http://slow.writerscafe.org/starschylde The original writings of author Julie Murphy, Julie Desin & Julie Stoddard en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776007137 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Linger at my lips, touch me, take me, oh yes, make me. Mold me to your soul Unravel my stubborn spirit, lead me, love me, want me, need me Soften my skin with kisses kindled in lush dreams. Drink at the oasis of my body. Turn me on and inside out. Teach me, tease me, trust.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/328029/  Put down this pride and pray they tell me But I cannot - I must be free Look at them, frozen in supplication Time-worn beggars of foul reputation And I see with a hundred eyes Their whimpering, their tragedies, their lies Their false hope and their hypocrisy Thinly veiled, but .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232233/  Thoughts rattle through my head Marbles loose, lost and rocking Tossed Found myself off and walking Rambling from pain to pain Back and forth and back again To the beginning Hope Rising up like grass In a side walk cracked Looking to find what it is I lack Try to thi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232232/ I speak   But you don't listenDon't talk back   HEAR MESay something   The walls are closing inMy hands are oldAnd movements are machinationsMechanical choreographyStep left - bow rightBreakPick me up Put me back together againSee my cracksRu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232231/ Dancing, I was dancingBeneath the milk-white starsScattered across the Georgia skyDancing for thanksDancing for blissful joyDancing for starting anewYes, I was dancingNaked in soul and bodySinging to She who turns the wheelAnd the midnight moonA pale sliver in the inky expanseL.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232228/ A playful rhyme with a bit of a lesson http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232226/ A sort of rondeau... not quite the perfect scheme, yet for me, it works. :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232224/  Strip the painted jeans from my hips And kiss the color from my lips Pull the sweater o'er my head And lay me softly in your bed Make love softly with your hands As I wander into never land Caress me now with your tongue And watch as I become undone Upon the mirror the sc.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232222/  Nymph I was when over a shoulderI spiedOne such as INewly formed, transformingSuch a fleeting glance it was and yetYou are trapped in the amber of my gazeHeld perfectlyStillIn a moment’s heady desireCan you see me?How I wonder!Am I as caught as you?Shall we flee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232221/ Did you hear me when I shouted at the sun?Hear me crying to that brightnessTo come and blot out the darkness that settledInto my life, my soul whenYou went awayBeyond my reachBeyondAll reckoning for a child who remembersWood smoke and Old Spice aftershaveAnd the scent of hard work .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232220/ Love, You are mine beneath This arch of trees Mimicking my back Beneath the weight of you Known only In reveries Yes, You are mine as I Am yours In this surrealistic wandering Trails of your fingertips Meander down paths Unknown And tracks upon My cheeks Love, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232219/ One day I’ll live beyond livingAn ordinary lifeOf rising and fallingLike predictable ocean tidesI’ll open my eyes to the sunSee her shining downOn cotton ball fairies piled in snowI’ll raise my arms to the windAnd dance the secret danceOf silent oaks with secrets .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232218/ Music sings you to me Brings you to me Life in the sounds Truth abounds And I know You are so… Perfectly true Perfectly you No notes can hold This soul I know But it tries Words fly And lie Music speaks my dream Makes you what you seem Like sunshine on snow Br.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232217/ Awaken now dreamerSeek no more darkened skiesNor twilit eyesFor comes the dawning In hues of pink, green and blueThe world to imbue Awaken now dreamerFor stars no longer shineThe moon not thineA brighter orb arisesThe prince of dreams goneAnd you but a pawn Aw.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232216/ The little silvered bracelet A tangle of wordsDreamOh, but I do Dream of the phantomDream of youLearnBut never do ILearn to hold my heart at bayLearn to not cry for youImagineOh, yes I doImagine the world with youImagine the future we could haveDream againI never stop.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232214/ It was not for youBut because of youAnd nowYou like not the creationYou made with your WordsBut I doI like that I can seeWhat you sawBefore you changed it allI like that I feel Less uglyLess dirtyLess inhumanYes, because of youI changedAnd for the betterI thinkY.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232212/ Tiny candy hearts Hold the words I whisperedOnce to your own And to mineSugary dreamsA reality so tenuousHeld together by broken stringsTied with fantasyAnd sorrowful wishesBlown like glassThrough summer and fallAnd dying in winterThese teardrops fallIn crystalline sunlight.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232211/ Surprising is what you areA sweet summer breezePicking up a displaced starLaying it at gentle easeSoftly holding a handIn the velvety warm steelOf friendship unplannedIs it a dream or is it realIt’s the little things you sayIn that we’re in accordOne teeny tiny step.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232210/  You say I know not loveBecause I am not as youYou say too you love meBut I don’t think you doAnd if by chance attentionMakes me become the w***eThen I’ll just keep enjoying And making you want moreI like that I feel beautifulI’m guilty of that crimeB.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232209/ Unfinished thoughts http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232208/  I waited in the garden for youThe whole day spent gazingPicking petals from flawed flowersThe way I pick insecuritiesFrom my soulA bee came by to visit meWhispering things in fluttersThat I already knew about me and youIf I could just touch you maybeSilence could be heard.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232207/ hmm.. an example of well.. ick http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232206/ I know my self for the freak that I amColored brightly with the colorsOf freshly spilled bloodAnd quiet tearsThat you will never seeMy mirrors reflect what I want you to seeYou’ll never know the freakNever see the painHidden deeply in the dark recessesBehind the illusions of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232204/ I eat ice cream at midnight becauseIt is so very loud And the rich flavor of coffee and chocolateSoothes my soulWhen I am in need of quiet solitudeAs on any WednesdayThe riotous flavor of hazelnut mochaIs somehow lessThan the deprivation of dreams in slumber http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232202/ Welcome to my thorn gardenCome and sit a whileThe spider wanders 'cross the walkCan't you see her smileBriars bow in reliefAnd blood washes stoneHere in this garden of thornI am never alone.No my darling not aloneBut quiet yet and stillA press of thorns upon my skinIs and.