http://slow.writerscafe.org/persephone41 The original writings of author Persephone en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776075150 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15  For a long timeI was nice I allowed you to scream curse and wail For a long timeI was shy I let you be my voice For a long timeI was scared I cowered at your feet NowI rely on me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1354221/ The little girl inside of meweepsfor your lossAnd of past hurtsWhen you leftYou picked at an old woundIt awakened herThe womanin meSheds no tearsFor you anymore Over timeShe has grown strongLearned how to healThewoman holds the girl&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1326873/ Up and downIn and outAll aroundGoes my heartAlways excitingYet frighteningRailed with anticipationOf the next dropThe highs are my favoriteAbundant with possibilitiesDreams so close to being realizedBut the lows are so deepMy stomach plungesFear aboundsWill it end?Can it stabilize?Or are we doomed t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1177677/ This flame keeps burningFrom the inside out It burns when you’re hereIt’s worse when you’re not It never stops…. I can’t keep playing with fire http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1110110/ One nightThat’s all I wanted You tell me “not this one” One kissFrom your lips You say “not now” One touchFrom your hand You state “maybe next time” I ask for one t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1110109/ You’re leaving It’s for my benefitThat's what you tell me It’s for the bestYou don’t want to hurt me But I am already hurting… This decathect is not for meIt never has been The pain you’.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1097928/ You have carefully acquired a collection of my wrongsI am unpreparedTo witness this adornment Of delicately compiled defectsI was too distractedLost in my own collectionOf your rights http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1057515/ Pain is a funny thingIt slithers throughShakingEmotion is a wretched thingHalting your calmCorrupting It keeps comingfaster nowSTOPIt's an awful thingPleaseNo moreYou gotta be a strong thingPush it downThere's no time now http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1051562/ Fiery and rawMy psyche burns I heave Attempting to withhold my boiling bitterness But it’s too lateI can hold the poison in no longer The pain must come outI’ve got to throw it up It spews from my lipsWith atroci.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1035094/ ExasperatedHe urges me      Take a risk Peering over the edgeI think What if he's right? I wantTo forget  To take that leap However, I seeThe floor of thecanyon below m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1026930/  I wonderWhat imperfectionslurkBeneath your surface You’ve done so wellLocking awayThose skeletons You don’t like todigressPrefer not to revealThat part  Is it difficult tokeep them there?Hidden from th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1023656/ ChallengesLearning Ever changingNothing lasts BeginningsEndings HappinessLaughter SadnessTears Up all nightBed at Eight Early RiseSleeping in Opened doorsClosed windows&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1019155/ It’s Friday nightAnd I’m alone He said he’d be hereBut he’s not He spoke of many future plansHe said a lot of things I wanted to believeI was convinced That I wouldn’t be aloneOn this Friday night.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1019074/ An enigmaJust beyond my grasp I reach for youAnd you are gone With each day mycraving growsAnd creates anenormous frustration This yearning defiesall reasonIf only it would concedeto another If I was able tosurrender.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1016608/ People always tell me,“Don’t worry dear…one day your prince will come” I have decidedI don’t want a prince Princes are spoiledEntitledConfused They play games And they lie They pretend to be .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1016166/ Money Want itNeed itGet it Lose it If onlyIf onlyI was a woman ofwealth I’d beLimitlessCarefree I’d have no regret I’d buy what I wantedI wouldn’t have debt Why m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1015587/ She sitsAnd she waits A soundless phone in her hand Hope in her voiceShe pleadsPlease stirShe sighsNothing happens Married to a stranger An uninvited guest The squatter wears his faceShares his eyesAnd his voice&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1014628/ The story is simpleBorn in childhoodRooted in adolescenceGroomed in adulthood A cycle set on repeat Second-bestNot enoughUnimportant am I Failed relationshipsFrustrationsA dark momentAgainThere it is With any.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1014130/ I sitCurled in a ballHovering on the edge You sat here with meonce On a night ofrebellion and freedomWhere our bodies dancedin the moonlightAbandoning all care and responsibility It was only usThat mattered Now I sitOn this do.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1013820/ It’s easyTo hate me Not difficultTo find a reason I have manyimperfections… So…go aheadTalk about it Speak it outSpread it around There was a time Iwas of valueSharing my worries,hopes,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1013427/  LonelyAn identity I clingto with ferocity Don’t take itI want you But it frightens meWhat else do I have? If I’m not asingle…What am I?Who am I? A man’s? A husband’s? A p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1013217/ She shinesThe one who bore me Wherever I go she is within me Her wordsHer expressionsHer humor In every dayIn every reflection I see her light more and more http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1013009/ WellYou won You convinced ahesitant heart to fallWas it worth it? Do you feelaccomplished…worth something to yourselfYou really had megoing Your words are afarceA fallacy I cannot fathomI never took notice &.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1012964/ What words do I haveto describeLove and hatecombined How I could yearn fora person one minuteThen turn screamingin despise at the next What power do you possess?Where did you learnyour techniqueTo create theseconflicting emotions inside of me?.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1012947/ As I sit on the floorBuried in an old box on a shelfA photo stands out among the hundreds My seventeen year old self stares out at meSmiling Little makeup on her faceBangs in her eyesNo knowledge of worldly things Happy in that moment .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1012922/ You are an everlasting child and I was your toy For a moment I wasfun, shiny, new, everything you wanted,Hardly put down But like a child youreye has wandered to other toysI no longer have theappeal I once did I am worn out, used,and for.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1012920/ Wary of the worldMy canine friend camecautiously into my life He is imperfect, yetas am ITherefore what rightdo I have to ask perfection of him? Where since childhoodI have been overly trusting of othersOpening my arms wideto the tall strangers abo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1012919/ Like a snake you coilaround meI am asleep I am not aware of howyour tentacles wrap around my bodyI fail to notice mysudden entrapment To me it is mistakenfor a caress, a snuggle, an emotional soothingThat is what you havedesigned it to resemble.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/persephone41/1012918/