http://slow.writerscafe.org/raestems The original writings of author RaeStems en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776198590 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I have never felt a reason To abandon anyone I even walked them out When they played their cards all wrong I can feel the tension in your gut, I know that you will go. I've seen it in your spite, Your anger, Overflow.I don't hold anything against you For my po.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1420204/ This is a journal entry about a dream I had. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1419603/ I will write a poem into your soul; The pieces of your eternal ember.You will burn hot in ways unknown; I will construct you until I am slender.  I will carve each letter with your trust; Words so deep no one could fathom.  Tear down your walls with your own lust; Gather your thoughts.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1418697/ I hold onto the decreasing value there is in being kindBecause I've gone through being miserable And it gives me peace of mindYou'd be surprised what I shrug off Where in others would not refrainAnd some people cry puddles, But my eyes are the pouring rain. I want to feel some so.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1418622/ I wonder why it is that we humans get jealous over one another. I have thought very deeply about this, because jealousy is something I frequently deal with in my own mind. I have never been that crazy girlfriend, who restricts what their man should do, but I often wonder about what he is typing, and.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1418075/ We chase the monetary And preach about ab-ordinaryAs if they were so specialWhen life itself is artificial Nowadays Only when you let goAnd float freely in your dreamsOnly when you let go Of all the THINGS that you hold closeand hold closer those who mean something Those who.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1418068/ If you find it hard to be, Just breathe. If you find it hard to breathe, Just be.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1418062/ The light pings and chimes of a lullaby, ringing quietly, afar. I hold my head down low in silence, feeling yellow, bright, it shows. Suddenly, I hear a melody, a sense of character and riseSomething beautiful with highs and means of which I've never known. I want to call it majesty, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1418056/ Sweating, thrashing, gasping, rolling in my sleepPainted in my dreams, a pictureOf a young girl, just fourteen.She is covered well in sheep's woolA leather bound coat, the size of three.But it isn't snowing, it is scolding,It almost feels too hot to breathe. She is running, she is gasping .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1418049/ I’ve been quiet, I’ve been fair, Misdirecting my memories for the sake of your feelings. But it won’t go away I can’t stop thinking about it And I feel like I can’t talk about it, But I am forcing myself to. For some sort of closure, some s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417579/ A summer I spent homeless, traveling from place to place, I met a boy who I shared a few weeks with but it meant nothing, we never even kissed. It made so much sense.. but at the same time it didn't. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417577/ It feels like it was yesterday, that I first saw you. The cutest damn boy, I had ever seen. I wanted to hold you, I wanted to scream. You were so cute And I felt so bad No self esteem You began to shape into this lovely person I had never imagined seeingWho’s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417569/ One day I will be old. All my ink a faded storyAnd I'll think back to my glory days..And to all the lonely horrid days..Where I'd cut my skin and hide my faceWith a dirty, dulling razor blade.When I didn't know the perfect taste..Of the pain, the ink, the needle lays..Thinking back, I will neve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417567/ I just can’t explain enough How intriguing it is To love you soIt’s this desire Deep within me To hold you close And keep you safe Away from all the dangerAway from all the weightIt’s feeling your heart When it is aching Though you speak no w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417566/ I've cried for you. I pray for you. Are you really worth all this? Said I'd die for you. I'd wait for you. My love is what i'd give. I've tried to stay awake for you But I fall back fast asleepThere is only so much one can do When you're only just thirteen&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417564/ This poem describes the calm, nurturing feelings that took over me when I realized that my once lover needed my help and not just my love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417554/ I wrote this when I knew my ex and I were going to separate. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417540/ In a manic state, I wrote this describing how I lose myself to bipolar disorder and I'm always walking on egg shells trying to keep my mind straight and hold it all together. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1417534/ This is a story I wrote a while back about dreams and where I grew up. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1411690/ This is a speech analysis over a commencement speech that Steve Jobs gave to a graduated collegiate class. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1411154/ This poem signifies my own enlightenment and how I want to share it with others. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1411152/ I wrote this shortly after I was expelled from a school for missing 48 days of school even though half of those days were excused. I had a 3.1 GPA, which is more than some that attended every day. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1411150/ I wish my wings were valiant, but now they are corrosive. I miss when things were simple, but now they are explosive.I long for distant memories, of a day that weren't a burden. When my bones sprang, and jolted, it seems now they're only hurting. My ego's taking overcan't help but sni.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/raestems/1411147/