http://slow.writerscafe.org/zImageCrafter The original writings of author Zi en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776002094 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I don't want to escape itI want it to embrace meTo swallow me wholeI don't want to live itI want it to leave me beTo let me have my joyI don't want to ignore itI want it to be all I think ofTo be my constant reminder http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/1872094/ What pain more can I holdWhen the raging, twisting, windsLeave me battered and brokenA force of nature, she came to meUncertain, unknowingI was a pillarStrong, stable, stationaryBut all winds passTrailing their debris and terrible dangerLeaving pillars behind with no protection.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/1872092/ I am alone in a room of twentyA single point in a full scoreTwos, threes, and sixesThey clamor for attentionI, alone, waitWondering, thinking, whyWhy do they needWhy do they wantIs their world so crowdedThat they can only be seenIn groups and gagglesClawing for that attenti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/1334249/ In this darkness I can see emotions wildScreaming, then laughter and crying like a childLight is blindingLike handcuffs, bindingWith me only findingLife is just matterAnd she isn't mindingIts the same show you've seen beforeYou recognized the set as you walked through the doorT.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/1292500/ You stripped me downAnd stood me nakedIn front of the blood thirsty crowdWith my arms outstretchedMy fragile form unable to moveFusedLike so many pieces of glass And as the light played through meAll could see how transparent I was to youBut it was al.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/973247/ And justlike that I am no longer a personMy life,boiled down to rights and wrongsRead aloudfor all to hear as a list of crimesCharges forwhich I must answer and pay My life isgone in the eyes of this worldI am justanother name, another numberThat is t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/957682/ It’s alright.Close your eyesJust take a deep breath, and lean your head back. When you open your eyes again, It will all be over. Count back from ten. Breathe deeply. There you go. It’s not so bad after all. I’ll be there the whole time. The last thing you see before you go under, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/955736/ And so the physically broken girlfellfor the emotionally broken boybecause alcoholcan wreak havoc on the mindand the ability to make proper decisions.It can make youfeellove, lust, or what have youfor someone you shouldn’t.It can make you let loose.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/954115/ The whiteoak casts shade on a sunny dayIn the lightof spring all is newAll is newand all is old Dew shineson the soft blades of grassIt shineswith the light of the sunWith thelight of the sun and the light of god At thistime, this morning, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/951844/ This is a work in progress and I hope to update it as I write more. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/944121/ All yesterday’s skiesStaring deeply with storm grey eyesThe night, it rainsThe cloud, it cries The ground belowFrom which all of those things do growTakes in the rainAnd life does show Now do you seeWhat all these things could grow to beThey are just usAll y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/908637/ Private Sub emoLove.True (… Handles emoLove.TrueDim amountILove, amountYouLove As IntegerDim amountMyHappiness, amountYourHappiness As DoubleamountILove =  CDbl(txtILove.Text)amountYouLove =  CDbl(txtYouLove.Text)If (amountYouLove > 10) Then    &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/820036/ The hand of god as it reaches down from on highThe mightThe truthThe righteousnessThis is the feeling of holinessThis is the hope we hold dearThis is the power that we all seeThis is the pain that we all fear We have been alone for far too longAbandoned our hopeForgotten o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/812837/ I’m not sure how much you know about Jewish traditions, but we’re coming up on that time of year when we’re supposed to make a special effort to try and make amends. It is said that on Rosh Hashanah it is written and on Yom Kippur it is sealed; that my actions today directly influe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/800208/ A man does not a sword makeBut would a causeHigher than violenceFor violence's own sakeAnd should to fight be your choiceRemember valorSo to your swordLend your voiceFor battles shan't be won with steelKeep words closeEnemies closerLose not your zeal http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/781817/ Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to cut away. Death is the ultimate perfection, the ultimate cleansing. It is only in death that we are complete and only thereafter that we are at peace. Fear not the flame, as it is the sign of both life a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/778511/ Just bits of thoughts I couldn't form any larger than they were. They're perfect this size, but needed to be presented in such a manner as to not misconstrue them as unimportant. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/774236/ Because you’re so in love that you act insaneThinking with your heart, but not your brainYou don’t know how to stop this pain Rain starts to fall and you run for the doorYou can’t stand to stay inside anymoreBecause she was here, she walked this floor You .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/774233/ It's like looking for god behind the cloudsYou try and scrape the sky, just to get byIt's a bitter twist on a more bitter lifeAnd you can't say it's just another daySo look around you at this empty roomNothing's here but your unkempt fearNow you’re all by your oh so lonely sel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/756560/ Broken hearts and broken truthsBroken smiles and smoke that soothesLife is in breathBreath that will never healThat comes in rasping dragsAnd pain that’s all too realI can change from one day to the nextNever knowing what is good or what is bestSimply changing for the sake of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/754856/ I am an Artist, first and foremost, be it in words, paint, or pixels. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/753007/ Every night when I walk home, I pass this van parked on the street in front of this house. The van is never there during the day, or at least not that I’ve ever seen. I assume it's the boyfriend's van because whenever I see them it's always him on top of her while they're making out in th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/753000/ She is the salt in the wound she, herself, made on my heartShe is the thing that can keep me up at night, wonderingShe is the reason I cannot concentrate when I'm away form herShe is the only thing that I can see when I am with herShe is the hope I hold ont.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/752996/ Like putting your hands into the fireIt's a test of strength and willAn acceptance of inevitabilityWhen all is said and doneThis is but a dream Like putting your hands into the fireIt's a sign of something greaterA symbol of personal freedomSo prove it to yourselfThis is but.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/748149/ In life, there are two choices. You live your life, or you don't. It's that simple.  This is life. It sucks. We deal with it and keep on keeping on. That's living. That's the path we choose because the good times are worth the bad and there are things, places, happenings, and people we love.