http://slow.writerscafe.org/bookreader1 The original writings of author bookreader en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776011637 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 All that I have toiled for, for ages nowMy dream, my aim, lay shattered at my feetBecame another's in a fleeting moment... I was sure I was living a nightmareI would open my eyes just in a momentAnd all would be normal My dreams would still be mine to achieve...Time stood still, and the realization .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1436997/ Diwali is a very important festival in India. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435074/ This is about letting love go... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435072/ In India we have a lot of festivals - Durga puja, Lakshmi puja, Kali puja. This poem is about the Goddess coming home during this time, for a few days. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435067/ I look into your eyesAnd wonder what you see...I offer you my tears, my painI offer you my insecurities, my doubtsI offer you my joy, my thankfulnessI offer you my love, my trustI offer you my restless energyI offer you my thirst, my yearningI offer you myself, my soulI offer you the burdens I carry.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435063/ Life has passed, gates have closedThrough the windows, I can only watchIts not mine to reach out toI need to keep that in mindFeelings chalked in stone...Why then to expect?With what right to extend my hand?Its been hard accepting Why does it pain so;Where there should be none?Yes I need to ste.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435061/ The stillness in the air, draws me towards itThe darkness is so alluring, I can't resist the pullMy mind warns me, yet the temptation is so strongI drift towards the unknown, the silence beckons me...Its like a desert with no water, my throat feels parchedIts like a turbulent sea, with salty water m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435053/ I have been conceived out of loveYou were so happy till yesterdayToday it was revealed that I am a girlDon't destroy me, give me this lifeI can't smile, I can't hold you or cry outI am still a speck in your wombOh mother! please protect meLet me breathe...You have been strong, my parents, and given .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435052/ I feel like I am on a precipiceYes, in a state of shockAbsorbing the loss I've receivedThat took the security blanket off...Life has changed drasticallyIn a moment's time with no warningI am thrust into the torrentious stormAll alone to survive this blow...An onlooker would wonder what's wrongI see .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1435032/ Every now and again we write a new chapterThey get interwoven into an experience called lifeFrom birth to death is one journeyFilled with encounters of various kinds...It’s like a game, with choices to makeThe paths are decided on the options we take No way to retrace or get back the lost.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bookreader1/1434626/