http://slow.writerscafe.org/rhea752 The original writings of author Rhea752 en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776014250 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I lay in my bed My stomach unfed And I talk to the voice in my head I push myself up And I fill acorn cupsAnd I think of the words left unsaid I force down a bite Maybe two with a fight And I wonder why life is this hard With trembles and shiversI sit by the r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1214315/ I met her in a sweaty room of teenagers I met her underneath flashing lightsI met her in the thrums of music I met her with our clothes skin tight I met her through moist palms and heat I met her in gyrating cesspool of hormones I met her in an act of rebellion I met he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1193714/ Stitches and patches holding me together The faint scent of formaldehyde as my perfume Hollows in my body Crude sutures to hide my insidesDecaying slowly comes Skin hardens and roughens to a leathery touchPeeling blood soaked bandages Milky white eyes stare into yours T.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1192847/ All I want to do is get lost in the music Escape from the chaos of this lifeAll I want to do is ride the waves of melodyFloat through the harmony without any strifeAll I want to do is close my eyes And pretend I'm not here How I was I supposed to know The consequences, I am no se.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1192735/ His name was Mr. T. He was our school's drama teacher. A great one too. He not only taught his students invaluable lessons about drama, but invaluable lessons about life. The first day I met him was my first day at a new school. I can honestly say the only reason I wasn't terrified about school was.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1186743/ I always thought the beast could be tamed Held forever by words, she was defamed I always thought I could control The dark side that somehow makes me whole I always thought she was weak and sad But she was building strength, I had made her mad She was always furious, at.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1185915/ Sweat beads down his back Welts and blood and dirt and tracks Fresh sushi lays on the plate Spotless utensils lying straight Thai man yells for him to work Twenty hours under that merciless smirk Boy and girl bond over fish Enjoying a simple, tasty dish He sees ano.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1184233/ They called me a cowardAnd sent me away To the NYDN Told me there I would stay These thoughts make me angry Sometimes I forget But always remember The bomb that they let In the front line I stopped, couldn't move They yelled and got mad They didn't a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1183764/ Boys in WWI were recruited younger and younger as the war raged on. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1183705/ Girl abused and left confused http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1183347/ I can see the colors. Though no-one else can. My name is Pishtar. I am the light in a world full of shadows. The flame In a dark, cold, and merciless world. I am a Fate. Though I am not a normal Fate. They noticed when I was born. A normal Fate is a grey pasty color. Their eyes should be two holes .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1183094/  I am who I am If you don't like who you see hereKeep it to yourself And come back in a couple of years I am who I am Though I'll not be like this forever Everybody changes, going through lifeLike a drifting feather I am who I amA star in a galaxy I shine in m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1182627/ Remember the voices that have been silenced Because of unwanted violence Speak for them, since they no longer canThey fought for our lives with a battle planBe grateful, and don't ever forget For we are now forever in their debt http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1181998/ My princess was waiting on the balconyHer hair falling down her backShe held my hands and asked how I wasTrying to lead me down a different track She enwrapped me in her cinnamon armsVanilla tears streaking down her facePressed her silk body against meSeemingly only seperated by lace Howev.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1181989/ It was quiet andI was shiny and soft and newBut it was too brightAnd I closed my eyes to the rest of you I grew up and learned to pretendThat I understood the worldI watched and waitedAs my story unfurledI sat in the shadows And watched all around meAs you used your torchesTo break the dar.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1180970/              I killed her. I lured her into my snares and entangled her with Death. She never knew what happened. Never suspected anything. She hopped into Death's carraige without a second thought and left life behind her, an already fadin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1179358/ I killed her. I lured her into my snares and entangled her with Death. She never knew what happened. Never suspected anything. She hopped into Death's carraige without a second thought and left life behind her, already fading trail. I am not human, nor am I Death. I am merely that which binds the tw.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1179356/ I grew up in your bubble of colorYou painted me as the daughterAnd you the mother You were made of prismed veins,Glass kisses, and rainAnd I was just a negligible stain You never expected me to grow up Just to stay as your little pupAnd drink out of your stained glass cupYou weren't s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1178343/ I was fourteen and in a place that most of my friendswould only joke about being in. It wasn’t the things I had said or done, butrather the things I had thought about that gotten me sent here. But in thiswhite hole in the wall I realized I wasn’t the only one who thought this way... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1177824/ It would mean a lot for me if you read all of it, sorry for the length. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1175577/ Broken seashell. Broken girl. Broken world. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1175263/ Hemmingway 6 word story contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1175262/ Hemmingway contest. Tell a story in 6 words http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1175255/ The bee flew in the treeThe mouse ran in the houseThe bird sings to be heardThe cat, on the pillow, sat And life goes on and onA medley of rhythm and songTick Tock Tick TockWatch the hands move on the clock The end of the songThe bell goes "Dong"As the clock struck .