http://slow.writerscafe.org/graff1980 The original writings of author Joshua Amos Graff en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776010888 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 An explosionRage at the systemRed ViolentRage at injusticeBloodAngerRage forced inwardsBacklashesBrawlsOr Self-harmAnd the rageRages on http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1784341/ A criticism of the delusion of freedom. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1783900/ Greedis a slippery assassinThatslips in Toinsert itselfIntothe core Ofour societyPushesus ever forwardTowardsOurself-mutilationAndeventually Ourself-destruction  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1783522/ I want to break you of your superstitionsYour poor position with foggy visionFrom you false propped up religionI want to offer you wisdomWords, facts, and informationSentences of loveThough you are not ready to hear themSo I will play the mad poetPlace my offerings before youAnd before you know itYo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1783388/ For wisdom and knowledgeFor understanding and compassionI sold the fire of who I wasSaw soul’s light expireIn my fervent desireTo be betterAcquiring and inspiringArt At the expanse Of my own happinessLooking through toThe human heart of darknessTo help createA collective lampThat bur.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1783226/ I am a river of longingSwerving and changingDraining myself Into your desirous oceanWhile you evaporateSwelling the bodies Of other oceans, seas,Lakes, rivers, and tributariesLeaving little love left for me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1782454/ The cross stich of humanityIs too complicated to be comfortableComplexity and uncertaintyUnimaginably inevitableUnless one is blind with fearOr merely comfortably ignorant http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1782074/ Itis the journey Therichness ofNewexperiencesThatexpand my consciousnessFeedingthe creative frenzyCreatingnew neural pathwaysImprovingmy mindAndenriching my humanity http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1782073/ It’s the age of digital wonders.The world cast before our feetto be reeled in and gutted,plunging further down the holeOf personally preferred biases.All the information ready to be devoured.Generations scouring the abstractfor solid connectionsbut the ones and zeroes cannot touch a stran.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1781941/ Theysee the circle take the squareGoingaround round hereWithoutfearCuttingcorners Tilllove cycles backTothere is no white or blackJusthumansHandsby the fireHandsheld all togetherTillbetter angels are inspiredOnefoot into the coals to forg.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1781830/ The streets bleed violenceBut it’s not what you are thinkingTv has got you drinking upThe new age of segregationThe cultivation of gentrificationOne neighborhood split by the highwayOne street built up with new projectsTo expel so called misfitsLies value profits over peopleSee specific skin c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1781632/ Can you see beyondWhat you believe is a seaThough in realityIs a tiny trickleExpanded onlyIn the minds Of those who were fooledCross that tiny gapBreak the barriers Of the pastAnd find the truthOf our human connectionWe are not a small Band of bloody brothersOr a class of kin Cla.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1781410/ This is the story of Cassandra the Greek prophetess blessed with the foresight but cursed to never be believed. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/graff1980/1781409/