http://slow.writerscafe.org/Shouldyouneedus_ The original writings of author But?shouldyouneedus? en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775987669 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 His handshake gripped me and I was pulled in never knowing what would happen next just gleaming in the sky I call my body I thought about him until I saw him again Then His stare entered my soul and went all the way down Deep down where I hide my emotions It lit something in my stomach A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2777770/ Rooftop string lights You would ask me to dance Our kiss would be so strong and magical that all the lightbulbs would pop and explode And so would my heart You would sweep me off my feet And make me feel alive again I would be in the back of your bike My hair flying so fast in the wind.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2553904/ Every deep breath in and out Holding a joint between my fingers and a full cup in the other Nothing feels like this moment When all i need is my best friends Dancing in socks in the basement that we built on old rocks and cement. Raising my cup above what I imagine to be sea levelUnderne.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2479698/ I never really did Not of you and me I found someone who looks just like you And I thought he could replace the feeling you give me But I still stay up at night And think of you I haven’t gotten much sleep in 2 weeks I listen to the same songs To remind myself how sad I am An.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2466929/ I’ve seen hundreds possibly thousands of sunsets I’ve seen it rise I’ve seen it fall I’ve photographed it perfectly I’ve just let it be sometimes Let my eyes soak in all its beauty I’ve laid under the starts and gazed for hours And walked barefoot th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2462904/ I was typing I miss you in my keyboard Before I stopped myself I replaced it with ive been worried about you That’s because I realized this isn’t about me Its about you and all your flaws And thinking you’re too good But you’re not. When In reality I’ve sp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2461469/ I see sadness Where others might see productivity Getting up early Alone Even with someone laying next to youSliding out from underneath your covers Barely combing your fingers through your rough hair Knowing your teeth still yellowed from yesterday Because you forgot to brush your t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2168704/ if you were to ever look beyond my slightly 2 different colored eyesMeaning my cornea and pupils and every nerve ending behind that controls the movement of my eye rolling You would see me in my brain Dancing and singing Lighting my eternal bonfire And wearing hippie headbands in Nova Scot.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2166209/ I have Heard it at every single part of my life I’m figuring out a lot of things I have never had a clear sense of self But this one I’m sure on. Now a lot of questions in life are easy to answer Favorites all piling upCandies Movies Drinks What’s next And then.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2166206/ And I found myself wondering How you were Since my dream the other night I asked myself When will I get over all of this I don’t actually care how you are My subconscious does If that means I do It’s false It was just a dream After some therapy I’ve actually lea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2162484/ I spent so much time writing about you and when I became real all my words came off the page and came to life I wrote out all these emotions I couldn’t tell you and when I finally could you didn’t want them I’m not hurt I’m not mad I came to the terms with wrong timing .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2145564/ Remember when I got the adrenaline high from how I felt Now I have a bottle of vodka Trying not to listen to my head Even though it keeps going And I keep checking my messages Waiting for you So I can tell you about how drunk I am So you know the kind of hurt I feel That’s usua.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2145562/ You make my heart beat a little faster And my tears fall a little harder These days it doesn’t feel the same Someone who’s so empathetic Isn’t feeling anything but sympathy for themselves Feel bad for yourself dear Your poor choices And poor hand you’ve been dea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2145561/ Pulling petals off flowers Hoping for someone and something to keep me hoping A smile and a nod Pluck pluck pluck A conversation Pluck A text message Pluck pluck pluck pluck Agreement on a bad day Pluck pluck Consoling in a friend about you Pluck Heart racing when you walk by.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2135465/ Talking with someone Details arising Trust and sympathy Losing sanity Long nights Lonely mornings Turned into wrong timing Same wavelength But Never on the same page Turn the page one more time Just to pretend we are Dreaming of a better tomorrow Wishing for another sweet day.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2110766/ You move in but never move on Fight the ocean but there always seems to be a storm Pick a name Now its torn Ever since that goddamn thing was born Well now I’m here to sayNo ones gonna have to pay It’s just a damn name Something I mentioned briefly I guess Im no better .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2100384/ Something about this life has changed Changing consciously Unconsciously living Something isn’t quite right The sounds the smells How I try to sleep at night Tossing and turning Until I see daylight Daylight savings came and went Got that extra hour Just to stay up later .