http://slow.writerscafe.org/kmaniscalco The original writings of author Kerri Maniscalco en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776033765 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Chapter OneDark Inspiration“Oh little Cody Pomeray if there had been some way to send a cry to you even when you were too little to know what utterances and cries are for in this dark sad earth, with your terrors in a worl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/524994/ It's a thriller of some sort...a journal of a woman who has committed an unthinkable crime- with a large twist. I'm almost done but I'm only going to put up the first chapter for now... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/524993/ The moon slow to riseCasting shadows alongYour very best disguiseWalking around town againKicking at the dirtHeart heavy caving inShadows dancing to and froWeary soldiers walkingInto the night they slowly goRemember the light on your skinThe smile on your faceWhen you kne.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/456363/ Bathing in the sea of loveHands gently touchingNo need for a velvet gloveThe moon light dancingJust off shoreMakes me remember Wanting and wishing ever moreThe raven flies through the nightA dark mark dartingCatching my eye, but fear is not frightFear has not taken flight.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/456362/ She screams quietly against the windScreams out loud for someoneNot just her voice from withinShe gave her heart to himBeating each beat for himShe gave her heart to himAnd he only gave her sinHe talks like a saint while carrying her inWalks tall and proud All the while, she&rs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/456361/ Dancing ever so softlyLike the waves of an ocean swellDancing ever so softlyFeeling more than ever so compelledDancing in the cool sea breezeWashing your love all over meDancing without a care in the worldHearing the soundsCrashing all aroundDancing with all I’ve got inside m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/451558/ another work in progress..please be gentle! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/451550/ a really quick piece to get back in the groove of writing poetry...it definitely needs some work http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/451537/ I’ve been said to be the girl with no heartTaking more than you wanted to giveLeaving before the startI’ve been thrown into the mixSaid I would do it allJust to get my fixYou never took the timeNever bothered to seeWhat was in my mindI’ve b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/438124/ You stole my kisses like a thief in the nightStole my kissesThen ran out of sightWalk the path of loversKeeping secrets Under the coversStealing kissesSecret loversYou stole my loveLike a thief in the nightStole my loveAnd it just ain’t rightLost our soulsLate.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/429595/ Things have been so crazyBeen pulled in a million directionsA million times too fastGotta hold on tightCause this feeling won’t lastEverywhere I goEveryone I seeIs looking for somethingThey want to take from meCan’t fight the tideIt will push you asideGotta hold.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/429379/ it's not quite finished yet, gotta love a work in progress http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/428929/ Do you believe in the words you speakDo you treasure the secrets you keepCan you imagine a timeWhere words would not destroyAnd my dollar wasn’t worth a dimeCause I’m tired of waiting in lineTrying to cash my checkWhen the money well runs dryWho can you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/427588/ Once I thought I needed you, Now I know I need me tooCause there’s only so much I can do, Only so many times I can trySinging the blues and drying the tears I’ve cried Only so many times I can try, only so many tears left to cryHere’s your last lullaby, the only s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/424309/ Drip drop dripThe rain hits the roofThe winds pick upAnd I don’t mindBlow wind blowThe wind smacks the wallsAs the storm comes our wayAnd I don’t mindThe world has turned greyAs people hold their breathWaiting for the storm to go awayAnd I don&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/423994/ Everybody knows what a broken heart feels likeThe ache the burn the feeling of your stomach churnIt seems like the world has stopped and kicked you in the gutYou can’t get out of bed, can’t get him out of your headThe heart takes on an invisible shieldCarefully blocki.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/423442/ Yours is a face I wish I could touchWhen you look in to my eyes,My heart beats fast and my face begins to flushYou have taken me under your spellPromised me things I never can tellYour words are like a summer dayChasing the demons I held within so far awayAlways at arms l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/419602/ Burning down the highway lost in thoughts againAs the lights pass us by you wonderWaiting on forgiveness, keep holding your breathWords are like candy when spoken in the moment of wrathCan’t remember when things went wrongSinging along to our favorite songSaid I can&r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/419585/ Words float along the paperLike a mellow river winding downThe mountain of a lazy summer dayClouds sprinkle the skyBlue as the oceanWith the heaviness of hellWinds whisper gently Moving along the river swellsWords soaring highLike a bird flyingAcross the summe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/419584/ The sign reads danger aheadSo I hit the gasFiguring things can’t get any worseThen the years that have gone pastI hit the old dirt roadSomewhere deep in the countryWaiting on the red white and blueTraveling down the roadI’m hit with memories of you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/415462/ Leaving the lights of the city behindI pack my bags and hit the roadIt’s so pretty in all it’s gloryBut today I’m writing the scriptAnd I’m leading the storyTook all I could from this cityIt even took pieces of meLeft my heart somewhere in between.