http://slow.writerscafe.org/NettieSunset The original writings of author Sunset Girl en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776047179 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 It’s not enoughTo get the degree It’s not enoughTo work really hard Nothing really changedStill feel stuck It’s not enoughTo doWhat everyone told me Why do I feel Like it’s never enoughThat I&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1646823/ Look behindThe downcast eyes Look underThe fake smile See what it isThat’s not showing Behind the eyesAre tearsYou’ll never see Under the smileAre wordsYou’ll never hear The hardest par.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1255663/ I can’t denyDeep downI’m scared ScaredTo turn awayAnd to move forward ScaredTo be alone Yet miss out I can feel the changesThe contentnessJust going along Almost likeNot caringNot feeling&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1246240/ You asked where, Cause you didn’t understand. You’d never seen this before,Heard the yelling,Seen the tears. To be first, To be more important,For you to make that choice,It was my answer,It was the truth. You cried t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1243705/ I know you’re hereYou’re physically hereYet reallyYou’re miles awayThat thing doesn’t leave your handIts’ overcome you Take a step backLook at the big pictureDo you like what you see?Do you think your daughterLikes wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1213510/ I’ve learned my placeWe’ve taught me wellOf when it’s timeAnd when it’s notOf when we travel togetherAnd travel apart I’m not sure whenThe two-way roadBecame a one-wayI’m not sure whenI started doing the traveli.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1213505/ Even ifIt's all a lieIt doesn't matterAt least not nowNot to me It gets me throughThe hard daysWhen hopeSeems nowhere to be foundWhen lifeSeems to haveToo many mistakes So even ifIt's not trueIt's okIt's not hurting anyoneIt only helps And the best partI won't knowTill it doesn't matt.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1204869/ I said good-byeSo long agoWalked awayNever looked backNever regretted it So whyIs sayingGood-bye nowSo hardSo different It’s still not foreverAt least not yetBut it’s feelingMore and moreLike forever .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1204849/ You see thisYou did thisYou made this happen The odd thing isYou weren’t aroundWhen it happened You believed in meGave me supportYou still do It was youWho put thisIn my head It was youWho made me belie.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1190131/ Remember whenYou held my handJust talked to meMade me laughMade me not thinkAbout what was going on Remember whenYou got meTo face my fearsWithout even knowingThe look I hadWhen you said I did it Remember howYou alwaysJump.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1190126/ We allShould be aloudOne crazy cardIn life A chanceTo do somethingCrazy Without explainingWithout judgmentComplete opennessComplete access A chanceTo take a riskKnowing it might not workThat it could hurt you&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1175918/ Lost One small wordWith such a big meaning It’s how I feelAmong broken and confusedQuestioningWondering what happened Feels likeI left the right pathAnd nowI’m roaming aboutTurned in circles In the woods&n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1175916/ Who ever saidThat you’d know;That there would Be a plan;That event BWould happen after AAnd then C would follow What if They were wrong?That you wouldn’tJust know;What ifThingsDon’t fall into place? Just .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1175914/ Don't wait to tell someone how you feel, cause it might be too late when you do. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1159025/ In life there can be many paths to walk, but knowing whose you walk is sometimes hard. And can be harder when we don't want to walk someone else's path. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1158388/ Cause everyone should be allowed to live their life, even if it seems "crazy" to others. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1158355/ When the writer's block is lifted http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1158352/ So wonderfulBeautifulUniqueYet another Purples and pinksYesterdayBlues and graysToday BrightAnd burningLike a glowingFire SweetAnd coolingLike a beachAn ocean I can’t helpBut stareTo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1158350/ I long for youTo pick you upTo hold youTo feel you in my handBut my hand hurtsJust thinking about itFeels tired and heavyMy brain go numbCan't form a lineI want to writeTo free the wordsThat are insideTo let them flowBut nothing comesNo wordsNo thoughtsNothingLike a painterWith no visionA Photograph.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1137380/ Sometimes we don't even realize how we feel till the pain hits you... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1137357/ I wish you would seeHow joyfulYou can beHow your presenceCan change a roomI wish you would seeHow your words Cut through meMake me feelLike a helpless childI know you Say you're expressing yourselfBut some wordsSome thingsAre never easy to hearWhen you talk of deathTalk of leavingIt wouldn't make it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1115194/ Even when a river freezes for the winter, you can sometimes find some water flowing. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1115175/ I felt itThat nightWhen I couldn't sleepWhen I wanted to cryWhen I needed the comfortI felt itSo strongLike never beforeLike someone was thereHad their arms around meSaying "it's ok"I felt itFelt someoneHolding meI thought of himMaybe somehowHe knewAnd after all this timeHe thought of meKnew I neede.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1107332/ You spoke those wordsThose three little wordsYou opened your heart.You didn’t mean to say themAt least not thenNot where you did.I didn’t know what to sayI can’t say them backI don’t feel that way.You said it was okayIf I couldn&rsq.