http://slow.writerscafe.org/tickidytok The original writings of author Bree en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1778648556 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 They say the eyes are windows, But yours are something more, A kaleidoscope of color I’ve never seen before.Mostly brown, but in the sun, The hidden shades ignite, With flecks of green and gray That only sparkle in the light.And when you laugh, The sound is l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133315/ Before I knew your name, My heart was already aching for you;A hollow chamber awaiting its echo. Somewhere inside me was a place shaped only for you, Like Cinderella’s slipper, a mold only your heart could fit.When you looked at me, my heart sighed in relief,As if it had been ho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133314/ I wish I could voice it, But the words won’t flow. Like a bird in a cage With nowhere to go. The words press on ribs. They beat on my chest, Rise in my throat Yet fear strangles them with an unbreakable ropeHeld down by the weight of my own restraint. I almos.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133312/ I rolled for survival through the freezing darkFleeing the forest that left its wicked mark.My armor was heavy, my spirit had bled,When I saw the soft glow of a tavern ahead. I dropped all my weapons, I laid down my sword, I paid for my keep from a desperate hoard. The hearth fire cra.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133311/ The door of the moldering cage finally swung wide,And you were the noble savior standing outside. I ran to your arms, so starved for the light.I swore you were the one who could make everything right. For almost six years, I anchored my soul, Wearing your ring to signify forever, the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133310/ I inherited all of your traits, the good and the bad, The ones that I loved, and the ones you swore you never had. Dad, I inherited your narcissism, but I got Mom’s deep empathy,A strange combination that leaves me feeling confused and empty.I got mom’s laughter but not the tru.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133302/ They saw the pristine lawn, the cars, the clothes.A picture-perfect privilege with steak on the table.They saw the polished glass, the way the sunlight glows,But they never knew the house was so unstable.The foundation is not concrete; instead, it’s frozen fear.They never felt the draft, the c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133300/ You say, “What’s wrong?”I say, “I’m tired.”You ask again.“I’m just tired.”But it’s not the tired you think.I’m tired.Tired of the stress.Tired of the noise in my head.Tired of restless nightsSpent waiting on peopleWho don’t resp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133299/ I’ll never understand what I did wrong. What awful crime I committed simply by being born.Did I cry too loudly? Ask too many questions?Or did I take up too much space in our home?One where love is rationed and silence praised?Was it because I was the half you never wanted?A twin, but.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/3133298/ What is love? Is it caring for somebody unconditionally?Or something more along the lines of a burning passion like the fires raging in the forests? Is it uncertain and uncharted like the world in 1882? Or does it come with step-by-step instructions? Is it deep and endless like t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/2762141/ Chase your dreamsOtherwise they will haunt you in your subconscious mind Devouring your soul until there's nothing leftScreaming "hear me" but you won't listen They'll eat you from the inside outTugging at your mind until they drive you insane or find a way outYou are a victim if this unha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/2762139/ Another song that was written in the middle of the night when I couldn't get my mind off of you. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/2762136/ This is a song I wrote in the middle of the night when I couldn't get someone off of my mind. Disclaimer: It is unfinished, and I probably will never finish it. Open to suggestions. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/2762134/ A boy brings light to a girls world, but she leaves him for another whom she believed to be that light. When she realizes that she was wrong, it was too late to get back the one she truly loved. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/1996593/ My interpretation of what could've happened the night Jem left to retrieve his trousers from the Radley place in "To Kill a Mockingbird." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/1932034/ And she looked at her as one stares at the moon and the stars;amazement, curiosity, lost in a galaxy of unknown, lost in her smile. She looked at her like no one else had; wonder rather than disgust. As she found herself lost in her eyes, swimming in a sea of a perfect shade of g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/1873568/ A story about two girls who once loved one another and the true events of what happened once they had broken up. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/1779254/ A short poem about a small phrase that someone's best friend always that has impacted their life after they died. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tickidytok/1779252/