http://slow.writerscafe.org/LesleyIrma The original writings of author Lesley Irma en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776043851 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 By the light of the moondance with mestep in timeone, two, threeI will followif you leadby the light of the moondance with meTwirl me, spin meround and roundby the light of the moondance with me nowPull me closeglide and swayby the light of the moondance this wayNever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1725553/ She can’t remember the first hitas each one bleeds into nextShe isn’t sure which of her wordscaused him to become upsetShe doesn’t know yetif she is allowed to speakSo she quietly crawlsinto the corner to weepShe knows in an hourhe’ll regret what he’s .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1725551/ Throwing caution to the windher journey for truthwould beginShe had one burning truth she needed to knowthe question was asked to the wind itselfwhich gave a billowing reply“Nobody knows, not even I!”Still curiousshe sought an answer from the moonnight after nightthe .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1725549/ Slowly I fade into the abyssI wonder if I…well, I wonderSlowly I fadejust a bit at a timewhat I once knew to be realhas slipped from my mindI fade away slowlyno need to go fastif I fade away slowthe memories will lastSo slowly I fade into the abysscan you feel it now.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1725546/ The mood is heavy, in the waiting roomIn this ICU, critical status loomsUpon hearing news, eyes brim with tearsBeautiful faces, now fill with fearDoctors speak, in medical termsWe consult Wikipedia, for a quick learnThe fate of our family, and dear friendsNow left in the care, of strange.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1725540/ Not yet ready for goodbyerefusing to move, I crybut this forward motion of the linetells me, it’s our final closing timeI don’t bother to dry my eyesas they shut you in, and whisk you byunder my breath I whisperFly my AngelFly High http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1725536/ Party dresses hang in her closetreminding herof the girl she used to benot so long ago it seemsshe was the life of the partyand she beameda smile that made them stop in their tracksa wink, or tilt of the headthat made them look backand tho they still invite her to the partiesshe .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723686/ maybe it was the wordsmaybe it was the songshe wasn’t surebut she knew it was all wrongsomething snappedin a momentmaybe lesssomething that caused hera bit of distressshe didn’t feel pretty that daynot from the startnot on her facenot in her heartshe wasn’.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723684/ I drive through the old money neighborhoodwhere the green grass growswhere the lawn is perfectly mowedwhere the arm candy wives go for their morning jogtheir fake tits not bouncing to nor froAnd I wonder, do they knowthat perfection doesn’t grow on treesthat the rest of the world i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723683/ I give very good advicebut I so seldom follow itlift your head princessyour crown is fallingI told doubt and fearto get outta this placetook a nice long lookat that scar on my facepainted on myf**k you attitudedrank a cup ofdoing what I gotta dopressed rewindpressed replay.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723674/ If you’ve never been lonelyyou wouldn’t understandhow could you knowthe longing of a handIf you’ve never been lonelyyou’ve never made a wishto look into the eyes of a loverand be met with a kissIf you’ve never been lonelythen how could you knowhow ha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723673/ I am feeling completely vulnerable and softnot broken but fully wholefully cognizant and givingof my feminine selfdelicategentlea side of myself I rarely showa part of myself I keep locked inside of protective armortoday I have let the armor fall awayI am without protectionbe gen.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723388/ The best things in life can’t be explainedhow you feel when that someone special says your namethe touch of your child’s handyour first concert to see your favorite bandthe anticipation as the storm rolls infinally catching up with a long-lost friendthe first snow fall of the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723385/ Sometimes my heart stops beatingit just stopsI can’t breatheyou literally take my breath awaywhen I see your facedid you know that?It’s insanitywhat you do to meI’m crazyindeedI wonder what I do to youif you feel it toowhen you look at medoes your heart be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723383/ In the morning lightshe reflects upon the words of the nightin the quiet and the peaceshe is left alone to thinka smile grows on her lipsshe loves moments like this http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723380/ Run away run away with meNights and days filled with shenanigans and debaucherydancing under the stars with a slight gentle breezewe'll drive fast we'll drive slowthere is no hurry we've nowhere to gomy eyes are on you your eyes are on mewe talk about movies and songs it is relaxing and comfortingwe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723379/ Lord I pray,Please let my words build someone up today.Don't let them hurtdon't let them cut,please only let them lift somebody up.Let my gift be goodlet my gift be kindlet it be so much more than words and rhyme.Let connections be madelet emotions run amuck,this is how I'll know that I don't truly .