Tag Archives: suffering

Poetry Day: Do We Miss the Point?

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(I wrote this one way back in 2013.  Kind of messed up that I can’t remember the incident that triggered the poem, but I can connect it to so many since that day.  I still ask this same question at … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Cursed Soul

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This poem is another easy one to figure it.  Deals with a person who was bad in a past life and is routinely being punished whenever reincarnated.  I always thought that would be a nightmare because the person would suffer … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Blame a Generation

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Picture has nothing to do with this.  Pretty sure this may ruffle feathers though.  The generation war has gotten worse since I wrote the poem in 2011.  Though, I still stand by a big part of it.  Feel like my … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Hide Pain?

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

This might not be a long one because it’s really just a question.  One that everyone may have a different answer for: Why do we hide our pain? I notice that we’re told most often to keep smiling even though … Continue reading →

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Sins of the Parent Placed on the Child

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Well, that’s not fair.  I mean, a parent screws up, so a child has to be punished?  It doesn’t make a lot of sense by most modern standards.  Though, I’m sure it probably happens in some places.  Odd how the … Continue reading →

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Questions 3: Love and Pain on Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Yeah.  This isn’t romantic at all, but Valentine’s Day isn’t really my holiday.  It does get me thinking about how closely linked love and pain are.  To be in love, you open yourself to another and expose yourself to the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Month: Ritual of the Lost Lamb #fantasy #adventure

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz

On the cusp of destiny Evil strikes And draws blood Flowing in buckets From a single hero Who cries And screams Suffering agony That ripples through his mind Shredding his spirit As desperate champions Rush To salvage the remains Snag … Continue reading →

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You Never Know Who Is Suffering

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

There is a constant scream It is in silence Though there are signs Awkward movements Eyes of others Hold daggers of poison Itches and coughs Heartbeat rushing Even when at rest Tears welling up But only flowing in solitude Cracks … Continue reading →

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Writing Addiction in Fiction

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Charles Yallowitz

This might be simplifying up above, but it does come off that way at times.  As I said on Friday, War of Nytefall: Ravenous has a very serious subplot that deals with addiction.  You might be wondering how I could add that … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Legends: Dariana the Tormented Immortal #fantasy #adventure

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

The last of the champions from Legends of Windemere is one of the more complicated ones.  Dariana comes from a different place than the others because of her immortality, which isn’t as great as one would think.  I’ll get into that … Continue reading →

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