http://slow.writerscafe.org/c_rain109 The original writings of author A.Lee en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776033839 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I am one thousand armsBelonging to whoever needsI am one thousand band-aidsTo whoever’s wounds still bleed I am one thousand sunsWhen those I love see only nightI am one thousand toolsTo make sure everything’s alright I am one thousand cl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/1191773/ You swept in so uninvitedUnexpected and disguisedYou dug your claws into his brainAnd stole his life before my eyesYou poisoned him so fast, so hardHe never even stood a chanceAnd now I'll never hear his laughOr get to see another danceBecause of you I struggle withA loss too great for me to bearAnd.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/749752/ What are we?Little wisps of dust and airHere one moment, gone the nextAs we attempt to make an impressionOn sullied earth beneath our feetA few yearsTo warm a couple hearts or break themTo press ourselves into a mindUnforgettable, irremovableLife blooms and fadesLove established, faith assuredUntil .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/701278/ How difficult it has becomeTo return those simple wordsSuch debate with the exchangeThe pause as thoughts are rearrangedAt one time it was second natureYou loved me and I loved youNo hesitation, no reflectionWe just knew that it was trueBut just like every good thing fadesOur cultured love slipped t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/701274/  The sands just kept on trickling downFalling steady through the glassHours turned to days, to weeksWith no concern for what has passed How dare the clock continue ticking?How dare the grass live on and grow?How dare the world continue moving?Why did the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/686917/ Ineed youWhereare you?Yourfootprints lay in my memoryYoutouched meYouloved meThenflew away with the midnight breezeOhwhere are you…Whereare you? Ifeel your arms around my neckIheard you whisper for a drink“Pretty.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/681798/ for my beautiful little boy... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/675295/ Sunlight gleams through my tatteredblindsAdorning the room with shadowed linesLight my hands with the warm sun’stouchMy empty hands that once held so much The hands that tried to heal ourworldWhen anger rose and the feelingsswirledRound and round, s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/673387/ "How's it going?"You have to askYou smile, so hopeful that the worst has passedBut all I have to tell is the sad one's taleOf a life so dim; of the one doomed to failYou're staring still The waiting gameBut all I feel is just the sameThe endless pain, confusion, hurtJust dying to hide my face in the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/673307/ Inthis little picture frameYousit still at my right handYourpresence a symbol of loyalty, friendshipButyour warm lips stay painfully silentYourbeautiful eyes stay closedYourcold posture decrees that you don’t love meAndit breaks my heart H.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/672757/ poem/song http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/672732/ I hate you               I love youYou tear me down               You draw me inWith bitter silence               With your kind wordsYou break my heart     &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/670695/ The saddest thing in the world is loving someone who used to love you. - Unknown http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/670374/ The damaged soul lies broken, beyond repairIt's been kicked and beaten, battered and bruisedIt curls up tight, a tiny shell of what it once wasYet it survivesEverything has been lostLover, friend, brother, and child all faded before tearful eyesSlipping painfully through desperate fingersYet is surv.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/670367/ You consume my every thoughtYour glowing flame drew forth the mothCompelled by you against all reasonBut you can’t see You’ve taken captive my tender heartAnd all I know is how to love youHow to envision the lines of yourface, the feel of your hands on .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/668847/ Oh please hurry over, brotherLittle sister's lost her mindScattered papers line the floorHer eyes, once lively, now stare blind Oh please hurry over, sisterLittle sister's fading fastHer hands are frozen; she won't speakExcept the words "You're here at last." We should have never left here.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/665965/ You lay there, head against your pillowClutching pictures in your handInstead of forcing blue thoughts outYou let them flood into your headAnd when you feel so pale and lifelessClose your eyes and reel in inAnd you refuse to be okayYou refuse to be okay You always end up as the victimAnd though.