<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
	<channel>
		<title>Scott Troy | WritersCafe.org</title>
		<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/helix81</link>
		<description>The original writings of author Scott Troy</description>
		<language>en-us</language>
		<copyright>Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org</copyright>
		<lastBuildDate>1775977564</lastBuildDate>
		<generator>WritersCafe.org RSS Generator</generator>
		<ttl>15</ttl>
		<item>
			<title>The horizon </title>
			<description>The scent of showerMild and soft Laughter A warming embraceA heart filledBlood and longingA future tense A passion intenseA long sought prize The demise Of a heart to unwilling The birth Of a horizonRecanting the sins Of past tragedies Following the path A heart swell..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2127467/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Shattered</title>
			<description>BrittleLament washed with Stubborn egoFailures Black and tinged A rustic landscapeHollow memoriesTurbid realities A tongueBeset by venomA time I thought Was behind meRepressBuild the bridge Ever higher Thick with resentmentPlacid platitudesAdriftLatentA karmic w..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2108798/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Falling graciously</title>
			<description>TidesAn ebb and flow A mind lapsingA heart yearningAn empassPeering through a needles eyeA sharp and narrow contrastWhat I thought I wantedWhat I thought I neededThe name of a woman The heart of a manAn honest feeling Timged by thoughts ofbeing lonelyI created perilI lo..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2098880/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Heart beat</title>
			<description>I'm tiredLead in my veinsIt's whimsicalMatters of the heartSubtle yet trueAdamant and screamingSonnets based on a bygone eraLonging feelingsA bitter tasteYet I push onAmidst all I've presentedAll that I've ever wantedLight an sanguineA heart heavy Wanting inspirationTo ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2072267/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Fleur de lis</title>
			<description>TiredScraps and sun risesWakeful dreams and somber sleepThe hollow pastThe bountiful futureBrightShining Glorious and imperfectA heart once boundTired an lostYearningLostBitter and costlyA tragic diaramaHeavy A box of rusted nailsScrapingSeethingHas found footing..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2059080/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Pallido</title>
			<description>Search an feelMi cantaTired and fatiguedMy ego tis of theWhat I missAn you missLet it goI tirePerspireWeak an aloneYour nameStill boldThings I'll neverForgetRed like rosesI hateThat you stillAffect meYet I'll always Love That I met you</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2058598/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>the monolith</title>
			<description>shock an awea rebirth&amp;nbsp;torn in the mawa beastfetid and forelornsavage the namebitter the teara holy bastiondear saint teresaa random numberpicked in a sea of turbiditya marrtyr of thievespray for me sira sinnerfatherbastardmix my ashes in your communiona judas&amp;nbsp;proclaimer of anti faithlost c..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2057854/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Piecemeal</title>
			<description>Ghosts in the wallsSemi permanentAnd fingers through your hairSanguineRuby red and delicatePassionate and distant Hushed rumors of inconsistent loveShattered talk of a futureLike polished wood grainSheer an smooth Yet terribly forgettableA grim fairytaleHearts crossedHeavy ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2055367/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The king</title>
			<description>Can you kneel in his presenceSwallow your pride and humble yourselfThis kingdomUtter disarrayTorn asunder by grief and malaiseA castle built on pain and prideA house with ghost filled wallsColdBitterAn everest of avariceClenched fists and bruised egoA veil of unrequited affecti..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2054964/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>the tide and the harlot</title>
			<description>the aftermath&amp;nbsp;moving forward towards causean inner battleinnumerable demons amidst egoever steppingfowards towards atttritionmy sinsmeasured in dpeths of depressionlonliness and angeri dont fear lonlinessi miss with a absolute passiona cheerleaderholding my backturning my ear to the futurenowi ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2053176/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Praetor</title>
			<description>KneelTongue held and pride silentA derelict revolverWhiskey the lubricantLife the contrary glueSilent bedroomFilled with a voiceNoVoicesAll past tenseSwords named whyThrusts named &quot;didnt you&quot;A marvel of tonguesEach dodging the sharpest teeth</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2051044/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Paramount</title>
			<description>Revelry amidst platitudesA championGold medal in lettimg goThe pastTurbid and delicateI drowned myself Dark grey an scatteredA mess of a manSittting on potentialIn volumesLookimg back i heldMyself so far backI toppledCrushed by AnxietyWanting and the following depressio..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2048469/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Absolution</title>
