http://slow.writerscafe.org/underlyingcause The original writings of author Victoria Nakis en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775999058 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 She is consumed by passion that shouldn't beTearing her apart little by little from inside outRelinquishing her control she twists, she bends, she spiralsToward the fire that engulfs her very essenceAnd endlessly steals away pieces of herAlways leaving enough to launch into the vicious repetitionTha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/2024115/ As I open my mouth with the hopes to create beauty,Images fill my mind and words cross by my eyes.My lips move in what I image to be a graceful manner,But what dribbles out is nothing but vomit.The link between mind and articulation clearly broken.Motor functions failing to annun.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/1542329/ Hello Old Friend, it's been a while since I've felt your presence.I thought perhaps I had finally severed our tie,That I had finally found how to live my life without you,To be happy regularly as others are.Hello Old Friend, I must ask you to leave.However, I cannot force you to go, I have a masochi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/1494836/ The sun is the center of our galaxy,Yet this morning I awoke next to it.I opened my eyes and there it was,Brightening my day before it had even started.It was still deep in slumberWith lips half parted and eyes shut tight. I stared at the sun burning its image in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/1280314/ Embers are sparking catching fire, holding flame.     The fire is spreading, destroying, burning.          The burning is all consuming, ever growing, immortal. From this inside out it burns with vendetta.     .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/1242648/ The ties that bind seemed to haveMade a mistake when they boundThe two of us together; or perhapsIt was a dark joke to them to makeUs suffer in the ways that we do. Even from a distance it is clear thatPerhaps we never should have been;Tears stream down my face f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/1102810/ I’ll be your puppet as always,Pull my strings up and down,Shake me left and right;Tug at my limbs or rip out my hair.Bend me in ways my body wasn’t meant,Injure me beyond human capacity.Do as you will, just as always;You’re the puppet master,To w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/999515/ Slipping away to a secret place,The sanctuary where there's no one around.Darking and oblivion seem to be a comfort. Here there is nothing,Just empty, immense abyss.It's a long lost friend that had almost been forgotten. Deep in these crevices there's salvation; redemption... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/734028/ There’s a path that has been taken,And followed for quite some times now,It’s not a route that one should wander on,For you see, it’s a dark one of false reality;Ensnaring the mind into an unbreakable denial. Not realizing that the road really hasn’t been tou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/696439/ There’s a lot I need to say,There’s a lot you need to know;Much of this will never be said,Almost all of this will always be lost.These feelings I’m harboring are mine;I’ll keep them from you if I please.They are of no significance to you,So why should you learn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/685645/ I can see where this is goingDarling, I’ve seen this coming;The impasse that’s been approaching all along,Well it’s finally here; now make your move. This could end up as being nothing,Or you could turn it into everything.Sweetie, let’s chose the first one,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/668296/ Rip the soul and tear the flesh;Break the mind and shred the heart,Burn the eyes and silence the tongue.I send this curse to you in bits and parts. Feel the pain you’ve caused times three,Shed these tears of fire until you drown.Scream to the sky until it hurts to breathe;.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/658078/ Drowning in a sea of despair,The weight of which is too much for her to bear.The burden of her past dragging her deeper below;She feels such a pain that you will never know. Does she scream, does she yell?No, she just silently lives in her hell.Do you notice, do you see?No, you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/643551/ She screams at the top of her lungsScreams loud for the world to hear, screams for helpThe screaming stops and everything is silentTears start to fall down her cheeksFor she's realized that no one is comingShe raises her head to the sky and screams againThe wordless scream pierces the skySuch pain.