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453 · Mar 2014
Writing (Acrostic)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Words are the key to the door between
Reality and fantasy. Through writing, you can really see
Inside a person. You can learn their secrets, things they'd never
Tell anyone. Writing allows you to let others see
Inside you, for when
No one's looking you in the eye, it is easy to
G**ive them your heart.
452 · Mar 2014
A Game
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Life is starting to feel like an endless game of scrabble...
However, in this game,
someone has removed all the vowels from the bag
and there are no blank squares.
Cailey Weaver Apr 2014
I will not fall.
I will not drop.
Into the dark.
I'll never stop.
I won't look back.
I hear the call.
I will not trip
I'll never fall.

Though things seem stark.
The light is there.
The starlight twinkles
Through the air.
When darkness falls
I'll stay awake.
The cold will numb,
The nagging ache.
438 · Jan 2016
I Lost You To It
Cailey Weaver Jan 2016
Once we were young
  No cares in the world
    Our lives in the palms of our hands.

    The ocean was far
  But just within reach
You said you'd meet me there.

I ran. You flew.
       I crawled to you.
I came to find
       You were lost
No longer mine.

       Somewhere high
You left me on the ground
With clues for me to find

          You weren't far
                                                      Just out of reach
But I chose to stay behind.
Recent events have brought stress upon me and thus has brought back my muse. It's a bittersweet feeling, however it feels good to be back. I feel like this poem can have multiple meanings. Comment below what you think it means, and maybe I will tell you if you're close enough. That aside, you should be seeing more of me in coming days.
Thanks for your support.
Regards,
- Olive
438 · Feb 2013
Inferno of Life
Cailey Weaver Feb 2013
My fingers twitch
My eyes are wide
As though I can see
the other side

The side of pain
The place where dark
surrounds your soul
muffles the spark

The spark of life
of hope and light
that shines through day
and blinks through night

Nurture the spark
Keep it alive
Let the inferno
Fuel up your drive

Let hope inspire you
Never to cease
When all else is lost
Hope will release

Fight through the pain
for when it is gone,
life will still be there
for you to lean on.
419 · Feb 2013
I'd Be Perfect.
Cailey Weaver Feb 2013
If I were a little more kind
had a few more friends
and a better mind
if I never insulted one
from behind

I'd Be Perfect.

If I had prettier hair
and maybe left some
more skin bare
and didn't have the eyebrows
of a bear

I'd Be Perfect

If I were a bit less shy
toned down my energy
and didn't lie
if I always smiled
when passing by

I'd Be Perfect

If I were to hang
with the proper crowd
didn't bite my nails
and was not so loud
if I was meek
and not so proud

I'd Be Perfect.

Sometimes I lie
I like to be loud
I bite my nails
I have my own crowd
What if I am
a little too proud?

I’m Not Perfect.
419 · Aug 2014
Moving Forward
Cailey Weaver Aug 2014
Some days there will be bumps in the road,
Cracks in the ice,
And mud in your shoes.
I suppose there's not much you can do about it,
Except have fun,
And keep going anyway.
Take failure as a chance to move forward and make yourself better at whatever you do.
There's never an end. It's always a beginning.
419 · Mar 2014
Dreaming
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
I am living in a world of dreams.
But there is a difference.
When I open my eyes.
I don't wake up.
413 · Jan 2014
Hidden Genius
Cailey Weaver Jan 2014
Some days, for me, my brain doesn't work.
I find myself acting a fool.
But my friends and I share a smirk.
And I find that I really feel cool.

It doesn't matter what people say.
It only matters what you think.
You're a cool person every day.
And you might find that you're on the brink.

Genius is in the eye of all those,
who know what genius really is.
I promise that your genius shows.

