifferent to previous thoughts displaced A calm and simple night, peacefully relaxing at homeYou would make it better An exciting day filled with adventureNew sights, new soundsYou would make it better A dreary day, when nothing goes yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938867/ Rivers and valleys, deep down belowEasy to get stuck and just go with the flowJust beware, getting lost down there in flash floods and cold trapsIt may seem safe at first, but the mountain walls will slowly creep inSoon down so low, don't know where to go, everywhere's up and it's a struggle. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938866/ Anytime, anywhereAll my days I want to shareWith you, my love, bask in your gloryYou make me a better manLet's write a better storyWith all my heart, my mind and soulAll I want is you to holdAnd for you to hold me backHow I wish it so, my loveBut I know we're far from thatWe're awesome fri.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938864/ Every day is a struggleTo keep new emotions at bayOne moment away, from fine to dismayNot seldom stuck in a muddleEvery day I am learningEmotions no more stowed awayThey're here to stay, I'm well on my wayFrom too deep in my mind returningOne day I do hope I escapeThese chains they have on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938863/ Want you, can't have youYou're heart somewhere elseDay in and, day outI'm still hoping, for moreWe're close, not close enoughNo changing, only painUnhelpful, unhealthyAccept and move onHow can I, why can't I You're all on my mindCompassionate, understandingBeautiful, an.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938862/ It's awesome and it's hardWhen I see you and you drop my guardYour warmth I want to feelYour lips i want to tasteYou face I was to seeEvery day when I awake http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938861/ Full emotional surrenderPermission to hand yourself overTo be okay in a state of turmoil and chaosAnd walk away vulnerable and tenderSomething holding backAccess not grantedTo feel and immerse in it allAn intellectual malware, from a very early hack Not giving up control http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938860/ Back to lonelyWondering, will I ever be enoughWill I ever find someone with whom I want to share my lifeAnd who wants to share theirs with meSomeone who understand that love may come easy at firstBut staying in love takes work, and embracing that with open armsI'm ready to put her nee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938859/ What does it mean to be lovedWhat does it mean to be aliveWhere goes the line in lifeBetween true love and happiness and to just surviveIs it a question one needs to answerOr is the answer revealed when the time comesWill you be open when it stands before youArms open and embraceWill you be to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938858/ It would've been magicallyMy mind cooked upAnd I was fooledAnd still after the revealCurtains pulled backI don't feel ready Not ready to stop believingNot ready to give up on magicOr am I just not ready to deal the conclusionThe aftermath of that remains when I finally let goWhen I finally disp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938857/ Hope is not lost and it's awfulHope will drive you madHope will trick you if not dealt withShot down, eradicatedBurned and saltedIs there ever a place for hopeOther than self-deceptionTo save an ego who's lost its grip on realityAnd if allowed to fester, rot to the soulWill turn you a drone of its m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938856/ Tears, let them comeThe compacted lump of feelings need to equalizeFears, aren't proven true by thisThis doesn't determine your worthYears of pent up emotionFinally listened to and given room to teach you about yourselfSo listen to the lessonsLament and learnThrough the goodThrough the badThere are .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938855/ Hollow, emptyJust the husk of a long rotted away coreMind a blank and dark voidEverything bland and washed outIndeterminateNothingnessNoughtPresentBut not here nor thereIn limboA meditative state, but not quiteAn inkling of something being a little bit offUnresponsive to everythingWith still th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938852/ Time and time again, I try and failTrying to say how I truly feel, effort spent to no availWhy do I feel that the meaning doesn't come throughAm I lacking the words to convey my truth or misunderstanding youOr do we both of us hold back, neither wanting to give in and feelAfraid what will come of it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938851/ You flipped a switchI saw gold in your smileFrom that moment onTo have and to holdAt the end of the aisleYou make me betterAnd all that I amForever and alwaysI'll be your man http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938850/ Do you knowYou're on my mindEvery day, every nightAnd it feels so rightDo you knowThat I want youAnd have youHold me tightEvery day, every nightFor the rest of our livesBut then there'sThe part of meWhen realityShows its faceThat cries my eyes outAnd wants to tear my heart outCause I knowYou're.