http://slow.writerscafe.org/AnitaSandlin The original writings of author ~Anita Sandlin~ en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776057250 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A poem I wrote for my wife http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1882753/ Time has a way of making us older beyond our years, it has a way of showing us our fears.Moments pass as if there are plenty to go around, but for many today is their last. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1882443/ Feelings about my cancer http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1881093/ Your beautiful blue eyes have turned Grey, when you focus your gaze upon me.Tenderness has turned to something without feeling, a cold and bitter existence. Your warm and tender touch has gone away,now it's a slight touch in passing.Is the woman I fell in love with still there, or is.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1878291/ The sadness of feeling alone even though you are in love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1504338/ I see changes in methat seem to have snuck up on me over time; changes that I don’tlike. Somehow I managed not to see them until now, but now that I cansee, it’s time for a change in the right direction.When you don’t likethe person that you have become, o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1094847/ Your smile is thereason I wanna wake up every morning.The feel of your skinas it touches mine floods my soul with warmth.The tingling on my lipsfrom a brush against yours is enough to fill me with pleasure.The sound of my nameescaping your lips as you whisper into my ear is l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1094836/ Today I walked aroundthis town without you by my side;Without your fingerslaced through mine.Tears came down likerain as the memories of what used to beflooded my brain.The memory of yourbeautiful smile the first time I saw you willforever be etched on my heart... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1094822/ Today I gave you my heart, something I should have done from the start.You have always been there for me, even when I was too blind to see.The love you shower upon me never falters, never fails even when I forget you died for me on a cross full of nails.I know today and always that you will be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/1044940/ Written for all the GLBT bigots http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/755472/ My name is Anita,and I am a surviverof child sexual abuse.I have been silent forfar too long, and now it's time for me to speakloud and proud.The awful things that weredone to me was not my fault.I was an innocent child andmy mother and father are theones that are at fault,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754620/ You are the mom that I have always wanted, but never had. You are the mom that makes me smile when I'm sad. You have given me hope when all hope was lost. You opened my eyes to see what a true mom is like at no cost.You have given me more than I could ever repay, but I will do my best to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754619/ You have caused so much pain, and so much sorrow for your love I did have to borrow.WHO ARE YOU?You have caused so much hurt, and so many scars, but you just wait, you will end up behind bars.WHO ARE YOU?You have caused so many tears for so many years, and you are the rea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754616/ I am locked in a cold room with nothing but stone cold walls that surround me.The more I search for a way out, the faster they close inaround me. I keep looking for a way to escape the stone cold walls, the pain, the anger, the torment, the love, and the hate, but you see I guess it's just.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754614/ My sister and I were not lucky enough to be raised together. We didn't get to meet each other until 1983, and that was only for an hour. We weren't allowed to have contact with each other again until 1990.When I met my sister again, I thought it was gonna be the greatest. The first few wee.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754609/ I was born into a cold and bitter world with a mother and father that didn't love me or want me.As a child I wished for all the normal things a child wishes for.But, I also had one wish that wasn't normal, and that was to have a mom and dad that loved me, wanted me, and didn't abuse me.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754607/ Dear Mother,I am glad you gave me life, but now it is time for you to stay out of it.You have done nothing but hurt my children and I; Oh why can't you just die?If this sounds like I hate you, it sounds just the way it was meant to.I can not forgive you, but I will forget you!Yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754604/ All I wanted from you was a whole lotta love and a little understanding, I never was real demanding.All I wanted from you was a whole lotta hugs and a few kisses, I tried real hard not to piss you off.All I wanted from you was a whole lotta caring and a few minutes of your time.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754602/ I am a mother,Yet I am childless.Tears stream down myface cause someone else now takes my place.Dear sons of mine,You may not be with me in the flesh, but you are with me in mind and soul.Maybe one day we canStart new and fresh.Dagen and TrystanMommy loves you!! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754597/ The days of my life are passing by as though I was in a bad dream, a dream that you wish you had never seen.Each day feels so lonely and drear, my life is so cold and full of fear.Fear of never being able to hold you in my arms, kiss your soft sensual lips, smell the sweetness of you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754596/ I'm loving you more today than I did when we were together.I thought as time went by, being without you would get easier, but I see I was wrong, cause together we do belong.I thought I had the strength to get over you, but being without you is just something I can't get past, for y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754595/ The love I feel for you, is the love I never knew I was looking for, it's the kind that lasts forevermore.Everyone says that I should give up on you, cause you keep making me blue, blue with all the promises that never come true.My mind agrees with them all, but my heart says no,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754594/ The night we made love, I could feel you breathing your hot breath on my neck.You slowly started kissing my neck, working your way down to my chest.Your warm breath caressed my n****e as you slowly began to nibble ever so lightly.My body was building with excitement with every soft tou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754591/ A mom is a special kind of lady, not every female chooses to be, or can be a mom.A mom is a lady that chooses to be there to kiss a scraped knee, hold you when your sick, or just be there if you need a friend to talk to.Every female can bare a child and therefore she is called a moth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754589/ When you realize the love I had for you was true, you will forever be blue.I never wanted anything from you, just to simply be loved with love so true.I got so much more than I thought I could endure, but one thing is for sure, I am stronger and much more mature.You'll be the one tha.