http://slow.writerscafe.org/for%20a%20friend The original writings of author Brandi Nicole en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776058510 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 this is something i wrote (what seems like) a lifetime ago. i recently found it in an old notebook. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/1079905/ the ties that bind the heart can free the soul.......... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/965194/ somewhere between now and forever.... that is where my thoughts of you linger, my love.  all of the possibilities of what could be keep my curiosity peeked, my heart racing, my adrenaline pumping. so much to look forward to......and so much to fear.the what if's cause distress, heighten in.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/885121/ just some brandi-isms http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/881612/ a million flowers in the wilderness. fragrances sweeter than you can imagine....like inhaling a delicious desert. each one more intoxicating than the next.a million flowers in the wilderness.  beauty in every shade from soft demure pink to vibrant and bold fuchsia. like being enveloped by a rai.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/881568/ and this, too, shall pass. I know. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/830090/ gone. my sanctuary. my only peace.like everything else she has taken.my freedom, my privacy, my confidence, my authority, the discipline of my child.gone.gone are those sweet mornings.  the only tranquility i knew. the quiet moments in the day when there was no one requesting... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/829870/ i am sorry, but i will not be available today - like my mind,  i have been led astray. perhaps i’ve left with a  band of gypsy's or i've become a circus freak and i am swinging on a tight rope by a wire through my cheek? or i could be with my partn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/813987/ i believe that in order to truly love another, you must first love yourself.....unconditionally - the good, the bad, and the ugly. once you can  achieve acceptance for yourself , you will experience inner fulfillment/a full heart and then you will have the ability to really and c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/813748/ just my belief..... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/813747/ when we can forgive those who have wronged us, who have been unkind, and who have been untrue - then we can stop punishing ourselves for all of our mistakes.  when we stop passing judgement on others,then we can unlock the shackles and break down the self imposed prison walls that have denied u.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/813743/ just sharing one of life's precious moments. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/813735/ SHE SAYS THAT SHE HAS NO ONEAS I AM HOLDING OUT MY HANDSHE CRIES SHE'S ALL ALONEWHILE IN FRONT OF HER I STAND IF SHE NEEDS ME I GO RUNNINGALL SHE HAS TO DO IS CALLBUT DESPITE MY EFFORTS TO HOLD HER UPAGAIN I WATCH HER FALL POWERLESS ARE FRIENDS AND FAMILYWHO OFFER ALL.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/810965/ once upon a midnight mooni heard an angel sing a tune. singing and swinging from a big bright stara melodic blessing for those near and far. and she sang as only an angel canwith selfless love for every woman, child, and man. each note she released was a wish for man.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/809723/ as i lay here and quietly watch her sleeping -this little angel God granted for my keeping.i cant help but see myself in her face. the me i once was, before falling from grace.the freckled face girl with pig tails in her hairwho always had laughter and a smile to share.when all ski.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/808389/ he thinks the blood will save him. he thinks the wounds will make her forget...forget his lies, forget the madness. he fears that he has lost her and that loss is one which he is just not ready to accept. he perceived her to be his life boat and he was indeed drowning. he has been fighting for breat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/807696/ as i stand at the threshold of my future, i find meaning in so much of my past. so many moments, experiences that went unnoticed or unnoted. so many more that were definitely noted and even recognized as significant, but never truly understood. i so often feared the blood beneath the fl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/807690/ jaded and angry, empty and alone,pissed off at the world for your painyou're never kind or considerate of othersunless there’s something in it for you to gain   you lie, cheat, you hurt and steal believing that it gives you power.and anything good that has come your way, you have le.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806930/ just an epiphany that I once had..... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806683/ just like youhe was once brand newan innocent babe taking in his first breath of airto his sweet, unfocused eyeseach image a surprisethat could captivate his curious stare.sweet child full of joy and elationmade of God's own creationperfect from head to toebut somewhere along the wayhis blue skies t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806467/ written in darker times http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806437/ this really isn't a poem, but not much of a story. just my account of a moment in time. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806435/ where love stands...today http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806293/ another placein some other timewhen the madness in your headis more conducive to mine. a place much differentthan the world we have madewhere harsh words and angerare neither felt nor conveyed http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806064/ we paint such lovely pictures to mask that which stirs within.the truth is revealed to no one - save the paper and the pen.which knows all your darkest secretsknows with whom you've shared your bed.has seen the skeletons in your closetand danced with the demons in your head. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806031/ grasp for airfind your breathpull the pain inside.like you tell others,it could be worse.so, by this, you must abide.no pity party.just suck it up.no one wants to hear.go get numband put on your face.never shed a tear.all self inflicted -you deserve the pain.you chose to live this way.such.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806025/ i wrote this when i first found out that i was pregnant.....which was almost 4 years ago now. wow......time really does fly! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/806020/ i remembered all those long, lonely nights,  That winter when you were taken from me.   Then that cruel reality that when you returned;   all that we were would no longer be.       I recalled that eerie silence that was almost maddening,which confirmed .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/804853/ i watched you vanish without a trace.now you drift alone thru outerspace.no plan on seeing this world again -too many battles here that you just cant win.so, in boundless existence you shall remain.where all is void......even your pain. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/804811/ advice http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/804804/ take a gulpslosh it around choke it downwhere ugly is foundyou know the placeits your darkest pitthe one you never seebut still cant forgetits convenient self storagefor those angry thoughtsthe men you screwedbut wish you'd shotthe feelings of failurethose nasty addictionscountless insecu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/for-a-friend/804663/