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938849/ And then they comeI look awayDistant stareWhile inside they're going everywhereAnd I wonder whyEvery time that IThink I'm readyDemons come out to playMoments pass byWhile inside I cryUnsteadyFighting hard to hold the baySinking, drowningFeeling them taking controlConceding, believingI'm worth n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938848/ Change has come so fastNot looking to slowLet go of the pastDon't think 'bout tomorrowRight here, right nowWith all the lessons learnedRise back upLeave no stone unturnedA year of changeSpring, summer, winter and fallIn every valley deepAnd every mountain tallI dove in blindWoke up broken and b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938847/ Take a momentThink how far you've comeDeep breath inRelish someTake a momentThink how dark it's beenDeep breath outWalk inCold on your skinSwimBe in the momentAnd watch the darknessDissolve to nothingA cleansing swim in the frigid coldA clearing of mind, food for the soulQuiet presence, just forced .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938845/ Ramblings of a crazy personThoughts on paper to better seeA dark and twisted excursionTo the center of my inner selfDeep cracks in my mental healthThe hidden web of the true me Didn't care what people thoughtI had fooled myself to believingYet deep down all I soughtWas the care of another human.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938844/ At a loss for wordsAbout to lose my mindEvery day and every nightBegin and end with cryin'Nothing I'd rather wantThan come home to youNothing ever felt as right in my lifeNothing before so profoundly true Yet nothing's rightDay and night, aloneAnd nothing I can doA fool I was for thin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938843/ Now reign them inThese chaos thoughts of yoursDeep within and closing doorsPull the pinBeen twistin' what is realResistin' you to feelThe truth and despairYou must face in there, withinNow time has comeTo rid them goneAnd toss them in the binBeginBegin http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938841/ Once again it changedA moving target, ever morphingSignaled by a emotional lump in the stomachIs this once againAnd early warning of things to comePrepare, floodgates open at midnightDon't know what I feelDon't know what to thinkJust know something changedAnd we're on the brinkDo I think or do I fee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938840/ Three momentsTake the time to look back and ponderMoments past and goneThat played a lasting songAnd made your melody strongerOne, the brightA song of happinessA song of gleeEnjoying the sunset with a loved oneOr a great party, still going strong at threeTwo, the grimA song in minor, suddenly buildi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/2938839/ Never far from dark thoughtsyet these are not my ownthey're the products of imagined sympathyof all the foul and immorality absorbedinto a single entityExperimental written paths lead the waysealing them foreverblackest ink on paperword by wordthe gloom and doom filling the roomthe moment they're ou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426236/ Dreams turn to stonereality is put on iceThis is where clouds come to dieand all hope leaves this lifeWalking a thin linehere I liveTuning the balanceplucking the strings in harmonyLiving on the edgeone wrong step and fall to where all is lostFaith and destiny falseonly surreal coincidences stand tr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426234/ Dormant, hidden in the shadowstrying not to be seenFighting the forcesslipping through the cracks barelydiscovery would be the endTraversing the verge of limboit wants out, it has todesire growing strongertaking risks, necessitiesEmerging from the deepit stalks, closing inattack is imminentthe prey .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426230/ Time has come to leave all behindBurn my history and in the ashessow the seeds of nowShowing the future patience to operatebetting all faith that this one choicethis one time all will be forgottenSitting, my bare knees in the gravelbegging for the sign, showingassuring, all will be wellThese scars g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426226/ Indignation stems from thistreated as a wounded animalfrightened to the verge of deathhanging by a threadonly fury holding backfrom the last step off the edgethe cliff standing tallhaunted by regretwhat would've been differentremorse kept at bay by stormy watersfueled by angerslowly running out of e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426223/ Dragons and paper cutswith the wind in my backpungent smells and stinging sensationsall is strange yet there's clarityFire and soresdestiny and sorrowsshadows slowly creepingconsuming light by mere presenceGravity's growing strongsoon nothing can escapeoceans sink deepersky's glowing redit's timeonl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426222/ I am a survivorstrolling down the ruinsbreathing the chemical airpost-apocalypticamy homeThere's beauty here for surein the chaos and destructionrefractive patterns cover the horizonas the sun sets and risesshining through the polluted airand the irradiated pondsglowing dim at nightThe people here a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426221/ Vividly flying through spaceeffortlessly drifting along my own timelucidly dreamingfor once I control my whole mindBeing knowingly asleepI do what feeland feel what I dosoaring ever so highusing all my mental powercreating a world, my palace http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/triven/1426220/