http://slow.writerscafe.org/leximae The original writings of author Lexi Richard en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776030927 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I'm not a doll, a deck of cards,or loaded BB gunI have a name,thoughts and a brain, I'm more than just for funI'm sick of menwho think of meas half of what they aredon't think that Iowe the galaxywhen you give me one star I put inwhat I want outyet you don't pull your weightI don't de.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/2032670/ "He's just a boy" my friends would say"not good enough for you"I'd wipe my tears and nod my head,but knew that was not the truthTo me, that boy was my sunmy world revolved around himhe'd keep me warm and light me upeven though he burned my skinHe was a smile, a laugh, a teara million thoughts in my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/2032662/ I'll never see brown eyes the samenot since my gaze met yoursthey no longer seem sweet to me,but sour to the core I cannot love them into rhymesbecause they haunt my sleepI could see your brown eyes shinewhile my brown eyes would weep Your loving eyes sure had me fooled,my heart they would.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/2032653/ Forgive me for what I have beenI've lost all my controlI don't know where my mind has goneor the last time I felt wholeForgive me for hurting you,while I tried to hurt myselfI forgot about the ones I loved,while I put my thoughts on a shelfForgive me, I know I was wrongI wasn't me at allI couldn't s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1974946/ I've downed a thousand pillsand relearned how to take a breathI've sold my soul to therapy,yet still wish I was deadits hard for me to fall asleepbecause I think of knives and ropesor about the boy I never hadand how he crushed my hopesI've turned my friends to enemies,beat my heart 'til it was sore.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1974933/ You touched me and I was yoursOne second and I was sold"I think you're cute"and a goodbye kissI was a doll in your holdI still feel your lips on my neckand your grasp when I dream Your sleepy eyesare stuck in my brainand your buzz in my bloodstreamYou made me feel like your girlSweet and specia.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1974362/ I don't remember who I am and forgot what makes me tickbut the blood I scratch out of my skinreminds me that I'm sickIt escapes my arms as I open the gatesI watch it run so freeIt's red and bold and full of lifeIt's not a thing like meNo, I'm not out of my mind,my mind is out of meI am simply a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1947842/ The cold is nothing new to meIt's something like a friendI know it always has my backIt's loyalty knows no end I find comfort in that darknessIt accepts me as I amI don't have to hide the tears I cryIt's there to hold my handI think I'm cozy in that coldnessWith goosebumps on my armsI thank it .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1947832/ From the start, I had my fearsI took it step by stepI knew not to play with boysWhom I would soon regretBut soon my mind turned into mushYou caught me in your dazeWith your eyes, your lips, your liesI was lost in the hazeFor you, myself was hidden deepMy emotions trapped within.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1743283/ I suppose I understandWhy I have some confused -I either am cold to the touchOr icky sweet to youIf it's real, you'll know for sureIll turn you into art -1000 lines of sing-song rhymesIs the inside of my heartIf that's not the case, you may not know -You'll never see me leave.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1728167/ I could've told you from the startThat this one won't end wellBecause you're every bit of heavenWhile I'm a tiny piece of hell http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1715611/ I do fearIt'll take many years For my body to forgive my brain To heal the wounds Have strength resumed And blood enrich my veins I recallMy thoughts at nightfallAnd the sick war far within Those heavy plights And heated fights Scarred underneath my skin&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1715600/ Lately IHave come to hateThe days without the sunI'm tired of dwelling amongst the rainAnd darkness I've grown to loveI used to craveThe misty daysThick with fog and dewI once was closed off on my ownWith a head of blueNow I see,At almost eighteen,Where I had gone wrong,While I was wallowing in my t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1630895/ I wrote about lovebetter at twelvethan I do at seventeenbecause what I knew thenwas shallow, but pureand it made sense to meAt seventeen I've lostmost of my thoughtson love from age thirteenI hardly recallheartbreaks or heartthrobsor what love is to meAt age fourteenlove was empty and sweet,meaningl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1610828/ I have foundthat I am stuckwithin these silver barsAlthough they're strongand keep me safemy soul is being starvedEverythingis like a blur - a sorry water paintI try to focusand keep my mindwithin my metal gatesOh, I wishto feel the airon my every molecule to soak it inand releasewith all .