http://slow.writerscafe.org/Ashes20 The original writings of author Ashes en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775972832 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 This is a poem about aspects of my journey to my authentic self as a nonbinary individual. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2850118/ He takeseveryoneDoes not matteryour raceYour sizeYour healthHe takes everysoul someday  Death does notdiscriminateHe does notknow love or hateDeath’s onlyjob is to end one’s fate He takeseveryoneOn his own timeYou ca.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2801838/ Part of my personal view of what pride is/what it means http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2777951/ I wasn't going to post this originally, until I realized it was important that I do. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2763066/ Not your typical holiday poem, and important to be recognized, because the holidays aren't full of joy for many, pandemic style or not. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2760188/ As the collateral damage of someone else's warYou were to conditioned to hate yourselfFrom the way you lookedTo who you wereAnd everything in between.Your internal monologueBecame one that screamed,"I AM NOT GOOD ENOUGH",And, as time passedParts of you started to die.No one ever told youThe good thi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2758716/ Role 1Hello, my name is childI am feeble and weakExert your parental powerI will do nothing but obey I will be the modelOf the perfection you seekYet it will never be enoughWatch and you will see Role 2Hello, my name is siblingI will be b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2157311/ Alex I'm sorry. You would haveBeen a beautiful soul,Only I couldn't give you that chance.Realize I do love you,That the madness playing outIsn't what I wanted.One day healing will start, but even then I won't forget you Alex.Never believe you are or ever were unwanted, because that just isn't true. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2136583/ Three acrostics from different perspectives of sorts you could say. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2132406/ It left you shatteredBattered, broken, bruisedYou're in piecesYour world seemingly in twoBut you're gonna make itYou see it hurts before it healsIt has to hurtWithout the pain you wouldn't growYou wouldn't learn anythingWouldn't know half of what you knowIt hurts before it healsBecause the pain serv.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2095943/ Birthdays, a mark of passing time.Counting all the years you metaphorically climbUntil your time is upBut I hold a different view.You see I wasn't suppose to see 18.Suicide was the destiny for me.Then that age became 21But God or fate or whatever you believe had other plansNow here I am at 25 A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2028260/ Deep in your soul is this ache thatEncompasses your entire being; a Pain that takes control. ItReaches out and covers like a blanket,Enveloping you in agony,Slowly taking reality,Silently destroying you andInhibiting you from living. Once this madness starts it will Not loosen its gri.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/2016417/ Leave or stay?What does it matter anyway?Would anyone care?I know that they would.Maybe not allBut some of them could.If I did leaveWhere would tragedy lie?Right around the corner?Or could I get by?Should I leave?What do I believe?Or do I stay?There is good stuff.The question isIs it enough?Can I st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1947415/ MaybeExpecting that rememberingMoments like those willOrchestrate healing isRidiculous, or maybe not.Is it so ludicrous to Entertain that thought thatSomething so dark can be saved? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1937157/ Battered by life and Ripped to pieces, yet stillOpen to fighting toKeep moving forward,Expecting God to show up andNever settling for anything less http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1934116/ I don’t want to dieI just don’t want to liveEvery breath is taxingEvery word exhaustingBecause I have to be ok I don’t want to lieI just can’t tell the truthThe truth is so heavyAnd people only want the lightSo that is what I give.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1806125/ Quick write I just did. Thought it was worth sharing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1661153/ The second poem of my hospital stay http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1582674/ I just got out of a hospital once again. The results of my stay were two new poems. This one I'm not as confident in. Sorry the title sucks. I never actually came up with one for this... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1562532/ She was only 16Living in a broken homeWith no place to turn Her skin became a battlefieldWhich was going to winHer body or the blade? She didn’t do it for attentionShe did it for protectionFrom the pain which was life Death became .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1412192/ I wrote this in honor of suicide prevention week, which started today and goes until Sunday. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1409467/ Mental “illness” has a stigmaThose with one are thrown into a boxStuck with a labelRegardless of the type we are all called “sick” Slicing your skin“Sick”Trying to die“Sick”Starving yourself or purging&ldquo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1401553/ Forever,What does it even mean?The dictionary says “for all of future time”But I’m not talking about a dictionaryI want the real life one See I thought the two matched upI thought it was synonymous to words like alwaysEternalContinuousI .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1359338/ I was in treatment a few weeks ago and these were some acrostics that were produced during my stay. This is the last one http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1271819/ I was in treatment a few weeks ago and these were some acrostics that were produced during my stay. This is number two of 3 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1271462/ I was in treatment a few weeks ago and these were some acrostics that were produced during my stay. This is one of three http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1271453/ I won't lie, it's not a feel-good poem, but I believe the subject is important http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1212041/ This could potentially be triggering, so be cautious http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1201774/ GoingOff faith that He isDoing everything He can to protect and love you. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1201196/ I wrote this at work. It's a result not a definition http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1200708/ So I started this story in 7th grade and decided to continue it. It is 100% made up. I hope you enjoy. It's an ongoing project so keep checking back. I hope to update it at least once every few weeks. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1181470/ This is rated mature due to the subject matter http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1176133/ I don't want to call this a response to a poem per-say, but it was inspired by a poem my friend wrote http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1176131/ Stuck in a homeWhere she has no one who wants herAnd no one to wantShe is hungryHungry for loveDeprived of trustCraving for someone to careBut there is no oneThis lack leaves her crazedSucking and stealing from her friendsAll the love that she canIt's as close as she'll ever getTo a home and loving .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1172079/ Sometimes I marvelAt how close I was pushedTo the edgeAnd sometimes I wishI made it all the wayIt's not like anythingAnd I mean anything Would be betterIf I stayedThe bitter decadence of lifeI keep movingI keep fightingFor my lifeI can't say noThe pain is just too muchI want to sleepAnd never w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1171769/ During the dayHer demons are at bayA constant mutterOf her incompetenceHer weaknessHer painThat wait for the perfect moment to pounceWhen night falls The demons ariseFull force and no mercyHer world gets darkThe later it gets the worse she feelsMore and more the demons preyDrain her of will, of figh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1167047/ My girlfriend broke up with me about 6 months ago now and two poems and the start of a song came off of it, all at very different times. This is the first poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1143933/ What I would do if I had wings http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1141189/ One of the few exceptions where I use minimal punctuation. Another poems inspired at work. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1136243/ I randomly get inspired sometimes I work, and this is a result of one of those times http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1135419/ I had just gotten out of a residential treatment facility and was feeling empowered http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1135191/ I wrote this a few months ago. Had the title for almost 2 years, just needed the rest of the poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Ashes20/1135187/