http://slow.writerscafe.org/caddiecat13 The original writings of author Caddie O'brien en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776080151 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15  You’re not goneYou are here with me in my heartMy dreamsMy thoughtsSometimes your voice comes through my cell phoneYou’re not goneYou are awayYou are workingYou cannot be near me(And oh how I wish you were near me)But you’re not goneYou are here with.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/288113/  The dark placeYou created for usIs no longer a part of meI hacked it up and spit it outIn sinewy, slimy piecesThen I buried itAll while humming our song. Now the dark place you created for usIs slowly seeping into my dreams…No! My nightmaresAnd lurks in da.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/261968/ A poem loosely about anorexia http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/261960/ The rational over the heart... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/248938/ Just started with a broad idea... pretentious mother/ wife http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/247197/ Rediscovering myself after a long time away from me and my center... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/239459/ what is for real?what is genuine?political puppetsvoting process improvgenration of womenaging with botoxsucking, slicing their bodiesradio programs on delaysex education hushedstatistics maniuplatedtruth annihilatedmajority of the publictoo busy purchasingworking for.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/237543/ A scentAn expressionA color combinationor a joke you once told retold to me by someone elseAll of these things and morecan produce a sharp burning feelingin my soul. I miss the goodbut I cannot returnI miss the goodbut I can't allow a second chance I must tak.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/237539/ A snapshot of alcoholism http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/228375/ cleaning out my emotional closet confronting the damage done years ago from my father's departure http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/228364/ Getting back to my soul http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/227823/ I love you so much it makes me hurt before I hurtIt makes me feel and feel and feel until I forget numbOver and over I try to put my feelings away away from meThe closer they are the harder it is to pretend not to beThe closer you are the harder it is to pretend to be numbAnd I hear yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/227807/  Ravished with guiltCovered in dirtPlease pass the saltAnd numb the hurt Hard body, crooked teethWrapped in designer jeansWorn boots, old white teeSaddest thing I’ve ever seen Promised me betterGave less than thatThreatened by successNow you want me b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/227801/ Dealing with a loved one's suicide attempt http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/227797/  Quiet calm center nearing a place that only she has encountered when there was almost no calm leftWhen Dr. Veneer announced that her fifth child was no longer(She rocks back in forth in the corner of her bedroom, rocks in the old, worn rocking chair that all four of her babies, now grown.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/227792/  A salty kiss on the dock of a wet September chilly night with the taste of you wanting me in my mouth, in your mouth, in my mouth, back and forth between us and I don’t care I don’t care who you are where you are from I just need need, need, want and need you so bad now your brea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/227790/ a big decision needs to be made... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/227784/ An encounter with a born-again spawned this poem- please do not send hate mail, just pray for my soul I suppose- thanks http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/caddiecat13/223363/