http://slow.writerscafe.org/JFThacker777 The original writings of author J. F. Charleston en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775984172 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Honey, darlin' I've gotta tell you somethin'You've got something specialDrawing me away from nowTaking me somewhere elseLet me tell you how I'm twirlin'The formal Dallas lightHave you brighter than everI long to see your eyesTwinkle under the starlight Just a little south of DallasIt's a t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2885862/ Take my handFollow me into thisWonderful place I seeOf this dream landSee the things before usThe sun rising in the treesFeel the fresh spring breezeHear the hoof beats I can see and feel all thisLate at night, mid-dayIn the rush of the crowdAll alone in peaceIt's more than a dreamIt's somethin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2852724/ Fall has come againThe leaves are falling down aroundAs so am I, into your worldA heart and future to winThe clash of friendly swords Ring in ears, drum shattering cordsThe chill of steel running into my heartA mountain now split apartWould you come to my rescueIf you heard of my defeatWould yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2833089/ I bowed my head in prayerTo tell my Father that I saw herHow my heart fell for the soothsayerBelieved she was the oneI asked please Lord Let her be the one I needThe one that makes me Be a better manPlease let her be the oneI don't need anotherI don't need anything elseNo more, no lessMy p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2830503/ Spent a week in Searcy Working my fingers to the boneSearching for a directionBy the Lord’s mercy Traveling home on the trailsA babe on my mindHer smile and laugh Like no other kindI can’t shake the thought I’m singing with the diesel Lord get me home soon.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2817579/ You come across them http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2815393/ Here we areBack at the bottomMan we've come farTaken what camePieces of a life sorrowedA lesson yet to be learnt Pieces left to rebuildWisdom to be borrowedHere I am, back where I startedThis place full of peace and wonderRealizing this is where I should beI hope the tranqu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2814588/ There she ridesUnder the summer sunShe can take my breathAnd I will runShe takes hold of meA rope around meA tug and a pullI'm all hersShe takes a look at meWith a smile I can't seeHer eyes full of wonderWaves on a bright blue seaHer silk wordsPleasure the earMany fools unable to hearOnly few to com.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2776243/ Things have been silent for a whileUntil you call me up the other day Your voice all sweet, like nothing ever happenedThis is just your styleI'm sorry my old flameYou're not my love anymore It eroded like a sandy shoreSlowly and over timeWe tried everything under the sunIt wa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2127079/ I'm wondering about youAre you dreaming of me?I'm up thinking about youIs this saying true?I'm up wonderingWhere you've beenHow you areAnd who's got your heartI'm out here wonderingReminiscing about usThinking of the lost trustWhen it was honestThe stars are out tonig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2124851/ It's 2 in the morningThese feelings I've kept downAbout us finally coming backThese songs soothing the painMemories of the life we livedCome to me, make me thinkWas it true or just a lie Was it written in inkYou seem to have moved onWithout much thought I wonder how it coul.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2123645/ Here it comesI half expected thisThe unthinkable sumsHere's to another heart breakIt didn't take long for this oneHere we are one and doneYour heart broke mineYou thought it was fineI loved you for youI tried to see the goodAll I was, was your toolPlayed me for a foolThis heart breakIt's used to it .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2112771/ It lingers insideSometimes clear Sometimes turbidThe darkness is where it livesIt thrives on the lateWhere it must waitAs if my detriment wasn't bad enoughIt takes my own tears to sting my woundsThe feel of my own torture takes my breathNothing came without the high tariffShe held me in her heartShe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2096369/ What is this day?What is this time?Who was I? Who am I? Where did this come?Why did it come?These changes so suddenTaken no timeGiven no mercyJust a clock's chimeNothing is like it wasRemnants of before Lay all around meIn memories day to dayJust painful loreShe didn't understandWhy I walkedI couldn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2096364/ A feeling I can't shakeIt's always hidden in my wakeIt knows where to turnwhere I begin to burnA shower's hot waterto burn the badto hide the tearsthat burn hotterIt's here, it's got meto take me a feeling I can't shakeit's clear in my wakeIce rattles against glasssweet taste of whiskeyto ease this .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2085631/ It's coming backMy spirit, love, joyMan where's this been?Don't try to hold me back.I'm coming up To reclaim what's mineTo build myself back To my former gloryMend every crackShe kept me downFor all these yearsMy growth was stalledMy joy only crawledShe can't do it nowI broke these chainsShe cr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2066929/ "That was delicious, Mrs. Kingston", Jacob wiped his mouth with his napkin. He hasn't had much of a home-cooked meal in quite some time. When Lauren's mother called him to invite him to dinner, his stomach growled; now it felt as if it would burst. "Well, thank you, Jacob", Lauren's mother accepted .