http://slow.writerscafe.org/DV8Rune The original writings of author Calvin Warden II en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1779874595 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 My angle has protected meGuarding me from afar Though I have felt painI have strength to go onSorrows have slowed me downBut I don't face them aloneThe sadness somehow sharedAnd my spirits have liftedMy energies have rechargedNow I have begun to noticeThere is an absence in the s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2798584/ That's right. It's a poem about Dungeons & Dragons. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2780076/ My journey continuesAs it has for years I've had ups and downsAnd I've been lost many timesI've seen paths clearlyFaced challenges untoldMany have come and goneAnd yet I still travel forward I don't know what lies aheadEven the past is unclear Not always succeedingBut still car.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2776046/ You spent your life looking for someoneNever seeing me standing right hereStumbling around as you seek out loveLike a blind man walking in the forestBut you are not one who can not seeInstead you refuse to open your eyesNever willing to see the light shineAnd continue to wallow in the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2776045/ The air escapes my lipsAs you steal my breath awayRunning to the shadowsHiding from the pure lightNot understanding the truthAnd having no directionYou don't know what to doOr what it is that you beliveYour heart and your headBattle for control once againTrying not to lose your s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2776043/ I taste the sweet words that leave your lipsAs the poison drips from your tongue Blinding me with your words untrueUsing my love as a weapon of pain Binding me by your lies through the yearsBelieving in the weakness you claimFeeling unworthy of even existingBut then that's not really t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2581137/ She asked me a questionA question I though oddDo you have any powers And who are you nowThe words were lost on meAs I never gave them thoughI didn't know how to answerWe all have power after allIt may not make us a heroNot the way people thinkBut powers none the lessSome we may.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2487929/ A tribute (I hope) to Bill Watterson and my favorite comic strip ever. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2480194/ I am no knight of oldMy armor has lost its shineIt's long damaged and marred From battles of manyStories untold from long ago Still chasing my dragon And fighting the demons That always claw at my soulAs I try to rid the worldOf it fears and painAnd spread the joyShared through.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2480010/ Up all nightStaring at the blank pageSeeing the image so clearHearing all the wordsKnow they want to come outBut unable to write Feeling so many emotionsLost In the story Trying to find the style Only to come up emptyHow does this want to be toldAs a story so longImages drawn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2468918/ My family tell me one thing thingBut my friend say anotherWhyThe school teaches me thisReligion tells me thatWhyThe news seems incompleteAnd the myths sound so realWhyYou have your own truthBut theirs is so different WhyI want to belive your wordsBut I have .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2468905/ They made fun of meFor singing my song of peaceCalling me a crazy loon Because I belive in loveLaughed as I traveledSpreading joy to the worldBut I pay them no mindCaring not for your thoughtJust living my lifeIgnoring all their hateDoing the best I canTrying to heal everywhere.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2468900/ Remember those words I wrote to youOh so many years agoThe pages are no longer whiteBlue lines long faded awayThe ink has swelled and blurred Stains now seem so clearTry as I might those words are goneLost to me forever in timeNo I don't remember them anymoreBut I still know what t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2466483/ She hid her heart away years agoBuried it deep in the groundProtected by a strong boxBound and sealed foreverBut that doesn't stop meFrom going after itTo return that great giftThis quest I must winFollowing the clues for yearsThe search rages onDigging through forgotten pastI .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2463930/ I find myself surrounded in silence And buried deep in darkness Yet burdened with visionsAnd voices that are not my ownListening to stories of woe And seeing pain in heartsPeople struggling to liveWhile fighting hatred and fearsTrying to find love aboundSpreading peace and joyHel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2463929/ The world has knocked me downAnd I lay battered and bruisedAs people just step over meNever giving a glance my wayBut that is their problemBecause I will rise againRemembering who was with meAnd those who stood in my wayI bare no ill will towards youIf you didn't lend a handBut I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2463190/ I found my love so trueShe was standing there aloneBathed in total moon lightShe knows I'm standing thereAnd yet she says nothingNothing at all to meShe begins to move slowlyDancing around the fireTo an unheard rhythm A beat driving her bodyMoving with such graceAnd a freedom u.