http://slow.writerscafe.org/xmissmeliss The original writings of author Melissa Rose en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775997158 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 This is it, here we are.An empty path ahead, Two tired roads behind. This place, this time.Something new, something old;Drawing me in, captivating. Keep me here.Locked in simple admirationAttached by immature lust. Hold me here. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/542481/ I am two.I am one. Scared. Shy.Nervous.Fearless. Outgoing.Confident. I am inside.I am outside. Hiding.Discovering. I am black.I am white. Alone,isolated.Extroverted,amicable. (I am.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/521079/ For those in Haiti- including my aunt, who I love very much http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/501916/ Now is the time appreciate what we are given. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/498270/ A little holiday story for your enjoyment. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/492710/ here I am-  secluded.alone in the world. there you are-   beloved.the world is yours. solitude is not peaceful.but a dim buzzing reminder-my emptiness. watch. observe. note. listen. see.I am free to do anything-just stay away. societ.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/487937/ For my friend. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/475650/ A journal that I thought has some pretty SWEET literary devices. I decided to share. Just don't tell on me ;) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/462419/ A short poem for a contest. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/462105/ like your heart just sank into it, so its all squished up in there now? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/456417/ The emotions written on your facegive me passage into your mind.I can read through your expressionall the things you're wanting to say. But baby, just close your mouth,let your body talk.I like what it's speaking of.Don't hold back, just hold out. These a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/454835/ you know exactly who you are. and that's all I have to say. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/449446/ my fantasy when it comes to a certain person http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/449348/ "regret can't erase. and i don't forgive or forget. i move on." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/449271/ When I close my eyes, I see a world at peace. And I'm not talking about world peace, I'm talking about my world, the one I seperately exist in. I see grassy fields and large trees. My family and friends stand behind me, supporting me. I see an open, understanding, and accepting family that loves me .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446940/ i want my words to hang in the air, loom above you, dance in circles around you, never letting you go. i want my words to play endlessly on repeat in your head, my voice to constantly ring in your ears. i want my face to be everywhere you look, seving as a reminder of what lives on in my memories .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446868/ It would appear that I am very much caught at a dead end. Every turn i amke leads me right back to here, here where the X marks the spot. The spot of where insanity meets reality, where things from the past keep finding ways to reappear, where life moves on without me. The treasure hunt is ove.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446865/ this is what happened when I ran out of things to write about... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446863/ another vignette from freshman year's multi-genre project http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446849/ a vignette from a multi-genre project my freshman year http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446845/ These are the eyes that see the truth, but not lies. They see the real, but not the fake. they see the big picture, not the close up. These eyes look at how affects later, and how then affected now. These eyes see past those lies, they see that desperate need to be wanted by someone, anyone. I see o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446405/ a rant about our grand country http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446391/ My opinionis drowned outby majority.My ideais ignored for the sake ofmaintaining sameness.And though,I have a mindthat could very wellchange the worldsomeday-I don't feel a need to use it,the world isn't readyfor my change.The people don't want me(yet)One day -though-.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446381/ Through the fireI runescapingwhat is written for mebecoming what i want I want to be.Opposition is the first stepin overcomingthe wall of what isexpected of me. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446379/ Misuderstoodis an understatemtn.Loveis a figment of myImagination,which is the only thingkeeping me going. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446375/ whenyou're changingyourself,it doesn't work.you feeluneasyuncomfortableawkward.so whysmileand fake your waythrough the discomfort of faking?it makes no sense.if it's not rightand not realywhy do itin the first placeand whycontinue? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446373/ SlowlyI'm losing controlslipping awayspiraling downinto an abyssof uncertainties. Reality is justbeyond my grasp.I'm reaching-with all i am-and falling just shortof Sanity. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446368/ the world is in a box these dayseveryone thinking the same thoughtsliving the same livesafraid to say the wrong thingafraid to stand out. people walking down the streetsexpressionlessemotionlesspurposelesswhat kind of life is this?they are all the sameafraid to speak the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446367/ addiction http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446364/ this is my attempt at romance http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446351/ a romeo and juliet of a new age,faced not by hatred but by distance.shakespeare wouldn't have been able to define this love.so youngso trueso strongso beautiful. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446263/ this is directed to those ignorant people who refuse to look outside what is in their minds. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446241/ disclaimer- not about suicide. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446237/                                                  &nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/xmissmeliss/446236/