			<description>I bathed in youA now barren hall Decrepit and hollowYou became but another seasonPart of the pastI can not forget youThough you bared the sharpest teethAn my heart still bears the mark of your clawsMy chest heaves at your very thoughtNot with angerFor even in these cold depths i ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2047006/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Looming</title>
			<description>BitterSweet an savoryThe regard i hold you inJesus christI still feelStill loveSomber notesGrey rainbowsIll always love youSomeone had to pull itThe plug keeping All our failed chancesAll our failed &quot;We could haves&quot;Know i never meantI know you never meant I dont blame..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2043888/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Extremities</title>
			<description>YesIll hold your handOpen a doorPull a chair outAll pageantryAny man could pretendLoan a jacketLearn subtle cuesGauge what a woman wantsYet i...WeFinish sentencesAwaft in the pleasure of your laughterYour tender sideYour sarcasmYour blunt honest truthIts all endearing..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2037612/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Kismet</title>
			<description>Divine Providence Sheer luck and abstractsA romantic apriori The questionLingering on both our tonguesThe stranger who's hand pushesBoth our hearts togetherWe fitAmongst conflict and uncertainty The most intricate patternA tiedye of love in earnestPaths that diverge only to mee..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2035691/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Climb hazard </title>
			<description>I've learned to let goIn front of a sheer granite faceTreacherous and daunting I've grownAs a wholeAmidst the razor Sharp shelfTimidWantingI've lost members of my teamEither from their own perilous actsOr my push to move forwardSome losses easyOthers fleetingLike empty ambe..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2035235/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The best policy</title>
			<description>The danceA ballroom Masks and hearts at arm lengthI'll declareI'm a man bent and centered around egoLong sentiments of past detrimentsI stew in a heavy mixture of meI'm not the centerYouThe ever present The ever evident I do not take you for granted For all we've been through..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2033581/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Revolve</title>
			<description>Apologies Empty promises and regretTiredA ton of bricksThe impact finally hurtsSupressed emotionsBlind absolutionThe lasting thoughts of what could have beenThe fear of losing my best friendI can't forgive myselfRather, I won'tYou were the tempestMoving me to a better manIt..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2032202/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Preghieri</title>
			<description>BereftI believeIn the deepest of extremityLossRegretAcceptance I fnd myself tied in knotsFrustrated and at a lossWhat you have given meAlong with that you've taken awayI bare no I'll willI'll press onAn immaculate greyI do not blameI look forwardMy hopeThat we both fi..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2031345/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Finita est</title>
			<description>HmmmI can stillTwirl your name around my finger Like frost bitten hairFeel your umbra in my car Stellar shadows and cats hairMy heart is cracked A deplorable vernacular A romance sackedMe the titular ambassador </description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2031318/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Se none potessi amare cos&amp;iacute; tanto, combatterei cos&amp;igrave; tanto. </title>
			<description>PermeticciI want the pushThe feelExtravagant and long awaitedBy both of usPositWhat its likeNeither of our shadows crossing the otherYou are not a torn pageYouThe preamble to the man I want to beShare wordsEmbrace meFall on top of me an I'll carry youMuch like you would m..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2029109/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Desire</title>
			<description>GraspA feeling of dreadYet warm to the touch Cradles the heart FearAbsolutes and variablesProse and attrition A campaign To detainYour heart.... Let it bloomAllow yourself See the shore I doYou've a guile to youSo do IPalms never upIf you won't let your heart face me..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2029106/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Il messagrro non &amp;eacute; importante</title>
			<description>
</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2028096/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>I'll pay the tab,  just call me tomorrow </title>
			<description>A sea of maybe one dayTrickling emotional economyYou sway meYet you pull and push so vividlyA mirror of a woman with two sidesOur affection is not to questsionDeep an steadfastYet you push so hardPressing a wall of the sternest sortYou want growthYou want understanding Yet you ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2023952/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Santa teresa</title>
