http://slow.writerscafe.org/KateHenderson The original writings of author Kate Henderson en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776055904 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I had to die To start to live I had to be strangled To start to breathe Fractured rebirthCells colliding Splitting and rotting Into something new A walking phantom Set in a body of stone An angelic gargoyle  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1944480/ A dark and twisted dream With no seeming end Search for exits From this hell within Nothing fills this empty void Nothing but hate locked in this place I live destined by fate Reach upA child begging to be held You had the answers Yet you allowed me to fa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1943938/ Like the darkness in your eyes Comes a great sacrifice A merciful tauntIn a fluorescent lightA mystical purple treeIn twilight Daylight A moon crescent in its transcendence A silver beacon That ignites the night Pretty, glistening Over the still clouds A .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1936856/ I'm a star that's just a black hole I'm the monster that lives under your bed I'm a terrifying danger I'm a child in the manger I'm the one locked in your head I'm the bullet in a loaded gun I'm the acid in your tears I'm the one that hides your fears I'm the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1936831/ Distant windows See through to the mindThe barrier that is held Against the rain clouds that findA consciousness I can't seem to leave behindOne day the clouds will fade For once I won't be in the shade I've no reason to run, to fearFor this darkness will never disappear Beh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1889416/ Filling your lungsWith the smoke Of the deadly The Vampire parasite Feeding on your soul Can the wolves save you From the harsh realities Dream of green In the midnight skyLonging for the beat Of the drum To carry you into the Next world Where t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1886591/ Force the diamonds from my eyes Bleed the rubies from my brainTease the skin Taut and rigid Paper doll So light and frigidMassacre of my heart Each beat an unending nightmare Peel back my nails Let my veins show their colours Mix my sapphires with your cold ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1883800/ Drink deep in the cave of wondersFor those who seek eternity May have forever Midnights majesticAcross the fire light Can sing the sirens to your doom The fear of the unknown In the deep colossal depths Of rock and sand Thoughts of hidden secrets Lie close at .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1883798/ Read the dark scripturesOn the walls of deathMessages from beyond The graveTortured soulsDarkness aboundsTales of lost secretsKept hidden in the dungeons Calligraphy discovery On the edge of the earthSilent stars invoke the nightThe pale moon glows In the magnificent lightCave of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1883787/ Alone it stands In a suspect moor Tall and grand Overlooking the groundGreen luscious leaves Litter its boughs No fruits to be seen Its wisdom is rich A vast wrinkled trunk The anchor of lifeTime passes things by Except the Old Oak Tree Lost in memor.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1882938/ Shadows grow, night awakens The black robes stir The great Lord's voice calls out Nine rings they carry Hearts cry out, souls weep The bonds bite deep The soothing hand of death does lean Nine Kings of men they have been But never again feel the touch of life&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1501264/ Bring forth The blood of the pure From the gargoyle in the towerCrystal tomb Of imperial deathLeaks from the garden of white Sparkling crystals fall From the ancient sky The darkness invades the path Secrets locked inside The chamber Forever to be hidden&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1457908/ Passionless souls Invoke a disarming mind Suffocation needs no warning As a brutal force Takes hold Lack of empathy Turns apathetic Apologetic Cities lined with dust Apocalypse of the Ancient world Seeks new retributionAs undecided calm Can crea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1423702/ Seeds of evil My mind turns Daily against itself Nothing I can do But live in torment Half of me, half evil Lived by another Twisted mind Crucified heartIdeas, disturbing Pulled from sinews of a demonic kind Memories are not my own Terrified fac.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1416614/ Cloud full of poison Acid rain burns my skin Peels away the dermis layer Seeping out the blood within Dark and beautiful Like an iron wine Take a sip Watch it drip Drip, drip Till there's nothing left Empty A hollow shell Powered by the dar.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1413589/ I need to bleed onto this paper Pour the blood to fill it With my insides Splatter my pain For you all to see Finally shedding my security Bleed it dry From the fog in my head The buzzing fog Clear my eyes Clear my nose From this awful weight&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1413175/ Cosmic translucency Outer world transfixiation Coloured with rainbow Luminescent sparkling Torrent of imagination  Crawls beneath creation Darkened poison HallucinationAsphyxiationCataclysm of destruction Nebular eclipse Space dust from a Galaxy far .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1412649/ Torture tongue Clambering claw Rip in shreds Deeper and deeper Nightmare ghosts Arch of skeletons The bell clock tower rings A single crow sings Sunlight beams Against a forest of dreams Crooked earth Against a straw filled sky Places a han.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1410468/ Jagged in the creases Blood is running deeper It trickles down the chambers Of a beating heart On the white walls The canvas has freed it What was once the source of living Is now a work of art  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1409997/ Blue haired Phoenix Rises from the deep Darkened Sapphire From the rainbow tower Perched on the edge Of Morpheus death Sound of a hawk Fills the transparent air As she rises from the lair Sparkling azure From the turquoise seaLies in wait Transf.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1409988/ This is my brain on natural drugs Tossed into my skull Brain matter in shatters It hurts to think Handful after handful It's falling from the sky above I try to shield my face But to no avail Celebrate the pain I will create I am the mistake Dep.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1388127/ Old ancient book, older than the dust Encasing the folds of mysteries Sitting alone, forgotten On an old shelf, patient Its pages are filled with ink It could be a book about enchantment Or a portal to another world More rich than any could have dreamed Its wi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1385034/ Vibrant light Piercing through skin Let the burning begin  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1384495/ I was climbing up a tree, And I saw in front of me, A butterfly wing That made the birds sing I reached out to touch it, But couldn't quite reach it, So I jumped out to grab it, And in my hand I crushed it I fell to the ground, With a resounding thudding .