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/415460/ Locked and loadedI’m ready to goHands gripped tight on the wheelI’m ready to push the limitPedal to the floor, I’m pushing the steel.Blues playing softly in the distanceI’m finally able to feelHand held tight on the triggerOne more step and I&r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/413709/ I want to know, I said I want to know As you walk along the wet sand on the shoreWhere it is that you goWith time spent far apart as distance spreads you become a memory of a work of artThe waves come crashing down giving comfort in it’s old familiar soundWalking along the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/413707/ The sand is deep in the devil’s playgroundDigging a hole that sinks deeper and deeperEating away at the mind, with thoughts so profoundMaking me the devil’s keeperRoaming his infamous groundThe sand has been replaced by a drink,The drink has replaced my thoughts,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/413705/ If your love is an oceanThen let your waves crash down on me.Let the cool ocean breeze set my heart free.If I had to get it rightI think perhaps I just might.The way you walk, the way you talk, it’s even the way you kissIt’s definitely something I can’t li.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/411754/ Pondering, the ever weary works of the devilSent straight from the pits of hellI’m left to sit here and ponder.How I wish I could walk awayLeave it all, leave you behindAnd have nothing left standing in my way.Pondering, the cruel joke played by the devilHow I w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/411748/ The desert sand is hot As he slowly marches onFollowing in perfect formationThrough the forgotten landThey travel through the daySweating from the heatAnd yearning to bend from the weightOf the bundle he carries on his backWith everything he will needIn order to a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/411728/ Through the fogged window Of the gray December morningI was looking for a better place to play.How is it, no matter how hard I tryI can’t seem to find a brighter day?New York with it’s vast  buildingsIs an endless canvasAwaiting my eager paint to color .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/410894/ Leafing through the picturesShattered memories of good times gone pastBroken kisses of all that couldn’t last.Stopping to take a good lookAt times and memoriesThat could have been written in a book.When did it all go sourI never thought, no I never thoughtOu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/410473/ Walking through the shadows in the dark corners of my mindI find it hard, if not impossibleTo leave the past behind.I wonder if only I hadn’t been so brashIf only walking along those dark streetsI hadn’t let you pass.What would life offer me now?Traveling down.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/410471/ A great man once sang to meHe told me of stories of peaceAnd everything man needed to be set freeWar is not the waySpilling blood never did any goodOver time to anyone anywayHe told me stories of good times gone pastMemories of peace and loveAnd all that man could not.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/409795/ The sand is deep in the devil’s playgroundDigging a hole that sinks deeper and deeperEating away at the mind, with thoughts so profoundMaking me the devil’s keeperRoaming his infamous groundThe sand has been replaced by a drink,The drink has replaced my thoughts,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/409401/ Dear momma, I don’t know what I’ve doneYou see I went down to the store and I bought myself a gun.I took it to the school and I shot at everyoneDear momma, I don’t want you to be madBut things at school they got quite badI didn’t know what to doSo I pu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/409385/ Strange love falling in and out of local barsTaking sips of full pintsKissing through fogged windows of carsOut dating fully on the prowlHitting up local watering holesWith the sight of a night owl.Death of my mind with natures brewKilling the dreams I had of forever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/409059/ My heart has been rendered black,From all the cancerous wordsYou can never take back.You fought so hard for controlNever fully understandingHow your demeaning words had taken their tollHow did we get here?When did our love fade to black?When did fear find it’s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/409057/ The autumn leaf falls like a ballerina twirlsWithout a sound as it gently touches the groundIn beautiful poetic swirlsIt paints a picture for me, Of a distant memoryFrozen in time like a black and white photoThe leaf has a story to tellSo beautiful in deathLike a penny .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kmaniscalco/408994/