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/746857/ And it will begin And it will be beautiful Like the sound of angels Crying at Wisdom's feet And it will be sereneLike water's surfaceFrozen in winter's depths And it will be unyieldingLike all the affectionGod has for mankind And it will be over http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/745332/ Think of all the             comforting things people have ever                           told you, or that you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/735987/ I am myselfAnd none otherMade of my fatherAnd my mother I am myselfAnd always shall beTruth is neverWhat you can see I am myself            And believe you meKnowing yourselfWon’t set you free .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/733928/ Sleep tonightSo you can wake and wonderIn the morning Be still tonightWe can kiss and break the spellIt's so simple Believe tonightI will be yours and you mineBreathe deep Dream tonightAnd in reality I will love youAs I always Want t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/733465/ Bang. Bang. Bang. With his blindfold on and his back against the wall, Chris stood. He just stood silently and waited. Soon enough the gun would be pointed at him and everything he was would pass. No more pain; no more discomfort. Actually, of all the walls he had ever leaned on, Chris found this to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/733413/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/733412/ I was ready to kill somebody today. This practice (repeated many, many times) saved me from myself. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/732933/ Tonight will bring an endIt's time to break the trendSo keep the beat steadyAnd get those hands readyWe want you to clap alongTo the infectious beatOf our little song Hear it blend into another mixAnd breathe in that musical fixIt's a drug that you can't quitAnd pulls you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/732314/ Did you think that I would change for you, that I would open up to you, a girl I met once three years ago? You "would rather have never loved at all than loved and lost", but you don't know love. You don't know me. To say you know me because you've read some of my work, without knowing the context.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/731775/ This place is poison, it's toxicTime drips away, hereLike venom off the fang of a beastThere are two optionsWhen you live in a place like thisYou can let it become youYou can let it change youYou can let it corrupt youOr you can find freedomFreedom in detachmentFreedom in the coldFreedom in losing y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/731628/ Life is a series of interruptionsWe are interrupted peopleFlitting from one impulsive actionTo the next without thoughtWithout the slightest hesitationWe jump from one idea toAnother without any semblanceOf a plan for our destinationAnd those of us who care to wonderWhy this is our.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/731230/ What life can you know,Staring into a mirror?And what lies will show,When you go out of your wayTo cover yourself?Why won't you look away?Can you show some sign That you know I'm here? Light is at fault here.If there was no light,Then you could not see.God created light... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/730606/ Know now, doth my soulThe touch of one pure as goldYet wary be, my heavenly loveFor the warming sun was not far aboveToo much thou hast of this good thingAnd now it hath clipped thy angelic wingAnd with no wing, as thou artLeaves none here to receive my heartAnd I, alone, in this skyWish not alone y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/727904/ I find few things in life more comforting than washing dishes at three in the morning, when there is no rush, or place to be, when life can take a back seat to the operation. The effect is generally enhanced when "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service is added to the mix. Content is this child o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/725890/ To the world, I'm lying through my teethIt's all forgotten looks and faded memoryEvery day I flirt with the truthI write it here, I write it for you So take these words that I have wroughtAnd wonder whether they're truth or notBecause, if you can't tell, then how should IKn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/725076/ God, make me good.I want to be valiant, one of the faithful. I want to devote my life to heaven. I want to be like those who came before me, willing to give not just anything but everything. I want a life filled with sacrifice, and hope, and faith, and service, and joy, and charity. I want to keep e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/724666/ One side of a series of conversations. Ellipses indicate where the other person is speaking. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/723383/ It's like a deep pressure behind my eyes. It won't go away either. I'm going to try to describe it. It might not work, but I'll try. It's an overwhelming feeling. I want to try and scratch it out, but it's not on the surface. I can't get to it. I don't know what to do. It's been so long since it was.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/722673/ I feel inspired. Before there was you, there was another. There were many others. You are here now. You can do what they once could. They left me, each in their own way. I hate to think that, one day, you will too. I know I can't stop it from happening. It's inevitable. The truth is, you should leav.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/721654/ This is how you see it, true But that's not how I'm seeing you You leave me here, with no choice I scream your name, but have no voice The world keeps turning while my heart's yearning My soul is burning, but hey, what's new? This is how I see it now My lies so deep I just might drown You weren't th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/720811/ inspiration comes and goes/ written verse/ written prose/twisted candle/ friendship found/ all we leave/ is wax on the ground/these past few days/ my life seems small/I sit at home/ await your call//I cry/ I write/ and try/with all my might/to remember your face/ the glasses and brown hair/as I saw .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/720808/ Have you no hope, no faith, no fearDon't you hold closeTo any one thing you find dear Have you no mind, spirit, or soulCan you imagineA day when you will lose control Have you no will, no drive to liveWhen all I seeIs that you have so much to give Now I know,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/720802/ Never think that you're not loved, even when I'm goneThere's always someone else, to whom you might belongThere's alway someone waiting, who, if you give the chanceWill be right there, next to you, asking for a danceSo, if you feel that you're not lovedThat the world has turned awayThen .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/720404/ Have there ever been things you just didn't want to know? Things you wish you never even knew there was something to know about? Little things that seem big at the time, or big things that didn't appear relevant? Things like the details of the conversation when your father told your mother he didn't.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/720373/ Steal me away from this tediumI don't know if I can stand itMy life is an artistic mediumThey've stolen it andI've caught them red handed I want to live my life andLet it paint the world around meI want to lose the strife andAll these worriesThat now have found me T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/zImageCrafter/720335/