Even if nobody sees it.
406 · Mar 2014
Easy (10w)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Too easy it is to forget the

what

and why.
406 · Mar 2014
One Step Closer (Haiku)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Every day we are
One step closer to the end
Let's enjoy the ride
403 · Dec 2013
Sugar and Gold
Cailey Weaver Dec 2013
Life doesn't often give you gold.
It gives you sugar, which dissolves quickly.
After it's gone, it leaves an odd taste in your mouth,
Until life decides to give you another dose.

That's why sugar's more precious than gold.
396 · Mar 2014
50
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
50
Today I
Have made an
Amazing discovery. I
Never thought so many people would find my work entertaining. I didn't
Know I was capable of writing anything good, but

You all have proven me wrong!
Only now can I have confidence in my writing and
U**nderstand that my words mean something.
I want to take a quick moment to thank all my followers at this time. Today I hit 50 followers, which is so incredible! I never thought I'd have 50 people reading my poetry! Thank you so much to every one of you and I promise you'll be getting plenty of writings out of me in the near future.

For now, this poem is for you. <3 <3 <3
394 · Mar 2014
If I Say I Dreamed...
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
If I say I dreamed about you.
You may be really great.
I maybe think you're really weird.
Perhaps it's you I hate.
Perhaps my dream was a nightmare.
Perhaps I woke up screaming.
You never really know what I mean,
If I tell you I was dreaming.
393 · Mar 2017
Found
Cailey Weaver Mar 2017
It's only when you lose yourself,
Question yourself,
Fight yourself,
That you truly understand yourself.
For deep inside,
Despite what you may feel,
You know who you are,
And you love that person.
For they are caring.
They are damaged.
They may be lost,
But they love.
They feel.
And they are good.
388 · Jan 2014
I'm Not Sure Where I Am
Cailey Weaver Jan 2014
I'm not sure where I am.
Somewhere near or somewhere far
I'm not sure where I am.
Can you get there by plane?
Can you get there by car?

I'm not sure where I am.
Oh, when did I leave this place?
I'm not sure where I am.
Or who I am.
Or what I am.
I do not recognize even my own face.

I'm not sure where I am.
A place of bliss or one of dark?
I'm not sure where I am.
I can't see from the shadows.
I can't create the tiny spark.

I'm not sure where I am.
Where have I gone from here or there?
I'm not sure where I am.
Or who I am.
Or what I am.
I do not recognize even my own face.

I'm not sure where I am.
I cannot see through the fog.
I'm not sure where I am.
I am trapped forevermore
In this sticky, snatching bog.

Somewhere deep inside my head
A place where only I can be
A place where no one can be led
A place where I can hardly see

I'm not sure where I am.
Or who I am.
Or what I am.

But, I do know that I am.
I always was.
I'll always be.

I'm not sure where I am,
but wherever I am,
I'm free.
387 · Mar 2014
Flying (Haiku)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Soaring through the wind
Nothing matters anymore
Just the sky and me
383 · Jun 2020
You Were Here
Cailey Weaver Jun 2020
You were here to teach me that I could be loved again.

You were here to teach me that sometimes the best things are the most fleeting.

You were here to teach me that it's okay to have faith even if you don't believe.

You were here to teach me that good days are possible.

You were here to teach me that while you weren't my forever, you were what I wanted my forever to feel like.

You were here to remind me that everyone is human, no matter how strong they seem.

You were here to teach me that it is possible for someone to give as much as I do.

You were here to teach me that I could love fully and completely.

You were here to teach me what true happiness felt like.

You were here to teach me that not everything is what it seems.

You were here to teach me that just because someone stops loving me, doesn't mean I'm not worthy of it.

You were here to teach me that sometimes there is nothing I can do.

You were here to teach me to let go of the things I can't control.

You were here to teach me that it doesn't matter how much I love someone if they don't love me back.

You were here to teach me that I can love someone mentally different from myself.

You were here to teach me that communication only goes as far as the comprehender.

You were here to teach me that sometimes the biggest war is within oneself.

You were here to teach me that I can survive loss.

You were here to teach me that I'm much stronger than I thought I was.

