http://slow.writerscafe.org/angelathena71 The original writings of author Athena Angel en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776027322 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 creature of habit lover of patterns love the idea more than the reality fall colors look better in my head than they do on snowy streets crumpled up leaves sprawled by dirty feet forgotten about as they fall so easily i fall too easily maybe i want to give the world to you take t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2833116/ i’m outgrowing old clothes old shoes that helped me to trek milesfarther and farther from you the road is becoming smaller as i get less visitors the gates stand a little taller i used to write pages about what you lacked i no longer feel the need to explain why your love was b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2797877/ i moved to a new city to escape the memoryi couldn’t stand the thought of it going down every busy street we used to drive down you and me how painful it can be to occupy a space that someone used to filltime stood still and i’d still think of you, overkill love has.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2797500/ tears well up gently they glide down so slowly like drops on a windshield when it rains you freely flowed in the wavesnever really complained even when a storm, they became you were lost at sea same as me not having found that feeling of being understood so well no secrecy, no hi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2782588/ it’s crazy to think i could ever go back to accepting less than what i had for a moment bliss, fleeting, intensity, unconditionally, deep as the ocean type of love how could i go back? to what it was like to not know what it was even after all the pain it causedendless encapsulat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2777952/ I tried to save himI don’t really know whyMy shadows left one morningI sat up in bed and I didn’t cryI suddenly had nothing left to hideThere’s so much power in being able to flyWords could never explainHow much I needed him thenHow I longed for things he couldn’t sayHow I&rs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2160876/ violent storms became the norm what if I cried tears made of hope?what if every dark corner became heaven?what if I saw beauty in scars lined up on my bodyfrom every clumsy fall they picked me up from? what if I painted myself the colors I always hated?what if I took control of everybody I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2156320/ No one watched meAs I tumbled across the skyI don’t meant to point fingersOr fixate on blameI’ve watched this story too many timesTo the point where I no longer close my eyesI’ve gotten past the scaryI didn’t mean to break down at the touch of a handUsed to think I was the st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2150513/  I should not have created rootsDeep enough to hold the treesWhen they were just going to dieThey’re cracked, broken, and dryBut still I watered them all the timeHoping they’d keep me alive I should not have breathed in every cloudJust so they’d get another sunny dayI did.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2149755/ everything is love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2117590/ I didn’t know what to doBecause they had leftEven when they wanted to pretendThey’d hang old pictures on their wallsBut my tornadoes came and knocked them offI didn’t know how to fit anymoreMy silence isn’t meant to cause painI just don’t know what to sayI had been pain.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2116017/ He set a time to fuckI laughed and coughed up dustIt's a nice thought You'd like it to be roughI'd love for you you blow me awayto take me and twist me up like a tornado doesyou could destroy my lifecause one day I'd look into your eyesand it would change he said you don't have to hurt you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2115630/ I hear a knock at my doorIn the middle of the nightWho could it be at this hour?My room fills with moonlightA color one can’t quite describeAnd I am filled with ease for the first timeIn many yearsThe knocking continues but I refuse to answerGhosts from my past long for closureBut they always .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2088815/ Fear is powerfulit runs through methrough my bloodstream In the air i breathe, sometimes it chokes meI used to sit up in bed, eyes wide openwide awake, I would feel my heart beating I couldn't feel anythingbut fear I used to fear what came nextI used to be scared of what was in my hea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2083572/ Sometimes you have to start over http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2079983/ They told me not to erase youI didn’t see any other wayThey told me not to regret what you can’t changeI was so in so much pain, scared, in a dark placeI didn’t know how to get out of itI didn’t know how to leave youWhen it was for the bestI didn’t want to say goodbye y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2065806/ It went by so fast It took me a long time to see that I look at them and my heart sings I realized a long time ago That it's the little things The staying when you thought they'd leave The shoulder they have there when you're crying The understanding, the loving, t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2028273/ I want to value things that used to beI used to burn them in the middle of sleepless nights So I'd wake up without the memory But it always catches up to meWhen I'm drowning in a drink or a feelingCause how can you erase things so easily?Don't think I'll ever know how I want to value .