http://slow.writerscafe.org/bhughes332 The original writings of author Brook Hughes en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776049658 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 You are braveYou are strongYou are quickAnd courageousYour smile, infectousYour laugh, contagiousYou're amazing at everythingPractically perfectThey try pushing you downYou rise to the surfaceYou think you're worthlessI know you"re wrongYou are wonderfulPricelessYou are brave You are strong:) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/959496/ Broken heartsUnhealed scarsleaving me in little partsNo more feelingnumbness left behindStomach no longer intertwinedStrength remained Power gainedMy heat is beating once againMy life I ownIm better off alone. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/959492/ Here as I sit, the days go byNot one cloud fills the skyI sit in my cell with a bed and chairI look out the window with a cold hard stareWatching as cars go byWondering why I never triedI struggle and push till i'm put in the carAs I sit behind these rusty old barsI think about the choice I've madeK.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/959489/ A Cherished blue diamondLost at seaUpon rolling waves It gazed upon meShown its bright beauty So all could seeA cherished blue diamond lost at sea http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/959486/ Do you remember?When we stayed up all nightJust to watch the sun slowly fallUntil it was nothing but a cold black skyWhat about those nights?Where I brokedown and said I couldn't take itAnd you would hold me tightlyAnd sing beautiful songs in my earThen whisper, "I'm here, nothing ca.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/933037/ My friend Hannah and I were bored in school 2 work so we wrote a little poem together:) enjoy! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/877517/ Why do I love you?I can't even love myselfYou are a drop outAnd everyone says,"You deserve better than him."But they don't understandThat you are all I needBecause when I'm downYou always put a smile on my face:)When I say I want to end this painYou pull me closer and say you love meAnd that takes t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/828165/ People surprise me more and more everyday http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/828163/ Let me stay,Here in my dreamsWhere the trees swayAnd sing beautiful songs in my earWhere the wind softly whispers secrets in my earAnd when the rain is swiflty falling downIt tells a beautiful love storyI could lie inside myself for daysWatching my blue sky fly over me.I can feel t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/807876/ My first car accident. Most of you have probably already been there. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/806600/ Screams in the backgroundIt never endedBlood everywhere...Who was it coming from?I remember the roller coaster ride in the vehicleAll the slamming and bangingHeads hitting the dashboard.We were scaredI remember how we got thereWe hit a patch of iceAnd we swerved ScreamedI wok.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/806597/ So I like being a little differentBig dealYou cant do anything about itNobody can change meWhen I cant even change myselfI am who I amBut I still cant accept itI am like a predatorSeeking for prey and vengeanceI am a hunterAnd they are the huntedI am immortalLiving forever no.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/806594/ The day you told me you were proudIs a day I will never forgetIt is the day I walked awayWithout saying one wordIt is the day I put all my troubles asideThe day I left you behindIf only I knew what was nextI want to take your pain awayThank you for what you've doneFogive for what y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/806590/ That is it!I'm done with thisYou have pushed mePushed my buttons so, so farYou're gonna get itI've had it up to here....With all of your nonsenseJudge me...I'll judge you backJudge my friends...You'll wish you hadn't Judge my family...You're gonna regret it!You asked for it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/665000/ Cry, cry, cryLet it outI know it hurtsI know what you are going throughI can helpI can stop the hurtI just can't stop mineI can fix your broken heartJust follow meI will help youJust let it outCry on my shoulderI will save youCry, cry, cry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664995/ Fix this broken heart... of mineMake it stop bleedingYou broke itYou stomped all over it...And buried it in the ground. Fix this broken heart... oh pleaseStop this painYou left itYou left me...And broke my heart. Fix this broken heart... my heartYou cheated on me.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664989/ I can't believe my eyesI'm so happy...You're homeYou're backDon't leave meNot againI'm afraid I will lose youFighting for our countryYou said that is what you do bestWe are your familyDon't leave us....We love youDon't go backI wan't you to staySo I can see youI wan't t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664988/ I'm trying to relive the past...To bring back the good memoriesTo see if they help anywayHelp get rid of the bad onesHopefully they will go awayThings will change...I keep telling myself that.I keep telling myself...Don't worry,It'll get better.It's work in progress.It's work t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664984/ Can't you hear me?I'm screaming as loud as I canIt's hurting meMake it stopTake all of this pain off of meMy head hurtsMy heart is beating fast....Make it stop!My heart if full of painI'm hurting on the insideMy head is full of stressTake the pressure awayMake it all disappea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664979/ I'm on the edgeTrying not to fall and breakIt feels like you're pushing meTo the point where I can't take itAre you going to keep doing this?Or is it going to end?If it is...It's going to end now!Not later... now!I wish you would just stopStop pretendingStop acting like everyth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664974/ I want to let go of this pain...So, so badlyBut I can't It's to hardI want to let go of my pastI want to feel what it's like to be freeFree of youFree of this painAll of this suffering...That got me nowhereFree of the decievementFree of disbeliefOf what i had...That never w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664964/ I know alot of people can relate to this. Tell me what you think! