http://slow.writerscafe.org/gbarnes087 The original writings of author Gabrielle Lyn en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776003215 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I was the dying flameyou were the gasolinei thought you saved meand then everything blew upit was my faultyou don't even have to say iti already know you think itits my faultits my faultits my faultbut i know its notbecause if it werei wouldnt hate youid be hating myselfso stop saying i am the one w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1988904/ I am a star in the skythe sunmaybei was pulled and pulled and pulleddowndowndownI forgot I belonged in the skyI had been falling for so longI only realized where I belongedwhen i fell to the earthi knew it was not where I was meant to bebecause everything constantly hurti had broken boneswearing bor.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1986909/ Ants are much stronger than they seemI watch as one carriesA dead bugThree times as big as heDragging it up a small flowerBut to him Nothing smaller Than a mountainEven if he is tiredHe must drag itThrough the grass forestAnd home to his family http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1912000/ As I lie next to tombstonesI stare at the cloudless skyAnd how the thin branches on the treesLook like veins against the blueI could get used to this viewA few flies land on meAs if I am nothing but a tombstoneUntil I slowly begin to move my bonesAnd they are surprised to seeI am alive and breathing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1911998/ This is not a poem to anyone in particularso Do Not even try to decipherthe wordsand sentencesyou best interest is anything but tryingto read between the linesI do not like being left alonebecause sometimesI feel this ghostwho I know is a ghosthaunting mefollowing medown every hallwayand hiding.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1911162/ Blah. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1911160/ We put air into our lungs because it is our instinctWe do not even need to thinkIt just occursLike how the sun rises everydayAlthough the sun cannot be challengedBut our lungs can beand to othersmuch more frequentlyWhat to do when your lungs are constantly challengedand will try so hard to take adva.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1905543/ You told me wordsthat I collected in my pocketsand even tied to my own sentencesjust to throw them over the railinginto the bayto be carried off by sailboatswho were having a good dayuntil we came alongand burdened them allwith our farewellsand half cried tearsall to saywe triedbutwill never comprom.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1901372/ If you loved meI wouldn't bean afterthoughtto youI'd be first on your listwhen really I am the lastand you try to erasewhat you have already doneand re-arrangebut it is too lateI had nothing to offerexcept myselfso you tookwhat you couldwhat you wantedall for grantedand I am standingexposedand baret.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1899972/ Each door appears as a wallThere is no passingor tellingwhat is behindbut I think it must be betterthan being trapped with onlythe companyof my own mindI bang my fistsagainst the brickuntil my hands bleed,my bones breakand I can no longer screamCan anybody help me?Like a teasethe breezeslips through.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1897412/ You tend to lose thingsJacketsPhoneKeysYou once almost even lost meBut only for two weeksand then I found myself in your bedand you kissing my headsaying "I never want to lose youagain"But your mind is constantly occupiedBy numbersandcomputer screensYou're always so busysometimes too busy for m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1896657/ Chemicalsmade his heart go stillTold himyou're doing this by your own free willRight side of the interstateLooking down into the waterFeeling like fish baitIt is no one's faultbut they'll feel guiltfor not loving enoughFree fallinto the Merrimackthere is no going backno recoveringfrom the downfall http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1896652/ Rain on a Tuesday http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1895458/ I wish I was stronger and more mentally intactWe are two poisonous chemicalsThat only deathly reactI want outbut I want youSo I continueto inhale the fumesI'm dizzy and delusionalI'm planning my own funeraland you are Picking out my casketAll that I am askingIs if it is worth it http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1893030/ Scattered clothes and Scattered thoughtsI pray to God You don't break my heartEverything is clicheYou make me feel I am floating in spaceI shared The shattered parts Of my chestAnd you left a galaxy On my neckYou said that I should never feel aloneAs I counted.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1891570/ It is winterBut it feels like springthis is a problembut to others it means nothingexceptwarm days and sunshineSitting outside stuck on cloud nine The man with authoritysays it is all an elaborate made up storybut when we start sinkingNo wall can keep out the waterhow does one not wonderabout h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1890271/ I keep looking for things to fill my insidesbecause it feels like I am rotting and that nothing is mineSo I breathe inand in againuntil i no longer canMy lungs burn butI hold my breaththen exhale while Ihold onto your handbecause I don't want you to slip awayI'll ask you a thousand times agains.