http://slow.writerscafe.org/EmilyDowden The original writings of author Duckey en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776033883 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Just try and talk her downPeople say from below But it doesn't helpIt can't helpIt never helpsPeople talking me down is the reason im here The reason that the last thing my fingertips will brush before the concrete is the skylineThe reason the last thing ill taste before the blood is c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1898184/ A stand up poem i wrote http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1782582/ I settled for a flowerBecause I did not realize That I was a gardenFull of lifeFull of LoveI offered you roses and fruit Seclusion and quietSoft grass to lay your headSweet air for you to breathe And a moment aloneYou offered me nothing Instead you brought weedsWhich strangled my.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1726555/ Dear mother and father Tell your children you love themRead them stories at night Believe in themDon't hit them when they failOr push them overAnd kick them when they're downDear mothers, Never tell your children they are ugly Too fat orToo skinny Never ask if they are happy.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1719354/ It is difficult to tell where my skin endsAnd yours startsAs your hands grip my sidesAnd run through my hair Sending shivers down my spineWhich turn into the heat igniting between us As sparks fly with every caress of our fingersOf our lips And your arms hold me to you desperatly&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1677189/ A small act of kindness can go a long way http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1666133/ Eleven days She sees me as i grip my sheets In fear that I will fall off the face of the earthBecause the tarot cards Now displaced at my feet Had shown me something I wasn't meant to know Ten days Tarot card towers are built on every wall In front of every window&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1666131/ Dear... Someone I don't know if you can hear me Over the sound of passing carsAnd shattering glassA string-less half cracked bass guitar I don't know if you can see That I'm alone That my eyes are dark and clamped My room is damp My door is locked, Key in hand&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1666129/ What drives youTo do what you doThe act how you actTo tell people that you no longer carebecause you are too tired to tell your right foot from your leftand your heart from your handsas you give them to other peopleto hold onto and quite franklyyou arent even sure what day today is be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1654331/ A poem from the point of view of a train http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1628106/ Sometimes you are unsureIf the droplets running down your armsAre tears or bloodBut in the end it doesn't matter Because you know there is no one there to wipe them awayWhen they turn into stains on your T-ShirtFrom fingertips gripped too tightly With too much painToo much urgencyYou don't.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1615303/ I can hear you rattling your chainsLooking for a way outA weakness in the metalAnd the freedom that you craveIn the deepest part of your soulThe Shackles burn I knowThe floor is dampAnd the air has lost all oxygenThat your lungs craveYou stretch your toes to try and catchThe single ray of sunshine&n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1595834/ A poem about a person that i use to love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1593010/ I guess i am not okay anymore http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1565824/ A poem about suicide http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1545702/ I'm hanging by a threadIt is the only thing that keeps me from fallingAnd the only thing that keeps me aliveA single threadWhich laces up my armsAnd around my heartAnd keeps me above the groundWhen i so long to be below It is a beautiful threadStrong and safeAnd kind to my skinIt's touch does n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1501663/ You make me smileWhich is something the recentlyHas felt foreign to meYou tell me you love meYou show me you love meBut how could you Gorgeous youWonderful youCare about me?I am brokenMy heart is full of stitchesAnd my lungs only breathe in the hopeThat i will stay alive long enough to see you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1501661/ You watched me fall apartWith a smile on your lipsAnd a twinkle in your eyesHow?I fell apart when you criedWhen you hurtWhen you lostHow do you not care?PleaseTell meI want to stop caring as wellNow i watch you fall apartAnd my face is blankMy heart is stillBecause you stole itand never gave it back http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1499034/ Give me a momentJust a momentTo thinkTake a step backPleaseI need timeI need spaceI need to thinkOne more momentPleaseJust oneBut you're all out of momentsYou have nothing left to giveExcept give upIf i give you a moment Will you return itWhen i need it most? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1499032/ I got you wrongSo wrongEvery minute, every secondI believed that you were something you were notI thought you were loyalTo your friendsYour partnersGod was i wrongi thought you were kindThe kind of kindness that lights up the world when it's darkThe kind that makes you feel warmGod was i wrongI thou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1488872/ They say the first thing you forget about someoneIs their voiceAnd it's trueI don't remember your voice I remember how it made me feel SafeHappyBut i can't hear you anymoreThey say the next thing Is that you can't picture their faceAnd it's trueI don't remember your eyesi don't rememb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1484392/ I see youBut you do not see meI see your long sleeves in the summerAnd the way you seem aloneEven when you're surrounded by peopleI see the sadness in your eyesAnd the lies in your smilesthat come so naturally to your lips now Dishonest, and painedI see the drawingsThat you do late at nightWhen.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1482585/ A poem about a friend, who i am very close to http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1475931/ I wish i could tell youThat it gets easierI wish i could tell youThat the tears will endAnd the pain will lessenI wish i could tell youThat you will never hurt againAnd that everything you wish forIn your wildest dreamsWill come trueI wish i could lie to you like thatBecause I knowIt doesn't always .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1468283/ A very short piece http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1455934/ Do you rememberThe nights we laughedThe nights we smiledand talked for hoursOr do you just remember The arguments we had?Because we hadMany more good timesthan badYet you focusOn the times you criedOr i made you angryAnd that needs to stopStop looking for the bad in peopleFor an excuse to push .