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/629756/ Traveling through the depths of the heart,Making the great voyage to find the placeWhere happiness exists and pain is gone.That destination of desperation,Is it worth it to make it there?Trekking through the abysmal desolation,Climbing to the top of isolation,Could this even be possibl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/629733/ It's time to give it up!It's time to move on,And stop this masochistic behavior.Just end the nonsense, just end the pain,Stop all this madness;Step out of this fantasy world,Yes, it's difficult, but it's a vital!Just do it, just do it!The tears, the ache, this self-destruct, it has to end;No more of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/598745/ No, I'm not masochistic, I don't enjoy pain and agony of any kind.I feel wounded; I AM wounded, thanks so much for that.Leave me, not another word, just good bye and never see you again.But of course I’ll see you; I'll see you when the tears flow and I start to reminisce.That'll be the only ti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/598736/ Faking smiles left and right, Little by Little losing the fight.Ignoring the pain trying to be okay; Slowly starting to slip away, Straight into the darkness that waitsHolding its breath, waiting to claim fates.Fighting as hard as possible against the impending doom, Waiting for new hope to blossom .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/598732/ Look into the deep night sky and what do you see?A black sky that you only get when midnight comesStars that look like sparkles litter the skyThe moon takes it thrown at the top of all the starsBut look deeper than that, what can you feel?Do you feel the weight of the darkness coming down on you?Can.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/598731/ A beat less heart lies in my chestA dark and clouded mind lies in my headCold blood runs through my veinsNumbness covers my skinI pray upon those who cannot fight backI am unstoppable and indestructibleNothing fazes or disturbs meI’m like a statue cold and lifelessYou fear the things that go b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/598729/ Sometimes dealing with pain is just too much and you wish for numbness to come. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/590021/ Here comes the storm againThe black clouds are rolling inBlocking out where the sun had beenLightning attacks hoping to winAnd the rain starts to fall. Maybe this time it will take me,This time the storm will succeedPerhaps it is time to drown in the sea…Thunder cl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/587749/ When you feel alone so often you tend to fade away. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/587505/ The voices, Voices all around, Shouting, yelling, Making me scream, making me cry.I want them to stop, Want quiet to come.Everyday the noise is all around, The anger, the agony, the insanity, Suffocating me, killing me inside.When will it stop?When will peace come?One person can only take so much in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/587503/ The anger, the sadness, even the worryWracking through me like tornadoes clashingRipping and tearing and destroying meSo many emotions at one timeToo much emotion, not enough room for it all at onceJust take it away, take it all awayLeave me empty, leave me numbLeave me with nothing at all, leave me.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/587502/ The flowers in the meadow swayTo the never ceasing winds.Do you wish to sway flowers?Or are you forced to, Whether you wish to or not?You seem so serene, flowers, There's no way you could be suffering.Something so beautiful must be at peace.But that's a lie, isn't it poor flowers?No one ever stopped.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/587500/ A heart had been shattered,Someone’s blood was splattered;One soul was ripped apart. The remains are still alive,But the essence is gone; we need to revive!What happened to this poor soul? The eyes are haunted and red from crying;Face gaunt, sick of trying.But the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/586076/ Woe to the girl who weeps in the meadowLeft alone to wallow in her sorrowsBy a boy who took her heart and broke it apartAnd then walked away never to have a second thought of itPity to this girl with the broken heartThat was left behind to be forgottenBy a boy who left her alone;Broken, pained, and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/586057/ Go ahead, use and abuse meI really don’t care, can’t you see?Do as you please because I could care less, Because honestly I'm such a messAnd of course it doesn't help that it’s just how I amYour needs will always come before mineAnd if you ever asked, I'd say it was fineI'd take a .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/585784/ Dying, dying!Can't you see I'm dying?I'm drowning, drowning, I can't breathe!I gasp for air and get nothing.Help, help!My heart feels hollow, It's beating slower and slowerAnd soon it'll just give out.Can't you see I'm dying?Save me, save me!Air was constrictions blocking my breath,Heart failure sto.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/585779/ All things lost will be eventually foundIf someone screams, you hear the sound.The thing they forget to tell you though,Something that is no longer lost can once again become so. When all you hear people speak of is positive,The world tends to forget its sister, negative.Sure, the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/underlyingcause/585776/