http://slow.writerscafe.org/TruVillain The original writings of author Josh W. en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776021588 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 On separate banks we stand apart,And in between us flows a memory. It laps the earth beneath our feet,As the distance grows-Eternity. Down the rapids we flow together,Intermingled to the sea,Past the hills, and through the woodsOf the fallen-sing a reverie. As we pass them by, they.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TruVillain/1729781/ If but only one time,Could I possibly believe the lie?Could I hide the architect behind the dream,As he mocks me in the silence. If I could just once see it,Would I love this wondrous place?Could I live among the ill and diseased,Plagued by the joy of content. And If I had the capaci.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TruVillain/1724278/ Do not let me fade,When identity cedes to obscurity And time turns me to ash, Remember my name. When all the trees have wiltedAnd our bridge has turned to rot,When the vows we swore betray,And the hearts we saved decay,Please remember my name.Do not forget the man who was,The m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TruVillain/1724276/ As I sit and watch you,I can hear your breath gasping hope in harmonyReciting in time As the machines ever mock me. Look at you. Waiting for the hand of death,To take you across the river,Where the doves will sing of sorrow,And the Ravens will shed their goodbyes upon the midnight .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TruVillain/1716893/ I remember the daysWhen we looked at our shadows. Such a simple thing,And time simpler still. And in our innocence we gave them names,And each one, they followed.We told their storiesTo all who would listen. We reveled in the wisdom Of childhood everlasting. But as time went by, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TruVillain/1716482/ You showed me your dreams And I ate every one I turned the meadows to fields of ashWhere you would soon be undone. You showed me the truthAnd I told you a sweet lie. I swallowed your fear and embraced a darkness no mask could hide. And you followed me to death,Where I ran from .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TruVillain/1716366/ I was born an unwanted thing,Then twisted to fit their image. Every time I wore their mask,A piece of me screamed, dying. Yes I died that dayDo they even know what they murdered?More than a child,Less than the man,a monster was born, And it chased faster than I ran. But If they.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TruVillain/1716353/