http://slow.writerscafe.org/Laura3841 The original writings of author Laura3841 en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775990659 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Old woman small and frailbitter and forgottenHow vibrant you must have beenYour hands are now weathered your body worn downBut at one time, those legs dancedDo you remember your husband rushing homejust to hold you in his arms?Does his memory keep you breathing?Your children looked to you with hopef.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454385/ Sweet words from you meant nothingwhen you said them on the fly,You danced through my sensationsand I lived through the lies Your good intentions meant nothingwhen you walked out and slammed the doorAnd left your child cryingbecause he believed in you once more Your pro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454352/ Faces around meStaringSome cold,Some welcoming,All judgmentalEyes that look me overReading meScoping me outIs she good enough?Mouths talkingGossipChat, chat, chatWhat does she look like?Thousands of faces, eyes and mouthscontrolling me as a puppet on a stringI walk with my head hung low http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454289/ SpittingNails piercing Hima pure man is condemned Punished for our hateful doingsfor Love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454288/ He said he loves meBut we need some time apartI said I'd be hereWaiting for him to come backTill I saw him with that blonde. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454287/ Sin Strikes a WomanThe apple is delightfulDestiny is Doomed http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454286/ Footsteps behind meTwo strong hands around my neckMy last breath leaves me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454285/ Alone between four wallswishing the space around me were friendly Swallowed by a constant voidthat should be filled with laughter and voicesI reach out to love and hold someoneonly to find myself playing solitaire I absorb the absence of your touch as I hug myself in silence. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454282/ Sealed by the darknessStars tossed in the sky for lightMy ears are held captiveby your tender voice tonightYour guitar is playing gentlysoothing are the wordsI fall in love with your fingersas you gently strum the chordsYour face is still and handsomeat which I have to stareAnd though the air is chi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454275/ A silent tear rolls down my cheekas I remove the last picture from the wallI take a deep breathand look down our hallThat was the floor that held our footstepsand let to the roomswhere our memories were keptAs I glance around our empty homeit becomes hard to swallowThis is the day to erase our dream.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454274/ I walk down my old streetwhere tarnished leaves fallI breathe in the sharp airand frozen memories thawMy childhood unfolds before methere is laughter in my earsI chuckle at my emotionas my eyes fill up with tearsHow grand those days wereSimplicity and a wide smile on my faceI had no worry of the tro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454268/ UnsettledUnsatisfiedUnloved and UndoneI RepackRemoveRegretand RemorseCursingCryingCrumblingand ClinchingI Start OverStraighten UpStand Talland Strengthen http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454263/ My mother's hands are soft as silk,the color of ivoryBesides their beauty,they were strong as she raised meHer hands were the ones that prepared my meals,day after dayThey turned on the hall light each night,to make sure I was okayThey felt the fever on my cheeksheld me up when I was weakHer ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454262/ As the night falls still,and the moonlight has us charmedI wrap my thoughts around you,and wish it was my armsI pray that you sleep soundly,and your dreams cradle you with careMay my love lay beside you until I meet you there. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1454258/ It's better now in this new town,without whispers playing in my earsFumbling to avoid contact,covering my stories as they sneer It's better now in this new town,where the smiles aren't always fakeWhere they don't just ask about your day,to later laugh at your mistakes It's better now in th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1453825/ Enveloped in your warm arms,I watch you as you are sleepingSoaking in this moment to keep,while our time apart is creepingThe buzz of our day will beckon us,reality too begins to speakMy mind will be kept busy,But my heart is sure to leakUntil then I will keep the clock from tickingand beg the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Laura3841/1453792/