http://slow.writerscafe.org/x1smilex The original writings of author C.Elle en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776016697 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 drugs. nuff said. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/651135/ Being young and reckless with love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/636616/   In the moments when I find myself sinking beyond degreeAnd when my heart feels cloaked in black, gasping to be freeIn the moments when I look around and find that I’m aloneAnd when the hand I hold in mine is simply just my ownIn that moment I feel my knees crumble to th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/500847/   The poems I write, sometimes I don’t understand.The words just spill out without lifting a handI end it. I save it. I set it aside.I give it a title; try to fill it with pride. Life happens as expected; it’s forgotten and lost.Wars rage with conflict, as .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/500843/  It was dark, but I was not alone. Through each shadow I’d vanish, but only to their eyes.  With each brush of the wind on my cheek, I’d laugh, but one as soundless as a breath. With each step, the cement path would wake, inquiring its intruder. The grass would shy away from .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/448757/  The book slammed down hard against the desk, startling everyone in the library. My eyes shot to a nearby corner, and witnessed a small girl shoving her chair away from a study table, the wheels scrapping against the rough carpet. She stumbled out of her seat, brushing her eyes fiercely, and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/447445/  The world was veiled beneath the setting sun. The darker it got, the more alone I grew. Faces disappeared and the enclosed walls lost its luster. I continued to ascend up the winding stairs to each towering level. The ceiling was cracking and dust and grind fell to the ground always immediat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/447443/   Stop.I laughed, and stroked the match against the box with force.You’re not serious, put it out.Insanity is a legal term. It’s defined as the state in which one cannot be charged of their criminal offenses due to mental illness. I’m not insane. I don’t h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/447137/ Nightmare  Through the deserted corridors of nightDay creeps along with a silent, slow paceA stranger appears without an inviteA still heart beats hard like an angry bassTruth is not seen through eyes of the strangerWalls barricade many lies falsely shownLike shadows.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/397317/ Facing my demon http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/298036/ Haunted by a love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/298028/ Beautiful rose, so silent and stillWhy are you staring at me?Beautiful rose if you could only replyWhat is it that you see?So perfect, you bloom and I wonder whyWhy in my eyes do you show?So peaceful and quiet, you calm my roomWhy, please I need to know?Do you enjoy my tears? Do .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/298022/ Healing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/298018/ Turning to stoneI'll hold my breath to turn to stoneI won't cry out or even moanNo one hears, or even seesI'm so alone and I hide the keyThe bathroom walls so bleak and darkEncircle me without remarks I'll turn to stone and blend right inI'll suffocate and watch them spin I'll dr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/298016/ Black and WhiteBlack and white beneath a frownA dark reply and I fall downSymbols wrapped around my heartA fire burns within the artMatches soaked in gasolineI cried out beneath the sceneBorrowed tears seem to allureThe floods increased, no more secure.A hand to claim for wha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/297967/ One More ChanceThe thunder makes me shiverAs the rain begins to fallThe hallways, for once, are silentAs emptiness fills the hallI crawl on hands and kneesAfraid I won't reach the stairsOnce I do, my fingers slipAnd I tumble through the airThe ground below just waits To cat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/297965/ A farewell to a home I'd grown to love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/x1smilex/297962/