http://slow.writerscafe.org/ell89 The original writings of author SilentDreamer en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775995397 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 They say alot of thingsAbout homes like these.Never thought I could relate.Never thought this family Would break.'Cause that's what they call us,Right?The perfect ones, They call us broken.Broken homes, broken families,Broken souls?Not this one.They say it screws with your head,Tilts your worldTil e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/1115316/ Today I was sitting, watching a showOn the TV- not somethingI do too often.And on the show a man was singingAbout love, about missingSomeone. His boyfriend.My three year old sister,Who's watching too,Looks at me. She says, all upset,"What is he sad about?"I said, "He's in lovewith someone... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/1065639/ I want a friend.Don't get me wrong-I have "friends."But I want a friend.Who cares, asks meHow I am, And wants an honestAnswer.Someone who compliments meAnd makes me feel good.Someone who's funny and reliable,And never ever puts me down orMakes me feel totally,CompletelyWorthless...I don't know whyBu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/1037169/ I know why it isHow it is. You get boredOr are just really not happyWith life.Well maybe not life itselfJust your life.That's what I meant to say.Maybe your grades are sinkingLike the next Titanic. OrYou have no love life.Or no life at all.Maybe all your dreamsAre just that- dreams.Never grow.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/1019655/ I hate how much I worry,And never fail to stay The same in that respect.My mind gets cloggedWith pointless thoughtsThat nag at me Throughout the day.And the bugs crawl in My belly endlessly.And I tell myself toPush it all away.Your thoughts won't changeThe outcome eventually.And I try.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/1019653/  Run,Race to do as they say.Every word out of their mouthIs your command.Think slowly, get it rightThe first time.But don't actuallyBe slow.Make a mistakeThe money's gone.They're always right.You're always wrong.Don't forget that. Don't forget anything. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/963738/ The house was in the town-Blue, old and creaky.Full of laughter from allThe family.Aunts, uncles, cousins- All in one space.That could get to be so noisy,So overwhelming with chatterTo five year old me.Who happened to findWays to escape.But not alone.At dusk each day I woul.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/963734/ The alarms rangCrashing through the towns.Uprooting fear,Taking down assurnaceAnd safety. The little girl ranWith her family trailing.Only to find laterHer santuary,Her homeHad gone and FallenWith the rise of the wind. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/963732/  We gather at the doorWaiting for it- that soundOf the bellThat releases us.When it does ringWe stream through theDoorways, into the hallwaysLike the current of a river,Feet pounding.Voices chattering,Almost indistinctLike the hum of bees.Smells melding together in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/963691/ He is no Shakespeare.Neither am I.All the words that I write Don't quiteSeem right. _________________________________________________________  She was a hummingbird- Quiet-But the thoughtsMurmered inside her head. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/963690/  I never liked him like that -seriously-I still don't.But when I saw that? My heart started racing and I thought,"What the hell?"It was like he was mine.Dorky, wierd,who would never everGet a girlfriend.Ever.I KNEW he liked me.Followed me around like a puppy,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/950332/ You peer out the door at me:Old lady, hair frazzled, face creased.A little wise christian.The instant those blue eyesFlutter down to rest on meThe door half closes.I tell you what I'm about,"Poor in the area...""...Help, give..."Your face shuts down."Our church does that."Your face vanishes.The door.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/927998/ I'm at war every day with myself,For years it seems.And so I wonderDo they see?When they look at me can they seeHow weak I can be, How easy it would be to destroy everything?EveryWordPiercesMe. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/898986/ I hang around youAnd you say "We should create a world of our own,Won't let no one in-Only those who view the worldThrough the eyes like we do.We won't let them in."And when I hang on your coat tailsEach day I hear the songs that bringBack all those nostalgic memories.I smile just happy to be part o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/898851/ Hunger is weaknessI tell them there's noFood in the houseIt's true but when there isAnd I open up the fridgeI tell myself there's nothing thereWhen those twig-like girls Complain about their weightI can't stand it.When in the middle of classMy stomach growls, and my friendsGlance over at me, I hate .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/887338/ When you're aroundI can't help thinking:Die in a hole,Crash into a tree, Fall off a cliff-Just get away from me.And not just me reallyThe whole family.There are things thatI really shouldn't have to be worrying about,Simple things other peopleDon't have to even think twice about.And no one will know.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/824550/ You know that feeling you getAfter you've been hit in the faceOr punched in the stomach?