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2066663/ Going on soloGoing on takes its tollThe fear of lossThe fear of mistrustThis quest is loneThe ones I love behindThe new I mingle withA future I mustn't postponeI glimmer of hope I seekOn this obscured wayWhere I am, I knowBut yet I know notWe have our questsWhere we go, we wish to know. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2066067/ The mind is never quietIt's soft voice never loudWaiting for timeTime to be heardIt takes me to placesI wouldn't goSome I wish toOnly for a fewThe visions of some forceSome show pleasureA companion on the courseSome show sufferingHearts breaking, voices hoarseDeep in the mindI visit in late nightIt .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2066065/ Bar Sat down for a beerThe local bar fullThis Friday nightCalled my girl a few timesTwo rings and a voicemail It seemed oh so clearThe suds ran downChilling the whole wayI stared down that glassTo drown myself outA man sat down next to me“You wonder who’s ch.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/2031899/ "Hey, honey", Jacob said answering his phone call from Lauren. "How's it going?"Lauren had been busy with her last week of student teaching, and had a ton of papers to go through and fill out so they didn't get a whole lot of time together. "It's going good", she replied getting into her truck. "I'm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1999770/ Lauren was looking out her bedroom window at the dark wet afternoon. She felt alone, even though her family had visited before she left for college in a few days. Lauren had felt a piece of her heart missing and she couldn't figure out what it was. She tried almost everything imaginable.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1996125/ The PlanThis wasn’t the plan For all this to endWe never saw it coming Our hearts starting to mend We had it all setBut it never seemed to work And I gave up on it allShe had my heart from the startI loved her with everything I hadNothing seemed to click into placeI.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1985839/ Hey, babeIt's late I knowYou're probably asleepI'm up thinking of youAt your picture showIt's hard being so farMile after mileI'm dying to make that driveJust to see you smileAfter those thousand milesThese thousand milesSo far, so wideHow can we be so close?With this dose?With this love?I want to s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1945000/ Dreams come to us in our sleepSweet and wholesomeOr dark and gloomyBut in the day they come As a day dream It's a fantasy in place of realityYou show up with a smileI forget what's in front of meFor a good long whileHoney, there's no better wayTo think about youIt's a dre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1924523/ Yesterday was so long agoWhen we said goodbyeTurned our backs away from usI can still see that Grey Hound busDrive away in a cloud of dustOnce you were goneI started to love you againI kicked myself for being meI drank my life away for youNow I'm seeing you againFalling in love all over againWanting.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1839752/ Sweet bitter drinkI can't go onWrap me up in your armsTell me everything is alrightUse your soothing voiceYour deep blue eyesYour warm body To take me awayWhiskey Woman take me homeAway from this pain of mineLove me for a whileJust make me smileThis bottle is nice and fullThis glass just a little ta.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1838722/ The sun is downThe wind blowinMy fire goin outJust on a life lineSurrounded by thousandsI'm still all aloneThe people I reach for Don't even notice my attemptsA drive down these long roadsAmong the fields and housesProvides comfort for my dying spiritThe sad song and wind feed my fireBut it takes mo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1838696/ Drivin' always seemed to workWhen I'm up or downGoin' left or rightAnd when I come to a forkIn this road called lifeGasin up that ol' pickup Throwin it in driveHittin' that black topJust goin on a driveThe daytime is full of good timeHappy, loud music, our voicesNot worried about life choicesJust tr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1832163/ Tonight was a tough choiceA choice of happinessAnd responsibilityHow do I keep thisThing called positivityI had to choose betweenRunnin' in the herdOr keeping up with the worldI'm just a caged birdI had to let it goI had to give it upGive up the friends Give up the herdIt shattered me to piecesTook .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1832153/ Hey, how've you been?Really? Sounds interestingThings have been goingI've made it out here And now I'm hustlin'I'm hustlin' itHustlin this learnin'Hustlin this careerHustlin' this lonesome heartIt sure sucks to be far apartBut that's how it's gotta beJust a hustlin' alongFour days of classesFive day.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1830878/ The American Dream People never actually realize what they do today affects their future. Everything that happens in our day to day lives has some sort of impact on tomorrow. Does it mean it will happen right away, no it doesn’t. It just means that the past will be present in the future. A ten.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1779993/ One of my college essays http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1779991/ One of my college essays. