http://slow.writerscafe.org/8petallotus The original writings of author 8petallotus en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776027340 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A look into the healing process. Contending with childhood wounds, past relationships, and capitalism http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2841265/ He broke her heart.He broke it in a million pieces,A million ways,Before he said the words.She was always perfect,Always what he wished he could be;But never good enough to work for. He made up excuses And played on petty things,Seeking out reasonsThey weren't meant to be.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2464716/ Him to me: You deserve someone better than meMe to him; then do betterStunned silence Him to me; but then I will be changing who I am for another. That I cannot doMe to him: you will improve yourself in order to achieve something you want. Seems pretty self serving to me... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2464307/ A poem that is dedicated to anyone willing to sit with another through the darker moments in their life and beyond http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2179031/ A poem dedicated to everyone whom lives with trauma http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2168978/ Woke up in the middle of the night with this. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2160216/ This is a poem for anyone whom has lost close friends because a partner drove an imanaged wedge between you http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2121115/ I prefer the quiet solidtude of the night,Who knows what secrects the darkness holds.I will keep that trust given to me,Over so many sleepless day,And heart aches.But I will hold my speach no more,Of the abuses I feel done upon my soul,Or the breaking of other things thought to go unno.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2112927/ And then there are those daysThe days were you put your work mask onJust to interact with your friends.Unwilling to admit what is under the skinOr that you feel nothing.Just the black hole of emptinessBut the best poetry is born on emotions like theseProse given birth in uncomfortabl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2112923/ My head is swimming with things to say.Ballads to the loss of romanceIn a generation dying for connection.I once was a femme fatale,Swimming with a sorted sense of moralityAnd justice.Some how corpses keep coming backScarred and battered heartsPassed me up for shinier thingsThat .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2112922/ I destroyed the spiders web,On accident.She did not mind, I don't think.In fact I think she smiled at me.Came down againRebuilding with artJust like a monk and his mandala.I almost wanted to bring her in.Give her a place she could build, without interruption.Hold her close and say,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2112920/ Breath,Keep your emotions in check,Not everyone leaves.Yet not everyone stays either. Some people just want to play,Not everyone wants to belong like you do.Just breath girl,Remember how it felt when you loved just for love's sake?When Love was something to be experenced, with no e.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2084901/ You sit.Appart.Still ravaged.Smelling sweetly.The memories of the night before linger in your eyes,On your lips,As your smile wide.The day wanes.Though nothing has changed,Still something stirs up your happiness.Doubt floods your heart,Your mind.You ask yourself the same qu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2084899/ A poem, a Prayer, about how to be http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2073802/ A poem about walking away, and letting go http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2073799/ A poem for anyone near that point of breaking, or even beyond http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2073798/ A poem to everyone who still believes in soul mates and Love at first sight http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2073796/ Poem written during a challenging Mecurey Retrograde http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/2020800/ Poem about losing a friend http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1315207/ Poem about a moment of peace around a snow fall http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1315205/ This is more of a spoken word piece that came to me one morning in the mists of a crisis. Some beautiful writing can be the product of some really messed up thought processes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1290770/ I desire you to see me as I see meTo know me as I know meTo understand me as I understand meTo walk in my shoesTo see through my eyesTo hear with my earsTo taste with my tong To feel with my handsAnd to love with my heartI desire you to see me as I see meT.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1271102/ This is a poem that I wrote about a man who gave me a sense of a past life that I loved. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1270053/ A walking poem I composed while I was over tired wondering around Meijer late at night http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1180659/ This is an older poem from last year. I became slightly obsessed with the idea of a famme fatale, and was reading a lot of Anais Nin http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1155080/ I'm picking up the pieces of my lifeand putting them back together.Many are scattered and lostharder still is to find an adhesive strong enough.I long to write out the intensity of my insanitybut I am lacking the passion;so instead I am here writing you,giving you all my best lines.Wasting away, sti.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1141259/ Love Poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1140047/ This is the beginning of the first story about Princess Griffin http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1140040/ This is a tale based on two people very near and dear to my heart, who go on a quest to save the city of Detroit. Its kind based on very nerdy humor and is meant to be silly. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1140035/ A poem from an anxiety attack http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1128618/ This is written for a prompt, describe a person in 500 words, be as wordy as you want, and be choosie with the name http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/1090222/ For anyone who falls in and out of the dam thing so much http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/993592/ The intensity of these dreamsare too much to seeand the processing of them causes me to bleedthrough my eyes I do not see an ending to these planesof existenceI have been here beforeand I have seen the world betweenthe things seenand contemplatedIf only there were ways of beingthat would allow the s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/8petallotus/964677/