			<description>Be calmAmidst turmoil and calamityHave faith Trust that every dayIs a new beginning Temper your resolve Roads windWeather changes Stay mobile and keep movingI'll be right behind youHelping you press forward </description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2023018/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Absolute</title>
			<description>Posit a question. Breathe. Simple and straightforward A kind gust of windA gentle fair of silent adverbs and emotional attachment. Final. Beginning. A stew of just what are we. Fermenting In a brewLong standing and tried A carbernet of stray feelingsA sangria of maybes and promises..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2022292/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The depth</title>
			<description>I hope the words I write reach youLong drives through city lights in neon blueHushA silent sentiment colored by feelings so very trueYou set the tempo of my heartEchoed by the longing I feel when we are apartStay for the nightWrap me in your supreme coutoure The fall fashion I'd wear..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2020389/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Honestly</title>
			<description>You raise me. You push meI feelI cry out in earnest Psalms of youMy heartThe song I loveYour worth is measured in Not what you do for meYour value lies in what you mean to meA decadent sunriseI think of you I can feel fingers graze my faceYou numb stress You are the embod..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2016830/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Intent</title>
			<description>Be honest. Truly,  understand and don't second guess. A timid love where we don't second guess. Flavors of lagerSeasons of mispronounced intentionsSharp vowels and sharper retention Mornings of you. Nights of usDedicated and reprehensible Far away an unavoidable A tess line weigh..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2014453/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Subtle strangulation </title>
			<description>Hold my neck. The way you caress my vertebrae. Then turn away. Only to invite a firmer grip.  That disappears just as quickly. A coin with ever changing sides. I the atlas. Bearing the weight of us. You the saint of sharp daggers. All wedged into the cracks of my foundation.  I'm..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2014169/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Mutatio</title>
			<description>Behold a metamorphosis. Butterflies with silver wings. Mute words and decadence. Hearts beating just for this chance. A steady calm.A defense built on protecting a heart. An offense built burying emotion. Two marytrs. I've not forgot the lessons. Build a life an trust that you will..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2012696/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Serenity</title>
			<description>Your voice is a soothing song. Calm and sweet like afternoon rain. You consume me. Easy like a quiet psalm. Your love is a bonfire in a village of two. The thought of you a song I will never tire of. You don't just move me.  You undulate the world around me. These words do you no jus..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2011883/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Turnstile</title>
			<description>The more I press the harder it is to catch my breath. Sunken eyes and joints rigid by dehydration. How I wish it were to rain. As if the sky itself was aware of my plight and felt urgency to relieve me.  Pale skin sticking to ribs and torn rags across my crotch. Its cold. However,  the last few year..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2011152/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Scratches</title>
			<description>I cement myself. Sturdy in admiration for you.  Beautiful. Funny. Simply amazing.  A woman worth so much. Kind. Loving.  A beacon of hope. The batteries to my flashlight.  I love you.  </description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2009832/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Hold my belt</title>
			<description>I woke up to a thought of you. Crisp an clear like an autumn day. I've sank into you. An endless dream of serenity. I don't think of us fighting up hill. I wonder of us fighting all the way. You light my night. Gas lights and subtle kisses. Scratch my back. Tell me the same stories..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2009828/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>This is love</title>
			<description>Extraordinary. A word taken for granted. A love so brazen I cannot stand it. A myriad of metaphors. A simple plan like a plain wooden floor.  Flawed yet beautiful. Drawn out as I think of you. A tempest of the heart. A perfect production where we both play our part. Leading roles i..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2008797/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The nation </title>
			<description>A quartet of strings.Smile at me and behold a man. They bring it all together. Percussion. Strings. Melody... We are a symphony. We play with one conditionWe will never pierce each others heartAn endless concertWorth all the effort</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2008781/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Tidal wave </title>
