http://slow.writerscafe.org/dragonflyaway The original writings of author what-the-frick en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775995177 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 If I pulled the same s**t on you,You wouldn’t take it.If I pulled the same talk on you,You’d walk away,Wouldn’t be standing here having this sameConversation,In fact I’d be blocked and talked down on and hated.But since tables are turned and it’s me on the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/2462649/ Ok, take this and thisAnd while you're at it, I'll take that blissI'll give you just a glimpse of good Before I rip away, like I ever would Bless you with easy, a happy life I'll give that to others that cause you strifeJust so you see how much I don't love You've never been a gift fro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1814138/ When you look at meWith your green eyesThey're clouded by all of your selfish liesMy dreams that I have just won't doThey don't fit in your life And they're stupid to bootSo you'll try to persuade me to drown themBury them deep and forget all their namesI'll be happy and fulfilled wi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1794746/ You're a takerMy certified heartbreaker But the blows don't hurtTil you take off my shirtAnd you're inside of meAnd I can't breathe Through the feelsI want so badly to believe that it's real That's why I let you do what you doNo commitment from youAnd the fucked that's my life .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1794743/ I knew, under all those cracks,Was a beautiful manI just need some time, some love, to patch them upBecause saving youWill save me, tooAnd the clock ticked by,Love didn't sufficeYet I was sure the clock ran fastYou'd never finish last A bit more patience, yesAnd your body wil.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1674442/ Girl, I've really missed youThese last months have been HellWe really should start overBaby, I'm blinded by your spellGirl, let's not define usOur past left me wary & scarredBut we can hang and f**k aroundCasual's not hardGirl, you know I love youI can't get hurt againLet's t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1506747/ You've ruined meI've had better, more love, more lifeYet I was able to walk awayFrom thatAnd I can'tFrom youSo when you tell me to move onI only wish I could Just forget about youLike you have about me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1497466/ I know it can be betterBut I don't see itIn the web of what-ifs & You had your chanceI destroy everything decentReplace it with miseryDestined for greatness?NoMaybe at one timeBut I laughed in its faceMocked itSmug and conceitedAnd the support I would haveI threw awayOver.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1455771/ These years have played me moronicAnd still, deep down, I Hate the way you're never wrongBlame it all on me, it's all my faultI hate the mind games, you're so adeptMy heart hasn't broken enough pieces yetI hate the looks you give,Emotions contrived Everything falls out of your mo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1425036/ I disappear and indulgeThese words just consume meThis life is too hardAnd I'm not who I thought I'd beI'm a joke, all alone, in the shadow that's youI replay and relive all the lies that you spewedBut they're hollow, like me,And they lose all the gritYou're out there thriving whil.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1419517/ I let my fingers linger yoursJust a few seconds longerAnd this emotion overwhelmsAnd you just feed the hungerWithout seeing, believing,Let it wash out your systemAnd I'll hide and subsideTil these feelings are goneBut they'll never really leaveThey'll just lurk in the shadows.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1419112/ You cower.Duck behind the same tired lines and worn out signs.You'd rather repeatedly hit rewind.Relive the mistakes, the hurt, echoed pain.Not live in the now, let's have history again.And while you're hesitating, behind the shadows we were,Confidence wavering, heart beats unsure.As much as I loved.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1408784/ "Behind Closed Doors"I love you.Wait, you expect me to show it?Girl, don't you blow it.Let's just see how things play.It's not like you're going away.I love you.Let's make a baby.You wanna be my girl?I don't know, maybe.Let's not move too fast.You know how I love to finish la.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1399298/ Because I love youI'll make you cryAnd doubt yourselfBut here you stayAbsorb the liesBecause I love youYou'll have no self-worthEverything you say is wrongYou're less than dirtBecause I love youI'll disrespectAll the hard work that you doBut whatever, I did s**t, tooB.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1388001/ You slice, where you know it cuts the deepest.And I cry, but you're not sorry in the least bit.Why do I stay, when all I feel is pain?Good for awhile, then the cycle starts again.If my tears could flood you,I'd never cease the water.Said you loved me,Wanted me to have your daughter... