http://slow.writerscafe.org/Emma%20McDowell The original writings of author Sugar and Spice en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776064791 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I lay on my bed, comfy and relaxed, reading. Some days when the morning sickness was particularly bad I would remain in bed like this all day. We had a TV in our room yet there was always something more relaxing in reading. I was only a few month pregnant but it was certainly showing. I was lying fl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/1225615/ No one understands... no one cares http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/1161913/ I miss you like mad, please don't let it come to this http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/1150476/ "Those who have lost everything have everything to gain, but those who have lost nothing, stand to lose everything."A wise friend told me that. He said it to be a comforting word, but although the words did comfort, it was a reminder of something that happened to me once, before I understood that no.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/1146094/ Finally a new chapter, slightly different then the others, as it is written in the present as opposed to viewing the past, but whatever... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/1139220/ A glimpse in my world... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/1034538/ Just a few lyrics I wrote to suit my mood, I hope you like them http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/1021866/ "The cracks in the concrete remind us that no matter how strong you are, you can still fall apart..." ~AnonymousNever a truer thing has been said before. There are times when everything feels fine and alright and then all of a sudden the world is crumbling around me. Nothing in my lif.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/998182/ "Nothing fixes a thing so intently in the memory as the wish to forget it"~Michel de MontaigneI was twelve, when I finally realised that life was never the fairytale I thought it was. I watched the news, but I never really thought it was real somehow. The bad things happening weren't real because th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/996841/ Here's to the start of something new... my book :P I hope everyone likes it and I will add chapters periodically as I feel :) if you want to help with it, that'd be awesome! Reviews are appreciated :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/996835/ A story about a girl who just doesn't understand life... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/996590/ The passion felt at the beginning, the dawning realisation, its the weakness of the human soul, the one thing that it beholds. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/989619/ Be kind to a stranger, love one another... one day you may save a life through warmth. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/986470/ This is what my mind does when I try to sleep... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/980889/ Poem of questioning after the one you spent so much of your life with leaves. The gradual realisation that you no longer care... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/969378/ Song not poem... WritersCafe should add that option... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/966374/ Mydad cheated on my mum, and I knew. I knew about her blonde hair, his long tripsaway, and her violet smelling perfume that seeped into him. I think she knew too,my mum. She was just too scared to confront him. She was stupid. She could havefixed it, now he’s gone and she’s broke.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/965504/ Two different girls. The same conflict. Two different outcomes. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/961381/ All you need is love,A few kind words to guide you through.Through the days, full of hate and despair.Hate of yourself, despair just because.The waves of emotions are hard to handle.Overpowering and uncontrollable.Sweet little birds outside the window,Why don’t you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/960662/ Guns, tanks, bombs…There are people dying.Cruelty, bullying, teasing…There are people dying.Why must we always fight?Why can’t we humans get along?All you need is a little love,Love to guide us through the day.Love to let us be ourselves.Love s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/960658/ Sometimes someone else calls the shots... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/960459/ Don't look back,The wind is in your hair, Remember that the clouds always pass.The sun is just around the corner...Don't give up on your dreams,The sky's the limit,You just have to climb high......But you can do it.You are somebody,Someone wishes to be you.To have what you do,To be strong...You.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/960439/ "For a few minutes you made me feel as though I actually meant something to someone." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/957334/ I couldn't feel the pain yet, but I knew as soon as I stopped running it would bounce back. wind whistled by my ears as I picked up speed. I didn't want to face it, the only thing that held me together, now torn so viscously away. I'd always known that something like this may occur but I'd always fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/949488/ Darkness swirls around her, like a pillow of blackness that can't be evaded. She cries out but shadows cut off her scream. She tries to grab something but her fingers slip through the air. She tries again, this time her fingers wrap around a sharp object, causing a stream of blood to form. I scream,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/949474/ A dark poem written at a bad time in my life... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/947458/ Thank-you for taking my broken heart and mending it. Thank-you for loving me. Thank-you for everything. I love you... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/943249/ Don't tell me you hate me,That's your problem not mine...I dare you to make me care,Because honey, you don't mean nothing to me...You think you've got it tough?Girl I dare you to walk back through my darkness,Lets see how long you'd last with a smile on your pretty face.I won't stoop to you're level.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/943214/ Dedicated to my friend Cathy... Thank-you for teaching me that everyone is perfect. I promised I'd never forget you, and I won't, that would be impossible... I miss you every day... R.I.P http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/940978/ Heart beats deep within me,I stare at you, watching waiting,Waiting for you to see me,Waiting for you to know I'm here.All those times,Late nights, movies,The hugs, the kisses,Do I mean nothing to you any more?The only one I see is you,The only one I want is you,So why is this so hard?Are you&n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/929993/ I don't know what it is,I don't know why it is,Every time you touch me,My skin feels like its on fire,My heart tries to jump out of my chest....Tighter, please hold me tighter.Let me melt into your arms and stay there forever,Skin against skin,My head on your heart,Its like music I can listen to for.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/910406/ Footsteps in the sand,One step forward,One step back…Tide comes in,Washing away all of the tracks...No footsteps left,No turning back...Footsteps in the sand,One step forward,No turning back...In comes the tide,Washing it all away,No footsteps l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/884167/ Its three in the morning,Sleep eludes me, dreaming of seeing your handsome face.I wish I could see you again.There was a time when the thought of love made no sense at all,But now its the only explanation.Its got to be love,It can only be love,I love you...No matter the distance between us,I pi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/840763/ Darkness cannot hold you forever, you can, like I did... escape from its hold. Suicide shouldn't be the only option, its a choice, don't choose it... choose to live! You will make it out alive! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/836803/ Dedicated to all those who lived through the darkest of times, not just Black Saturday, but all dark times. In memory of Cathy... Always remembered, never forgotten. R.I.P http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/812107/ Dedicated to the one who holds my heart, the one who is always there for me, I'm sorry I hurt you so much... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/812102/ Look deeper, look closer. Try to read between the lines, everything is so much more then what first meets the eye http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/811607/ What would you do if your heart needed to stay, but the right thing to do, is to walk away... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/811589/ The heavy oak door opens, all heads turn.Gasping, exclaiming shocked whispers,They say she’s never looked more beautiful.Down by the alter, he waits for her,With a smile on his face, as if he knows a secret.To them she is beautiful,To them she is stunning for the first .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/811564/ Darkness controls her every move,But it only comes when it is called,Not by her, not by her consciously,It subconsciously controls her thoughts,Everything she does is what it wants.She flees from it, she fights it constantly,But the pain always numbs her response,Breaking.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/811262/ I can see it,See it in the eyes,The eyes that stare back from the mirror,The dark, haunted eyes,The eyes that have seen too much.Whether its trauma, or suffering, I’m not too sure,But it burns deep down,Right down to the soul,Is it possible for someone to feel s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/811256/ I'm gonna fall now,and if I fall I'm gonna fall far.My feet no longer have the strength to carry me, My tears are falling.If only I were a bird, Then I could spread my wings and be free of this world.My heart cannot bare the pain,Inside the scars you made are breaking.Why is there no rewin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/808662/ I have never felt this way before. You're a drug a have to take. I can't stop thinking about you, Its maddening feeling this way. If only I was brave enough, If only I was strong. To ask you if you see me at all. If only my heart was whole, If only this was it.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/808659/ I guess it was never meant to be, you and me,But after all this time it still hurts.I’ve moved on, my heart now belongs to someone else,But to see you write the words still cuts me like aknife.I didn’t know then, what I know now,That your aim is to injure, your game.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/808656/ The darkness never really fades,It just hides in the background waiting for its prey.It crept and hid and waited for me.It lingered in my every thought.This life, this haunting, this blackness,Is it even worth the fight?Why not give in and never see the light?It’s n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Emma-McDowell/808652/