			<description>Orbit. Sink into me. A holistic remedy to a heart heavy with a firm resolve to disarray. We are more alike than you think. Bridges of apathy and progression. I won't press. I've sank into you.  Dived head first. You became my lungs. Allowed me to breathe. Like masking tape you saw ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2008553/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The verse</title>
			<description>Psalms 46:10: &quot;be calm and know that I am god.&quot; I wish an angel would hold my hand now. Bleeding. Cracked. Hanging by a thread. These days I pray to anything. Deliver me. Bless me with salvation and dignity. A winter of emotions. A past life of regret. A subtle abrasion across my mind. Time being co..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2008551/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Instinct </title>
			<description>The way you trace an outline on my back. A muttering of words. A concept of brevity and bare feelings. How I wish. How I stand on a cusp of disbelief. Love me. Miss me. I look at you and know the reflection of emotion is naught but an iron cast copy. Seasoned in emotions and strong h..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2008549/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Saving grace</title>
			<description>You are a wave. Comfortable and at ease. I ride your coast an ease my mind. The many rocks that could mire our coast mean nothing to me. A sweet scent of palm oil and an air of serenity. You cut my heart beat by half in the most saccharine of sense. The most beautiful note to the best symphony that ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2008237/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Infinity </title>
			<description>I wish. On a plane where we both saw eye to eye. I sit so uncertaintly not understanding the voice I know you have. The feelings. The passion. I speak of you and I understand. You speak of me and I can't truly comprehend. If I hold your heart we should both speak the same language. </description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2006757/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Look past the sea </title>
			<description>Bear down on me. The feelings of your foot on my throat. The matter that forms around your words. Tear my heart out and ask why am I sad. Maybe I am still barren. A pile of salt abrasive against the slightest touch. Course,  rigid,  an possibly forelorn.  A pile of regret an anger next to a match.  ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2006753/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Rust red</title>
			<description>Reynold Harland. You'd never notice him. Like a janitor in a grocery store he just blended in. Nothing about him stood out. 5' 8, 170 pounds,  and no facial hair or any real identifying characteristics. Brown eyes and short brown hair. Even tempered and very punctual. Plain,  like off brand shoes. H..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2005909/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Cadence</title>
			<description>I woke to find the one thing missing was you next to me. Light Breaths and heart beats in sync. Sunlight on your raven hair. Wearing a sleepy smile. Hands tight. Whispered I love you's. Gentle smile curving your face. I'll close my eyes and hope this moment finds me soon. </description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2005420/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>You sing while I drive</title>
			<description>I'll grab your hand. Crossed fingers and hip hop radio. Swerving to the beat like the road will take us anywhere. Loud. The cadence of my voice and sense of self satisfaction. Soft. The way I can feel eyes on me. Framing in a gaze of a woman who's hearts taken by a beast of man with an inability to ..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2004616/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>The purpose. </title>
			<description>The way. Look into your heart an you will feel a reflection of mine. Twisted on sarcasm and a shared sense of charm. We can twist each other much like autumn leaves. Relevant in the now that sunsets our romance. You've inadvertently molded my heart into the man I know I should be. I do not regret me..</description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2004613/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>Non perishables</title>
			<description>That unassuming smile. The way I reflexively sigh when you call me baby. The way you hold my heart. Your grip on my hand. The smell of your hair.   The comforting way you stare into my eyes before you kiss me. Your laugh. None of these will get old. </description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2003894/</link>
		</item>
		<item>
			<title>My heart (attack) </title>
			<description>Baby. There's not a day where your name doesn't wring in my head. Where the lingering perfume of your scent doesn't tease my memory. An embrace. A kiss. A conversation of staring into those pretty eyes filled with mutual adoration. </description>
			<image></image>
			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/helix81/2003889/</link>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>