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2073136/ How did u end up here So close yet so far To something I’ve wanted for so long To have time let it build up And question if it’s real I let it dawn on me While dawn came up And put everything back in perspective Until time slowly let it drift away And silence fills ever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2070263/ Two meanings of things that are actually very different Arrangements of words Everyone else is the bad guy I’ve felt like it a lot myself lately It’s none of us Are we a product of the past Things that creep up back on us When we least expect Things that beg a lot of ques.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2062367/ Laying awake Reminding me of back when Things were simple Nothing had fallen apart yet Because you were still here Now all I can do I lay here And try to remind myself Of when you cared Maybe you never did Maybe I was just another face in passing to you Maybe you were scared to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2037036/ Finding the words to say what I want is hard Mainly because I never wanted anyone to know how I felt And when you left I was left with all these things You planted an idea in my head Let the feelings seed until they grew to be untamable And now it’s all I can think about My favor.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2036118/ I’ve learned a lot lately More so on living in the moment Not stopping to create in my head To think of words fo every moment in my life I’ve done this since I was a kid It’s almost all gone away now And honestly it’s making my memory fade I don’t find as .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/2005940/ The way I describe it sometimes makes me sound like an addict I mean, I essentially am Overdosing on every goddamned memory of you All at the same time Pressuring me to keep your there Right in the front of my mind. Its almost sad how addicted I am to you. Its just too bad, this kind o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1997207/ You can't just call me up at 5 am anymore I'm not yours Though I used to think I was That's a door I decided to close And it hurts just that much more To be standing on the other side of the door Just looking through a dim peephole Begging myself to work things out But how can I? W.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1996462/ You've caused me too many problems Things I can't deal with Things I shouldnt do Things I shouldn't say But sometimes I still do Things can't change now And I know that But things can be rearranged To fit a little better Even if they're not perfect They gives us a sense of peace .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1994740/ Dissipate Like the smoke Because when it clears No one will be there You never really know What kind of life you'll live Until you live it You never really know what kind of person you'll be Until its you. You say things will never happen that way But they do. They always do. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1990992/ Your name rattled through my body Breaking some bones on way through my limbs And suddenly all I can think of Is you And I remember that time we went to the football game and ditched before halftime Neither of us even like football Maybe it was just the thing to do on a friday night We.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1990710/ Because I was just next in line Not to say I wasn't good enough Just next. It was my turn to experience Maybe soul mates aren't real Maybe all we have are our silly good vibes and determination tactics we both use We make a good team Yeah But was this really the point. No. The fi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1986270/ Yeah I'll be the first to admit Revenge feels nice. But then I remember my therapist telling me "its never okay to hurt others. And then it doesn't. So maybe everyone lies Maybe revenge isn't that sweet It tastes sour in my mouth So I try my best to spit it out Darling don't you have.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1985758/ Gnawing away at someone's wood Someone's brand new deck All the work they put into it And you pretend to care for a nano-second Maybe you can help fix it ? But how You don't have any hands You are just a bird But you don't seem bothered by this. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1985556/ Life is not a mixtape you made in 2007 You can't replay the same song over and over One day you'll get sick of hearing itJust like I did when I was a kid But I watched, and I understood The need to play it over and over Until one day You'll just change it And I get that too. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1984628/ You darling It makes me afraid to dive into the unknown When I know where the road leads Is the journey worth it When in the end, You'll never change. You're always going to justify your actions with hollow excuses and use a hollow instrument to make you forget Its a sad feeling Seei.