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/665900/ Am I... am I safe?Shielded by the folds of my warm blanketHugging knees to chest so tightAs they sing peace into existence But unseen walls I've built so strongSink like sand at the snarl of dangerMy hard work falls to pieces, melts like butter in my handsAm I... am I safe?I cannot hide from the fie.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/665552/ Youdrift inAsmoky mist, so uninvitedIlocked you out so long agoButstill you seep in through the cracksSaturatingthe air with your sweet aromaFillingmy head with nonsensical notionsMakingme drunk as evening wine Youturn my headWithjust a wo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/665440/ Pale white fingers, pale white toesRosy cheeks and ice-tipped noseGoosebumps lining once smooth skinShivering lungs breathe cold air inBlinded by fresh ice on lashesAs the world surrounding crashesFrostbite lurks in howling windWarmth seems a forgotten friendOutcast in the frigid airNo room left to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/665398/ I close my eyes in meditationDrawing strength from empty airTrying to hold myself togetherTrying to will myself to care It feels my heart is slowly stoppingIt feels my strength Is fading tooThere’s no release for this but painThere’s no release for this but you I see the way yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/655264/ Iam holding onto nothingNeedingrope that isn't thereHowdo I find my sanity?Howdo I find resolve to care?  Ipush aside the sharpened bladesIgnorethe thoughts of ending lifeClosemy eyes and try to breatheAndhope somehow I'll realize .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/654682/ Icannot sleepMydreams, they leave me empty handedGustsof windThatgive me life then take it back Theybring in hopeThatthere could be a new tomorrowThatthings could changeTosomething more than what I’ve seen SweetmemoriesI f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/653863/ Caughttwinkling stars between my toesToline the road I’ve trod with lightA goldreminder of where I’ve beenOf howI’ve managed every plight Thisstardust twinkles through the yearsThoughall the love and pain I’ve seenIlluminating.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/653513/ I am breakingTearing heart and soul to shredsA mind so riddled with confusionWhere all that's felt is fear and dread Every nightThey steal the sleep my body needsHiding, lonely, in the darkThey cause the wounds I've healed to bleed And while I fightI know they have the upper handI know I'm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/653330/ Don’tslip away, my little loveDon’tlet that last breath leave your lipsIwant to hold those little handsStillwant to kiss your fingertips Don’tlet those little eyelids closeIstill want you to see the worldDon’tlay your little.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/649211/ I will not be broken againI won’t give in to the madness you bringClose the door now; walk away I won’t let you destroy me today I will not be torn againJust because you think you’re strongerI will not be the one forced downEach time you choose to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/642044/ Left alone in empty darknessCrying out to no one’s earsNobody here and no one careEnough to dry away the tears So say good-bye to all things livingClose my heart; my mind won’t changeThere’s no room left to think or reasonAnd no words left t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/641530/ It’s been ages since I’ve seen youBut I can still recall your faceYou’re always there, this memoryOne thing I never could erase Though the days went on and the years flew byI can’t say why after all this timeIt’s still as strong as i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/640788/ Drifting lights float throughthe sterile night airIntangible glimpses ofhope long lostSlipping quicklythrough childlike fingers An unending cycle oflove gained then lostEtches scars in a oncepeaceful heart Timeless memoriesappear with the twinkli.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/636873/ Hey youWith your strong armswrapped round me so tightYou who would hold methrough my darkest nightsThe one with the smilethat melted my heartWho’s embrace couldkeep me from falling apart Hey youThe protector of those whoare weakYou whose warm ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/634118/ ExpelThe deadly thoughts trapped in my mindRelieve me from their bitter graspThe endless power they hold over meReleaseThe chilling thoughts of self destructionNeedless pain that I endureThrough every dayI draw inThis agony through deadened lipsIt overtakes me and consumes meIt wants these breaths t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/629470/ Some days the thoughts just overwhelm meLong lost memories we sharedThough time may pass, they're just as poignantThe love's still strong, the pain's still real I remember the way you caught meSwept me up in your strong armsKept me safe when I had no homeGave a worthless girl such endless love&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/626466/ Hush now, darling's sleepingLifeless face turned toward the skyFolded hands rest on her bosomKiss her cheek now, don't you cryShe's finally gained the peace she yearned forThrough the sweet allure of deathNo haunting feelings, good or badSince she let out her final breathNo more will sadness frame h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/621073/ Through the flaming light she dancesRound and round the darkened roomShe flickers back and forth, so franticFills the air with sweet perfumeShe makes the shadows run in fearAnd soothes the pain on every faceAnd though she fills the room with warmthShe's never felt a warm embraceShe'll never stop til.