http://slow.writerscafe.org/Rachpoole The original writings of author Rachel en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1779303033 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 i rememberwhen my name lit up your phonelike it meant somethinglike i meant somethingyou used to say i was your favorite distractionyour favorite notificationyour favorite part of your dayand i believed younot because you said it once�"but because you said itl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3133671/ i miss being your favorite person. Now you are my favorite stranger.i miss our “firsts”…Like that time at the beach, when we didn’t make it past the dunes. You said that was “the coolest experience” of your life…i told you, i would remind you o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3128449/ Which do I listen to?The heart or the body? My heart is telling me to trust again. "It’s ok, you won’t get hurt; not this time."My body instinctively pulls away, telling me it’s too soon. But when will it be time?For my heart to be able to feel again? My nerves tell .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3125956/ I’m so tired of getting excited for something new, just for someone new to feel the opposite about me. I’m just an object to fill a void. All I’ll ever be to anyone is just a place setting, to use as they need. Then to be stored in a dark corner until I’m needed again... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3125364/ My heart is brokeninto a million tiny pieces,and I am no good at puzzles.I don’t know what to dowith all these jagged shardsthat refuse to fit,edges sharp with memory,with hope.Like Humpty Dumpty,I sit at the foot of the wall,hands full,whole nowhere in sight.I cannot put myselfback together a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3124104/ You were never mine,but I held you like a habit I couldn’t quit.I counted your texts like proof,waited for replies like they owed me something,turned your silence into hopebecause hope was easier than truth.You never said you loved me.your eyes hovered near the word.Your to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3123466/ I don't hate you. I wish I did-It would've been easier.But the truth is, I still care.Even after everything. You walked away like we were just a chapter, like I was something temporary. And maybe I was.But you were not, not to me.You were in every dream I had, every plan, every late-night thought, e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3123362/ Today, a stranger called me “stunning”.In that moment, I was stunned…One word from a stranger made me feel again.One word from a stranger made me smile again.One word from a stranger made me blush again.One word from a stranger made me look kindly upon myself again.But also&hellip.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3123270/ Show me how to move on, how to stop feeling this way.Show me how to walk away when I still want you so much.Show me how to say goodbye to someone who's still alive.Show me how to forget you, to erase the pain in my chest.I don't know how to let you go when I still want you to stay.It hurts so much,I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3122514/ I missed you quietly today. So quietly that no one noticed.I missed you as I got out of bed and as I washed my hair; when I waited at the lights on the drive into work and as I heard the song you sent me once…a long time ago.I missed you as I ate my lunch and as I took off my makeup when I go.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3121352/ I remember watching that beautiful girl cry over a boy.I remember watching you talk to and comfort that beautiful girl, who was crying over a boy.I remember thinking how sweet and kind and thoughtful it was of you to be a friend to that beautiful girl, who was crying over a boy.But it became very ap.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3121240/ I ask what would be the worst case scenario for “us”? For lack of a better word.You know,  since we were never actually “us”.You said “that you meet someone new and stop talking to me”You never asked what mine was…Maybe, because you already knew you wo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3120844/ Have you ever felt like if you can’t be everything they want, that they will go find it somewhere else. That you will be left in the dust because someone else can offer what you can’t?Do you feel that you sacrifice your time and energy to be what this person wants yet it’s still ne.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3120843/ I wish I truly was the girl that everyone “knows”…you know, the one that puts on the show. The one that makes everyone laugh and smile, even giggle nervously at some of the displays she makes of herself, not sure if they really should or not. The one that people fall in love w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachpoole/3120756/