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2462588/ Time has come and goneTaking with it my youthLeaving aches and painAnd wisdom untoldI see things differently But now I feel freeIt has taken a long timeBut finally I'm meIt is not good or badIt's just so I amAnd I accept it allMy strength and flaws Not regretting the past O.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2461705/ We wander through the woods Taking in nature's wildsWatching as the moon risesGathering around our campTrading tales and storiesReconnecting with each otherAnd with nature it selfGathering around the fireAnd listening to one anotherAlong with nature's songUnder the stars above .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2178874/ I awake once againReady to face a new dayBut I find myself unable to rise Just sitting on the side of the bedBound by these senseless doubtsAnd unreasonable feelings of dreadAll sense of reason has goneI'm simply buried in my fearsNo one else can see my problemOr understand this in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2177709/ There is hatred in the air Terror fills our streetsEveryone seems so madThere's no peace to be foundPeople fighting a causeOthers just starting chaosWhen will people learnWe all need to get alongForget our differences Embrace who we areOpen our eyes and seeWhat every child sees.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2177299/ I stand for justice and equalityThrough love, peace and harmonyI care not about race, sex, or orientation Nor you age, appearance, or religionI will not judge or belittle youSo just be the the real youAs long as you do no harm I'll answer your call to alarmI am not a trader to my own.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2176969/ This is in honor of the MMIW movement http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2173421/ I once had a friendShe was very dear to meHeld a special place in my heartBut something happenedThings have changedI don't even know her nowI couldn't take it anymore So I gave her a tearful goodbyeShe just stood confusedFinally she spoke upAsked what she said wrongI just turne.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2172035/ My dreams are always changingIn the past they were nightmaresBut now they have changedMy dreams are anbitt love And the time we were togetherI know we won't get back togetherBut I still hold the dreams They're locked away in my heartEveryone said I should leave townBut it's not me .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2170801/ Don't judge meIf you don't know meDon't ignore meYou don't know what I have to sayDon't trash meBecause of the way I lookDon't dismiss meDue to the way I actDon't shut me out altogetherYou don't know my worthI won't put you downCause you are not me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2170800/ As I look deep into your eyesI see the fear boiling up withinYou feel so distant to meYour love has created new fearLook deep into your heartDo away with unnecessary fearI don't wish to hurt youAnd you know that's trueI'll help banish your fearJust keep your mind clearI'll enter .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2170799/ I've seen the future in your eyes I've seen the changes in the worldYou know the importance of you lifeYou know what you mean to meMy love is strong that is trueMy love is gladly shared with you http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2170798/ When I look in your eyes I see your fearI can tell your heart is empty As you look for comfort in meI'll help you every way I know how'Cause my friendship is strongBut now your soul has grown weakI'll share my love with youSo your heart will growI'll tell you nothing but the truthI.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2170797/ These words I write for youThe one I've yet to meetYou know that I love youAnd I've been waiting here Seeing visions of youThough I've gone blindAnswering your callWith words I don't speakListening to your voice In deafening silenceSo how do I know your true And not just a drea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2170126/ Sitting alone I find myself lostListening to the silence screamAnd watching shadows in the darkWondering how I got hereNot even knowing where I amAnd no clues as to where I've beenIs this self imposed isolationA way to find myself once againOr was I left with no choiceWas it someth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2169240/ You ask for the moonI say noYou ask for the sun I say noYou ask for the universeI say noWhat will you give me thenYou asked I will give you everythingI repliedBut when I ask you You say noBut those thing I can not giveDon't you seeFor the things that you ask forAre part.