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1610763/ Although my skin is goldand the sun lingers long,it feels like I am stuckwithin the Dark MonthsAnd I know the heatbut I only feel the cold -like an old friendgiving a hand to holdAnd somewhere betweenJune and July I fellinto the the abyssof my Dark Month HellAnd like a cavernI feel bats fly astrayth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1575556/ When it happensI'm gone - I'm out of my headI suffocate withina sea of oxygenAnd I don't miss who I've beenI don't miss what I've doneI wish I hadn't damagedthe one I should've most lovedI have not much to sayand too much to hideI am simply waitingfor the turn of the tideAnd with 90 knives in my bac.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1535178/ sometimes stars don't shine the sameand my words don't feel like mine,sometimes it hurts my heart to poundand hurts my hand to writesometimes sleep tires me moreand my eyes are lost and dullsometimes I feel hurricanesyet feel nothing at allsometimes the ceiling looks so goodand the birds make me fee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1515883/ at times it's sweetlike carameland i smile like a dollbut other times i am so weaklike i'm about to falldays are either black or whitethey flicker like a filmi'm constantly caught in-betweenan ice age or a kilnsometimes i wantto leave it allto forget what i have beenbut i know that it will hunt.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1514585/ I have learnedthat gasps and tearsdon't always mean you're sadI have learnedthat poisoning your blooddoesn't always make you badI have learned that strugglingdoesn't mean that you need helpI have learnedthat my best friendwill always be myselfI have learnedthat the suncan still shine while it r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1511141/ Now a roseonce a weedyou are a wavebut I'm a seaI am the moonI pull the tidesyou will runand I will findI'll stop your heartand steal your wordsi'll make you paywon't make you hurtI will growI'll bloom and bleedshine and scarI'll fly so free-l.r. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1491610/ I try not to rememberthat one inky yearthat felt devoid of the sunand was full of bitter tearsI was surrounded by pleasunspoken but heardmy lungs could've collapsedfrom the weight of each wordI can't help but thinkwas I to blame?she tells me "no,it's a disease of the brain"But why are we so fooled?t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1484148/ Another 6 word poem for a contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1473146/ 6 word poem for a contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1471738/ For the onewith sparkling green eyes,frizzy brown hair,and arms with white linesEach day I watchand I am simply stunned,I am full of pridefor what you've becomeFor the onewith a once toxic brain,skin like snow,and a heart full of flames,Each day I watchand I am simply stunnedI am full of pridefor wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1465303/ "I am Lexi"I am messy hairI am many scribblesI am foggy staresI am murky eyesI am murky mindI am 4/5 sugarI am 1/5 spiceI am iced mochaI am pen between teethI am VenusI am "just breathe"I am ocean wavesI am tall pinesI am CassiopeiaI am 7:00 pm skies"I am Lexi"I am up until 3I am 10,000 thoughts and.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1462213/ With throbbing wristsand ringing earstwisted jointsand clicking gearsI have pushedmy way throughfrom days of lightout of days of blueI am a machinewith flesh and bonesdroopy eyesand an aching soulMy mind is fueledby my thirst for life,my quests and dreamsthat I'm geared to find-l.r. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1457051/ By the sea, I find myselfwithin the glistening tidesThe smell of salt - it makes my lungsbloom like the spring timeMy ears will pound with every waveI'll feel the power in my handsI'll watch the sun reflect like starsas water rolls to the sandBy the shore there are no wallsno place where I can sleep.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1452569/ With pen and inkI can turnmy pain to poetryI can writethat what you didwas love not miseryI can lieand say you lovedwith kisses and never fistsI can saymy heart is finewithout bruises or slitsI can liethat you were sweetfluent with flatteryI can saythat I never achedbecause of your crueltyI can says.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1422870/ Though I am a young,Naive and innocent one,I have discovered so muchAbout what we must becomeWe mustn't be teachers,Writers nor priests,We must be knowledge,Ideas, and beliefsWe must fill our brains,Our fragile bones and our veinsWe must pride ourselvesOn the beauty we contain We cannot be defi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1406122/ ChapterForty: Office Detentions and Avery Theysat in silence, Blaise mouthing wordlessly. Neither of them seemed toknow what to say or if they should say anything at all. Thewords from the note seemed to hover above them in the air, as theydesperately tried to make sense of it all... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1401354/ Finally, the note! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1397447/ Chapter Thirty-Eight: Monday Will Change Everything “Delia . . . What a surprise,” Noah mumbled, opening theapartment door wider. His hair was damp and spiky from a shower. Hemust've just returned from practice after school. Delia cocked her head. “I text.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1396990/ Chapter Thirty-Seven: Waiting It was snowing as Delia started her walk back home with a red noseand chapped lips. The sun had just went down and the sky was duskyoverhead. She decided against taking the bus because she still had plenty oftime to get home before anyone would be .