http://slow.writerscafe.org/haleylynn22 The original writings of author Haley Lynn Thomas en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776046074 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 On a carvedbenchin a gardenon irisesI sat downbeside you.I told youall of the secretsthat havebeen eating me alivesince thatlast July.I shouldhave called back.I shouldhave been there.You weremore important... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1985405/  I’m terrifiedto walk across that stage,even though there’s so muchwaiting for me on the other side.Everything that I’ve worked so hard forthese past six and a half years. Every fight and every tear... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1979650/ I wrote this for you even though you'll never read it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1965031/ I’ve been haunted bythis ghost for years.I know that I can’tbreathe life back into it. I can’t save someonewho wants to drown.I can try,but it will only bring me down. This isn’t my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1905437/ Whyis there such a stigma surrounding mental illness? 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Hunger, she supposed. Shewas starving. She hadn't eaten anything in the three days since she'd used allof her coins to afford a headstone in the Siggan Cemetery.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1614860/ Deep at night in my dreamsI can still hear their screamsBut when I sleepThey're something I can keepI can still smell the smoldering ashesStill feel the tears on my eyelashesI can still hear her beseeching me to be braveEven when there was nothing left to saveI lost everything that dayThey stole my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1595524/ For someone who I can't imagine my life without...For someone who is one of the best things that ever happened to me...For someone I love... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1587080/ For the one who doesn't mind being my muse... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1522066/ The truth is that I miss youEven though I'm not allowed toThe fact is that I want youEven though I'm not supposed to I try to avert my eyesEvery time you walk byI'm afraid that if I see youI'll forget why I left you It's a struggle to stay strong.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1512308/ A slightly more uplifting sequel to Castles Built of Sand. Dedicated to my best friend, who is my stone castle (the person who I know I can rely on). http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1503964/ You say where do we go from hereI reply there's nowhereWe're reached a dead endThere are no more forks in this road You can't rectify thisNot even with a kissAnd no matter how much we wishWe can't turn back the clock I wanted you to be the one.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1498821/ Maybe not my finest work but I think it has a good message. A sequel of sorts to oK. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1497496/ You make me feel beautifulIn ways no one else has beforeYou make me feel wantedBut I have to want it too I'm leading you on a chaseOne you're growing weary ofYou ask me if it's all a testOr if I'm just playing a game You say you can't keep up.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1496245/ This is a poem about writing and how it feels for me but more specifically my poetry. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1495850/ Sometimes the easiest decisions to make are also the hardest. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1494499/ An excerpt from my third novel The Beasts of the Varclave Forest. It's Princess Darcy's first chapter. I apologize for errors I didn't have the chance to edit it. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1488012/ This is based on Kevlin and Kaia Carver from my second and third novels. They were both orphaned and banded together to survive, eventually falling in love. These are Kevlin's words to her. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1487342/ Sometimes giving up is the hardest thingSometimes it nearly kills youBut sometimes you don't have a choiceSometimes it's beyond your controlThe pain comes and goesYou experience the grief in stagesSome days you feel alrightOthers like you're falling apartSlowly you begin to concludeA once unimaginab.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1484702/ It's depressing to think there are thoseWho reside in this world aloneTrapped in this mundane realityNever aware of what they're missingWell I live in dozens of realmsWhen I wish to escape my ownI get lost in tales of epic love and dwellAmong such oddities as vampire bunniesThere's magic in words on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1482688/ How easy it is to fall prey to the ones we love... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1477294/ I'll always remember that nightI learned where your priorities lieI'll never forget how it feltTo find I wasn't one of themYou only had one chanceAnd you chose to squander itYou don't even regret itAnd that's the most insulting partYou cut into me with wordsThat leave lingering soresI never know wha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1475244/ The real reason is much sadder...Someone she wishes didn't matter... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/haleylynn22/1471266/