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2168139/ I find myself standing in the crossroads Not sure where I'm goingCan't tell where I've beenTrying to decide where to goBut I haven't got a clueWill I continue go forwardGo back from whence I cameOr will life take a drastic turnHere I stand lost and aloneSpinning round and roundSe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2166562/ Give me a kiss my loveI need to know you're trueI want to hold your heartHold it deep in my soulLook long into my eyesYou'll see my fear is trueI fear to get closer to youMy fear is strong as you knowBut I need you more then everSo I'll hold you on my dreams http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165924/ I'm aware of this state of mindThis strange land I have enteredIt's known as a dreamscape What happens when it's up to meI could have my worst dreamsOr even my worse nightmareI've seen an angel change formTill it was a deadly snakeAll in the blink of an eyeThe one thing I have yet .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165922/ I'm looking in this roomServing for salvationI'm looking for her love Only she can save me I'll know her whenWhen time is rightThe dreams will sayThe Dream Master knowsAnd will guide me trueMy heart will let me know. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165921/ To see me is confusing To know me is strangeThe appearance of a madmanThe soul of loneliness To live in chaosTo fear this lifeSome call me a jokerSome know my coverNo one to handle meThese four walls contain meThese thoughts destroy meThese walls stop her and nowTear down the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165920/ I've seen the terrorCaused by an empty heartI've known the fearWhich comes when you're aloneYou think your world is fallingThrough empty space and timeReach out and catch my handI'm here to help others like meI'll feed your love soOur love will grow strong http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165919/ I watch ad you lie awakeIn your state of confusionWhile my love is strong for youI stand speechless like a foolI'll help you win his love And I'll never tell you whyOne day I'll leave this placeThen you'll realize whyYou don't understand meThat is easy to see I love you more then.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165678/ We all search for the foolThe fool hidden in solitudeSearching through the valleys The abyss of every seaTo the hights of every heavenJust to find the foolIt's easier then thoughLook in the depths of my soulThe fool is within me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165677/ To know the pain she feelsShe talks to me "The Fool"Not her but meI know how she feelsLost alone and afraidSo out of placeAs if from another timeTo join this strange (human) raceSee the fool on the hillI said to introduce myselfYet it's but a dream'Cause in the walking hourTh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165675/ Jack the KnifeStalks the nightThe dark side killsThe good side cries     "Look out     The Ripper's on your trail."To see him is deadly Not is even worse     "You'll try to escape     But its to late".. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2165451/ You asked me why I do what I do A simple question I can not answerHelping you through the painShowing you there's another wayThe journey we share may be flawedBut together we seem to carry onI may lean on you sometimes But I'll be there in times of needShowing you that I careWithou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164909/ To see the beauty of sleepAs we all search for loveFor some it's only a dreamOthers the only way of lifeAs our sleep grows deeperI must know right nowWhat do you hope to see http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164879/ I have seen her a million timesI've wanted to hold her so many timesI see her when she's all aloneEvery night I follow her homeI set the pain she goes throughI know it's true all too trueEveryone feels this way But not everyday I can't live without her anymoreI try saying these wor.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164878/ I was sixteen when I lost herShe was my friend but moreShe was my womanAnd I loved her so Now she's gone I miss her soShe kissed me and walked out the doorShe left me a lovely manBut I had to let her goShe was my first loveTo whom I adoreBut now I'm a better manI still love.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164877/ It was a hot summer nightThe moon was brightI could see the rejectionIt was all over your face The pain like a dull knifeIs inflicted upon meI'll hide in outer space'Cause I know it's a let down Don't tell me anymore It's the rejection I seeI'm free but I'm aloneLove is on it's.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164876/ In the sky I wish to flyNo one could hear me cryEveryone would let me beAs I soar up here freeThis time is overWe now need a lover My friends the time has comeWe'll join to become oneFor we lived the gameThe beast is tamed The game has come to an endTogether I stand with a frie.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164875/ I sit alone watching the clouds gatherGrowing in size and getting darkerWaiting for what I know is about to happenThen with a flash and bang it begins The sky falls and refreashes the worldWashing away all the sorrow and tearsThough the thunder booms And the lightning continues I sti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164620/ Where were you when gravity failedAnd the stars began to fallThe world was in turmoilAnd all love forgottenDid you hear your name in the windSee your reflection in the seaUnderstand the pain belowAs the earth cried out loudTime had lost all meaningAnd emotions were crossedAs ever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/DV8Rune/2164609/