http://slow.writerscafe.org/Kolafunmi The original writings of author Funke Kolapo en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776022518 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 beaten and batteredunbroken and unbenttossed here and thereI remain strong and sturdy as the stonewet with the dew of heavendried in the sunI dined with the grass of the earthI defied the wind and waves of the worldnot a graincan be wrung from me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kolafunmi/1649123/ Glide through Slice throughSleep not childNo time to lingerThis world, too fragile to lean onHeed not her lullabyThey’re pines on her bedBreak it throughChip it awayStruggling stillLet not your will slipOn her slippery slopeYour hope your d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kolafunmi/1424748/ morning lightthrough the curtains ~rays of hope http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kolafunmi/1389582/ If you have it, use it while you can. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kolafunmi/1373101/ The other side of love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kolafunmi/1351585/ I have lived...or sort ofI have dined with laughterI have caredI have embraced loveI have walked with pain I have dined with sorrowI have tasted betrayalI have drunk the wine of desertionI have made friends with fear and guiltI have chewed on sufferingI have inhaled rejectionI .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kolafunmi/1350082/ The beauty of true love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Kolafunmi/1349719/