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1723376/ After visiting his apartment Charles head is filled withmany questions and no memories.  Well, noconscious memories.   He doesn’t realizethat sub-consciously, he remembers so much more than he imagines.  He remembered where every light switch was,he instinctively re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1710314/ Charles visits his apartment for the first time since the crash. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1707663/ If you are editing this, you should know I jump around.  I don't write in a timeline.  I don't necessary consider 'chapters", chapter, but more an organization of my thoughts.  I will but it all together later.  Sometimes I have to come back to place or a feeling after I have bee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1707660/ Sarah wentout of her way to stop at a grocery store where she was pretty sure she wouldnot run into anyone she would know or who would know Charles.  She chooses well.  She made it through with only having to talkwith the young girl at the checkout.  Onthe drive home she was w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1704758/ Sarah letCharles lay sleeping.  She cleaned up thepizza and empty beer bottles. She wondered if he would remember when hewoke.  She didn’t have too much time todwell on it, her phone started buzzing again and when she picked it up shenoticed she had several missed calls.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1704757/ 1 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1704747/ Who is that girl I see?she doesn’t look like methose lines around her eyes,and are those wrinkles on her foreheadI think her skin is a little dullin fact, she needs an over-hull!Who is that girl I see?I think she used to be �" meI think she used to befull of life and yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1651511/ don’t just don’tdon’t tell me I’m beautifulyou don’t know who I amdon’t tell I’m beautifulyou don’t know where I’ve beendon’t tell me I’m lovelyyou can’t read my eyesdon’t tell me I’m lovelyyou don&rsqu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1651507/ play metouch every parttop to bottomstrum my heartplay medarling pleaseyour words your handsthey teaseplay mewhisper in my earsweet nothingsI need to hearplay melet your lipsmove down my neckyes, by this timeI am a wreckplay meyour mouth to my owncan you hear me.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1651503/ He keeps the weaponslocked up tight in drawernot to rememberbut to never forget the warto never forgetthe friends he lostto never forgetthe costto never forgethow close he cameto losinghis own lifethat day http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1651502/ I doI want it all I want it today I want everything along the way I want the day and I want the night Oh God, I want you to hold me tight but would that be enough f**k no, let’s be real I want to really feel I want it all and a little more beer and dancing sno con.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1651501/ I am just a girltrying to make itin this world,of men.Who play pretend.And most daysI'm strongbut some daysI'm weak.I'm a b***h,and I'm a c**t,and I fight forwhat I want.But I'm softand I'm shy,sometimesI get a tearin my eye.And I wantand I need.I don'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1651499/ I heard your voice todaywhispering in the windblowing in the breezeyou softly spoke to meI was surprised at firstthat you would reachacross this earththat you would botherto even speakwhen you know that I am weakso when I heardyou whisper my nameeven more in loveI quickly b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1634837/ I had a dreamor maybe a wishI’m not surereally, whichyou took my handled me to the dance floorthe song playingwe’d heard beforeyou held me closeand we turned and twirledin that momentit was just you and Iin this worldjust a boyjust a girljust musicturns an.