http://slow.writerscafe.org/Karaline The original writings of author Esther Calder en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776073754 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 An entry for a competition http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Karaline/1640083/ Hesays he is lost without you,Heloves you, he needs you,that you must never leave him. and yet, he wants to changeyouTo tame youTo turn you into one of thosewomen To make you more acceptable, more normal. You feel like he wants toswallow you wholeOr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Karaline/1636675/ It is late, and this constant compromisebetween thinking and breathing is exhausting me.I am a stranger to my own reflections.The earth rotates slowly through the skies,away from the sun, towards my dreamsI shiver and I realise that the dawn has not yet arrivedAs the death of someone I have lovedslo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Karaline/1636673/ A poem for my editor http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Karaline/1636671/