You were here to teach me that no matter how angry I get, I can never let go of the love I received.

You were here to teach me that I don't hold a grudge when I truly love someone.

You were here to teach me that it's okay to let go, even when I don't want to.

You were here to teach me that there are beautiful people in the world that crack under pressure.

You were here to teach me that tears are just love falling away.

You were here to teach me that it's okay not to be okay, but that I will be.
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
You know you're a poet when you're up till 4 am pairing words for future rhymes.
For Harriet Tecumsah Watt's collection, "You know you're a poet when..."
377 · Jul 2016
The Sea.
Cailey Weaver Jul 2016
I feel as though I'm swimming in an ocean of despair.
Slowly losing my mind to those who have long since lost theirs.
I do not want to think about what darkness lurks abound.
For everywhere I turn it seems that hatred can be found.
And thus exists an endless cycle: anger, fear, and hate.
While love is left abandoned with a thirst it cannot sate.
And lost amongst destruction that, alone, we cannot halt.
Stricken by the idea that this cannot be our fault.
And so we pray and mourn the loss of all those who did fall.
Shedding tears and hoping that someone will hear our call.
But voices fall to empty ears, they will not hear our cry.
An echo is so hard to hear, unless you truly try.
375 · Jun 2020
I Remember
Cailey Weaver Jun 2020
I remember the hugs you used to give me before I really knew you.

I remember feeling weirded out by you asking me out over instagram.

I remember the first time I stood close to you, thinking I felt something there.

I remember you saying hurtful things in the beginning.

I remember sitting in the back of my car, just talking until 1am.

I remember being unsure if I wanted to be with you at first.

I remember sitting on the floor of my dorm, and asking you to kiss me because you were too oblivious to do so.

I remember feeling rushed by your want for instant commitment.

I remember how much I wanted you, and how right it felt being with you.

I remember feeling weird about dating someone from work.

I remember the times you made me cry of happiness.

I remember being hesitant about going public about our relationship.

I remember times I was shocked at how intelligent you seemed.

I remember being frustrated at how stubborn you were sometimes.

I remember how happy it felt to be in the car with you.

I remember the times when you let me down or left me to my own devices when I was sad.

I remember how you made me feel like I was a kid again.

I remember the time I sat crying on the floor after you told me I'd have to give up passing my culture to my kids.

I remember wearing your jacket in North Carolina because it made me feel like you were there.

I remember talking to my guy friend on New Year's because you went to sleep and missed midnight.

I remember the smell of your laundry detergent and how it makes me smile even now.

I remember the times you said you weren't sure if you wanted me around.

I remember loving your family and wanting to be a part of it.

I remember your family kicking me out onto the street when I became an inconvenience.

I remember the times I just wanted to stare at your face because I couldn't believe I loved someone this much.

I remember wondering if you ever truly loved me.

I remember the things you did for me that made me feel loved and complete.

I remember the times when I felt like a burden to you.

I remember the times you were truly there when I needed you, even when it was inconvenient to you.

I remember the times when you weren't.

I remember the kisses you'd give before going to work in the morning.

I remember feeling lonely on the days I didn't hear from you.

I remember loving your flaws, because they were a part of you.

I remember telling myself that your behavior was ok because there was an explanation.

I don't want to remember the ugly. I know it was there. But I don't want to think of you that way. I want to think of you fast asleep on my chest after a long day.

I want to think of not being able to wake you up because you are such a heavy sleeper.

I want to think of you getting excited over snails.

I want to think of your kindness.

I want to think of your love.

But that is not all there was.

There was hurt. There was pain. And there were times I sacrificed who I was to be loved by you.