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1395011/ Chapter Thirty-Six: More Problems Shortly after her visit to the hospital, Delia came home to anempty house. She supposed that her mother had gone to visit Chloeafter work, and Macy and her father were still there. She dropped her backpack down the foot of her bed and worked.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1394615/ ChapterThirty-Five: Problems at the Hospital The following week had gone by quicker than expected. Although Nina,Bridgette, and Amy had said they were no longer mad at Delia, theycontinued to ignore her at every chance they got. Delia supposed themacting like they had never been fr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1391878/ Chapter Thirty-Four: In the Window Sill It was an awkward morning at school. Delia stood alone, absentmindedly shifting the books around at thebottom of her locker. She pulled her phone out of her pocket andpretended to reply to text messages that she didn't have. Every on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1388708/ Teach me how to live like youwith wide eyesand colorful dreamsTeach me howto find the worldignore the badand see beautyTeach me howto think like youwith gold thoughtsand diamond heartTeach me howto love like youand I'll learnas I fall apart-l.r. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1385821/ I've ruined myselftrying to recreate myselfI have sacrificed so many thingssuch as the heat in my heart,the glee in my voice,and most of all - my sanityI expected morethan what I contain nowI'd been hoping for wonderful thingssuch as more heat in my heart,more glee in my voice,and most of all - some.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1382859/ they had two electric heartsbeating in timeticking the days awayliving outside the linestheir love was so bittersweetit was envied by allwe thought they'd last foreverwe thought they'd never fallbut in the heat of the summerthey forgot all their smartsit ended in a beatof their electrical heartsand .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1380073/ I'll let the rain soak my hair,rinse my thoughts awayas drops run down my skinlike marbleselectricity will tickle between my bonesI will feel alive,smell the air,breathe it all in,love this world around methat throws temper tantrums with loud cracks of thunderand tears of fresh waterI will hear the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1380069/ It doesn't feel good to say thisbut I have to because it's true,I suppose you are the winnerbecause I have lost to youI lost it in your laughand in the shimmer of your eyesI lost it in your grinand in all that wasted timeYou shot me with your charisma,then you stabbed me with your charmover and over.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1379908/ sweet air and bronzy skin,cricket symphoniesbird songs and popsicles,skies like cotton candydays feel as long as weeks,sunsets like oil painthot pavement and fresh soil,forests are green and quaintSunday mornings like a dream,iced coffees and midnight walkssummer beauty is all aroundit still gives m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1374957/ It will be hardand it won't be much funit'll seem impossibleto keep moving onbut the waves will still churnand the stars will shinecrickets will chirpand finches will flyand the grass will be greensunsets will glowthere'll always be the sunand always be snowpeople will shiftbut some things won't cha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1364532/ you are not airand you are not windyou sure aren't the sunor the heat from withinyou aren't the seaand not a single waveyou're nothing goodand sure as hell nothing greatyou may think you're the kingor a heroic knight but you're just a boy-a boy who's not brightI pity your ignorance,but then aga.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1353701/ I wish you would seehow our brains aren't the sameand how yours isn't geared like minewhat makes me grinand giggle like a kidisn't what makes you warm insideI wish you'd noticehow I'm so blue deep downand how I don't understand whyalthough you're balancedand free as a birdI feel much more like a fly.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1346651/ and I want younot himor the infamous himI want to have only youI want you to want meI want to feel the electricity in your gazeand to be right under your fingertipsand only your fingertipsI want to run my hand through your hairI want to hold you               .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1345513/ Chapter Thirty-Three: Change I think I've finally figured out what to do. I had this epiphanyand I realized that I'm not help to anyone when I'm alive! When Idie, I can sort of save everyone, like an angel. I know that soundslike the biggest load of s**t you've ever heard, but I'm .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1339858/ My mind is full of thunderstormsmy heart holds tidal wavesmy thoughts are like a tornadotalk like a hurricaneI am not a frail snowflakeor a subtle April breezeI'm nothing like a wispy cloudI am a tsunamiTreat me like a flowerand I'll treat you like the dirtI am full of volcanoesmess with me and get .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1337874/ you could tie my nooseand I would thank you for your helpyou could stab my chestand I'd feel bad I made your knife dullyou could burn me wholeand I would thank you for the warmthyou could shoot my skulland I would admire your shotyou do break me downyou've killed me every single waybut even when it'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/leximae/1336975/