http://slow.writerscafe.org/kellyst21 The original writings of author Kelly en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776033608 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Then, in a flash and a sputteringof electricity, the monotonous video died, leaving the class in utter darkness.Usually, with thunderstorms during the day, a certain amount of gray light isable to stretch its way even through the densest of clouds. B.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/1177842/ @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }           And there he is.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/966331/ @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }            Whistles.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/965909/ Footsteps growHeartbeats keep pace and stumble forwardrun agroundcold as icelost as graypictures flashspin in my headrunning blindchances slippinglike cars whizzing byslippingalways slippingand speeding awayas fast as I canAroundand aroundUncomfortable And FOCUSThe leaves on the trees and theBlades .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/958239/ @font-face { font-family: "Calibri";}@font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h1 { margin: 24pt 0in 0.0001pt; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 16pt; fon.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/947335/ WhispersPines and windEncroaching darkA gentle tugLossSomething fallen awayA loose existenceA heart stained grayReachingStrong arms around meA phantom painA world I once knewTimelessEach rock and rootLaced with memories Like a heart I used to knowOnceThe one I thought I knewLike I can almost remembe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/885486/ @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }Smooth as glassAs the façades we don As anything youthink.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/829283/ When you can feel the pain striking your heartWhen the world is suddenly so real and sharp that it takes your breath awayWhen the loneliness threatens to overwhelm youWhen you realize just how small you are,When you feel like nothing you can do will ever make a differenceWhen you wrack your brain fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/825726/ Somewhere along the horizonThis is where I'll beSomething like an open doorThat's where you'll find meJust around the startThat always seems to endJust around the finish line Is where we still beginI'll keep myself distracted Keep the fantasies at bayBut in my sleep I know for sureMy heart is here t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/824560/ @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }The storm is so loud I almost don’thear them coming.  &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/821427/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/821419/ @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }I want to leave a memoryLike a footprint in the sandI want my light t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/820102/ @font-face { font-family: "Cambria";}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }Feet pound on the cracked pavement. My vision is slanted,like when you drop a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/820101/ so we're learning about the holocaust in school... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/819064/ I flip under the water confidently. Why should I be nervous? I've done this a million times already. I can hold my breath. I can wet exit.Worry hardly crosses my mind.I grip the paddle hard, swinging it underneath the kayak to bring it around again to the top. I'm supposed to have one end it the wat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/807160/ Dear Sloan,I don't know if you'll ever see this.Is there an internet in heaven? I sure hope so, because there are some really beautiful messages on your Facebook wall. From dear friends, from people who never even met you. People who are so incredibly inspired by you. People who have been changed by.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/806375/ For Sloan http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/740400/ Yesterday you were hereAnd today you are goneAnd there is a hole in my heartA gaping bottomless voidWhere you were ripped away from meAnd everyone who loves youThis isn't the same worldAs it was before you leftShadow worldThe light left with youAnd I am alone in a  World without airWithout ligh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/733779/ This room's too smallThis light's too brightI'm always dying to take flightThat little birdWish it was meI know those wings would set me freeBut there's no wayThat I could flyNo way for me to touch the skySo I decide it's up to meIts up to my abilitiesI look around .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/725064/ All day I am strongI can do no wrongSmiling, lauging, chatting MeA front for everone to seeInside my heart is filled with doubtMy thoughts are screaming to be let outIn my roomI lock the doorOn the page My feelings pourAm I weak? Insecure?Part of me is never sureJust who is.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/725019/ Once bright walls adorned with picturesBlank and whiteNo tables, no chairsNo books, no moviesNo blankets, no pillowsStuffed animals a mere memoryCDs, candles, plants, tablecloths, rugsThe house is gutted and emptyThis is not my homeI wanderGhosts of a past life drift along with meSearching for meMy .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/720692/ I guess this is a poem... kinda random http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/720630/ I wish I was a bird With wings To take me far awayI wish I was a plane with the whole world To exploreIf I could fly And touch the skyMy heart would be free http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/706306/ I got this idea randomly before I went to bed... idk. I might write a story/book from it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/700184/    The tires crunch on the bouncy gravel road that winds it's way up the steepest mountain in the world. Okay, maybe not, but I swear, every time we make a turn I feel like it's my last. I sigh, and my mom shoots me a look.   “Look honey, I know you’re upset but it&rs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/699984/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/699940/ I open my mouth But the words are stuck in my throatI take a breath and think Just say it!But doubts and questions cloud my mindWhatever.  Who cares what they think?But I doFunny or stupid. It could go either wayBut probably stupidI hesitate, falter, swallow, and open my    &nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/698627/ I wrote this in like January (same with Bittersweet)... can you tell I miss summer? :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/698623/ Memories float past on theThin winter airWhispering tales of summerTales whisked away by chilly fall breezesTales that come back to meOn these cold winter daysBittersweet memories Forever in the back of my mindBeautiful blueCool and sereneLush green and earthy brownFresh air and pine trees The smell.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/kellyst21/698622/