http://slow.writerscafe.org/rachielle The original writings of author rachielle en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775990506 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Trapped in a still,A swift motion picture goes around me-People portray smiling facesWrapped in the truth of the imaginary.The shallow perceive;But only the wise can see. Can happiness, joy and loveBe so empty? The loneliness pushes To reminisce that of g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/845113/ Stanza 1:You were always there in the backgroundI never did try to figure you outIn my world of flashing lightsYou were merely a hint of black and whiteUntil the timeYou flashed the most beautiful smileIt took a while to realize That you are what I needed in m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/573798/ Walk into a mallAnd what do you see?All these things related to beauty;People, temporarily carefree-All these, vanity.Walk into a shop, oh boySuch consumer's joy-A discounted imported toy.For a few hours on Sunday,In shopping heaven we stay,And nothing can go wrong.The worst of days are forgotten;Th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/568429/ Stanza 1:Late night chatsWhat you doing? Where you at?Getting to know each otherAnd boy you must knowI cherish you more than I showBut it don't really matterRefrain:Don't get me wrongI think you're getting the wrong impressionI like youBut not how you want me toChorus:I can't love youMore than a fri.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/568412/ This is a song I wrote just recently. Here's the link for the audio.:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VYVX4V9_XM http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/548376/ This is a tribute to the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/546855/ My reflectionGlistening in your hazel eyesIs somethingNo other lens could provide. As I take my camera And try to capture the wonderOf each little thing I can find,I realize thatI would never be able to feel The love, or beauty in my photosAs .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/543927/ I succumbTo the stillness of the night,The calming breeze,The city lightsJust outside my window. I lay, frozen-Lost in thought-In a rush of emotion.I look outAnd see stars twinklingIn velvet blue. The rails guarding my window pane.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/543917/ This poem was another treasure I found in my old planner. I remember I wrote this because I couldn't sleep and I felt the silence deafening me. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/539015/ Another old poem I found in my 2009 journal. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/539013/ Another song. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/538985/ Things weren't what I expected them to be.Suddenly, The world changed,And I find myself going round and round a mazeOf unwinding walls and staircase.Foreign neon lights surround meIn the unfamiliar streets I try to flee.I look for something, anythingTo take me home;But I got lost along the way.In th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/538252/ Tonight, Ilook up and the sky is different.Her luminousbeauty, always taken for granted, is gloriously apparent-With a dazzlingshade of midnight blue,Tonight, thenight sky triggers a slightly different cue. Beneath her, atranslucent sheet of clouds spread,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/536102/ This one I wrote for a group. I hope you guys like it.:) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/535581/ I take my pen and paperLetting the flow of inkTake over all the clamorWrapped around my chest;For I know fictionCan never seizeEvery single collisionMy heart and mind experience. And you,You are the cause of all this commotion.Never in this life.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/535134/ An old poem I found in my 2009 planner. I think I initially wrote this to be a song, but I wasn't able to continue it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/534660/ Another old poem I found in my 2009 planner. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/534656/ An old poem I wrote when I was bored in class. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/534652/ She isn’t thegoldYou expectedher to be.Don’t you getsoldSo easily. She isMercury-She’ll creepup insideSilentlyAnd staythere to bide. Once sheattacks,You havenowhere to hideEven thoughyou watch your .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/531974/ I open the doorExpecting someone thereOnly to findThe TV's noise filling the air.The host, once again,Is entertaining his beloved audience-Hopeful eyes focused on the show-All expecting a better tomorrow.I tune it off,And go back to my space.When I returned, though,I found it againFilling up the pla.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/531596/ This is a poem I wrote for my best friend. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/530728/ They say youcan’t please everyone,But what ifthe ones Who aren’tpleased with youAre the sameonesYou want toplease? A littlegirl,Her corset inplaceFlowers inher hair,A smile onher face;EverydayShe puts onthis mas.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/530447/ Is it wrongto feel?I pour out myheart and soulAnd theylaugh to my face.The pain tookits tollAnd “It’syour fault” is what they say.They said I’mout of controlI’m evil andmadIt wasn’t mychoice they stoleMy hear.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/529630/ It piercesthrough my skin-I trydepicting the pain,But can’teven begin;I’m drowningin a never ending rain-Of tears. I have noidea whyI waste mytime on youWhen nomatter how hard I tryI can’t evercome through. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/529618/ So I letthem inOnly to letthemBreak meInto tinylittle piecesShatteredonto the floor.What am I todo?I can’t findmyself anymore.I don’trecognizeAny of thesepiecesAt all.So I letthem inOnly to findthemSneakingback.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/529614/ I want to say thank youFor giving us all you got,Giving me all I wanted,Receiving us forth and back.Thank you,For all the sacrifices you had to makeAnd the risks you had to take,And since I can’t find the words to say-For all the lessons you’ve tau.