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/619593/ How long will you drift on in sadnessNever seeing that I'm here?How long will you cry out in painWhen I've been there to dry your tears?You're terrified to take a stepAlthough I clear the path before youSo afraid to come to harmAlthough I said I'd see you throughI've held your hand on the darkest da.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/599954/ BrokenThe crystal chalice in a million piecesOn the floorThe tiny shards slipped through the cracksIn your rageYou knocked it from its guarded shelfWithout a careDestroyed its delicate designYou told her onceThat she meant more than precious silverThat you would giveYour life to stay there by her si.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/597205/ -firefly- http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/596757/ I can't explainWhy your face is haunting meWhy I can feel your tight embraceWhen you're not hereYou're just a memoryOf a love that's long since passedYet I can see you, hear you, touch youIn my dreamsI heard the wordsYou used to say so long agoI felt your heartbeat Laid my head against your chestI f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/596299/ If I stoodAt the top of the highest buildingWould you come?Do I deserve to change my mind?If I leaptTook off to reach unmoving concreteWould you reach out?Do I deserve to be alive?If I fellBoth wind and heartbeat quickly racingWould you catch me?Do I deserve to escape my fate?And if you didEmbrace m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/595484/ I wish that I could see the bright sideOf all the dark and gloomy daysSo I could chase away the storm cloudsAnd no longer be afraidI wish that I could scale the mountainsThat they said I'd never climbSo I could prove them wrong for onceAnd think that maybe I'm alrightI wish that I could reach the he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/592599/ You are worth itYou are worth itYou are okayYou are okay...Take a breathAllow the good thoughts to consume youLet them inAs they show you what you're worthWith widened eyesObserve the peace that can become youLet it goYou deserve more than you thinkThe darkest pain can fade awayAnd the deepest wound.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/592593/ just a poem to myself http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/591751/ It's the little things in lifeThat bring  such warmth into my heartThe things that others just call 'normal'Things they never set apartBut I remember each 'I love you'Every time you called me sweetEvery hug you wrapped me inEvery time that we would meetI recall your tone of voiceThe words so co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/590152/ I thought I'd caught an angel onceI gave it everything I hadI brushed its flawless feathered wingsAnd tended to its every needI made my lap a little pillowFor it to lay its weary headBut it woke up and flew awayIt never did intend to stayWhen I was young I lived in fairy talesWhe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/587187/ You just don’t deserve to liveYou told her time andtime againYou didn’t know it’dnever endThat she would justaccept her curse Oh please, just cut yourself to piecesThe farewell echoes inher earsThough she should notbe shedding tear.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/585802/ She is worthlessJust a figment of what she should beNever right; eternal blunderThe first mistake God ever madeShe is scarredTorn to pieces, in and outYearning for a sense of healingTurned away at every doorShe is growingBut inwardly the ghost remainsA childhood lostA crippled spirit hides in painSh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/582914/ I was lost and so aloneA little child trapped insideYou found me reaching for a heartTo form a kindred bond with mineAt first I only hatred knewNo father's hugs; no mother's loveCovered it all with a smiling facadeWhen really peace was so far offYou were the first to show me some.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/582484/ the "title" says it all http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/579352/ Why don't you color me a rainbowGive me all your brilliant huesAll your pretty pinks of pleasureYour calming, ever peaceful bluesWhy don't you show me your hot red passionThe earthy brown of your inner warmthMake me blush with your sunshine yellow smileBrighten me with your spontaneous orangeWhy don.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/c_rain109/569619/