http://slow.writerscafe.org/Charming The original writings of author Charming Rivers en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776041492 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15  Your body is flush with sleepAs I cry quietly in the dark.I reach out my handGently brushing your hot flesh.I have loved you a long timeAnd my love seems to grow,But something lurks in the darkness,A space pushing us apart.My heart achesAs the though of losing you lurks in .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233606/  I sit alone in a crowded parking lotDwelling on the turns life seems to keep taking.What are my hopes, desires and dreamsAnd why do the change with every sunrise?I go through the motions of everyday lifeFooling myself into the belief of change.Time continues onWhether we go wit.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233605/  The cloudsThick with rainProvide balance for my unstable emotionsLightlySmall drops begin to fallFrom the skyAnd from my eyes.A little bit of crystal bluePeaks out between the heavy cloudsThe hope I hold so delicatelyAnd so dear.The tree branches jostle the leavesAs t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233604/  Forgiveness:The card I drew…God forgive me,If you only knew.Forgive me FatherFor I have sinned,Am sinning,Have yet to,About to jump right in.Forgiveness.But can he forgive?He doesn’t know the things I do.Things I’ve done,And what I’m plannin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233603/  I have to wake up each morningLook in the mirrorAnd be able to stare down the faceThat looks back at me. Can I do it?What will I see?A liar, a cheater,Betrayal…Or sick fantasies coming true? I have to stare into her eyesWhile I wash my face,Brush my.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233600/  It amazes meHow many timesIn the course of a fifth of a centuryI have lost my way.Of course,There are times when I,Quite literally,Made a wrong turn,But I’m not talking about that exactly.The heart can trick the mind,Convince it to join in on the game.This is how .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233599/  Her hand is cool to the touch.‘Reach out and take her’My body screams,Nerves on edge.Yet I remain frozen in place.I will my body to move without guidance from my mind,Unable to give the command.But I bite my lipAnd laugh nervously.I look at the clock…&l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233597/  I want you to be my forever loveBut time seems to laugh mockingly at us.Can we brave the raging stormOr should we admit defeat, close the umbrella, and drown?I see a future of dark miseryWith strong winds tearing at my heartIf our final step, our final chanceLeads us only to go.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Charming/233595/