http://slow.writerscafe.org/lux0904 The original writings of author Lakshmi Ramesh en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776338319 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 You were my waffle onceComforting, sweet, fulfilling and hotSometimes you were dipped in honey and we're the sweetest thing I could have hadAnd sometimes you were just a plain old waffle that I was familiar and safe withBut mostly you were hotOh so hotYou always burnt meBut I always co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lux0904/1937816/ She's good. She's very very good. I watch her sitting from the corner of my eyes and even though she's at the very corner, she consumes my vision. Suddenly, she's all I see. Her evil smirk is enticing. It's asking me to play a game with her. It's asking me to come and join her and let her take over .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lux0904/1937814/ p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545}There’s so much peace in this. No one tells you that. 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