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1634836/ Hey,I want to be what you are smokingI want to be your long tokeI want you to breathe me inhold me as long as you canonly release me when you’re about to explodeHey,I want to be what you’re drinkingI want to get you drunkI want to be the sweet and souron your lips whe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1634834/ if I couldI’d save the worldwipe out illness and despairif I couldI’d fix broken heartsbring loved onesclose, rather than apartif I couldI’d make the blind to seethe deaf to hearif I couldI would stop timedance all daylisten to each word you had to sayif I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1634829/ baby unzip my dress let me slip into something, lesswon’t you open a bottle of wine light the firebaby, it’s cold outside but it’s warm in here please stay for a while, dearwe can talk about the weather or even betterwe can cuddle up kiss and stuffbaby, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1634828/ I'm hard to love I know, it's trueno disillusion confusionMen have tried have cried pounded their chest confessedAnd Iuntouchable unreachable bleeding weepingscars ripped openunable unstable unwillingto moveholding tight to a lie I know is truefeardeception perceptionof wrong when it's right mind gr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1634821/ Tell me you Love Mebut tell me the truthTell me you need mebut tell me no lieI’m tough and strongI’m small and weakI can do it on my ownI need you… hold meI’ll get up early I’ll work all dayI’m tired and my body hurtsI’m smarter, I can d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1634805/ Rochelle was twirling down the midway, hands stretched out, palms open towards the heavens, head thrown back, long blonde waves cascading down her back to the back of her knees.  Her eyes closed briefly as she smiled and shouted "Best Day Ever!!" People jumped at the outbrust and stared, then w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1570574/ The tale of the invisible daughter of a single mom and a rock star father. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1570562/ Sarah wakesfrom the most wonderful dream.  Shedoesn’t want to wake, the dream is still so fresh.  She can still feel Charles.  She isn’t ready to give that up yet.  She curls tightly into a ball and pulls thecovers to her neck.  As she does he pullshe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1565326/ They walked almost the entire way in silence when Charles asked "so, um, where are we going?  I just started walking, it just felt right.  That's what I've been doing for month, just kept going in the direction that felt right."  She had stopped walking and was standing in front of he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1564589/ Love Meshe cried, standing in the rain, like a fool Love Me becauseI LOVE YOU!!All the wrongs, all the s**t, all the pain all of the yesterdays are gone we threw them away.I am standing here just a girl screaming as loud as I can can you hear me screaming you stubborn a*s of .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1553321/ He saidhow did this happen, yesterday we were just kidsI saidI don’t how it happened, it just didwe went to sleep somewhere in our twentiesand woke up to find life moved too fastwe can’t stop itwe can’t even make this moment lastwe went to sleep when we were young.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1553312/ I believe in magicit’s true, I doI believe in meI believe in youI believe in Santain faith, and ChristI believe in goodness of lifewhen life is hardI pray harderI am no betteror worsethan any otherwe are all different and the samewe all have love and painwhy belittl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1553305/ My earring fell out and lay at my feetjust the same as many of my dreamsI bend and reachthen decidelike those dreamsI don’t need itI have more earringsI have more dreamsI have the rest of my lifefor both of these things http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1513517/ Let it rain down on methe hail, the thunder, thelightningbring the stormin all it’s beautylet the winds swirlmagnify around melet the glory of naturerain down on me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1513516/ In the absence of wordsA beautiful loving smileDeepens a connectionNo matter the milesIn the absence of wordsThe gentleness of a hugErases space and timeTo carry one’s loveIn the absence of wordsDo not fearLove holds you closeLove holds you near http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1513515/ Charles finds his way to the Coffee House http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1494337/ count your Blessings not your crossescount your gains not your lossesyou are smarter than you knowyou have beauty that doesn’t showyou are stronger than any of themput your trust in the Lord not in menlove with everything that you’ve gotlove hard, forever, and never give up.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1493421/ Tell me something beautifulSomething I need to hearI can’t breathe right nowNot without you nearTell me something beautifulSomething that I can feelMy lungs can’t take pressureI need to know you’re realTell me something beautifulThe darkness covers meTell me tha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1492521/ In-between sad and happy mountains and sea comfort and sufferingIn-between here and there far and near hope and despairIn-between wrong and right grounded and flight disillusion and delightIn-between night and day rest and play ugliness and beautyIn-between is where I'll be patiently waiting for you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/LesleyIrma/1492493/