http://slow.writerscafe.org/TKC1985 The original writings of author Tiffany K Charles en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776050757 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15                                                       Queen of DespairI am drowing in a sea of tears,Each drop a tale of joy turned bitter,In our endless, silent war.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2905205/                     And Yet I Shine You may try to dim my lightWith shadows that you cast,But still, I shineBright and steadfastYou may mock my gentle spirit,Scoff at my tender grace,But like the dawn that rises,I'll stand and face my place.Did .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2905201/                    Changing         Shed the old skin thin,        New roots seek the sun above �"       Becoming begins. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2904301/ I have loved you a million lifetimes and followed you through the stars, I have faulted all my soul's worth to encounter you once more, to see your love unfold. Never have I ever chased anything so mighty and grand, Never shall I ever be in the presence of something so magnetic.  And.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2902896/                                                                        Down in the valleyDown in the valley where my sou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2902894/ Endless golden sands, Whispers of wind on dry dunes, Sunset's fiery glow. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2902164/ In the shadowed valleys where pain did dwell,A soul once fractured, lost in its shell,Battles fought in silence, wounds unseen,A heart weighed down by what might have been.But through the storm and the darkest night,A spark ignites, a flicker of light,Resilient, steadfast, against the tide,The spiri.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2901522/                                                                                     &.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2901140/                                                                      DESIRE              &.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2901138/ I am in awe of your skin-the way the melanin is so perfect,how the Sun glows off your essence, and how you look when it shines on you. AllI want to do is be surrounded by its warmth, wrapped up in your scent, touchedby your ambiance.  I am enchanted by your smile-the way you look .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2896031/ His name wasCaptain Ra Bashie, owner of the Mami WataThe Goddessof the 7 Seas. She gave no mercyto man or crew; there was no ship she hadn’t pillared through.   His mightyvessel rode the waves, a phantom's midst of the ocean's graves.Her bow c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2896030/ I’ve laid with you many timesin my mind.  I’ve felt your touch to perfection. I’ve felt your lipspressed against mine. I’ve felt your hand run along the small of my back.Gripping my thigh and moving to my a*s. Running your fingers through my hair.Pulling it as yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2881159/                                            LOVE                   In gentle whispers,               .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2874854/ In realms beyond mortal sight, where stars in splendor gleam,A deity of might dwells there, the Grand Celestial High Priestess of a cosmic dream.Osellus Ntormus, her name proclaimed, in realms beyond the veil,A favorite of the Creator's mind, her heavenly teachings set to sail.With eyes of gala.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2872121/ A shaman traveled to the Heavens. He walked the golden path to righteousness and sought the world's truths. When he came in contact with a God, he asked, "Why do you make humans suffer? Why give temptation but then give retribution?" The God answered, "I give them freedom, a choice to see, to t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2870764/ In memory of Sojourner Truth, a woman of strength, Whose indomitable spirit knew no length, I pen this elegy, a heartfelt tribute, To honor her life and the battles she pursued.Oh, Sojourner Truth, a beacon in the night, You shone with a radiance so pure and bright, Born into the bonds of slavery's .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2853529/ In a shadowed realm where darkness reigns supreme, Two enemies are locked in an unholy strife, Both vying for the love of the devil's gleam.Their souls entwined, a sinister regime, In fiery pits where malevolence is rife, In a shadowed realm where darkness reigns supreme.With sword and sorcery, they.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2853526/ In the twilight of a nation's turmoil, on a fateful April eve, The great Abraham Lincoln bid this mortal coil to leave. A man of wisdom and compassion, a symbol of hope and might, He stood as a towering pillar, guiding a divided land toward the light.It was the year eighteen sixty-five, a nation dee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2853197/ Roaring tempests might, Winds dance, waves crash in their wake, Nature's fierce display. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2851672/ In the Tudor court, where power reigned supreme, a king, Henry the Eighth, lived by name. His tale of marital love, a twisted theme, Through six wives' fates, his story did proclaim.First came the noble Catherine of Aragon, A Spanish queen with regal grace displayed. But Henry's heart yearned for a .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2851671/ In the afterworld, where spirits roam free, Two loves reunited, as fate would decree. Once joined in life, now bound in death's hold, Their memories of passion, are still so bold. In the 16th century, they lived and breathed, Their love a secret, hidden, never confessed. They met in secret, in g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840335/ In the dark of night, he walks alone To the graves of those he's taken home A twisted mind, a heart of stone This serial killer, he's all alone With a sick delight, he dances near The resting place of those he brought to fear He revels in the power he holds dear An.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840325/ A bond between two hearts, so strong and true  It lasts through life, a love that won't bend  The strongest bond a woman can pursue  It stands the test of time, a bond renewed  With every moment, love still extend A bond between two hearts, so strong and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840323/ In '46, a soldier returns From war, his soul still burnsA veteran of battles fought His world in shambles, all for naught  He came home, full of pride His duty fulfilled, he stood beside His comrades, all so brave Their sacrifice, a debt we cannot waive  .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840322/                Rain  Falls gently soaking earth,  washing away Soothing nature,  reviving life  Peaceful  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840321/                          Summer Warm sun shines bright and strong, Green leaves sway in summer breeze,  Nature's symphony.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840320/ Ode to a Regretted Love  Oh, how I long to hold thee close, My beloved, who once was mine. In youthful days, I was but a rose, fair but with thorns most unkind.  