http://slow.writerscafe.org/EmilyA The original writings of author MLE en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776012921 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Upon a lonely perch she sat And stared into the seaShe envied each and every waveThat rolled in at her feet.Her skin was rough and body numbHer mind had since gone blank.She had waited oh so patientlyFor normality to be backHe sat and watched each pixelDance across the scree.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2172144/ A love note to the one feeling down:You are sad and you feel like You are never enough for love. That is okay. You are allowed to feel that.But You are also so much more.You are clever. You always have been.Essays and words reel off your tongue seamlessly inserting themselves into the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2166465/ I want to hold your handAnd walk around town Into little shops with old fashioned booksOnes where the pages are hanging onthread by thread The words floating up and into our noses like each year of its existence has layered a smell into it of lives lived and words read aloud and spoken... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2162922/ I’ve been caught in your fire,the hot embers land on my skin and crackle like the melting ice on a winters morning.My whole body comes alive.My chest feels like it is about to erupt.It is full of warmth and joy and every time I see that picture that sits proudly displayed, with me wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2156243/ I’m worried that I’ll be forgotten,Not in the grand scheme of thingsOr a world that’s rotten.But in the little things I do,That I took for granted That brought me to you.I feel as though the time has comeFor me to spread my wings And run.But I don’t wa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2148381/ Small and hidden,He hops out from beneath the shadows of the tree that hang over him, dauntingly.They seem unfamiliar to me but present themselves as friends I do not recognize.I do not know him either,but as I raise a pair of crinkled eyes,I see him.I have always known being on your o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2145615/ My heart is in absolute bits.Torn from one end to the other,Out seeps my wants and hopes and needs that I had sown up again and again,I’d even thrown away the key.But my heart wants what it really wants and I can’t drown out its incessant screams anymore.If this were a normal.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2134448/ I cannot seem to let the wind blow through an open window,or let the rain fall upon the roof without hearing the whispering of two trees.Intertwined and interlinked.Each bending to accommodate the other.Each swaying to a tune that I cannot hear.And each time I find a lone tree, steady, tall, st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2107705/ It’s a curious thing-to fumble over your wordsTo look at someone and suddenly Have your tongue do somersaults inside your mouth,To have your heart beat fast and out of time and your vocal chords pucker and your lips betray you at a moments call.It’s a curious thing-That our.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2098829/ Why can’t I catch a breakEvery time I let myself goI fall back into placeI’ll never be that perfect girlMysterious, interestingWantedI’ll always be the one on the shelfWho people take for grantedToo big, too loudToo much, not enoughI constantly feel torn .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2095124/ I no longer take snippets of my day to day life, Of the people close to me and their smiles and their laugh,Because it became a second nature, to raise my camera up when I felt a rush of joy in my heart and capture the moment, eternalising it.However, now I do not do that. My camera, idle fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2074145/ Honestly, I give up. For the first time in a while I threw my doubts out.I set it on stilts and watched it dance over hot coals precariously, all the while smiling and letting hope soar.But it fell. And I fell with it. Down a coarse set of reality.Why would I bother? Who would truly love me .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2063419/ To all the boys who have thought they were better than me.No.You are not better than me. I may not be a bleach blonde, tanned goddess who moulds the world around her as she strides elegantly through the streets.In fact, I am average height, overweight and pretty plain, if I’m honest.But I have.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2057178/ “I’m quite alone” I said today,The words making a place to stayThe filling thud of heart on chestI cannot seem to fill the restI don’t know why I feel as thoughThe sky has darkened and so’s the glowOf an amber sun that burned so highI am no longer friend.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2054146/ An Ode To My Friends,I'm breaking the conventions,that I seem to stick tight along,because some things I've learned,have no rhyme or reason and really thats okay.Sometimes you have to take what is thrown at you with a steady, golden face and smile and say;"well, alright, we'll try again tomorrow"But.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2025391/ I'd like to knowWhat's wrong with me That I am not the one to be Around him or her or anyone My value is something soon undone My heart tries so hard to beat for themBut then we see time and againThat I am not worth fighting forThe truth, I'm less than dirt for the floor Be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2022915/ Two hearts that splitOne joy, one witA laugh, a songA love so strong What's meant to be will beThey say We look for eachother Day by dayA song in my heart that matches theirsThe one for me who'll answer my prayersWe'll join together in sacred bindMy flaws and kinksHe'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2022414/ A tree of strength A helping hand A guiding light A silver strand To help a friend in need of joy Love and friendship is just a toy To check on in A duty done But she will have toCarry on A second place Please take a rest For you know quite wellThat mum knows best.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2022413/ Another day of hawk eyed glancesAcross the room, an emotion dancesAfresh and new but broken inFriends among friends and kin among kinBut over by the corner leftA glance is snatched and away is swept To other girls in shiny shoes With ways to take and love and wooCreating flutters.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2016488/ I'm done with sadness and tears and woeIt's time for me to stem the flowOf pitiful howls into the night From darkness I go into the lightScrew the sorrow, embrace the joy Damn the fear, the pressure, the boyFrom now I live for me, myselfI'm putting myself upon the shelfThe shelf .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2009436/ Alt song waves and hipster s**tUncertain love and missing kitsChristmas time and it's a noTick tock the clock it goes so slowNew fresh faces and exotic accentsGuilt and fear and sneaky glancesBroken glasses and fallen tearsFirst and second and final yearsWild nights out and forei.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2009434/ I've stopped.I've stopped caring about my grades, my education, my dreams,My passions, my ambitions, that ran without seams.I've stopped my heart from beating it's tune and through my sorrow, have composed a new tune.My heart stopped beating the day you left, a hole in my heart, my life bere.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2005528/ Why is itThat when the stars collideAnd light shines throughThe good decides to hide.The world begins to crumbleOur hearts begin to breakhow much more pain Can my fragile heart now take.They sky begins to darkenAnd angels begin to fallAll the while you stand thereSteady, st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2005526/ Well look at thatI'm beyond my years and every night seems to end in tearsI'm too old for the young And too young for the oldThe wise old owl left out in the coldI'm sweet as sugar And sweeter stillWhy does the game give me such a thrillMy heart say yesBut my mind say.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/EmilyA/2005525/