http://slow.writerscafe.org/wordsandwords The original writings of author j.wood en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776021430 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Growing up skipping stonesNever pausing to see if they liked himIt was not that he was all aloneFor many did never want to swimHis mind’s mirror showed his skin as paleAwkward and slender in his newspaper shoesFirst meal that day was a fingernailFirst song he played Black Coffee Blues http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordsandwords/755565/ All of our pithy fearsEmpty of hope or full of dreadBoth are laughing at sticks and swordsTrapdoors under large warm bedsWe are foodClawing at the latchReplacing that great chillWith such a complex struggleStill we are sheepAsking the wolfTo lead us http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordsandwords/755563/ Last night should have been taken easyYou have paid double for it all morningChoppy piano melodies do not help anyoneThey are hurting you so very muchDaydreaming of real dreamingStill, you are not miserableYou would make regrettable compromisesTo feel the comfort of a pillowThough you are not cursin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/wordsandwords/755561/