http://slow.writerscafe.org/Artemis17 The original writings of author Artemis en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775442940 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 You crave him or you live in fear,He plagues your troubled mind.You imagine all the possibilities,Look for an answer you can not find. We preach about living for now,Yet spend our time preparing.We try to forget the bitter truth,But he can be so overbearing.  I don't know into which c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Artemis17/1452176/ Like a soldier returning from war,I was still me, but not.I was subdued.You stole my innocence,Left me crippled, broken, spiritlessI never believed myself to be so fragile,Until you took me into your arms,And shattered my soul.Now I'm left to search for the scattered pieces,Lost in my mutilated mind.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Artemis17/1452175/ Wrote this recently, I was not in a good place http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Artemis17/1452173/ I decided to play around this some different forms of poetry and this is my take on a tanka. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Artemis17/1452160/