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/529188/ "Disappointment" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/528315/ In thesolace of eve,She tries toleave-To breakaway from these confined wallsHinderingher,Causing herto stall. She has tobreak free,From thisline of imprisonmentSurroundingher,Blocking theview of her dreams. So she runs t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/527565/ This was a poem I wrote way back in high school. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/526985/ There's a hollow insideUnseen by mostThis contradicting sideWill leave you lost.Inside the spectrumIs black and whiteA fiery tantrumOf endless Kryptonite.But she can't be brokenNot just yetEven when dreams are barrenCourage she will beget.Even when the world's ordeals and dashed hopes call.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/526271/ Everything’sa complaintOr a whineIn herbloodstainedLittleunreasonable mind.Everythingshe knows is right;Everything is black and whiteShe asks anddoesn’t believeEveryone’sugly, untrustworthy, or a thief.Nothing’sever enough... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/526238/ With yoursinewy handsThe concretepath of my being was formedYou are mysuperman-You’d rescueme in a storm.You pickedup sticks and stonesTurned theminto a tower,Gave it tome to be my home. You cementedthe wallsSo no onecould get .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/526229/ You areunlikely-Far fromwhat I dreamed of.Opposite ofall,And yet yousucceeded in making me fall.What is itin you that caught me this way?I can’t quitefigure out.You are theexception.The onlyoption.The solecarrier of the emotionsI ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/526200/ I sink deeper and deeperInto the gray blue waters of loneliness-Only to find an empty pit of melancholy,At the end waiting for me.I try coming back up,But to no avail.Once again, I have come to fail.And my only company,Is melancholy-Nothing else wants me... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/526194/  Akin to the oxygen I draw in,You are a necessityI need to survive.And I thought I was yours, too;But you failed me.I needed you there-The wisp of fresh air In a world of smoke and ashes;But you left me choking onPuffs of venom into my chest.Now I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/524908/ There’s thatfeeling again,It alwayscomes back.No matterhow I try to run away,It stops meon my tracks.It haunts melike darkness,Its griptight on my heart;But I givein nonethelessSo we’llnever be apart. You lurk inthe shado.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/524900/ It caught meas a surprise,When you tookme to that placeAnd I saw thebreathtaking blanket of orangeSilhouettedby the concrete jungle below-That momentwill forever be embedded in my head.I hear yourvoice,I feel theawe in mine.I feel thejoy,As we .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/524887/ A question to the otherA fight to another. It’s a never ending cycleRound and round it goesAlways the same storyTears always flow. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/522722/ 1st Stanza:Hello Heartbreak, welcome back to my lifeI must say, it really has been quite a whileTo this day, you’re still a shocking surpriseYou never fail to bring tears to my eyesHello Heartbreak,  wemeet againAnother flame you put to an endI have lost .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/522721/ "You were fabulous!"The designer exclaimed,And Ana smilesAs she takes one more shotOf tequila sunrise. Another successful showIs all that matters.She's living hear dream, after all-Of becoming a supermodel.Now her life's supposedly on full throttle.She spends another night.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/464604/ This is based on the tragic flood that happened in our country just a few weeks ago. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/464602/ Verse 1:You put me in a state of emotionStealing my body of motionWhen you look in my eyesYou make my heart palpitateMaking my breath a second lateEvery time you walk byAnd it’s something I can’t explainSomething no words can attain C.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/455908/ The pieces of my lifeFit together likeA 10,000 pieceDo-it-yourself puzzleBut I can’t put it upOn the wall once it’s done(Once it’s done)Coz it’s black and whiteWith all the irrelevant stripesAnd I’m ashame.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/455907/ Verse1:Can I talk to you?Just so you’d know my nameSo that when we meetMaybe you’d smile that smileWhich took my breath awayLike it did that other dayWhen you walked into the roomTotally blowing me away Chorus:I never believed in love at first s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/455906/ Verse:We used to be happyWe used to beThe best of friendsAnyone can getWe used to be funnyAnd laugh‘til we ran out of breathBut in the blink of an eyeEverything changedYou changed my lifeAnd left me astray Chorus:Your voice stays in my mindAs .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/455905/ Verse:Okay I’m giving up nowI can’t take any moreOf this foolish gameOr your prideAnd mineHave you noticedHow they collideYou won’t talk to meAnd I won’t be the one to approachSo honey this is the endOf usWhatever you call it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/455904/ This is just one of the songs I've written. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/455902/ They saw monsters under their beds,I saw a girl reflected.She was bleeding inside out;Nothing could take away her pout.Her eyes brimmed with salty tearsAnd her face showed all her hopeless fears.I could see the bloody bliss-All the pain she can't resist;They ate her heart aliveBut .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/455901/ Wait for a while,Get on board;And enjoy the ride. So I did. I shivered as the very thoughtOf you entered my mind.My hands shook,You held them in yours,And soon I was flying;Then you smiled-And I fellWithout second thoughts,Or a parachute for security.&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/402605/ Saw myself in a newfound land.Lost.Faces rushing here and there;Fear ignites in my soul- afraid,I am. Colors moving everywhere-From corner to corner-The rain pouring down the poorly cemented street,Crushing it once more.Yet, still, here I stand.Lost.Alone, unmoved, and f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rachielle/396465/