http://slow.writerscafe.org/Josie13 The original writings of author Kitty en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776050720 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A look into a mind filled with pain and sorrow. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/916634/  Watch as they traceTracks down my face;Watch as they trickleDown the side of my chin;Watch as they fallHelplessly to the ground.Watch as tears of timeDrown in sorrow;As tears of timeSink in pain;Watch as tears of timeDrift on by in a river of misery.Watch as the rain.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/467328/  I was taken to a hospital – They think I’m insane.But don’t they know that, for my actions,I am not to blame?Still they sayThat my right is not right,That all my sensesHave taken flight.They say that IAm certifiably insane,Because in this world of hate.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/465333/  I have to learn to self-soothe;To ease the pain I feel inside.I need to start keeping my thoughts to myself;To not bother others withWhat seem to be “petty” problems.But they’re not petty to me!And I’m not yet strong enoughTo deal with things on my own... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/455788/  In the world of JosieThings are never right, you say – There’s never just black and white,But instead always grey.And in this world of mineIt seems that all is lost;Seems like all I want to do is fightNo matter what the cost.You seem to thinkThat I like to sulk .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/455787/  Today I wished my life away.I cried and pleaded, to God I prayed.I had just had enough of not being wanted –Feeling as though my emotions were being taken for granted.All I wanted was for him to understandThat I’d do anything for him, just because he’s my man.Oh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/454585/  Where is everyone?Can anyone hear me?I’m drowning here.Is there anyone who will help me?Anyone who will listen To my cries of anguish,Cries of panic?Where are you?Why won’t you answer me?Why won’t help me?Why don’t you care?Please, I beg of you,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/454583/  God, please let it rain,Let it wash awayAll this pain;Let it cleanse my tainted soul,Let the raindropsMake me whole.God, please send the water bucketing down,Let it wipe awayThis ugly frown;Let it rinse my poor aching heart,Oh please,Let the rain start… .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/454582/ ...when I'm with you. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/448113/  The rain falls,Caressing the earthWith it’s gentle touch.Across the clouds,The rainbow falls,Colours splashed across the sky.But what lies beyond the rainbow?What lies behind its beauty?Is there a darker side;A side that is hardly ever seen?Is there sadness on the o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/446987/ Done for a contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/445314/  Oh how I wish I could flyWith the wings of a butterfly.I’d swoop and soar above the earthI’d smile and shriek with mirth.Oh to be alone up there in the blueNo one to tell me what to do.I’d find a special cloud on which to sitI’d stare down at the earth w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/429719/  When the NightTurns to day,We feel our powersSlip away. We, the dark onesSpend our nightsWrapped around our victimsShrilling with delight. Nothing can stop usAnd no one dares try,Because once you face us,You’d wish you could die. Our eyes pe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/429717/  Who do I turn to when I feel so alone?Where do I go to when there is nowhere left to turn?What am I to do when all I ever do seems to be wrong?Why do I bother some days?If only I knew… Would you be the one to listen when I need someone?Would you be willing to accept.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/429716/  Forever in darknessIs where I will be,Because to step out into the light,Just isn’t me. I have tried and tried againTo be who I’m not,But heartache at the end of the roadIs all I got. I remove any dark thoughtsThat roam through my head,But instea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/429714/  I do these things,Not for myself,But because I feel it mayBe best for you.I lock myself inside my head,Drown myself in my own misery,Just so that you don’t get hurt.I fight with myself,Beat myself up over small things,Because I know it had upset you,And I don’.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/429713/  This place I find myself inIs not the place I want to be.It’s dark in here,It’s so cold.God, it’s lonely in here.I feel so old. Why am I out hereIn the middle of nowhere?I have been walkingBut no idea of where I’m going,There are no stars ou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/429711/  I didn’t know that when we met,I’d one day fall so deeply in love with you;I didn’t know that my life would feel completeAnd that I would give anything to spend time with you.I never thought that I’d find someoneWhom I could care so deeply for;Someone whom.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/426048/  Standing in the rainI feel tears start trickling Down my face.Looking down I rememberHow you said You’d love to watch meStanding in the rain,And then rip my white clothes off“With your teeth”.But you wouldn’t notice the tears,Would you?No.And t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/425021/ How often I wishThat I wasn’t me,That there were someone betterFor me to be.I want to beWho they seem to think I am – I want to be able to sayThat I am my number one fan.I want to be rid of the sadnessThat plagues my heart,Be rid of the darknessThat tears me apart... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/425020/ If scarlet streams stain your wristsI’ll be there to heal the wounds.If you find yourself freefallingI’ll be there to catch you.If you find yourself with a gun in your handI’ll be there having taken the bullets out already.So, if you’re feeling down,Turn to me,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/415159/ Should the day comeWhen you are too tired to carry on,Remember I’ll be at your sideI’ll be there for you to lean on.Should the time comeWhen death seems better than lifeI’ll be here for youTo share in all your strife.Should the moment comeWhen it seems that all go.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/415158/ Growing emotionsRise deep insideAs I look upon yourHandsome faceAnd I realise that I’veMissed you more than words can express.Softly I whisper your nameHungering for your kiss.I want you, your arms around me,Rescuing me from theLoneliness I once called my home.Everything .