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232201/ I want to liveAnd die all at onceTo tear my heart beatingFrom your chestI want to see the universeSwirling in my coffee cupLike the cream that Floats there in a Cloud of confusion http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232200/ Random thoughts on a break from work, followed by coming home http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232198/ So to an end come all thingsA heart more broken and A bird forgets to singThis night the stars shine notThe moon she fails to glowFor the one that my soul soughtNo longer lingers hereLost in a delusional worldLost in his fearAnd this is all an awful shameComplexity and complete.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232196/ From a childhood memory. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232195/ Silken shadows shelterSparkling spider webs ofTender tingling touchesEmerging in exotic embraceSecrets shared in silenceSensual seasons of the soulWe are one. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232194/ Jagged edges do not fitInto this puzzle of Bleeding wordsPhrases of an enigmaTrying to find the answersWhere none existDo I bedevil you?As I do myself?To know me is to knowConfusion and complexity Yet I stand facing youFists held to the skyBrazenly daring youLook b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232193/ You stole my innocence while you were yet a childWhat right did you have to be so cruel?In dark and dreamless nights, even nowStill I feel your little boy hands holding meCrushing my body as you crushed my soulYou told lies to cover your tarnished deedsStill I cannot be clean of the fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232192/ A sharp breath drawnAs you caress me notWith hands I so desireBut wordsLovely and terrifyingSo intensely realTouching me, holding meIn this whispered realitySilent sobs tremblingAt the core of mePlease don’t see me cryOver words  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232191/ My own voiceA scream withoutDestinationSounds heard bleedingFrom lost loveA flowing torrentWithout will. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232190/ Beneath the indigo sky she dancesShimmering like a jewel, opal paleWhirling in the dark expansesMilky starlight her only veilBecoming the Goddess immortalHer arms welcoming raisedHer body an altar; an open portalHer soul and spirit blazedA choreography of passions flameLife to Eart.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232188/ So you thought you could hold A whirlwind in your handsThat you would be so boldTo try to trap me in bandsOf jealousy and greedAs if by your angry wordsYou thought you’d succeedBut words are only wordsNot daggers thrown at a soulIf you thought a you knew meYou were wrong,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232187/ An exercise in writing a sonnet http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232186/  We could so easily play the gameOf who did what, and who's to blameFor all that happened 'tween you and meEnding it all forever for us and weI'd say you had such lack of trustYou'd tell me of behavior unjustCould have been my envy of herOr yours of him, do you concur?Acts of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232185/ Contradictions ‘round and ‘roundYou say up and then say downTell me not to flirt and teaseThen want to act just as you pleaseJealousy reared an ugly headWithin the words that you saidYou claimed to know yourself of courseBut you never looked to the sourceDirty secr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232184/ you stab at me testing my love as if by doing so you can hurt me more than I do alreadythowing wicked sharp barbsto make mehate youmoredont say you want me dont say you love meI'm no foolli.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232183/ In my eyesI see aDifferent manDifferent fromThe worldDifferentFrom the planYou haveA special heartFilled with joyAnd loveLike a manAnd likeA boyYou findHope inDesolationAnd peaceIn desperationIn my eyesI see you as you areDifferent fromThe worldDifferent.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232182/ it was never that i wanted toforget about younever did it occur to methat you and i wouldn't bei need to heal i kept sayingand you continued playingi didn't want to push and shovei felt so safe and warm in your lovei wanted so to trustbut i just.....couldn'tso i pushed you so f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232181/ Put on these size 8 jeansAnd I dance, so proudEating dark chocolateThinking out loudRadio music touches meI make my wish for youSing like I somehow canAnd make wishes for me tooLay back on a lonely bedImagination runs riotYour heartbeat on my pillowCan’t be mine - too q.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232180/ Can you take away the painThat lies within my soul?Can it be forgiven?Will I ever be whole?The depth of agonyThat torments the nightSo unfathomable, and yetI cannot fight.Where will I find peaceIf not from within?It comes like a heartbeatAgain and againCan you take away this .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232179/ Visions have stolenInto my brainWith tightly closed eyesI see past painThe memories are lostTime has gone byIn sleeping, helpless hopelessI softly draw a sighAnd reaching for realityFrom beneath the clouded poolI see myself as I amA hopeless fool. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232178/  In bags and boxesUnder the stairsSits all they ownAll that's theirsLives in cartonsIn pieces and partsAll stuffed with hopeThat fills their heartsThe past is as smokeRising from ashAnd wishes from thereAll will pass. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232177/ The real worldIsn't all that greatI prefer my dreamsThe perfect escape.I can picture the worldAnd fill it with loveOr fly a kiteAnd soar high aboveThe pain that liesIn the earth belowMasked by the beautyOf the sun's pure glowI can see a boy and girlFilled with romanceFall.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232176/ The day this was written was very bad, indeed. Contemplating suicide, searching for something to cling to, some way to save my own life. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232175/ Military families often make friends and then have to leave them. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232174/ More visions from carnival days http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starschylde/232172/