http://slow.writerscafe.org/ParisAmour The original writings of author Kathryn Smith en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776069714 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 She bore her heart to men who never loved her. So she returned to the sea and sailed away. With ancestors guiding her, she found strength. Imploring grace. Imploring beauty. Anchoring in she was reborn a wiser Woman. Her bare feet back on the dock she watched the sun and moonris.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2837603/ There’llbe happiness after youButthere was happiness because of youBothof these things can be trueThereis happinessPastthe blood and bruisePastthe curses and criesBeyondthe terror in the nightfallHauntedby the look in my eyesIwould’ve lov.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2801161/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2801160/ It's been a while! My life (as well as all of your lives, I'm sure) has turned upside down due to the pandemic. But something in 2020 was beautiful. Also radical. Different. Scary. Exhilarating. Wondrous. I'm still pinching myself. Long story short, I fel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2759811/ I cannot breatheFor they might take you awayFrom meI cannot seeTheir eyes have been watching meIs God full of wrath? You're cheating on GodWith me But what if this loveWas God made? What if it was his plan? Are we doomed? Or will we wed? I can see it all nowWe have such.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2462345/ Lay down your weaponsLay down with meWe will stare at the stars and think what life will be....We've had troubleWe've had strifeWe've made our plansTo march on towards the promised land Let me be your Haven Let me be your L i g h t Charlie - I was called to love you. And I'm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2178781/ And just like thatThere you wereDriving slowly past my houseand then parkingYou came to our door We went to your truckAnd I reunited with your dogI was so scaredSo nervousSo giddyAnd then after a long driveYou held meand We nuzzled Our lives are changingand you took me along for the rideTo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2176326/ Francis - I want you to know that I think about you. Every. Single. Day. And I pray for you. Every. Single. Day. I am terrified of losing you. I can feel your hurt. And more than anything I wish we could run away. I dont know what you're go.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2175944/ I was due to be born in mid September, but was taken on purpose on Tuesday, July 21st at 5:12 PM of 1992. I was not growing. Not thriving. Struggling for life. I had a better chance of survival so I was whisked off to the NICU weighing 1 pound, 6 ounces. I shrunk down to 1 p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2175773/ H a p p i n e s s   is just around the corner from you....The summer I returned from Ireland was a long summer. I was a miserable 24 year old girl. They say that depressed people sleep more. I can tell you it is 100 percent true. It is how you get away from the knawing .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2174850/ F l o o d R e b e ll i o nFamineKillarney, Ireland May 2016In the early hours of the morning, before the tourists awoke and flooded the streets, before the shops opened and the same old Irish music bellowed and drifted through the spring air; my feet briskly rushed down the street. I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2174849/ Eyes lockedI sit in your pickup In your passenger seatWe gazeWe yearnand melt Your bedI standYou watch below I smileAnd reach out to touch youBut I have made A glass case around youFor you are marriedTo the church Yet our fingers pressAnd wind togetherEntwinedHolding ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2174073/ I n t r o d u c t i o n Hey! Hi! Hello! Welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read this. We are currently in a pandemic and I have been inspired to start writing a small book. We are going to be taking a look back at my own life in which I hope to give you inspiration on how to get thr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2173809/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2173806/ At the show you watched meMore than you watched the showMosen let out a cheer and I jumpedMaking you laugh I pretended to play with the woman's hair infront of meSo you laughed again even louderAfter the concert you took me to a nice barWe sat on a couch by a window in the backAnd your arm gath.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2166915/ Are you weary?Is the cold lashing your skin?Do you miss him with everything in you? Are memories eating you alive? Maybe you're lonelyBut there's someone elseAnd where are you?Trying to fall for that someone elseBut with holding love for fear he will be yourHusbandAnd the search will .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2161128/ He told me he was done with my church. That he wouldn't be going anymore. I asked if I could join him at his usual church...and he declined. So I returned to my own church; only to spot him there. At first when I spotted him I was overjoyed he was there. But as we met e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2157607/ An olderwoman approached me after church this morning. She said sheremembered when I was a little girl, and went on to tell me how beautiful Ihave become. She said I was stunning. This is the third time in the past monthsomeone has commented on my beauty. People have stopp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2152813/ I wish I could go backTo the pink skyAnd icy roadsI hated the winterYet I wish I could fly backTo last year's snowBecause last winterIt gave me pink skyandYouThe memories of you are fadingAnd I cry I want you More than my achesFor sweet summer sunLilacs and fresh rain I miss sitt.