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1369414/ She enters in a blood stained dress and a scarlet veil Followed by an entourage from the depths of hell The hall is filled with people seldom seen For they come to the wedding of their Witch Queen A hunchback enters carrying a crown and ring Then he arrives the majestic Crim.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1368874/ Dreams, Fragile beauty of the mind Sky-colours that slip between the sheets And paint the night with memories Gentle ghosts, they are That live within And wait for night to emerge From the frosts of day  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1368872/ The face no one can forget Behind his beauty lies a hideous secret A Faustian pact he will live to regret Living in debauchery and vice Whole existence is a web of lies The whole world he had once stood to win Had he not chosen the path of sin An angel on the outsi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1268103/ Knit us back together Hold the needles in place Build our cities Out of wool And our trees of silk Use time as the spindle Create our cover From the darkness Criss Cross Pearl and knit Only a little bit Fix everything in one stitch Let the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1262318/ Red giant Towering apocalypseBurning white Blistering scarred earth A beaten world Defeated by the enemy Of life Alien land Forgotten, alone, at peace No wars can break Strength in the darkness Of the unborn star Growing Sun For the last st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1261802/ Buildings tall Intertwining Grand mathematical homes Square and rigid Modernistic cosmopolitan Silver and shiny Full of awe At beauty in architecture Complex patterns Structures non-linearCrossing and dividing Building a maze You can never escap.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1261240/ I dream forever Of days to come Bonds to be severed And tunes I will hum I dream always Of days long past What history says And moments that didn't last I dream on Of days that are now Where I belong And what I now vow I dream in a world&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1261239/ Tomorrow will be Judgment day Our stars are about to fall Once fates are sealed and moral Catechisms completed Our actions will betray us all  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1260803/ Dreams cascade down the Flowing pool of water Diamond rocks Glisten underneath Mist from the dew Rises up to engulf it Falling, falling into a bottomless pit A sanctuary for the dead Bones rotting Alone, forgotten Inside a cave Her dreams are ic.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1260801/ Tonight, I started a fire, I've lost myself in my delusions Taken myself to higher places And I can't remember the way back down, I've given up on the world And tonight We're gonna light it up I'll lose myself in the high Break away from everyone Dea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1260400/ Standing in the mirror She screams Falling to the floor Blood drips from her battered limbs Life has eaten her sanity She whispers to death no more She can see himSmiling at her with a grotesque face Standing in the mirror No whisper can escape She only s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1259930/ I'm not real I close my eyes and Everything slips into darkness The world of light An illusionTo cover the blackness Of the void To keep me calm But now I'm slipping through That veil so thin Which always seemed so real So palpable As breath on .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1257469/ Dancing to a parade An ongoing musical charade I'm lost in the scene Lights, Camera, Action My nightly exhibition My blank face turns somber Lost in routine Monotonous cliche Deja Vu I've been here before Deaf on a dancefloor Detached from the world&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1256489/ Fairies of dark enchantment Circle the pond of sapphire Dark Egyptian Goddess Floats in a charred boat Two pixies beside her Trees of fantasy Tall, dark and illumined By the midnight moon Azure paradise Crystal clear water Drink from the heavenly&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1256487/ Moon and stars In Milk-pool whirl Earth reflects nature's tastes In dreams of night  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1255971/ You kill me You watch my body still You smile wickedly And kick me consistently Until you get bored And decide you can't afford To get caught With my body you fight In the darkest night You dig a hole And into it you let me fall Your work is don.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1255969/ Bloody death Tearful revenge Inside the fiery pit Of your demise Seek your wisdom In the afterlife Begin again As a newborn Call to the demons To carry you home  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1255495/ Spires of ice Hang from my window Rainbows encased in frozen water Hanging, hanging Don't want to be under when it falls It may never fall Simply drip into oblivion When Spring time comes  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1255013/ Eternal Eclipse Darkness reigns No longer exists Released, we are free At night we roam A graveyard we own The place we left An empty tomb Mortals beware At every turn We're everywhere With ourCrimson smiles Giving in to Our desires&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1254958/ Can you hear me? Plunging deep down Water bound Hands like bricks Falling from earth Light fading No air in No air out Brain hits the panic button On red alert The will to escape Grows intense Reaching, reaching Pleading to the bricks&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1254956/ Black Angel wings Fallen from the sky Dark beauty Forlorn to die Carved inside the stone Of Ancient Sorcery The cracked wing Releases its treachery Deep beneath the surfaceOf an immortal plane Suffers to reach Enrobed in pain On a throne of Onyx.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1254951/ Porcelain face, cloudy blue eyes Scarlet red lips, glass heart Lifeless smile Your broken doll Perfect hair, perfect body Perfect lies, perfect everything You dress me up, comb my hair Model me the way you want me to be Tied up in laces, caked with perfume&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1240256/ Total slaughter, total slaughter I won't leave a man alive La dee la die genocide The clock strikes ten I have arrived Enjoy the feast fear the beast Seven heads leaves thousands dead You cannot hide So run far east This will never cease A gun shot rings .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1225478/ Last night I dreamed I killed you I couldn't let you live I had all night to will you I'm obsessive I know all about your ways Subtle whispers told me How you run your nights and days I thought you had died before But you ran fast bloody faced When I caug.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1225468/ Let your muse express its kind In the autopsy of your mind Autopsied dream Fire, Air, Water, Earth Running wild in the forest An animal Silhouette of your future Flashes before your eyes Limbs like trees run on for miles The blood is the time The vei.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1225093/ Restless I lie with a twitching eye In a darkened room devoid of light This perpetual phase Traps me for days Eternally awake in a never-ending night Shadows on the ceiling fabricate faces Glimpsing dreams that my pillow erases Outside the window, shadows reflected.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/KateHenderson/1217218/