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1889937/ That is not meIt is my alternate personalityThe part of me that does not careThe part I did not want you to seeBut I was stripped bareYou saw the marksEach representing a timeWhen some may sayI lost my mindYou touched them with your fingersI watched as your thoughts just lingeredWhile mine.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888573/ I wish I could talk to my plantsThey keep dyingEven though I give them waterand sunshineWhy do the words look so sadSadder when you say them aloudI do not believe itYou do not even know meAre you lying to me like you lied to herYou do not know about how I was beforeYou saw my legKissed my past away http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888558/ WordsWordsWordsSo many wordsyet I cannot even write one verseI can only think of clichesBut I do not want to be clicheI want to say what I want to sayIn my own words http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888414/ I am hopelessly romantic http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888390/ I am going to diesometimenot nowmaybe not tomorrowbut sometimeI just hope in this moment I live foreverThe breeze remembers how it hit my faceand the sun reflects on how it warmed meand the ocean thinks of how i called to itbut never moved my feetI am here for nowBut remember me in the future http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888389/ A color http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888385/ Sitting by the ocean during a beautiful day http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888373/ It would be nice to stay foreverBecause you do things for me other have neverYou look at me like you have never seen me beforeAnd I could stay for hours and selfishly still want to stay moreNow I am sitting by the windowYou're sitting on the bedI see the oceanYou only see redI remember when you were.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1888109/ Happy 420 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1887686/ Me trying to be funny but am not im sorry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1887673/ A beautiful memory http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1887661/ Have you finally fooled me?Am I in love?I think I ambuthow can I be sure?My veins are throbbingAnd my mind won't stop thinkingand I can't stop wishingyou were back here with meShit! Is this for real?It feels so damn surrealIf you break my heart I don't know if it will heal http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1886704/ But I'm pinned http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1886179/ What more do you want from me?Do you want to see me bruise?See me bleed?I've got scars on my armsand my right kneeThat I hide so you can't see http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1885932/ I've seen the devil, I've stared into his eyesAs I watched him tryTo take one of mineHe will hide under your skinAnd make a home in your cellsMake you admit to news you never thought you'd ever have to tellYou can't run from himBut you can slow him downBy befriending his brotherMaybe then he will be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1885846/ Boys are stupid. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1885761/ Are you my bell jar? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1885325/ I jumped into your arms for the same reasons a suicidal person jumps off a bridge I wanted to feel something else and not be limitedI wanted to transport my state of mind To a place where I can finally findPeaceYou make me feel different and brand newI thought for a while someone else coul.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1885172/ p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px}Cut me open, see what you can findA pair of damaged lungsA rotting brain,And an aching heartCovered with broken bonesPainted.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1884082/ About a woman I never met, because she didn't know how loved she was. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1884066/ not really a poem but i guess that is what it most relates to. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1883870/ Parts of you fill my empty pocketsThey shake around next to my keysThey don't take up too much spaceI am rarely aware of their weightAnd the ringing sounds they makeHave become nothing more thanbackground noiseBut occasionally they spill outI forget how much I carry aroundWhen they hi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1883829/ I think I will read your favorite books. Maybe then I can understand you better. Get a look inside a life that you lived through words; try to understand how you would interpret them. I want to know everything you are thinking. I want to be everything for you. Please un.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1868290/ I am an amateur at love http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1863117/ A poem about my haircut http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1863109/ A poem about unsure love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/gbarnes087/1863097/