R. A. Duarte : Writing

Let Me Love Again

Let Me Love Again

A Poem by R. A. Duarte


What is it that I can’t forget? Why is it that when I feel that I have achieved some degree of sane separation from you, you re-appear in my th..
Morning Jog

Morning Jog

A Story by R. A. Duarte


Out under a rising sun, I breathe in the sea.Panting and breathing, my feet hit the sand hard and fast.Pebbles are kicked and impurities are felt ..
Will of a Character

Will of a Character

A Story by R. A. Duarte


There is a modern will to survive, however ambiguous or vague it may be deemed by others. But, like all things it remains relative to the individual w..
How Much?

How Much?

A Poem by R. A. Duarte


How much I wanted to speak the world about you.How much I wanted to hold you close.We stood together so many times that I felt as if my desires were t..
Letter to a Lover

Letter to a Lover

A Story by R. A. Duarte


My old friend, I write this to you because I am torn by the emotions and logic I feel.I cannot begin to explain, yet I want to.I need that ear.Perh..
One Day

One Day

A Poem by R. A. Duarte


You hardly remember exactly why.The purpose has since been lost, or perhaps, never really there.It was just impulse.It was one day when you contacted ..
Inevitable Encounter

Inevitable Encounter

A Poem by R. A. Duarte


The sky turned dark as the fog crept in. Yet behind the chill, the sun still glowed. It was only five in the evening. My eyes grew heavy and my bod..
Ambient Noise

Ambient Noise

A Poem by R. A. Duarte


To each a soul and to each a heart. It cings so delicately like a drop of rain. The multitude means nothing, and the gaze of one means your whole w..