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754588/ A real woman won't play with your heart just to watch you fall apart.A real woman won't cause you pain for her own personal gain.A real woman won't make you share her heart with another, it will be you and no other.A real woman won't make you cry or ask why, but she will make y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754587/ A true friend,Is someone that walks beside you,Not in front of you, not behind you,But beside you.A true friend,Is there to have fun and laugh with,But is also there in sad times and to cry with.A true friend,Is honest, loving, caring,Compassionate, and alwaysHas a shoulder.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754584/ I haven't heard from you in so long, and I'm worried that something is wrong cause your body isn't that strong.I know that you're in an abusive relationship, but I don't know what to do cause you won't give me a tip, cause she would beat me with a whip.You won't come home with me cause.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754580/ Here I am sitting in a steamy bubble bath, eyes closed thinking of you.My senses are opened by the smell of you lingering in my mind.My heart starts to pound, my breathing becomes deep, I am shaking all over, getting ready to boil over with passion for you.Sweat is pouring off me as .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754578/ It takes a special kind of person to be a Certified Nursing Assistant.C.N.A's are very caring and understanding people. They are dedicated to caring for the elderly who are unable to care for themselves. The elderly give us just as much love and care as we give to them.The things they .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754577/ An angel you are, an angel you be,You opened my eyes to see there is true love waiting for me.An angel you be, an angel you are,I hear you calling to me from a far.Your heart calls to mine with that sad and lonely whine that my heart knows all too well.An angel you are, an angel yo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754575/ Anger fills my soul, I could fill more than a bowl.Heartache fills my heart, cause we have been torn apart.Tears fill my pillow, and stain my sheets, cause all day I cry for you. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754574/ D is for dieing insideI is for in deep painV is for void in my heartO is for overwhelmed with sorrowR is for rings that are goneC is for crying over the pain of leavingE is for ease the pain of no more http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754573/ One and one always makes two, except you and I make one not two.One family, one heart, and one soul.Without you, I am only half.I need you to be my other half,so together we can become a whole. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754572/ I love you today and forever more.You are the one that I truly adore, and the only one that I want tocarry me through our door.I can't wait to be your wife forever and a day.It must have been god that sent you my way cause you are surly from the heavens above.You are the kind of pe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754571/ You gave me life, you gave me a name but you didn't give me the pieces for the game.You bring me into this world and you're supposed to teach me how to play the game of life.You're supposed to teach me how to love and be loved, how to give even if you don't receive, how to he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754569/ One - Two I'm so done with you.Three - Four You can't hurt me anymore.Five - Six On me, you played games and tricks.Seven - EightMy love for you is now hate.Nine - TenGame over, never gonna play it again. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754568/ I see the tears in your eyes from hearing my goodbyes.You're asking all the how's andwhy's, but you don't hear me when I tell you it's because of all your lies.You have played games with my heart from the start, and now it's time for us to part.I hope you have learned your lesson, ca.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754566/ If I had a heart of stone, it wouldn't hurt with every slam of the phone.If I had a heart of stone, it wouldn't ache when I was alone.If I had a heart of stone, my love for you could never be shown.If I had a heart of stone, I could not wake, and my pain would never be kn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754564/ When you love someone, why do you put their name in a heart?Hearts can be broken and they usually are.When you love someone, why not put their name in a circle?Circles don't have a starting or an ending point.If you take a minute and think about it, the symbol of love, the wedd.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754563/ An angel fell from the sky when all I wanted was to die.All I used to do was cry, but now I just have to sigh cause I no longer want to cry.You make me feel as if I can fly, and when your near I get so high.Thanks for dropping by, cause I no longer want to die. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754561/ I dream of the day when you come back to me,cause that's the day I will be free.I only want to be the mom you need me to be, I wonder why they can't see you will be safe with me?If they would just give me a chance and take the time to get to know me, they would see that my babies.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754559/ A rose is just a rose, as a kiss is just a kiss, until you give them to someone special.I give you these roses and my kisses just to let you know that you are special to me.I also give you my heart and I hope that we never part. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754558/ I see you daddy, you're laying there dieing, and I'm standing here crying, cause I never got to say goodbye.I have said many hurtful things to you, but the one thing that I never said was the most important of all.I know it's a little too late for you to hear me with your ears, b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754556/ I see you for the angel that you are.I see inside of you, a heart that was spun of golden silky thread. I see a heart that was ripped to shreds by someone that used to share your bed. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754554/ I want you to hold me, kiss me, touch me, But most of all love me.I need you to want me, care for me, stand by me, But most of all never leave me.I love you for loving me for who I am, But most of all I love you for who I am when I'm with you. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754553/ You have taken my innocence, but you haven't taken my hope.You have taken my childhood, but you haven't taken my hope.You have taken my love for you and turned it into hate, but you haven't taken my hope.You have taken my family away from me, but you haven't taken my hope.You have .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754552/ The day I lost you, I realized that I never had you.If I had you, you would have given up your EX and made her move out.If I had you, you would have been proud that I was your lady.If I had you, you wouldn't have wanted to keep it all a secret.If I had you, you would .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754551/ I'm gay, and I'm here to stay so you better listen to what I have to say!The way I am is not a choice.We cannot choose whether to be gay or straight.We are what we are whether you like it or not.We do not tell you that you are living wrong because of your sexual preference, so .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754550/ Because of her, your not in my bed.Your not in my arms.Your not even in my life,But you sure are in my heart. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AnitaSandlin/754549/