Molly Cara : Writing

On Beauty

On Beauty

A Poem by Molly Cara


There are those so like the chameleon Who would camouflage themselves In the face of beauty So as to appre..
Holy Water

Holy Water

A Poem by Molly Cara


This rain is for you Though it falls for miles It has urgent business with you. And yet you flee it as th..
On Leaving

On Leaving

A Poem by Molly Cara


Stay not here For there is nothing For you Save that which you have Already taken. But leave not ..
On Seeing

On Seeing

A Poem by Molly Cara


You are wasting your time If you are waiting to hear on another’s lips That which you already know. ..
On Poetry

On Poetry

A Poem by Molly Cara


I am not a poet I am a secretary for my subject matter. Do not misappropriate credit Or criticism. If y..
On Fear

On Fear

A Poem by Molly Cara


If you praise God for your luck And blame God for your misfortune You have onl..
For the Skeptic

For the Skeptic

A Poem by Molly Cara


The world has had enough of your logic Shelve it away And still it will speak to you More clearly And ..
Old Friend

Old Friend

A Poem by Molly Cara


Which of us would knowIf the stars traded places?Old friend, I strive to arriveAt a place where yourLight and mineAre indistinguishableAt least to meB..
May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012

A Poem by Molly Cara


A full-figured sun impresses itself on the waterSpanning the length of the riverRipples who want to be waves storm up against the rocksAs though the e..
Scare You

Scare You

A Story by Molly Cara


Somebody else’s boyfriend once told me that Iscarehim, and my eyelashes were salty for weeks thereafter. I was fourteen. I don’t remember ..