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/407500/ I can’t believe how wonderfulMy life has becomeSince you entered it.I smile because I’m happyNot because I’m hiding my pain.I kiss because I’m in loveNot because I need comfort.I eagerly await tomorrowWhereas before I used to live in yesterday,Dreading anyth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/407498/ Galloping steeds nowRace through my once dead heart.Another day in Heaven is where I now find myself;Another day with you,My sweet. Surely nothing could compare to theHungering of lovers; Indeed nothing could compare toRomance between two yearning lovers,Lost in each other.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/396841/ What's worse? The chance of being rejected or knowing that you never gave it a chance at all? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/396414/ I can’t decide what’s worse:Having you not want me;Or knowing that you’re with someone elseAnd that you do.All I wanted was you,For you to want me too.But it seems I can’t have my man AND love him.No, I’ll have to choose betweenLonging over youOr havin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/394570/ “So, how you doing?”You called me up and asked.Your voice took me backTo how things were in the past.My heart began to flutterWith the rise of butterflies;Thinking back to how I used to stare into those blue eyes.You said that you wanted me backBecause you had missed me.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/394564/ The day you walked out that doorI thought my heart would feel no more.But while I was feeling blue,Mourning my loss of you,He walked into the roomAnd not a moment too soon.He was a breath of fresh air,A picture of perfection standing there.And to think I had spent so much timeTryin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/394171/ I wish you hadn't lied about it to me... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/386948/ Cloud Watching Laying out in a field of grassJust staring up at the sky,I watch as the sun shines brightAnd as the clouds drift on by. I watch as the cloudsStart to take on shapes and form,Watch as in the distanceThunder rumbles – it’s an oncoming storm.&n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/386108/ What would you do if you woke upTo find that I was no longer there?Would you be sad?Would you even care?Would you look back at all the timesThat you treated me like s**t?Would you feel any remorse,Even just the tiniest bit?Would you even considerThat you could’ve been the rea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/384505/ What if you awokeTo a day with no sun;A morning with no joy;A bird with no song;A flower with no scent?What if you found outThat all you had ever dreamed ofCan never be;That all you had ever neededWas based on a fallacy;That all you had ever asked forDidn’t exist in reali.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/384123/ Like a homeless manI wander the streetsIn search for a safe place,Looking for foodAnd something to quench my thirst.I’ve been walking these streetsFor so long that I almostForgot my name.But I never forgot you.No.You’ve been in my mindAll this time.I’ve been.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/383623/ A cold heart is a dead heart,But still, the heart is a treasure.Even we, the undead,Understand the importance of our hearts.But we do not fear so-called ‘Love’Nor do we fear Life.We live each day knowing,That just like yesterday,We are all powerful.We – the immort.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/381009/ Why is it so hard for me to understandThat, still, even after all this time,You don’t care for me?Promises should never be made,Because, just like hearts,They get broken.My heart isn’t sure what it feels anymore;It’s not even sure IF it feels at all.I watch as the r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/381006/ Lingering scents of rosesOffer the ideal setting for aRomance to bloom.Eternity is a lifetime yet it couldNever be long enough whenZealous friendships could become more. Jade eyes shine brightly asOctober nights grow nearer; asOpen arms grow dearer andSensations fill the air.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/375348/ With Every New Memory Laughter rings through theOminous silence left behind byRuins of memories lost.Each new day bringsNew memories filled withZest and love and you. Joys cry out toOur previously dead hearts,Offering freedom from theSadness that Yesterday held;Te.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/375317/ I see no future for me -No place in this world,No reason to be.No dreams of “one day”No will to see What Tomorrow holds.I live each day As if it’s already past,As if Yesterday was my last.No need to smile;No need to cry;Because tomorrow Could disappear witho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/373410/ There's a danger in loving somebody too much... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/372607/ Loneliness is just a thing Of the past when Riches such as you areEver present in my life; my daysNo longer seem as empty whenZephyr blows the sadness away. Journeys seem shorter,Our paths no longer seem so dark Or so endlessly lonely. Sighs of angels fillThis once cold he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/372595/ Lovers’ lusting could never compare, becauseIn your eyes he finds a piece of Heaven;Next to you he finds his peace.Deserts couldn’t keep him from beating downYour crimson door. Charging bulls couldn’t keepHim away from you – you’reAll he could ever .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/370995/ Whispers of a lover’s name lostIn the summer breeze,Choked to death by another’s hand,Killing off all that could be,Ending the affairDead in its tracks. Games are wickedAnd this one is no different.My dreams are still filled withEvery part of you… .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/370986/ For Samantha... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/370985/ Jealous lovers cry out http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/370979/ No more... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/370977/ I find Heaven in your eyes... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/370976/ I wishi it could be me... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/369590/ For Lorenz (Hope things work out) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/369585/ Fly free precious butterfly... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Josie13/368192/