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2026773/ They told me it would be easier than this They told me to be prepared for it I wasn't I drove down a dark road Two months ago I dreamt with eyes open Dreamt I was going home But you weren't the one who opened the door I tried to walk away gracefully And you tried to come back hat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2019407/ Hold onto the ones who know youHold onto the ones who hold your hand through stormsthough the tornadoes that go on inside your headHold onto the ones who don't leave, but stay insteadDon't be afraid to hold on after being hurtDon't be afraid to get up after being knocked downAnd most of all, keep th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2010573/ things get better http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2005741/ Fall in love with someone who makes you smile within the clouds Who never makes you doubt Who makes you laugh out loud In silence with just a look I know you've waited so longI know so many rights turned out to be wrongs But now they're the only song You sing along to Fall in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2004468/ Remember who you are http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/2003641/ He has a heart of goldMaybe he doesn't see itNot always doing what he's toldCause he always knows a better wayAnd I can see the star that he isLighting up the sky any time of the dayAnd I'll hope for it to stayHe has a heart of goldtoo heavy for me to holdHe's too kind to say noEven to those who nee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1997505/ Letting go of the one you love the most is one of the hardest things to do http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1997486/ You said you'd outgrown me I still remember how that felt The moment I wanted to forget The sinking feeling of an anchorThe tightness of my throatThe moment of silence I stood with a shaky heart So it goes You talked about me as a person Being someone bad, not goodEvery thing y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1995129/ She lied to meShe told me she loved meFor anything No matter what supposedlyBut she loved to set fire to all of my things She loved to see my smile fade And I couldn't understand why It kept me up for a long time And one day I'll sleep thought the night I know one day She lied .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1995128/ A little reminder http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1994754/ I used to get restless every night And the calm before the storm gets me every timeJust when I think I'm in the clearThat's when safety turns to fear And I used to think storms were short lived I used to live off of the feeling of feeling nothing And now I can see myself outside .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1989456/ There are certain people you'll love forever http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1989068/ I promise I promise you it gets easier I promise that letting go can feel like freedomAll the nights you spend feeling alone Pay off And you're laughing with a face mask onSleeping on friends couches with the biggest smile you've ever worn And happiness becomes something you can hold.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1987593/ growing up is crazy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1985114/ Today I saw life without you I could feel the hole you left Gaping wide open and vulnerable I felt it but could breathe with it And I could walk on a road you used to own And it could feel like home Today I felt life without you I almost saw it coming I could almost feel the warnin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1984093/ One day I always say To the person in the mirror I face One day I'll be unapologetic I'll learn to be more apathetic I won't daydreamAbout the endingsI can't completeThe moment I almost leave About the almost goodbyes One day I won't look backBut for now I always fi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1984088/ To let go or to hold on http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1983934/ Find a home in yourself http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1983165/ A silly poem about a temporary crush http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1978239/ freedom is beautiful http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1977380/ i pull my hair back behind my shoulderlook into what i thought would be sadbut why cry when it's over?i think about it most at nighthands on me and outside of mehands out of my reachwhy fight what i know will disappoint me?silly girl,who are you to judge the damaged?when your laugh is just a co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1963651/ A poem about not really knowing someone http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1951271/ A poem I wrote about loving and being loved and how much it can hurt you http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1942507/ I’ll lookdown, I’ll look awayWon’t say aword, what can I say?Was going tolet my heart feel the painBut I ranout of room Every windowis closedEvery roomis lockedEveryemotion is empty and cold I’ll lookdown, I’ll look a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1884131/ An old one about not knowing how to tell someone how you feel for fear of losing them http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1860484/ A poem about looking back at your own pain and seeing how its shaped you http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1860476/ Something I wrote a few months back about not being sure how to express love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1860474/ a poem about missing a loved one http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1860472/ A poem about the past http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1860470/ A poem about growing apart http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1860469/ A poem about having to let go of those who will only hurt you. I hope you all like it! Let me know what you think. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1860462/ A poem about the choice between moving forward or backwards and knowing you can't have both http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/angelathena71/1826170/