http://slow.writerscafe.org/Faded_and_Broken The original writings of author Jazzlyn B Barden en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776022876 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 This piece was about moving on from something that had only brought you misery but feeling guilty and confused because you moved on quicker than you believe you should have. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/2779481/ Your eyes hold a darkness in them that I’ve never seen from you, and never could see. They hold the depth of a broken glass bottle barely missing my skin, at 4 am from drinking too much again, yet your tongue has never experienced that of a burning liquid. Your smile is the moon on my darkest .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1926643/ You... have never touched me before, but for some reason I stand in the shower for the third time today, scrubbing your touch off my body. I know it doesn’t make sense, because you can’t know how something feels if you’ve never felt it before. But so many times I’ve imagined.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1909334/ Forgetful minds, And forgetful souls Stay lost at SeaAnd no one knows.Perfects stormsBrew far and nearWhile soldiers fallAnd skies, they clear.The love of the lostStill remains there.But their minds somehow fractureAnd their hearts steer clear...From another loss, And.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1908819/ This  is  what  it  felt  likeWhen  you  disappeared.Leaving  me  all  alone,To  deal  with  my  darkest  fears.I  see  you   everyday,But  you’re  not  really  there.Pictures &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1828908/ A short story I wrote to bring awareness to PTSD http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1781027/ A poem I wrote for National Child Abuse Awareness Month http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1757858/ Lightning flashes,And a new storm brew.The only sound,After out the door went you.You said a few words,And did some bad things,But I forgive you,It won’t happen again.Lightning flashes,Illuminating the dark room,And through the new light,I see a forming bruise.Looking down my arms,I see a few .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1744990/ A three line poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1744982/ I just wanna run away,From the monsters haunting me.Not the ones I see in my sleep,But the ones in realityI just wanna run away,Unhear all the things you’ve ever said.Because maybe if I wasn’t me,You wouldn’t have said anything.I just wanna run away,From the pain inside my soul.The.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1740443/ Like a book without any pages,and a bird without it’s wings.Like the sea without a raging current,You never made sense to me.Now tell me where did you go?Why did you leave?To the darkness I’ve succumb,It’s all around me.Deafening silence,In the calm of the sea,There’s nowhere.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1737363/ After all the good times,The bad ones pour in.The sun no longer shines,The rain never ends.Where did all the good times go?It seems they just flew right out the window,And we can no longer say we made it through everything,Because even though I’m far away you’re the one who really left.S.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1736010/ I guess this is goodbye,I’m gone again.I’m leaving today,Yes I’m gone again.I hope you understand,I try, and try, and try,But again I failed,Now I can’t even stand,To see your face.But darling don’t cry,I’m only gone for a while.Only for a while…Now baby ju.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1735837/ In the darkness,She walks alone.Headphones in her ears,She’s on her way home.Out of the corner of her eye,She see’s a man,Following a young girl,To some trees in the woodland.She thought nothing of it,And went on her way,But little did she know,In the darkness that night, there would com.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1734824/ Why didn’t you love me,Like you did yesterday?When we kissed, and held hands,And Danced in the rain.When we laughed,And cried,And talked,Until all the pain would go away.Why don’t you love me,Like  you did yesterday?When you promised me a forever,And made me feel sane.Why can’.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1734115/ Love?Ha, Such a silly little thing.It has you falling hard,In the blink of the eye,But what you don’t know is that…Nevermind.I’ll let you find out on your own,It’s not my place to tell.Unless you really want to know,But I promise,You won’t like what you hear.Love darli.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1733381/ Dreams come true,Just not in the way you think they do.It’s not a Disney movie,And there’s no fairytale story http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1733293/ Is this what you want?For me to stay unhappy?But it’s all good, I’m fine.Yeah right we know that’s just a lie.But wait.they don’t, only I do.I know it’s a lie.Every smile on my face,lie.It can easily just be erased.Because it’s not even real.Because I’m not .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732672/ With you, Every day seemed to end too soon,With you,Everything seemed easier to say or do.With you,I feel bright,like a firework in the mid July night.With you,I’m able to stay strong,And be myself.Throughout the whole day,And throughout the whole night.But without you,I never seemed to have a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732670/ On your arms,On your thighs,On your stomach,And on your sides.Waging a war,With my own little head.Saying I’m happy,When we know it’s all pretendWorthless,Worthless,I’ve always been worthless.For every imperfection on me,There’s a scar that you’ll see.Battle wounds,Batt.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732669/ Car Crash,Whiplash.Right before your eyes.Driver,Driver,Why’d you drink and drive?I’m taking you to court,For you caused a man to die.Car Crash,Whiplash,Right before your eyes.Driver,Driver,Why’d you drink and drive?Baby in the back seat,You caused a child to die,Car Crash,Whiplash.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732666/ Walking past the ocean,There is no current.There’s no breeze,And I’m alone,it’s just me.I think to myself,Asking why I am here?In the dead of the night,Breathing in the ocean air.The wind picked up,And waves start to crash.I get a thought,And remember as to why I stand here.I asked.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732664/ Broken child,run away.Your perfect sister,Will stay in place.You’ll be forgotten,Forever in her shadowNot good enough,For the praise of your mother.Perfect, perfect,Perfect sisterPerfect grades,Perfect daughter.Stays the sameNo one will see,Any of your good deeds.For your sister is the princes.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732659/ Beautiful Girl,Changing by her bedroom door.Hair as blonde as gold,And skin like porcelain and snow.Turned around just in time,To see a man with angry eyes.Outside her windowBut he doesn’t talk,He only stares.No harm will come,is what she thought.I’ll go to bed,By morning he’ll be .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732653/ This is the story of a girl,Who was searching for answers,As to how she belonged in this worldHer end was near,That was always clear,But in her eyes,She has already disappearedBreathing was steady,But was she still alive?Walking in the land of the living,She’s already dead inside.Empty holes f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732650/ The clock is ticking,you’re running out of time.Can you finish this sentence,with a beautiful rhyme.Death as loud as silence,And screams fill the air,It’s not what you intended,But life isn’t always fair.Now shhh…Tick, Tock.That’s the sound of your clock,It’s cou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732646/ Bitter is the one,Who holds a gun to your head,And everyone left you for dead.Bitter is the one who put a gun to your head.Bitter is the one,Who doesn’t believe in love.They crush your dreams with a smile on their face,Like a bullet shot through the heart.Bitter is the one who doesn’t be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732645/ I got lost along the way,On a journey to finding myself,A person once confident,Now hides inside a shell.I was once beautiful and strong,but didn’t realize my own worth.I let the words of others,Take control of who I was,I let them decide my own worthBut now they’re gone,I don’t kn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732644/ Life,Something we live through,Day after day.But what does it mean?Sometimes we get hurt,Both mentally or physically.A cut on the knee,Or suffering a broken heart.But even through the hurt,And the bad,There’s also happiness,But there’s never happiness without pain.Meaningless words.They&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732643/ Your tears they were true,You can’t fake that pain.The pain of failure, and pain of depression.Anxiety, and knowing you’re not good enough.You loved her, and she loved you,But love wasn’t strong enough to help you pull through.And the promise ring you gave her,Was your promise of f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732642/ The story of a boy and a girl, starting from the last time they saw each other, to when they first met. This is the girls P.O.V, on how she regrets the things she never said, and still remembers. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732641/ This is a poem about someone who fell in love, but then realized that who they were in love with never really loved them, and that everything they had ever said was only a lie. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Faded_and_Broken/1732639/