But I don't want to remember that. I want to remember the love.
No matter how much your heart will remind you of the good things, the not so good things are always hiding between the lines. The only way to move on is to remind yourself of the imperfection, and the times you hurt, because otherwise the good will keep hurting you forever. It's not the pain we get over when we move on, it's the love.
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
You know you're a poet when you cry at night after the words you wrote on your hand that morning got rubbed off during the day.
For Harriet Tecumsah Watt's collection, "You know you're a poet when..."
372 · Mar 2014
Radience
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Sunlight filters through my window
I feel the warmth of sun rays' touch
It helps me know, it helps me see
Just why I love my life so much
It's so hard to find the happiness in life these days.
Especially with everything that goes on.
Sometimes it takes those little beautiful moments to help you remember why life is really worth living.
368 · Feb 2013
Waiting
Cailey Weaver Feb 2013
Your fingers drum against the chair.
A step from sleep a mile out of reach
You close your eyes but your mind sticks.
It won’t allow you to drift away.
You’ve done nothing for hours but sit and tap.
Your hands are numb from the dark cold fear.
And the foreboding dread of untold news.
You knew it was coming as it always had.
There is no saying what can not be.
The words need not be spoken aloud.
They have already flooded into my soul.
This is courtesy of life.
There is no stopping what fate dreams up.
There is only your internal strength that
stops your falling to the floor.
Although you may want to crumble in
the long hours waiting in the dark.
There still is time to emerge at the end
of a long, tiresome day.
And even though you know it’s true.
That what you’ll learn after the long, sad wait
will not be what you’d like to hear,
Hope will always be outside.
Sitting in a sunny patch.
Waiting just for you.
367 · Apr 2014
The Thing About Music
Cailey Weaver Apr 2014
I don't know what mental state I'd be in without music...

It has this uncanny ability to erase all the crap that goes on each day,
and sometimes, if I listen carefully,
I can hear it speak.

It tells me to smile.
And laugh.
And put on a happy face each day,
no matter how I feel.

It tells me to take chances,
And stay positive,
And even if I'm sad,
to make others laugh,
as not to pass it on.

It tells me to be stone.
To stay strong despite the blows.
To always wait
for the sunshine
and the rain.
For it will always come.

I don't know what mental state I'd be in without music...
It is my backbone
And my soul.
It's the voice in my head that tells me to keep going.
And the voice that reminds me when to stop.

It's the only thing that never fails me.
And the only thing that never leaves.
Sometimes, I can even sleep at night.

There will always be the chatter and rush of day.
There will always be the ups.
And the downs.
And the things that keep you lying awake.

But sometimes I can even sleep at night,
Because I know that there will always be something to wake up to.
366 · Mar 2014
Slipping My Mind (10w)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Every
 Single
  Day
   I
    Often
     Forget
      To
       See
        The
         Positives.
The next installment in my daily 10w collection.
359 · May 2013
My Good Friends...
Cailey Weaver May 2013
My Good Friends…

Spell my name right

Know that my favorite color’s green

Aren’t afraid to bluntly admit my flaws

Know my middle name is Grey with an E

Know that I talk to myself

Acknowledge and share my obsession with books

Listen when I’m having a rant

Know how to calm me down

Know when I’m hiding something

Have secret jokes with me

Tell me what they think

Can talk with me for hours on the phone

Know how to make me laugh

Encourage me about my future

Ask me about anything and everything

Are always THERE to lend a hand, an ear, or a heart.
357 · Jul 2017
Something
Cailey Weaver Jul 2017
Something is trying to claw its way out of my chest. White noise is buzzing in my ears. I’m not sure who is jabbing needles randomly into my body but all I know is it hurts like hell.
Something is squeezing in my head.
Something is screaming in my head.
Something is…
Something is…
Something is.
Where is that sound coming from? It’s like I’m trapped behind a curtain, able to see but unable to feel and unable to change what is happening around me. What is happening to me?
Why?
How?
Let me out!
Let me out.
Please…
357 · Jul 2016
Future Past
Cailey Weaver Jul 2016
While the sun sets at day's end, leading into night, it promises to rise again to give us morning's light.
The past is in the past, the future remains bright.
Our destinies are within reach, tomorrow is in sight.
356 · Mar 2014
Always There (10w)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Remember that the sun is still there when it rains.
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,                ,                   ,               ,        ,        ,      ,
Cailey Weaver Feb 2014
"I love you" are the most common words muttered on Valentine's Day.
On this one special day, everyone thinks of the people they care about.
Although Valentine's Day can sometimes cause more stress and sorrow than not,
We must remember what the day is really about.

