http://slow.writerscafe.org/TelamVitae The original writings of author TelamVitae en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776010940 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Same thing every day,Walking on a blank plain,Blank words from a blank face.I dreamed of being something else,But fell when I sawSomeone better than me,Even though they did nothing.I had such high expectationsSo I never thought I was enough,Jumping from shadow to shadowAlways beneath someone else.Sa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500391/ Inspired by a poem I once saw. After I read it, I was fascinated with the way it meant something completely different when you read it backwards, and I made my own. I hope you like it! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500388/ I cannot write a poem.It’s simple, and it’s true.I cannot write a poem-Not for me, and not for you.I’ve been sitting here for hours,Idea after ideaGetting tried and thrown away,But my good friend inspirationSeems to be on vacation today.I cannot write a poem.How absolutely unfair!I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500375/ Don't make a compromiseOn who you are,Rounding your personalityTo the nearest half. Don't carve yourselfTo fit the mold,Just take off all those masks. Don't give yourselfTo the factory of the world,You're the only thing you haveAll for yourself. So keep in mindWhat this compromiseIs g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500371/ Few poets write of happiness-Not many I see, at least.Due to this, one might believeThat joy that most people soon receiveIs given the instinct to simply fleeFrom the heads of the poetsWith pens in their hands. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500013/ SometimesYou dig a holeTo admireThe world you know you cannot see. SometimesThose you hate mostAre the ones you loveWhen they help you through. DarknessIn the world,When you cannot seemTo look around,DarknessWhere someone says,It's okay now,I will help you out. And you two walk alongA.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500009/ A poem inspired by a friend who contracted cancer. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500004/ A reflection on the guilt of knowledge and the bliss of ignorance. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TelamVitae/1500000/