http://slow.writerscafe.org/thecuriouspoet The original writings of author Mandi en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776037647 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Herheel imprints the snow sweetly.Smoke ascends from family’s fire place.Traditions of hot chocolate and peppermint sticks,Love lingers longer around the freshly chopped Christmas tree.Bare calloused hands hold a rectangular box.Her teeth gather her lower lip forming an eager smile.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thecuriouspoet/1483215/ Epic Poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thecuriouspoet/1476353/ I totally like you, kind oflike road kill.Maybe next time you'll beatme down.Maybe next time you'll upand drown.I see the pretty petiteflowers dancing in the basket.I see themenacing man's body lying in the casket.Hands down, man up.You're nothing.You're no.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thecuriouspoet/1476266/ To sit and think of all I've seenTo sit and wish what might have been.A lonely body sits to lingerA hand traces curves with only a finger.Love lost, love hadThoughts of you- maybe this won't hurt so bad.Screams cry, screams aloudNightly lovers newly found.Sexy turns, twists, tormenting curvesYou'll .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thecuriouspoet/1476262/ Being a cancer patient has taught me many things about the world, life, family, love, and, possibly the most important, myself. I’m finally moving on, moving past cancer “patient” onto cancer “survivor.” From the first surgery and diagnosis (Feb. 2012) until recently I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thecuriouspoet/1476239/ Again. It happened again. I lie in bed, cloth over head.It targets the front, the back and both sides.It pushes and pries and eats a hole from the inside.No light. No sound. Just the intensity.Controls my life. My body. My thoughts.  I want to scream.  Can’t make a sound. T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/thecuriouspoet/1476236/