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2150299/ Leave me aloneStop shaming meOf my faith Of my lifeOf my loveStop attacking meI am a woman for women But I am not angry like you Leave me aloneI will live how I want to live Stop making me feel stupidLeave me alone Leave me alone Stop it I've had enough My sou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2146235/ I speak of youand I grip the chair I dream of youand I grip my bed sheetsI miss youAnd grip my heartThe leaves changeThey fall to the ground Where are you now?Do you miss me? I still want youBut cant have youBut yetMaybe I can My soul is tiredI wish you could hold me and I'd.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2145527/ On my hands On my kneesI crawl to my bedAnd I sleep Then I awakeStill wanting youStill loving youStill sinfully Lusting after youI am shameless Needing you again Somewhere in Viroqua You bless souls You wear your collar With love and a broken heart I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2143651/ The stained glass windows They aren't the sameWithout youTheir sparkleIs dullYour picture in the walkway Stripped As though you never meant anythingBut you spirit remains In meIn my eyesIn my smile and soul I often wonderWhy God placed you in my lifeFor loving someone Y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2142683/ My mother says her pregnancy with me was the saddest. She never got to show, because I was so small. My sister says my birth took her mother away. My father said he knew how he felt about abortion but he told my mom he would stand with her with whatever she chose to do. My mother.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2139255/ On a cloudy tired August afternoon we went for a walk behind his place. Down a strange willowy green meadow. On a cement pathway. Down the river, past the town.In a hidden place. I began to chase a butterfly. And that's when he put the first knife into my back. That is .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2135914/ Queen sized bed in the darkShe stretches outIn between blue sheetsThinking of him Writhing she smilesThe mind wandersInto the depths of her needsThe mornings are so lonelyIts getting harder to breatheThe town is not the sameWithout himMiles awayHe curls in his bedThinking of herWrithing he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2135268/ August Sparkling dewMorning sun GoldenWarm tired summer hazeHer sandals gingerly walk Her soul wishingTo stay in the carLooking towards the wallHer hands shake Stomach churnsBehind the confession door She sitsPain in her heartShe fiddles her with her ringJust like he once di.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2124052/ You warmed my winterI am going to miss those car ridesThe ones where my heart was nervousMy cold body achedThe dead world going by in slow motion through my windshield But I knew when I'd walk inYour eyes would find me And I'd fiddle with the buttonOn my old black coat. I find it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2119251/ Cold handsCold feetAngry SoulBroken heartThey said I'd love youAnd there you wereIt all began In a blazeA blessing ofThe throatAsh WednesdayFranticAnxiety Steaming cups of  lemon ginger teaAshes on my foreheadMy dark yellow sweaterThe heart changingI could breathe againColdIceFro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2117999/ And just like thatShe was happyInner peace Bloomed in herHer heart grew 10 sizesand overnight she went from Weak and fragileto Strong and freeGod gave her wingsso she flewAnd in his loveShe smiledHer life songBrand newBut why her?She wonderedHer brother and sister They shriv.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2115365/ She was the last one standingAmong the bricksBut the devil appearedAnd he charred her skinSqueezing her pulsing heartRunning with itAnd sharing itWith anotherThe bricks fellOne by oneShe sat in the pewAlone with no oneThe candles they burnedHer soul felt weakThe churchIt blurredAnd she could not bre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2110205/ A few months ago I stood in my bedroom trying to figure out why my life had gone so sour. Why I kept getting hurt by people. Why I seemed to attract people with bad intentions. I was cloaked in my anxiety. And it felt like my whole world that once had been so light and full had b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2108596/ You cannot fully love anyone else unless you fully love God. And when you fully love God, you will understand what true love is. When you know what true love is; you will be able to see a little more clearly on what is right and wrong. And this will give you strength. This all hi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2107785/ All day I waitedSitting in the new spring sunWarmed Under blue cloudless skyMy favorite kind I tried to heal my sicknessBut it never waveredTonight was the night I was dreaming ofI'd walk in the doors in a beautiful dressAnd I was hoping your eyesWould eat me aliveIn secretAnd to my conten.