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1329900/ On the outside, she smiles at strangers.Soothes cracked souls.Puts herself last, always.Never leaves a heart broken.In the mirror's reflection,She travels with glares and scowls.Laughs at others misfortunes.Wishes ill upon those who've wronged her.And leaves a trail of bitter, cryi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1329893/ Someday, The world will be fair.Things will be black and white.And I'll meet you there.Someday,Your heart will win.And the answers you searched,Will slip out of your lips.Someday, I'll tire of the game.And I won't see my future,When I say your name.Someday,I won't call it f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1320101/ Glares and snared lipWish I could repeat over and overIn your headGive you no restTil you go insaneAnd you feel the painBut it won't be enoughLeave scars on your heartWhen you try and love another,They pierce and bleed and stingCause you to withdrawInto a dark, lonely hole.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1312691/ There's more to my story than youI'm not worth the words that you claimAdoration traded for disdainI would never take your last nameThere's more to my story than youMy eyes couldn't be open widerI see you're inept and a liarTried to burn but you put out that fireThere's more to m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1312671/ Deception and false appearanceMiserable despite perseveranceYou hide away, ignore the signsSquint between the blurred linesMy heart is brokenLies are spoken Treading in this vicious cycleEyes are brimming, tears won't fallHow can you make me feel so small?All the promises, fell.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1305113/ A million years ago you loved me,I could see it in your eyes,You never wanted to part our ways,Your love was no disguise.A million years ago you made me feelLike flowers bloom in Spring.I couldn't wait to see you,See what our time would bring.A million years ago you needed meTo comfort, hold, and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1297501/ From 3-3-12 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1297037/ From 3-8-12 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1297032/ I fought. So hard.Through gritted teeth,Lazy withdrawals,Red lights.And I cried. Earth-shaking sobs.Doubted my love,Blamed everything on me,Wronged the rights.Then I blinked.All the sighs, the okays, the heartbreak.Echoed and pounded and clawed.Pierced my perception.It's on you.I stay devoted While .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1266430/ What do I do,When my home's not with you?Just keep trying, no crying,So you think it's the truth?What do I say,When you say you love me?Conflicted, no wishes,Smile through gritted teeth?How do I act,When the future stands still?While you plan and withstand,I pretend how to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1242388/ Too late, too fakeLies truth don't makeAnd now, now you want to change.I begged and criedYou'd rather dieThan listen when I sayWish your heart would breakLike mine did todayHow I used to love youClaims to feel the sameDon't dare say my nameCause now, now I know the truth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1240888/ I'm tired of hearing,"Let me share your pain,"So I expose my feelings,And you disappear again.I'm tired of saying,"I'm fine," though I'm not.And watch you accept it,My hurting easily forgot.I'm tired of thinking,What if and if only,Surrounded by people,Still feeling so lone.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1207765/ The man I was sureYou'd aspire to beIs just a mirageLaughing back at meWhen the chips came down,You dropped the ballAnd ran from the dutyWhile I bared it allThe sad part of this,Is deep down, my heart frowned,Who you are and who I wantedShatter to the groundBecause the man I knew you could beCouldn'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1207365/ Giving and caring for so longHas me jadedAll the people I've cared forEventually fadedAnd I'm left with all the support I gaveLaughing in my faceThe pieces you left behind still pierce and jabLeave me wishing for what I never hadEveryone else has had friends, for years My frien.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1204305/ Please, don't care.Tell me all your good news...Tell me the bad.But don't ask about me,Cause that might make me sad.See, I'm used to this friendship,And the way it's regressed.You don't care about me,So I guess that's for the best.Cause the giving I gave?Was getting too oldI reached out for warmth,A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1195502/ When blue eyes, just like yours, look upAnd ask me why he's not enoughIt takes every single ounce of strengthTo convince him that isn't the caseYou claim to care, yet stay the sameInsisting that he take your nameIn the end, that's all he'll seeAnd you can put all the blame on meBut y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1165199/ Poisonous, in large amounts.Just trust me, open your mouth.I'll charm you, remove any doubt.Til you're wishing there was some way out.It's the passion, that leaves no survivors,I'd rather die, than see you beside her,You can cry out, see the wrath that incurs,Life before me becomes a blur.I need you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1117233/ The day I'm gone, you'll miss the way,I always knew what to say,You'll miss the ear I lent,And the way I never strayed.The day I'm gone, you'll miss my voice,And how we used to talk,You'll miss the words I used to write,The notes I wrote in chalk.The day I'm gone, you'll miss my jokes,The way we lau.