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1159403/ Tomorrow is not the night when I cryTonight's when I cross down the long bridge of sighsAnd look one last time at a beautiful lie You didn't stop me when you said I could flyTomorrow I look at the sun with dark eyesTonight is the night when I sever all ties And watch all the life passing m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1150783/ I don't believe I'm really hereAnd if I were I'd disappear A dream is where I really amA place where I don't weigh a gramLight as a feather floating through the airI'm in a place where nobody stares http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1150383/ The sky wasn't blue, it was cold, and grey and mirthless. Winter had arrived and the birds were migrating, the trees turned into skeletal figures, and the ground was hard and littered with dead leaves. However, the downcast weather did not deter the 9 year old girl from coming out into the lawn ever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1116801/ I've stayed submerged in the dark so longWith just a hint of the lightAnd a glimmer of songTo keep me through an endless nightA wish on the starsOr a mass prison breakA trip up to MarsOr a melting snowflakeIs just enough to keep me awakeBut the black day is cruelIt gives and it takesAnd anyone who d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1107923/ The wispy dreamsBeyond my graspFloating in dark moonbeamsDrowned in desireTo stay there foreverThe change from dark to lightFlooding my sensesI'm not going back tonight http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1107918/ I'm being filled up insideWith liquid warmthAnd I know I'll never be alone With a bottle in my hand http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1107909/ Our happily ever after never came.When we were younger Alice and I always thought that the sparkling blonde fairy was late, that our happy ending woipd be here soon, and we just needed to be patient.After all miracles don't happen overnight."It's okay," my sister would whisper before bed http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1105198/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1105196/ She never could Hold me closeCradle me like a mother wouldI loved herBut she didn't love me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1104827/ We're not living in a rainbowGotta give up your happinessSomething that you'll surely missWe're not living in a rainbowLife's full of broken promisesYou love money, you're pennyless We're not living in a rainbowGet used to the color greyHaunting every hour of your night and dayWe're not living .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1104740/ Sweet metal pressed against my lips A sharp promise of punishment And as cool razor meets soft skinA blossom of blood is bornIt growsA scarlet petal stark on an apple blossom wristAnother blooms on my ankleMy stomachMy thighAnd maybe if I make enoughI'll become a flowerThen wilt and die http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1104736/ The ebbing tide in my veins Wane awayThe constant pain in my lifeFades awayTrickling slowly my life hasGone awaySmiling, I no longer have toRun away http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1104726/ Happiness is a faded memory Blurred by a rainy day Blocked by a see through wallAnd remembering isn't enoughI want to touch it Feel it Dive into it's enveloping warmth But I can't even feel my bruised fingersFrom the constant pounding All I know is that wall will break&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1104714/ I was riding on waves of whiteSoaring so high above the skyThen the wave crests And I crash down low into the blue But grey is the worst The segway between the two A mixture of dark and lightWhen I really crave white or blue But not all is lost Because I wander away&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1103607/ Pale light shining down Upon the earth's dark ground Starshine glowing bright Next to the moon's dark lightThe man on the moonBrought by a devastating typhoon Where a shadow is his only friend But there are secrets hidden 'round every bend Lost among the wise pearl in t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1097864/ He was standing there without any clothes, staring at me wildly as I threw any object within my reach at him. I didn't want to hurt him I just wanted him to leave. "Casey!! stop it! what did I do?" "God damn it Bret! If you don't know there's no point for you to stay" At that point my hand closed ar.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1095104/ I'm not perfect. Nobody is. No matter how perfectly I dress or act I will never be perfect. Sure I wear dresses and get good grades and live in a large house ,but that doesn't make me perfect. I also compose goofy love songs, play video games half the day, and spend all my money on bubblegum and cho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1095096/ Snow whips in cold tendrils around me Creating an ever moving blanket of solace Nothing penetrates the heavy silence Frost bites into my heart Numbing what the novocaine couldn't A winter day all about me A pillar of salt wrapped in snow White ice embracing me  And I forget everything.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1095087/ Cotton clouds Carry me safely away Up off the ground  To some place I can stay  Blooming butterflies Lift me into the sky Don't make me wonder How to fly  Singing seagulls Help me soar Hold me close Shelter me from shore  Mourning moonlight Wrap me tight Carry me up, up, up Away .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1095030/ No star on the tree To light up my life No sugar cookie From mom and papa  No shiny new gifts Wrapped up in a bow Just eight hour shifts At the town Mickey D's  Forget the whole family Gathering thing There's no-one but me And the Christmas tree   http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1095026/ You're dead to me you say But I still have a thousand words To say To write To sing To give To you Only you You're dead to me you say But I still want to Hug you Kiss you Hold you Love you You Only you You're dead to me .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1079806/ When people tell youYou don't know A single thing In this whole damn show What they mean Is probably You know much more Than anybody You may not know What they have gained But they don't know What you've sustained Or rather what You haven't.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1079368/ 29 stars and a bottle of lies Floating around in your golden eyes Don't say I'm worth it And fall deeper into that pit Cause I know it ain't true It's like saying the night sky's blue And you may think you're right But I'm not gonna start that fight Cause believin isn't everything It's what makes pe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1072954/ Night is coming on fast Night will save you at last You will feel the Darkness' Comfortable caress Your eyes will be the light In this unforgiving night Night a child of chaos Night a sanction for the lost Children from the shadows Run away from sorrow Night a blackening mask Night the question unas.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1052858/ I am just sitting here voiceless Sitting with blank eyes and sewed lips But when will you When will you see this When will you When will you help me Cause I want to cry I want to laugh I want to scream till the words run out But I can't do all these thing.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1051717/ What are words to you The sounds that blurt from a person's mouth The inky shapes on a printed page Or do they hold meaning Ask yourself again What are words The carriers of our culture The building blocks of our civilization The very thing that defines us&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/rhea752/1051713/