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2107035/ Do not be afraidGo to him And you shall be lovedGo to him And he shall be healedGo to him And you shall not perish Go to him And love will prevail Go to him And tell him your storiesHe needs to hear them Go to him And tell him of how I sent youGo to himAn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2105403/ It has been months And I cannot shake you awayYour presence lifts my spirit I can feel your gaze on meAndI want to fly Run to youI want to walk with youSit by the water and speakOf our sinsOur dreamsOur hopesOur failures Our triumphs and heartachesI want to be your friend Ki.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2104917/ One day in May after mass he approached me...and I was so excited..Because all I had ever wanted was a man of God. After all, a man of God would be someone kind. Compassionate. Someone with good morals. Who wouldn't cheat. I got to know him...and was swept off my feet. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2104339/ Dear Megan, I wrote you a quick letter the day before March 6th; The start of Lent: Ash Wednesday. Since then...I've had a bit of a growth spurt. Something is happening. Something beautiful. Something moving and heartwarming. I found my childlike faith again. I feel con.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2104014/ I had a vision of you and I The white window was cracked open4 walls delicate yellow Morning dew outside  Birds signingBreeze whisperingAgainst our skinNight fadingMy fingertips graze your cheek White sheets cover usEye to eyeYou put your lips close to mineBut they.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2103069/ The first time I saw youI pretended not to be in aweBecause I didn't want others to seeAnd when I began to laughI laughed because your voice Tickled me My laughTickled youWhen you watched me walk inWith rosy cheeks and windswept hairI pretended not to noticeBecause if we locked eyes I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2102898/ I try and write about youBut I am TrappedI try and avoid youButI am stillTrappedWaitAnd when I put on my dressesYour knees will buckleOur skin will want to tumbleSo touch me with your eyesShake my handJust a little longerWith a longingGripLook at me With those eyes that are the soul's&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2099758/ I writhe in my bedHe said it was an ugly placeFull of ugly people Ugly atmosphere But when his own ugliness hurt meI went to the placeand foundbeauty especially in the one who leadsbut oh is it agonykeeping this secretFor loving himIs wrong I catch his eyesMy coat comes off .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2098847/ Dear Megan, March 6th is still very fresh in my mind. It is etched like a tattoo. And it's strange to get flashbacks and realize how long ago it was...Here I am, 7 years later writing about you. As you know, I have left my home church because of someone who hurt me. I can't .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2098390/ At first glanceHer soul was movedBut she saw his eyes pained Sorrowful longing seepsOut of cracks in the wallsand his marriage to Christ crumbles In lust and sin His hands grip the chair Her coat is taken offAnd their gazes stayThis is not The Thorn BirdsOr is it?Love is pow.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2096742/ I know that the night must endAnd that the sun will   r i s eI know that the clouds must clearand that the sun will shineWhen I tell people of my birth; they without hesitation tell me that I am a miracle. It is incredible what happened. A 1 pound 6 ounce baby lived. Without.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2096735/ When you take a step and realizeAll that time..You were stronger. Kinder. Smarter. More compassionate. When you realize you are the good person.   Not drowning in misery and lies;You're free from his chains.And all the cracks he made in your heartWhen he snapp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2095359/ The cold was horrendous this winter. It broke records and became dangerous just to step outside for a few minutes. My entire town shut down. Even the mail was stopped. And despite my hatred for winter; I have blossomed and learned a thing or two about myself. 1) A brandy old fashioned swee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2094150/ The world is deadCold Bones Words swimming SwarmingIn her frantic head Cant you be human? They askDon't be so sadTry not to worryWhy hide?Why hinder? Why lag behind? Do not despair Go against your drawGet ready to thaw The sun will riseAnd warm the earthY.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2091940/ How are you, M? Are you still feeling like a failure? Are you still in a crisis? Are you still hobbling around from your gun wound? How are you really? I've been thinking about you. And I know I've been silent...I plan on staying silent because I do not want any more kn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2091939/ Dear Future Husband, As of right now, I am 26 years old. And I feel utterly broken and empty. I am trying very hard to stay strong and to be positive..But my heart and faith has been broken by a few men. Did you know that I am so lonely I have fallen in love with a dead man?&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ParisAmour/2091090/