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1779990/ West Texas BoundThe Houston sun disappearsWith the miles that flew byMy truck flying 85Racing the jets in the skyI'm running out to West TexasBack to some long lost rootsPioneering to Heaven's edgeWith a pack, a truck, and bootsTo become the new TroubadourLearn to ride, pla.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1759599/ Time ticks down the clock to the next whistle blow when I can leave this field of stock and begin my regular jobI've got a bar schedule I gotta get goin', showin' Runnin' faster than the bulljust to start my bar scheduleMonday night it's all on the table place a bet, th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1704286/ I cry alone at nightWhere your memory lingersI can't help but think of youAnd the times we sharedAnd our devastating fightYour voice replays in my headIt's so beautiful yet teasingI couldn't get enough of itNow I wish I never heard itI still love you after everythingAfter we .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1663425/ It seems so far away but so closelike time never lapsed and this new Ford is readyto finally run steadily awayNow I'm on the road to somewhereI aint ever been, never experiencedwithout her at my side, holdin' my handto find myself, and then anotherCome on College Station I'm beggin' youto take .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1636899/ Interstate SongA beaten path So many travel Not knowing what it hath Been a long while ago It stretches for milesAcross the land Which silently sings With the cords of an interstateEvery traveler hears a taleFrom the cracked road That's as unique as their ownIn the int.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1590290/ Let's Go Out TonightHey it's been a while Since I called you upIn the dead of dayTo tell you I still miss youI can't shake the feelin'Of what we had goin' And I'm tired of third wheelin' Let's go out tonight On the town, maybe the bar Then under the stars andHope we don't.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1590287/ Welcome To The Small TownYou came from the cityA place that knew no pity And came to my little townLooking for that cowboyI saw you that Thursday In town, at the bus stopWaiting on someone like meTo walk over and say Welcome to the small townHow do ya do, ma'am I ain't se.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1590284/ Ft. Worth, Texas There's one city in Texas That interests me Its a true part of me It's a thrill to see Ft. Worth, Texas  The home of the Legendary stockyards  And the heart of Texas ranching  I first gazed at her skyline At my first Texa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1590281/ Summer TimePulled out early with the boatOn my way down to the lakeWith some buddies of mineWe're goin' to fish on the floatWatchin the sunrise above the waterSparkling in the morning A fresh breeze swept across usI thought to myself this simple thingThis is the best time of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1590275/ This sure is somethin'this masterpiece could you leave my heart leave it here please I won't chase you here on highway 22We had somethin' goodthat started northeast of Wacoit lasted for a long while but we needed to let it goif I could change itI don't think I wouldI love highway 22more than youshe'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1506530/ One night she walked inno one's ever seen her beforeno one really noticed but she sure got minewhen she first walked in the doorShe sat down next meflipped her hair over her shoulderher perfume tickled my nosea little grin formed on her facewhen she noticed my staremy heart started to raceShe had th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1468623/ I've got a feeling insideIt's sure hard to hideI can't wait to tell youThat I love youI know I'm miles awayBut it feels like you're hereWhen I finally get to youI'm gonna hug you so tightAnd tell you the one thingI'm dying to say to youBut until then, I'm gonna love youI've bee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1466757/ Some ol losers from back homeCalled me up and said come backThere ain't nothing for you thereI had to admit there wasn'tI'm going back to that loser classBack to them fields and prairiesBack to them trucks and ferriesRandy meetin' me there, I ain't lettin' off this gasAn old fl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1466754/ A young fella walked into the barAs big and pissed as a bullPulled up the stool next to meThrew down a ten and ordered a doubleA couple drinks in he started asking"How do you leave a woman for nothing"I kept quiet with my memoryWhile he went on with his story,Then he turned toward .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1466513/ A letter came my way on MondayI couldn't believe my eyes of what I readShe wanted to talk again,Act like everything's fineNo freaking way is that happening I reached back out, I begged, had pleadShe turned me down, pushed too farWounds scabbed now tore openIt's not like she had ne.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1438297/ Wind blowing through the manesun shine burning my skinthe coolness of the fallthe thrill of the rideoh my, God here we goThe dash across the landthe sound of heavy breathingand hooves on the groundfill our ears with joy in our heartsRunnin' in the dawnthe sun coming uplighting the landscapelighting .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/JFThacker777/1436744/