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1107383/ It doesn't matter,And you don't care,I'm over here,While you're over there.And like I felt those years ago,I just don't matter to youYou show what I really mean,While my feelings remain true.I don't know why I bother,I wish I could let go,My head is screaming do it,While my heart is crying no.So I g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1107372/ It's the way you say my name,Like a syllable symphony.And the way you make me believe,In things I never thought for me.The feeling when I can't see you,Like my heart is crying out.And I finally realize,What true love is all about.I want you for forever,Through the good, the bad, the rough,Because I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1103086/ It could be easy, watching bubbles filled with life float to the surface.Then everything dims, and the disappointment and failure fade away.Or tiny capsules, emulating the minute difference your life has on the world.Free fall from the pain, one last surge of adrenaline.Screaming red, all the hatred.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1096887/ There's no one here.Empty promises, tired tears.I wish you missed me, but you never have.I gave you all of me, good and bad.And now I walk the road alone.The place I live doesn't feel like home.This life's becoming painful and stale.Instead of accomplishments, all I do is fail.Ma.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1096877/ I'm committed, I'm you're friend. I've got your back, until the end.Those words rang true, then your voice went dull.It was never forever at all.Maybe I expect too much, or maybe you don't give enough.Cause I'm there when your times get tough.And you're absent when my life goes rough.See, I miss you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1094358/ There's justice and fairness,There's stuck in between,Where the cruel and the difficult is all that is seen.It's beaten and cut and all around scarred,This life is meant to be heartless and hard. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1090247/ I'll hide the feelings my heart wants me to scream.Pretend you don't star in every one of my dreams.My thoughts don't exist, unless you speak them first.So you'll feel the best, while I'm drowning in worst.Because I gave too much, while you were too weak.All of my raw emotions, met with critique.So .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1069313/ You cower.Duck behind the same tired lines and worn out signs.You'd rather repeatedly hit rewind.Relive the mistakes, the hurt, echoed pain.Not live in the now, let's have history again.And while you're hesitating, behind the shadows we were,Confidence wavering, heart beats unsure.As much as I loved.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1066306/ 11-8-99I think of you,Most of the time.The sad part is,You are not mine.We had a time,I felt complete,And then I felt ...It bittersweet.I gave my heart to you,To hold.The problem is,You did not know.I fell for you,I fell too hard.So now I'm here...Alone and scarred. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1046888/ 5-15-06My heart,It bleeds in front of you.The words you speak echo untrue.The math adds up, but not to me.You aren't who you appear to be.I try to fit the pieces,To the puzzle in my mind.They stay ajar and much too far,For me to try and find.I cry to you, but you stay still.So statue and serene.It k.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1046878/ 7-6-06Decisions lack,My hope is cracked.Stuck in the corner, inching back.I'm all alone,Even when you're home.Your promises break like brittle bone.The words you speak,Catch in my heart.You stand there as we fall apart.United by the cause we lose.You're the crutch for halfway truths.Emotions well up.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1046875/ Lies piled high, and overplayed.Time spent inside was overstayed.Whispers hushed, secrets kept.Two areas where you're quite adept.I can't let go, even though I should.I'd tell you, but it's no good.The key I gave you, lost at sea.I'm left with http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1046873/ You kiss my lips,Your taste leaves me numb,It's not about feelings,This time's about fun.And your body fits mine,As you move in and out,Between muffling moans,And desperate shouts.And tonight doesn't matter,If she had you first,When you're pulling my hair,And I'm ripping your shirt.Because just for .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1045969/ It's the rainbow, before the rain.Broken heartprecedes your pain.Laughter before thepunch line came.Bull's eye hit before the aim.It's not in the riddle books,Redundant lines are all it took.Take belief set in stone,Cracked away, like brittle bone.Now words are spoken, but it's too late.Between I lo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1039686/ "I love you. I'll never leave. I won't give up." you said to me.Then those words, they fell like rain,I felt the lies, inhaled the pain.Like all the rest, you left the game,Before we were half done playing.You never planned on staying.Just a detour in your stasis.Love and motivation on a part-time b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1020244/ It's always you,The words you speak,The emotions you emit,The lies through the grit.And sometimes it's me,The tears through the smile,Where silence isn't an ok.But I let it go.Because even when it's me,It's still you.Your thoughts. Your opinions. Your feelings.Until I cease to exist.I never truly ma.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/1002838/ It's the ache in my heart,It still beats, but it's weeping.And I hide; it doesn't hurt if I'm sleeping.You say sorry, but the word's lost its meaningAll these wounds, left untreated and bleeding.I'm exposed, once again by myself and crying,Who'd have known, all along love was lying?I'll play dead, m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dragonflyaway/993495/