http://slow.writerscafe.org/SkylahGinette The original writings of author Skylah Ginette en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776007387 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I love you, Even if you'reFace down,Stomped on,Bruised, dirty, And stiff from the cold. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1684291/ I wavered, Holding mybleeding prideAs a sparrowCarries a brokenwing.The unalterable Visage of themoonTold me the Unimpeachabletruth Of beauty.The fleeting,vain,Tortuous lifeOf lust.I am lost in thelabyrinthOf an ardentlove-One sprung notFro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1684289/ I fell in loveWith amber eyes.I was lost In autumn locks.Sun streamsthroughCitrine leaves.She picks winterrosesIn the cold.“He loves me,He loves menot.”Her insecuritieslie,Like petals onthe floor. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1684144/ Nevermind yourcherry lipsAnd chocolatelocks.I always getlost in the mistOf your grey,ethereal eyes.I will love youshyly, coyly,I will adore youfrom afar.But we willnever touch,So you willnever know.I will try toprotect you,I will be strongwhen I wantTo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1684142/  “I'm a goddessI'm a yogiI'm a stonerI'm a dancerI'm an artistI'm a fairyI'm a modelI'm a girlWith a naked soulAnd flowers in her hair.”“You're just a goddamn moody lunar phenomenon.” http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1684120/ My crystals quiverWith distorted energy.I close my eyesTo the journey.My ache is breath,My heart is strained.He stole my skin,Stained it with shame.My suffering is smokeStuck inside my lungs.Gasping for air,I choke on my tongue.Guilt ridden vapourI am forced to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1684114/ These men were mountains,But now they are changing colours,Shifting faces, different placesIn the rain. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683353/ Swirling smokeInside a sunbeam.Eddies of airSettle, then shift,A slow sway.Twirling, curling,Bending, now backwards,Dancing to the rhythm Of breath. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683351/ I plant yourloveIn a hollowIn the ground.I had taken yourroseIn a moment ofrepose,But now I shyFrom the wideopen sky In your wildblue eyes.I bury thesethoughtsAnd fly homethrough the meadow,Missing flowersThat could havebeen.It rains in thedark.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683270/ Feel the earthBeneath your feet,Between your fingers.Know the energyThat pulses Through the planet.Your soulKnows no control.Be free.Breathe the wind,Be the leaf,Dance on air.We are all Organic matter,And that matters. Your choices change li.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683266/ Written under the influence of LSD at The Groove music festival in 2013. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683260/ Never lose sight of the trees,Lest you end up like me,Stranded in the city,Left here by lifeOn the concreteIn the heat,Shaded by buildingsShaded in grey. I am hopeless withoutThe earth beneath my feet,Without streams to find my way,Without singing windAnd birds on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683253/ Cycle of seasons,Circles of the solar system,Arrive at this moment.The silhouette of the moonDevours the sun,Later to be engulfedIn its own shadow.Cultivate your reality.Breathe with depth.Inhale intent on the New Moon.Exhale in reflection on the F.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683250/ Sunlight ripplesAs sunbeams streamOn this rushing river.Flower galaxies stretch onBeneath apathetic feet,Stifled in their blooming beauty.Rainbows cloud the sky,Hidden to the naked eyeAs the earth turns awayFrom this day.Meteors explodeIn our night-We see across t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683233/ City lightssparkle,Dim the stars,Defy the night.These childrenhave never knownA life lived bythe sky. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683232/ But I love the wayYou sway.The moon smiles on youAnd I smile at the world. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683196/ Don't cry little fae,You are worth my love.Don't die little fae,You are worth my life.Don't do it! Don't!May the world take meinstead. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683194/ I'm damned by the darkness Locked in a moonless dream.We boycotted the night too long, Fighting it off with light bulbs We thought were limitless.Now, the light is lost, Like me.But maybe, If we search for the sun,We can find the morning And breathe a blue sky. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683166/ You left me here.He stripped me of my innocence,Took advantage of me,Left me naked to be raped.You found me,Cried with me,But you didn't clothe me.You fell in love With your own abuse,Eloped with it,Let repaint the past,Recolouryour perception. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683164/ The dust of broken glassCollects in the creases of my mind,It shimmers as thought pulses throughme-Each pulse digging shard of the pastInto my brain.I wish my breath would slow,My heart would stop,So this pain would end.But I can't kill this feelingAnd I won't kill myself,So ho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1683162/ The songbird croonsA melancholy tuneFrom her cage of bones.She sings for the skulls Festering at her feet,Leaving her alone-Alone with the indoors,Walls cracked in neglect,Paper peeling and paling.She breaks freeIn her mindWith her woeful wailing.But if free.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682549/ Haggard trees with gnarled barkDroop; tired from the night beforeWhen wild, untamed tempests toreTiny, tender leaves from twiggedfingertips,Leaving battered, broken branched bare-Bones stripped cleanBy a hungrywind. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682547/ I am rotting beneath the skin.Maggots, spawned in my pores,Feast on flesh-Eating me aliveFrom the inside.My muscles grow putridFrom pain, from shock.I am infested.Rage and hurt crawl beneathThis ivory concealer.My bones are brittle prison barsIn this body, this jail of emotion.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682486/ “Don't youlove me?”Cried the moon,And the sunlaughed. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682480/ Your roots arestrongerThan the petals They plucked. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682477/ Cracked and bloodied lipsLunge-Weight thrust forward,Crushing her virginity.Air is impossible,Only her mindCan scream.The merciless rhythmFinally recedes.He leaves herCovered in cum.Physical pain is lostIn her humiliation.Stinging shame,Like acid on her face... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682475/ Angry shards of shattered glassStabbed in my brain.I am bleeding out my eyeballs.When will these crimson tearsCease to flow? When will I be fixed?...Will I be fixed?Who would perform the surgeryTo remove my broken bits?Who would stitch me back together,Heal my scars and kis.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682474/ MutilationThe womb of the earthHas been torn apartBy the tyrannical clawsOf man.The shreds of her womanhoodHang limply, destroyed.She will never give birthTo another mankind. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682473/ She whispered to the wind,“My love, my love...”She cried for her sins“My love, my love!”She wailed to the heavens,But there was no helpFrom above.Now, she cries quietly.“My love... my love...My loss.” http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682471/ Sunlight revealsHidden rainbowsBut alsoHidden scars.Much gentler Is the lightOfthe stars. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682469/ The leaves dangle,Drooping from gnarled branches,Shivering in the cold.Their veins grow brittleAgainst the bitter, biting frost,And break.They are lost to the wind.Forsaken.Scattered across the land, They are trodden,Trampled.They huddle together,Seeking decay in famili.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682467/ Dandelions die every day, Whirled away by the whims Of wishes.Magical martyrs For the idle minds Of innocents http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682465/ Sunlight glances off the pavement,Illumines the world.Trees glow melancholy,Lonely limbs ladenWith limpid beads of light.Trembling, winking, gleaming-The starry-eyed dropletsLook to the sun,Only to fall from grace,To plummet unceremoniously To the ground-Casualties of Gra.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682463/ I planted your soul.It grew into a flowerWith hope hanging from its petalsAnd strength bound to its roots. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682462/ I am wandering tonight To feel the tears of the sky On my chapped lips, To sway beneath the pale sliver of amoon And to wail For the woes of this weary world.I cry for a lost childhood. I weep for dead eyes, Eyes that stare past you, Past the world.I sob for a broken.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682461/ We are dying. As a nation, A people, A planet.Sick minds stalk the streets-Smart people stay inside (with their sick secrets)Everyone has scars, Events of definition.We keep them covered. No one can know Who I am Or why.People are afraid of pain, Of emotion, Of t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682460/ The wisest onesAre the stars.They will outlast the eons.They are unblinking, Unfailing.They are impartial To our trials, To our triumphs.They have seen our self destruction.I wonder if they pity us.Still, they guide us,Through city lightsAnd toxic clouds.How se.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682459/ The sky blushedBlazing red,Asit kissed the nightGood-morning.The moon’s lipsparted,Clandestine,As if to say,I love you.The sun smiled,Poignant.Themoon paled, fadedTo a lonely day.They survived on a glimpse,On aglance.They revelled in TwilightIn dawn.They lived for a loveThat wa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682458/ I wrote you a love poem.I erased it,Only to findThat I still loved you anyway.Don't ever learn to tell time.You don't need it.You are eternity.You are my Lucy.I searched the skies for your eyes,Only to see the stars in your soul.I'm in love with your life,Your e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/SkylahGinette/1682457/