In the next week, I challenge you to tell three people, "I love you."
Every day until the end of the week.

If they say it back, then you are loved.
If they don't they don't deserve yours.

Remember that the people who love you don't care about your quirks.
They accept your flaws and make you feel good about yourself.

Aim to get at least one, "I love you" every singe day.
In that sense, in that way, Valentine's Day will never end.

Look for the people who really matter and don't stop until you do.
And once you find them, hold them tight, and tell them, "I Love You."

I guarantee they'll say it back, and even if they find it hard.
Let them know you'll keep their heart and that you'll be their guard.
355 · Mar 2014
Frozen (10w)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Sometimes,
ice           can
feel            so
cold         that
it   seems   hot
353 · Jun 2020
Rise
Cailey Weaver Jun 2020
My skin gets thicker every time the world strikes me with a backhand blow.

My bones strengthen every time someone I love disappears without warning.

My heart beats more insistently at every attempt someone makes to tear it out.

My soul grows deeper with every ounce of pain that cycles through my being.

Every time the world tries to crush me to its core, I generate resilience. My mind becomes wiser. It takes a certain amount of pain to make a person better. For, in order to rise, you must first be knocked to the ground.
352 · Mar 2014
Restless (10w)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
..............When      your
     head                      won't
stop                              turning
      it's             ­           hard
              to        sleep..............
351 · Jun 2014
A Father to All
Cailey Weaver Jun 2014
Time runs on oiled tracks,
Cloaked in wants; forgotten wishes,
He waits with open arms.
350 · Dec 2013
A Plague
Cailey Weaver Dec 2013
Those few who survive the disease,
return to life stronger.

Although more wary and unforgiving than ever,
they return.

And they are stronger than before.
348 · Jun 2014
Just Something
Cailey Weaver Jun 2014
Every day it goes away

Every day… it’s almost gone

Every day it goes away

Every day it finds a way to escape

Every day it finds a way….

Every day it finds a way….



Hope’s never there when you need it

Sometimes you’ve got to stand on your own

Hope will only take you halfway there

You’ve got to lead the way
347 · Jan 2014
Where have you gone?
Cailey Weaver Jan 2014
Where are you?
Where have you gone?
I'd like know.
Where have you gone?
One day you're here,
The next you're not.
I'd like to know.
Where have you gone?
I'm standing here.
Just like a fool.
My eyes are wide.
I nearly drool.
I'm standing here,
Just like a fool.
I'd like to know.
Where have you gone?
Please let me know.
Where have you gone?
Is it just me?
Or is it you?
I'd like to know.
Where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
Let me know
Just where you are.
Are you near?
Or are you far?
Just let me know
Just where you are.
I miss you here
It's so bizarre.
But until you're ready,
Au revoir.
Where have you gone?
Where have you gone?
347 · Mar 2014
Night (20w)
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Every night we close our eyes
and miss one of the best aspects of life:
the light in the dark.
337 · Mar 2017
The worst.
Cailey Weaver Mar 2017
Its the worst feeling in the world; knowing that you loved someone who drove you to near madness.
Someone who chipped away at your sanity; bruised you, twisted you mentally, damaged you in irreparable ways.
Every day you try to heal, forget, but there is a hollow part inside of you that will never be the same again.
It's the worst feeling in the world to be crushed by someone you love, even when you knew that loving them wasn't in your own best interest.
You knew that something was off.
You knew you should have run; gone far away from the toxic vapor released by the relationship.
It was a chain reaction; each product driving you even further into madness.
They manipulated you.
Lied to you.
Faked their affections.
Tried to use you.
You let them. Just a little.
But you caught yourself just in time.
You saved yourself.
You escaped.
Even when they played you right until the very end.
You like who you are in the aftermath.
You relish the strength you feel being free from his clutches.
You adore knowing that you outsmarted even the worst of the narcissists.
But the paranoia remains.
It finds you.
In the night; in the day.
Around every corner.
But you will be free.
You will be okay.
It was the worst feeling in the world.
But it's over.
You survived.
They may have tried to crush you, but you remain whole even still.
In the end, they did not win.
They never will.
Perhaps you may feel damaged, but you will rebuild.
And you will learn.
333 · Jun 2020
Time Warp
Cailey Weaver Jun 2020
Coming out the other end of something has you feeling around to make sure you brought all your body parts through the portal with you.
330 · Mar 2014
Hello
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
Hello.
Hello yourself.
What do you want?
What about you?
What is up?
What’s with you?
I am trying to get rid of you.
Hello.
Hello yourself.
Why do you keep saying that?
Why do you?
You are a pain.
So are you.
Why can I not run from you?
You can not get away because,
you are me and I am you.
324 · Jun 2014
Unfortunately (10w)
Cailey Weaver Jun 2014
You Can't Make People Change.