(I feel like that every day.)You know how your head feelsAfter you've been crying for hours?(I feel that all too often.)You know how sometimes you haveThat feeling of emptiness you can't explainAnd it won't go aw.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/821388/ High above the others,Not myself, Someone else...How perfect to lose who I am.Not being me- such a gift, sadly.It doesn't matter who else,Just not me.A wooden floor, Spotlights,A faceless crowd,Shadows watching, And an unknown me.Sends chills down my spine...So perfect. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/821372/ What are you eating?You don't think about it at all, do you?But what if you did? I never used to.It was alive onceBreathing, living, thinkingJust like youIt felt pain.Yet it diedFor you- to eat.You're eating a dead animal!What's the difference betweenWhat you're eatingAnd your lovely dog sitting at .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/820889/ Here I go...Down the same road as them.Again.I didn't mean to really.I tried beating a path through, Make my own way, alone.But I didn't get far.So I shrugged and thought,Maybe their roadIs the only one of all. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/799841/ I can't imagine How it will feelIn eighty years,When at the time,I look in the mirrorAnd see a stranger.Her face is wrinkled;Her body is frail,Easily broken.Her mouth curves upin a persistent smile.And her eyes are so alive.Yet so hauntingly familiar.Which is when I slowly realizeThey're mine. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/799835/ The sun rose againWhile there was still frostlaying over the earth like a Layer of glass shards, glittering.The leaves matched the sky.It made me think,not of you.But, of others, I might'veSpared a moment's time to. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/799824/ About when you really want to say what you think but can't http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/760283/ I see how you areAll smilesYet beneath lie scarsThat have made youCreated youYour head is in the pastRunning, reaching for youLike a shadow searchingDon't wanna lose youYou're blind to those out thereWho careThe shadows catch your eyeVoices whisper in your headRisingDon't you see where you are now?T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/760278/ She closes the doorIt clicks, echoingShe walks, softly, through the silent roomsGreen, white, blue wallsDoors waiting, drawers closingEmpty space showingDown cold stone stepsPurple, red, pink flowersTrees watching, branches wavingBye...bye"Goodbye" she whispers http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/705183/ He walks in and thinks,Look at this place. So easy to destroyTear down the wallsBurn it to the groundWatch the gray ashesFade awaySo easy...But what he doesn't seeAre the memories http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/705176/  We all metA large mass of bodiesPressed togetherBy the flagFeeling the minutesGo byThen we were offWalking, screamingIn rage!At the unfairness of it allTo the courthouse!To Main Street!Down the middle of the roadMake them hearUnderstandIt's just not right!An.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/682399/   She turns away to gaze out the windowAs you watch the dull lightFrom the dreary cloudsUnveil half her faceHer sky blue eyes reflect the dayHair falls in wisps around her weary faceHer breathing is shallowBut breaks the silence in the roomThen she speaks, her vo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/682394/  You held his handOn the beach, water and sandHe looked at you like you stareAt a shooting starWith amazement and wonderYou cry nowCause he's goneBut yet he's still hereThe photograph comes to lifeIn your handA hand that had held hisA picture is a memoryA moment neve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/635864/  Blonde hair, blue eyesWe stare up into the skyWishing on a rain cloudAs the thunder roars loudTrees sway in the windAs we start to spinIn the rain, in the rainTrees swaySky and ground collideLightening brightens the worldAs we twirlThe wind singsIt's sad tale of los.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/635860/ These four wallsKeep me saneHelp my brainTo think straight These four wallsAre my homeJust me, all aloneWith no place to go These four walls Imprison meFor good reasonThose beyondCan not hear my calls These four walls Keep others safeKeep me awayTo do n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/631267/  Don't run awayNot from meNot againLike alwaysStay hereDon't go... don't leaveStay here with meDon't run awayAnd play these gamesI don't like peopleWho manipulateI don't want you to be somoneWho I hateBecause when you get that lookAnd you say those wordsIn that certain wayI know you're.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/590316/ A sad poem about death. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/484886/ Blowing in the windTossed here and thereBlue against blue against blueTree, leaves, skyBeauty I can seeCan you imagineHow the world would beIf everythingWere so prettyI go beyond the shadowSitListeningTo silenceTo the rush and rustleOf the windOh how wonderful this seem.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/459567/ Carry me on the breezeFar, clear away from hereI'll leave my hopes and dreamsNot to mention sorrows and mistakesLast in the pastSo carry me on the breezeI will float and flowNot caring where I goAnywhere but this townRight on down to dream landJust give me your handAnd carry me.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ell89/447874/