I let my pride and jealousy reign And drove away the love I sought. I foolishly caused thee pain, And now I am forever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840317/ Jazz Poetry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2840316/ Tell me all that you need to say. Please fill me with your joy is all that I ask for. Catch me before I walk away and kiss me forever more. Never let me go. Allow me to hold on tight. Joy, happiness, and love……. Let them show. And caress me throughout the night. Whisper all you want to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2784802/ A series of poems filled with YA and children's and Adult books, the authors I love, and books I love reading from time to time. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2784795/ Some People By: Tiffany K CharlesSome people are meantimeSome people are no timeSome people are a short time Some people are small-timeSome people have timeSome people lose timeSome people choose timeSome people spend timeSome people kill time Some people buy timeSome people need time.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2168544/ Destine to be all in one, proclaimed to be that of greatness on the road full of mud and water. Just simply traveling alone with ones-self. Lost in translation with no sense of direction, leading to the entrance to the final destination. I tend to find that I am bound by past spirits and old ways th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2143737/ Second time Around Everything's different the second time around. I no longer crave your touch or wish to want to hold you down. I don't wish for you much and could care less who you flaunt around town.Everything's different the second time around. I only want your sex is all, nothing m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2121232/ Sweet is the sound that rings from your lips. The way it pronounces my name. In each syllable that it speaks. Rings volumes like bells from a massive ship. Harmonious is the sound that escapes from your mouth. The way you blow kisses my way. When we touch, my body turns hot like a summer's eve .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2034645/ As smooth as a marble surface. As cool as a tall, ice-cold cup of water. As deep as the deepest ocean on earth. That's how you can define my worth. As wonderful as a summer's breeze. As beautiful as an incredible sunrise. As warm as a winter's fire on the coldest night. That's how you define the spa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2023286/ I thought Prince charming was mine. For the longest. He pretended to be. Until one day I saw Prince charming.... Wooing another lady.... then I knew Prince charming was a liar.... and he wasn't mine alone...... He truly wanted the peasant girl...... Down the road...... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2006011/ I fell in love with a peasant who was as good as the luscious green mile. With one stroke of his hand, loving, caring, and soothing, booked my heart. Into a prison that had sewn us closer together, but his insecurities ripped us apart. He wanted me on him like dope.I fell in love with a Nobleman, ow.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2006008/ I desire to hold you like the night has the stars. To feel your energy passing through mines. Endlessly connecting and expanding into a new abyss. I want to die in your cosmic joy but never underestimate your divine crown. I crave you like a baby craves his mother's love. To be possessed and cu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2005700/ I reached out and touched the sun. It burned my soul a thousand times and more. I needed to soothe my desire for lust and was stung by cupid's arrow. It shot me down, and I fell into the ocean of ecstasy. I drowned in your pool of passion and hunger. You pulled me out of the sea and breathed lif.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2005670/ I chased your love down a rabbit hole and followed it through the depths of my heart. I ran until I couldn't see at all. The mist that holds us apart. I tripped over the lifeline that bounds us together. I choked on the words that expressed how I felt. Colliding with your infatuations and emotions o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2005669/ Sweet is the sound that rings from your lips. The way it pronounces my name. In each syllable that it speaks. Rings volumes like bells from a massive ship. Harmonious is the sound that escapes from your mouth. The way you blow kisses my way. When we touch, my body turns hot like a summer's eve .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/2005668/ I can't help but to want you. To look into your eyes, to touch your soft, ebony skin. Kiss your beautiful lips and feel your passion arise well-endowed into my very own hot passion. I can't help but think about how you make me feel, how it feels when you caress my face and when you touch my skin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1909749/ Tell me the most profound secrets that it holds. Please show me the color that it is. And never hide it. Share your love and all that it can manifest. Look me in my eyes and show me the fear that you possess. Allow me to hear the beat of your drum. Watch as I shall danc.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1908785/ I dare to dream a dream that was within a dream. A dream that would come true only in my wildest dreams. A dream consisted of every want and desire filled with lust and happiness. A dream that led to a door entered into other dreams filled with more, a gateway to everything that existed well within .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1894269/ How can I see through the smoke and haze? When the sheets of rain blur my vision, I can't see the tip of my nose. How can I smell the sweetness in the air when the cinders and ash clog my airways...? How will I stay dry when the acid rain burns all humanity of its compassion and empathy?&n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1886701/ Kiss, caress, hug, hold, love, touch, and help me grow. Mature me, secure me. Indulge me embrace me lick me suck me sex me groove me shake me calm me relax me tame me endure me honor me respect me like me, want me miss me, and most of all...Never fall out or stop wanting to love me. A touch from you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1886675/ There is something about you... That makes me feel the way I do. You take me out of myself. And carry me to cloud 9. A complete and total natural high. There's something about you. That makes me feel the way I do. You kissed me, and I lost my soul. I found it again when I was in your arms. There's s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1886327/ Do you think that you can walk in my shoes? Could you have overcome the things that I've been through? As you sit there and judge me, do you think you could have been me? You say that your life was hard, but from your life, how many have been scared? Why do you continue to put me down? Do you wish u.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1886320/ Are you worth it? The commitment. Me stepping out of my safe and secure box? Letting down these walls... Are you worth it? Going through the emotions of the new. The unseen and the ugly. Hoping all will be well and good. Are you worth it? The venture of stepping out of my standard space.... Opening .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1886318/ Stifling is the air thatremains stale. Continuously giving off a misfit of breath. Like a hard-oldglass of unfermented ale. Hard to digest is the truth that leaves your lips.Nothing but knives slicing my flesh. How hard is it to gather the words thatwill describe the measure of unfounded tre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/TKC1985/1886309/