They Can Only Change Themselves.
320 · Mar 2013
Hello
Cailey Weaver Mar 2013
Hello.
Hello yourself.
What do you want?
What about you?
What is up?
What’s with you?
I am trying to get rid of you.
Hello.
Hello yourself.
Why do you keep saying that?
Why do you?
You are a pain.
So are you.
Why can I not run from you?
You can not get away because,
you are me and I am you.
320 · Mar 2014
Do it
Cailey Weaver Mar 2014
If you're missing love,
find it.

If you've lost your way,
ask directions.

If you've fallen,
climb.

If your happiness left you,
chase it.

If a storm's approaching,
find a tree.

If you can't find work,
make it.

If you're thirsty,
drink

If you're hungry,
eat.

If the fridge is empty,
find a store.

If the store's closed,
What is dirt for?

If you're flying,
watch your head.

If you're running,
watch you're back.

If you're 'too tired',
sleep's overrated.

Out of breath?
Well so is air.

Life doesn't live you
You live life.

Life is like the trial version of a computer program.
If you want full benefits, there's a price to pay.

If you owe it,
pay it.

If something's undone,
do it.
311 · Apr 2014
Power (10w)
Cailey Weaver Apr 2014
No One Can Make You.
Only You Can Control.
308 · Mar 2017
Flip Side
Cailey Weaver Mar 2017
Numbed.

Yet, feeling.

Deadened.

Yet, living.

Forgetting.

Yet, remembering.

Loving.

Yet, hating.

Saddened.  

Yet, smiling.

Missing.

Yet, satisfied.  

Lamenting.

Yet, appreciating.

Cinching.

Yet, releasing.

Holding on.

Letting go.

Always here.

Forever disappearing.

Fighting to be lost.

Daring to be found.

On the flip side of every page.
303 · Mar 2017
Always Win
Cailey Weaver Mar 2017
Left alone,
I will sing.
Abandoned,
I will dream.
Unloved,
I will care.
Hated,
I will love.

Loved,
I'll love harder.
Held,
I'll hold tighter.
Found,
I'll be a companion
Collected,
I will be content.
301 · Jun 2020
Ghosts
Cailey Weaver Jun 2020
Haunting me when I'm weakest

You wrap my heart in icy tendrils

Waiting for me to break and succomb

Your grip is firm yet fleeting

Flighty as the wind direction

Invisible as the sky
301 · Apr 2014
Lately (10W)
Cailey Weaver Apr 2014
Some                    Days                   Things
                 Seem                  To                         Fly
                             By                     Far                         Too
                                                                                               Fast.........
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