http://slow.writerscafe.org/snarkyoptimist The original writings of author Wendy Sue en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776086403 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I sit down and begin my cathartic writing to show how evolved I am.To relay how the pain, heartbreak and strife has only made me stronger, better.But that is not true.I am broken, wounded, scared and lack many instincts needed in this world.Am I less because I can’t fake it? Weaker.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2807228/ Walking was so simple,how easy it use to be.No weight did I carry, like floating gently in the sea.No thought given to tripping, expected as it should.Strolling traded for running,just because I could.Medals now awarded, the race is all but done.Someone flipped the gravity s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2797835/ Although it makes me sad, I push you away.Not as a test, to see if you’ll stay.There’s a whole string of reasons that cause this behavior.My heart won’t allow you to be my savior.Inside I’m not the same as I outwardly show.I have many thoughts inside, I can&rs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2760112/ Life had not been easy, in all my early days.Perspective it did give me, urning things that’d always stay.The road behind me distant and full of many signs.None of which I followed, or even stayed within the lines.Who than was the driver, for when my trip was done.With pieces los.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2489713/ A personal essay http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2486456/ Sharp sting, tip of my tongueSweet clouds, electric fingersColors popping in the darknessBeating heart in my earsAnger? Scared? Excited?Which is it?It doesn't matterI don't care I am floating Suspended in thicknessNo goal nor directionI must find joy in the drowning http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2076876/ Do you see my insides?Can you see my soul?What shows on the surface, life can take it's toll.I've looked young I've looked oldFat, thin, pretty, ugly, rested and tired.I'm still in here The same meLonging for someone to know me, ask me, love me, hold me when I'm sad and lonelyAnd.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2075517/ My heart is racingWhy am I sad?Am I sad?I am a puzzle, even to myselfHow can I explain the solution to you?Why does there have to be an objective?I can't meet your expectationsDon't say you don't have any, we all doI can't even meet my own. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2022773/ Parts of you move in and around me. Like an under toe current licking at my body, swirling around me, you pull me down. In a world of muffled sounds and flashing lights. I grasp for anything to stabilize me as I try to keep control. Suspended, suffocating, I give in and go under only to realize he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/2022738/ A hollowness swallows me, dark, deep and still.Lips parted open, the fluid thickness fills.Fading, distant light to my right, open sea to my left.Bound to this vessel, consumed by diffidence and regret.I sink down in my dingy, concede to the current, it's in charge.Disoriented, frustra.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/1899098/ Herein lies a vacancy, in which there is no sign.When has someone lived there?I can't remember the last time.The curb appeal is stunning.Manicured, is the lawn.I hear the lease is long term,likely why more aren't drawn.You can peek inside a moment,just to get a glance.Most ge.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/1895512/ The warm summer breeze gracefully pushed the leaves of the willow tree, like all the moving parts of a orchestra playing.Withered, diseased, dying, made vulnerable from neglect.A small dismissed branch lead way to a bigger process of demise.From a distance, it still held beauty.&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/1895451/ Wallflower, introverthiding in the limelight,masterfully cloaked inoutgoing optimism.I wander through the crowd,eye contact, smiles,conversations with ease.Interested, interestingauthentic, heartfeltand true.This is the side that draws it in, the side I like.This is where I want to stay,make deep co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/snarkyoptimist/1894729/