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1455932/ I guess i just thought words, yes? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1455581/ Another sappy love poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1455540/ When i had lostEverything i thought i knewI put my sword downAnd sunk to my kneesAnd begged for you to kill me but you wouldn'tNot just yetThat was your mistake  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1454987/ In memory of my dearest Elisa, who will always be in my heart http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1454963/ StopListenI see you little girlI see your scared eyesAnd your bleeding heartI see your unsent notes And dulling bladesAnd i beg youto stopI am hereI can helpI see you little boyI see your bruisesAnd your angeri see the pain in your eyesAnd the lines on your skin And i beg youTo stopI am he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1454960/ Help meHelp meI can't feel anymoreEverything is turning greyAnd no one can hear me Help me Help meI don't know how to fix thisI don't know how to sew my skin back together Or my heartHelp meHelp meMy eyes hurt from cryingAnd my hands are shakingI can't stopCan you hear meDid you see m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1449962/ There use to be happier daysfilled with sunlight and love and laughterWhen i would dread the moments i had to spend asleepAnd savor the ones i spent awakeThere use to be days when i would smile for the sake of smilingLaugh for the sake of laughingAnd do everything for no ones sake but my ownEverythi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1447965/ Sometimes i look at herAnd just thinkGoddamn shes perfectThe way her short brown hair falls over her eyesAnd her sheepish, playful smileHer voiceOh my lord her voice She sounds so wonderfulNot just singingBut speakingI hang off her every wordAnd she looks at me like i matterLike i mean somethin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1447963/ Do the voices frighten youThe cold that is inviting youInto the way of thoseThat very few of tell the taleDoes the moon shine bright on youShining down and lifting youInto the stars above of youThat twinkle with such graceIs it the dark that terrors youThe wolves that sit and howl to youUnder the co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1446650/ Things changeTime passesThe young grow oldThe old are forgottenPeople changeWe change what we seeHow we actHow we lookAnd how we feelBut some things never changeThe sun rises every morningThe sky is still blue and I am still in love with youThe earth will always spinAnd the stars will always sh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1446451/ Do not share your fearOr your worriesOr your painWith me any longerIf you are only waitingPoised to strikeFor the moment when The sun is low enoughFor the shadows to disappearAs i will not spend my life Biting at tiresAnd fishing in dry lakesFor the hope of trying to find the cornerIn a ci.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1446446/ With passing faces blurring You're giving upOn ever reaching the stars againI fear it's too lateTo save those that are lost http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1446443/ You kiss your knucklesBefore you punch me in the faceYou tell me it's a kissAnd i believe youYou slice open my skinWith your fingernailsYou tell me it's an accidentAnd i believe youYou break my heart with your wordsBut you tell me you love meAnd i believe you  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1445660/ I crave the feeling of your handsIn my handsYour soft skinAnd gentle fingersCurled around mineI crave the feeling of your heart beatAs it beats with mine In perfect unisonLike the beating of a drumThat never ceases I wish for the taste of your lipsAnd the caress of your breathon my cheekFo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1445366/ If you love meThe same way i love youDon't tell me Show meBecause words speak louder than actionsAnd sometimesI am not sure if you love me as muchAs you love the idea of me  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1444211/ Tell me little sparrow Where's the road back homeBecause I've lost my pathAnd i'm out here all alone Tell me little sparrowCan you see the moonThe sun is slowly sinkingNight'll be here soon Tell me little sparrowWhere are all the starsI haven't seen them in a whileThey've left me in t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1444191/ A little love poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1443646/ I see you standing where i stoodtreading the ground i already trod Singing the words I've already sungHolding the hands I've already heldI see you smiling the smile that i use to smileWishing the words I've already spokeKissing the lips I've already kissed Being the person i already was&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1443201/ A secondThat's all it takesFor me to forgive youTo forgive you for the yellingAnd the screamingAnd the hurtTo forgive you right to the bottom of my heartAnd at the moment i don't know if you deserve itI don't know if you are someone Who is worth itBut i love youSo i guess at the momentIt's not .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1442751/ You yell at meLoud and angryYour voice full of venomYour fists clenched by your sidesYou yell and yellYou tell me you hate meThat you need more space That you can't handle me anymoreI stand there wondering what I've doneYou yell louderAnd throw insults at my faceDaggers to my chestWith every wo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1442347/ When i was in tearsI asked you whyYou wouldn't leave Until I had stopped cryingAnd you said to me My darling, That's what love is I asked you why you played me to sleepWhen i was restlessWhen i was hurtAnd you told me My darling, That's what love isI asked you why you a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1442310/ Someone tell them i'm sorryTell them I didn't feel anymoreSay to them I knew whatI was doingThat i was scared Tell them i love themAnd i will miss themAnd that it's not their fault Tell them it wasn't themIt was other thingsTell them not to feel guiltyThere's nothing they Could have d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1442292/ I built a castle around my heartSo nothing and no one could get in By day the gates were closed to allAnd by night they were guardedBy soldiers on horseback With arrows slung across their backsAnd bows in handInside there lived a fair maidenWho's hair was soft as silkAnd a voice as beautif.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1442131/ FireflyWith your colors so boldAnd your presence so bright You drove away the shadows Of the monsters in the night You drove away the fearOf the dark and what it hidesOf the people and the placesAnd the shadows in our mindsYou showed me all the waysTo mend a broken heartWhat i thought.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyDowden/1442130/