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1984252/ Remember when I told you That you made me happy Now Your name on a little box Is supposed to make me happy Or help me when I'm not The day you left me with a little yellow piece of paper with an odd area code for a cell number A number that would only be used a handful of times Its s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1984237/ And you did just what I thought you would. Washed me up on some old river bed And let me tell you, the water was colder than I thought it would be It stings my whole body So I just lay here Maybe its just an off season, too cold to be bearing the rivers temperatures I know you warned me,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1983979/ Light up a cigarette and tell me about your day darling Nothing makes me feel better than to hear your voice Especially when its all I can thinkI just want to hear about you Maybe you're not ready to let me know it all and that's okay But just let me know that you're okay. Take me on a w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1978590/ Because I hope to get some peace Symbolize hope As long as the candle is burning,So am I. I control my own flame I've been told, even if someone comes along our flames only grow bigger when together But when we separate, Our own flames still stay lit. The feeling of not having as str.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1977878/ My happy place is inside of your pictures With you behind the lenses "Say cheese" Ever since I was a child You've tried to get me on the other side of the camera Instead of over your shoulder I've come out of my skin a little since then Now I say "cheese"With everyone else Even tho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1976578/ Its only 3 months But when you say it like that it sounds like a long time I'll be glad to hear your voice again Except I'm not Why did everything change Maybe I'm not the same person I was 1/4 of a year ago on august 7th Because life keeps moving Were never the same person we were eve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1976068/ Sitting on some street corner singing the blues Trying to make people notice Everyone passes Throws you some change Maybe stays for a minute to listen But they all leave eventually And youre left on a lonely corner Strumming your guitar with numb fingertips and bloodshot eyes Waiting.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1974202/ Back at familiar places Missing the nostalgia of hearing your name over a lit cigarette Over and over again it plays in my head The s****y nirvanna cover you play that your mom really loves But its actually really good Back at familiar places Chalk handprints and an ugly christmas sweate.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1974198/ If you were a river, I would drown myself in you. Jump head first into the rapids, Taking on the darkness in your head. Find the deepest depth And let myself be completely submerged in you. Just to get in a feel the fast paced currentFeel the cold Let myself float maybe Float somew.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1973308/ Nothing makes me feel the chaos and the silence at the same time. Not the way you do. The chaos is all the bad you make me fiend for. The things that make me feel so alive. But quieting my brain enough that I can form a clear thought. And when I did, all I thought about was you. You'd probab.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1969293/ Do you remember that one time you threw up on my roof?I do. We got so high it made you gag So you puked, out my window. On my roof. The stain is still there. Well, not technically. My mom just had new roof panels over the old ones. So yeah, your puke is still there. You know just the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1964311/ Negativity brought in by someone you opened the door for Gladly letting them in before you find out they end up being some metaphorOr someone you adore But mostly they turn out to be a dissapointment Not really to youBut what they seem to think is the world They build themselves a house .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1824699/ You fill your deep sorrow with demons Washed down by undeniable negativity Fill your head with ideas And fill the void with medication Try to cover up everything Even though your eyes scream And your heart beats still You can never brush away the emptiness Only fill it with temporary.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1824695/ It was all wrapped up in a box One with the cute ribbons and bows And from nose to toes it was beauty No clue how go care for it It comes in cute little shorts and sneakersNatural all the time And beautiful But not pure Maybe a little crazy With a past Most of its a mystery Bec.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1823935/ My little sister said something to her friend in conversation and it made me think a little more than I wanted to. "Did you know In the future there's always another future". This makes me think. If now, I'm having a rough time and I want things to work out in the future there will always be more to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1600733/ Have you ever actually seen a sunset. Have you ever felt the magic smear words across the sky and deep into the purple and pinks that fade into orange that still lights the way home. When you're walking along the train tracks and you stop to point a camera but you just have to look because even your.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1594468/ If someone else understands what I mean by these moments people tell everyone I'm not crazy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1580389/ You never know this feeling until It Happens to you. You never know how I feels to be laying down with someone without thinking about a goddamned thing. Without worrying about making the other person happy, because you know they are. You only have to focus on being happy for yourself. Actions always.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shouldyouneedus_/1580378/