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1101048/ I reflection on fall http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1061232/ Take time to stop and enjoy the simple things. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1061226/ Admitting you were rightWas a hard stepHard to admit to myselfI wanted you to be wrongNot just becauseIt meant I was rightBut because It means I was wrongWrong about himWho he really isJust like the othersEven if he was differentIt was the right kind of differentI just even his typeCan be game playe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1052965/ For the guy who opened my eyes to my hidden dream and giving me what I needed to make it happen. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1042545/ We shouldn't have to wait for someone to be ready to love us http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1042538/ What doesThis all mean?Am I trying too hardTo keep your word to me?Does your silence Have a meaningBesides what you sayThat you’ve been busy?Cause it doesn’t seemThat you’re too busyTo make time for People you saidDidn’t mea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1042517/ Run and runGo and goIt seems I never stop But when I lookAround to seeHow far I got,I feel as ifI haven’t moved at all No matter the speedNo matter the effortNothing seems to move There’s still that listA mile.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1037870/ My brainKeeps sayingI should be upsetI should be trying  Harder to makeyou stay I couldn’t find the wordsTo say last nightNothing seemed to fitTo explain my feelings I said I felt tornThat’s the best I haveTorn betw.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1035304/ A place so darkSun is locked outA place so bigTime seems to stand stillA place so full of emotionOne can’t predict the outcomeA place of sorrowTo grieve in fullnessWhere tears and words comeFrom the lease expected placesWhere feelings run deeperTha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1035303/ For all those who feel like they will always being explaining themselves. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1026797/ It’s been hardWithout youToday I missed youMore than normalBut I didn’t miss “us”I only missed “you” Having you thereBeing myselfOur conversationsThe openness When I’m with youThe problems of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1026789/ You all wondered whyWhy I became the quite oneThe one who didn’t shareDidn’t open up No one listenedToo much judgingToo much interruptingToo much not caring I’m sure you did careBut you never made timeTime to listenT.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1026777/ I wake upGet ready for another dayAnd the last thing I doIs put on my mask The mask that everyone seesOnly a few have seen me without itBut for everyone elseThat’s all they know Without the mask onI’m a much different person.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1019496/ I thought I had loved once,But now I know that wasn’t love. It felt so right when I was with him,My face would light up so brightHe never said the right things, Never did the right things,But made me feel the right things But he was never mine,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1019416/ You of all people,I don't understand.After all the times I was there for you,You let me down.Of all people, You can't be there now.You cut me down,But what do you have to show      For your so-called "perfect" life?You've let me down,After everything I've done for you.It's a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1019395/ It’s hard some daysTo have faith It’s hard torememberYou mean what you sayIt’s hard at timesTo believe we’re okay Cause I still haveA lot to work onOvercoming the pastThings that happenedI don’t always understa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1002178/ Promise me                Thatyou won’t just leave                You’llsay good-bye     &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1002177/ I prayFor answersTo all my wondersFor all the things I fearTo have my questions answered You answerIn big and small waysMaybe with something said in churchMaybe it’s a phone callOr an e-mail I prayYou answerMy eyes are opene.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1002174/ I took a chanceI told you how I feltMaybe I went too farMaybe you didn’t like itSo even if I lose you for thisI took the chance and said it I may not tell youThat I love youFor those wordsAre not lightweightBut you give me the strengthTo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1002172/ I know why I’m not over youI know why I can’t let you goIt’s because you were the firstThe first one I saw myself withNot in the short run but the longYou were there for meTook care of meYou listened to meAnd told me how proud you wereYou wan.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1001562/ To all graduates, no matter where you are on the education time line. Congrats to you all!!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1001518/ I hide behind the untrue meThe me that people likeI hide my feelingsAnd my thoughtsI don’t do it just for othersBut I do it for myselfSometimes I don’t wantTo think what I thinkOr feel how I feel I hide behind the untrue meThe me that .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1001512/ We all need to be allowed to change and grow...it's healthy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1001048/ Sometimes we don't know who we feel till we see someone. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/1000752/ Purple, pinksOranges and yellowsAll merge togetherTo form a beautiful sky With small amountsOf shades of bluesMixed in at timesTo create a masterpiece Every one so differentSo uniqueSo wonderfulIn its’ own way Sunse.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/994203/ I’m still getting usedTo how different you areThat when you act and talkLike the othersYou mean what they didn’t I still have to tell myselfYou aren’t playing a gameThat this is realFor you too I’m still getting used .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/NettieSunset/994201/