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/664961/ I carry my past...In my pocketMy memories, worries, and regretsIn my pocketAnother thing I carry in my pocket...Something  very close and dear to me...My emotions...My sad onesDepressed onesFunny onesAnd yes, happy ones!All of these emotions combineForming into something.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/663790/ Words not yet spokenWords that remain unsaidLies not yet heard ofSecrets waiting to be revealedTales yet to be toldThese are all the words not yet spokenThese are all the tales that need to be toldAnd the secrets waiting to be revealedYou... you choose your wordsDon't make the wron.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/663786/ I lie here...In this hospital bed, saying to myself....What am I doing here?Where am I?You're done forMy mother comes to my bedsideTears rolling down her faceShe slowly wipes the hair from my face"Oh honey." "I don't want to lose you."I don't wan't to lose you either.Why can't sh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/649829/ Families are closeThis I know for a factIt's hard when you have to let them goYou try so hard to move on...But you just can'tWhen a loved one dieThey go to their happy placeBe happy knowing that now they are happyYou should move on with your lifeJust like parents tell you to do.W.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/649817/ In life...You get a family, and friendsYou have people that love you...And care about youAnd that is as good as it gets!If you're lucky...You can get,A fairytale...Or a happily ever after.Then when that is overYou grow oldLose everybody that loved and cared about youThen you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/649811/ Where is heWhere is my RomeoWhere can he beI need himI need him to protect me...To hold meAre you out there?If you are please tell me.Please come and save me  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/649808/ You are goneWhat am I suppose to do?I am so lostAm I suppose to cowerAnd hide in the darkAway from everyoneFacing my fearsAnd my worst nightmareAm I to hide in a corner?Waiting for someone to realize...That I need helpI'm hurtingAnd dying insideWithout you, I'm nothingTel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/648336/ You...You left me!You took all of me with you.My heart...My soulYou are goneAnd I can't bring you backYou're gone forever...They are gone foreverI look back...At my pastAnd realized I had somethingI had a mother!I know you loved meI just didn't seeI was blindYou never.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/648335/ Against all odds...You are youNothing will ever change thatNobody can change thatI've tried helping you!You just push and pushPushing me awayWhat do you want me to do?I've tried my bestBut it's not good enoughIs it?I can't help you anymoreI've triedHonestly, I have.I keep.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/648333/ You are my GhostMy TorturerI am the victimThe hauntedYou will haunt me...ForeverThere is no end.No end to the torture...The pain and sufferingYou scare me....But yet, I love itI don't wan't it to stopBut, Why?Why me?What did I do?I didn't harm you...Did I?Did I wake.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/648331/ Images...Images keep popping back in my headFlashbacks...Flashbacks of the night of the crashFlashbacks of the blood on the windowshieldFlashbacks of the lives that were lostFlashbacks of you crying, shooting yourselfYou lying in a hospital bedImages of you lying in your coffinLook.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/646010/ I have grown lonesome and depressedNow that your gone...I have nobody on my sideComforting me telling meEverything is going to be okayNow that your gone...I have nobody telling meMommy's here everything is going to be fine.Mommy will never leave you Mommy loves youMommy's gone. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/645058/ I go through every school dayWithout saying one wordI keep my mouth shutI eat like I'm suppose to.I get good grades and do my homework.I come home and pretend everythings fineI put on an actI hid what's on the insideAnd I still continue to hide what's on the insideBut nothing's eve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/645052/ I am a survivorI'm a survivor of painOf sufferingOf your deathYou...You caused your deathI never got a chance to meet youI never got to say I love youOr give you a hug.You took your lifeYour own lifeYou took a shotgun barrel and put it in your mouth...And you pulled the trigg.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/645040/ I know I wasn't there for youWhen I should have been.When I was thereAll I could see on your faceWas, where were you..When I needed you the most?Why didn't you come back?You meant the world to meAnd now that your gone..All I can do is cryAnd hide something deep down..Inside tha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/644555/ There are voices in my head telling me to do things.Things that are good and thing that are bad."What are you waiting for do it already, get it over with."" Wait, no don't do it, youre throwing everything away."" Don't listen to him, listen to me!"" He's not the boss, I am!"" If you do t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/bhughes332/643202/