http://slow.writerscafe.org/Rachel1 The original writings of author Rachel Joyful en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776378618 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 They always want a reason, an explanation,So you give them your heart and ask, “Is that enough?”But when you look at them and they shake their head, You can’t even look them in the eye,As you turn around and start to cry.And you think to yourself, how you’re running out of ti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1045719/ Hold her hand, because she can barely stand,and you're knocking her down with your glares,with your heartless stares, with the words that come out of your mouth.Hold her hand, because she can barely stand,and her heart is breaking even in this moment,and she cries and cries, because she's tried and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1044175/ It's the fact that we can't stand to be the same,it's the insanity that makes us go against the grain.We breathe in,we breathe out,but all we ever hear is the scream,is the shout.And when my heart stops beating,it's then that I start breathing, believing.We breathe in,we breathe ou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1038823/ Close your eyes and feel the pain,let it ignite inside your veins.It's okay, it's alright,please just stop for a moment, you don't have to fight.Close your eyes,close your eyes.Feel the rain upon your skin,just for a moment and then let it in.The dew of the earth greets you greatly,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1028664/ Stickers on the window.I see you, so vibrantly faded.Your color wiped away by the sun’s rays.I wonder what you would say,if I asked you a question.If I asked the stickers on the window a question.What would they say,what would they say,what should they say.Stickers on the w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027919/ Hello goodbye,my name is the sky.I greet you every morning and tuck you in at night.Hello goodbye,I am the sky.I paint myself just to see you smile,do you ever linger at night and look at my star babies?Hello goodbye,my name is the sky.I want all the time to see you outside,I k.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027917/ There’s a train.Do you hear it in the rain?Do you hear the sound of its call?There’s a train.Can you hear it through the storm?Can you feel the pounding, the shaking of the earth?There’s a train.There’s a train.Can you feel the rhythm?Can you feel the beat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027916/ There is a thunder cloud in the sky.It lingers close by, but tends to hide.There is a thunder cloud in the sky.Dark in gray, dark in nature.There is a thunder cloud in the sky.It darkens everything that is nearby.It burns the trees and lights them on fire.There is a thunder cloud in .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027911/ I stand in the middle,I shift to the right.But then I step back and I go the the left.Which one is right?Which one is wrong?If I fall, will I be able to hang on?The left stand for evil,and the right is for good.I stand in the middle,I shift to the right,but then I step back and.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027909/ They turn their backs on meone by oneThere is no setting of the sunI close my eyes, thinking “They surely must be done”I look upAnd they turn their backs on meone by oneBy now, I thought they should be doneI hear whispers in the roombut the silence renders its doomT.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027905/ She loved,but then the love fell out of her.Now she’s lying, crying on the floor.She loved,but then she fell out of love.What to do?What to do?For the girl that feels nothing anymore.Oh girl,Oh child, I wish I could comfort you,I wish I could be by your side every moment... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027902/ She slips into the room through the back door,She fidgets but makes it into a seat.People in front of her turn and stare, she swallows her fear and acts like she doesn’t care.But she can see the judgement in their eyes,and she fears the tears forming in her own eyes.They tur.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027901/ I know that you’re hurting; the world is tearing you in two,You’re screaming out loud…but no one hears you.You whisper prayers to the God above, the one that you pretend to love.You turn around and see the people, the ones that said they cared,The ones that said t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027898/ And it's here that I find myself,broken and pleading,my heart so despereatly bleeding,a wound,a scar forming in the inmost part of my heart.A scream, a cry,a whisper,a plea,coming out from the most desperate part of me.I raise my voice, just to hear at all,I scream out.I cr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027891/ You never think much of yourself,because no one ever told you to. And honestly you're just lonely,but you don't know what to do. You're scared of the brokenness,that your heart does hold,and you feel insignificant, which makes you fear growing old, alone. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027890/ On and on the music plays, on and on all throughout the day.She closes her eyes and just manages not to cry,she feels the tears, and she wonders why,but the shame of her name rings in her head,so she pushes back the pain,and just pretends like she's not offended,as if the words they .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rachel1/1027889/