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Olivia A Keaton May 2017
I wish it would
well rain harder
I wish that
the sky water would be salty
like my tears.
this way both could slide down my face unidentifiable
I wish the thunder was louder
just to help save me from my thoughts

I love how
well simply how
I'm walking to the beat,
crunching gravel to meet the sound
of my favorite song
even though it's no longer playing
I love that
the rain is blurring my vision
eventhough I couldn't see anyway
I love that with every step
I'm taking a shower
the rain provides me with good cleansing
I'm slowly scrubbing away every
remark, laugh, judge, scar and stain
and as my jeans, blouse, and shoes get wet,
I'm washing away some of this too
hidden deep within the seams

and yet some people wonder
why
why does she like the rain
well
It's not just rain
it's a friend
that I can talk to and actually leave with
a cleansed soul.
2.0k · May 2016
Abusive, Abusive, Love
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
Abused
Used
But
I fell for it
It was great
But now I hate
The thing we call "love"
Every man that comes along think they are in a place above
But they push and shove
Then we are back to abused
Used
1.9k · Sep 2016
Poetry and Pottery
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2016
He molded me in his hands, rough and scary
Just the way he wanted me to be

He sat for hours at the pottery wheel
What he didn't see was the real me and how I truely feel

He doesn't care about my perfect imperfections
If I'm not the way he wants me, he sees me as infectious

He molds and molds while I blankly stare
I should leave and my feelings I would spare

*the sensation makes me not care
It's kind of bad but you know it's just what i came up with.
1.6k · Sep 2018
(camera shutter)
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2018
I take photos so often
         that
people often chastise me for it.

click

But who am I to blame,
when the sunset is
way more colorful
than my darkest nights?

Who are you to chastise me
for wanting a bit
of this beautiful moment,
selfishly, for my own?

click

I need more film.
O.K
1.6k · May 2016
Cinderella
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
Cinders
Sisters
Masters
Slippers

Oh Dear Cinderella
Mice
Nice
Quite

Oh My Cinderella
Mother
Oh bother

Nice Cinderella
Sobs
Mops
Drops

Why Cry Cinderella
                                      Now....
Fairy Godmother
Look there's a horse then another

Be Back Before Time Is Gone Cinderella,
Prance
Dance

Runaway Cinderella
Slipper?
Missed Her?

Oh Charming What Have You Done Mister
Does it fit her
No, sir
That one?
It's her.

There's Cinderella
So,
No More Tears
It's your wedding day
Everyone cheers
Bye My Princess Cinderella
told from the point of view of Cinderella's passed parents
1.3k · May 2016
My Dear Future Self.....
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
Coffee will be your life
Everyday at college you'll pray not to stab your professor with a knife.
You hope to find a nice guy
When it fails, you won't wanna try
But he will come along.
You might have the voice for song
You'll probably have a cat
However he's probably dead
We don't know where he's at.
This is my cousin Abigail's life.❤️
1.1k · May 2017
?
Olivia A Keaton May 2017
?
I couldn't think of a name for this poem
just like you can't think of what to say
when you ask if I'm ok
and I respond **no
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1.1k · Aug 2017
a mother's shadow
Olivia A Keaton Aug 2017
there are so many ways to define mother.
a woman who is blessed to conceive,
the person who raises you,
or someone who sticks around

          but
it's an entirely different definition for a mom.
and while I have a mother
and always have had a mother,
ive only recently found my
mom
a mom is a person to hug and cry in to
a mom is a person that you feel loved by.

and all of these years, a mother figure was standing tall,
          but immersed in the shadows was a *mom
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I couldn't love either one any more than I do.
958 · Sep 2016
You Make Me High
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2016
first it was all about pain
now I actually take you to gain
the sensation that makes me high
boy I'll tell you, with you I swear I can fly
you make me feel like I'm eight feet tall
but honey let me tell you the worst part is the fall
but is it worth it they say
every time I take you I don't know if I'll see another day
so no it's not worth it
but I can't help it
I'm an addict
so don't make the same mistake as me
don't take opioids and good your health will be
For health class at school we have to write why people should not take opioids and get addicted. This is a rough draft I'll edit later
876 · Apr 2017
Beauty at its finest
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2017
i love you*
can you not understand
i mean come on i've been
writing all of this poetry
and i've been trying
and then i end up crying
that's ok isn't it?
wrong*
i cry because you are beauty at its finest dear
and you've known it all along.
O.K
748 · Jul 2017
choked
Olivia A Keaton Jul 2017
smokin' 100s "just to get a break"
well what do you do, if you
feel the love is fake?
get up and go, away from the smoke,
can't your eyes see that it's why
you choke?


while you are sleeping,
with your addicted little head,
my hobby became weeping,
while you slept in your bed.
so dont be alarmed if one day i'm gone,
because it was up to you,
you've done it all wrong.
O.K
738 · Apr 2017
Self Portrait
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2017
Obviously clumsy
Living with it well
Indecisive for sure
Very loud and over excited
Irreplaceable one of a kind
A** bad poet that pays no mind
710 · Mar 2017
love cuts
Olivia A Keaton Mar 2017
now these cuts aren't on the wrist
but on the ankles, feet, and heart
i wish that we had a softer dancing place
but when you love someone so much
you're willing to get cut and hurt
to dance on thorns in order to be there, with them
and even though it's painful, love is what we live
and honey let me tell you just how much love I can give.
697 · Jan 2019
Never Have
Olivia A Keaton Jan 2019
I’ve never felt a love this strong
a love that goes both ways.

A love that sticks through right and wrong,
a love that listens to bad days.

A love that never lies,
a love that holds on and remains true.

A love for which I won’t apologize,
a love between me and you.
O.K
693 · Apr 2017
Forbade
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2017
There's something so
t    n    l
    i     g    y

and
beautiful
about him being in a forbade love.
Something that replaces the salt of the sea
with the salt of tears both happy and sad
There's something so
c o m f o r t i n g
and
amazing
about being able to feel
that someone will love you always
no matter the disapproval
*lets view this love in a different way
685 · Feb 2018
sweetness
Olivia A Keaton Feb 2018
after a few years or so of writing poetry,
your lips wrote a thousand, beautiful words against mine.

*It’s better than anything I’ve ever written
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he makes me happy, that’s important, right?
680 · Oct 2016
The Creek and Its Secrets
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
the brook softly murmurs
Telling secrets to me
I think to myself*
this is how everything should be
*
it tells me stories
ones it knows I won't repeat
the creek with its secrets shall
always be told to me
Don't you love listening to the creek?
680 · Mar 2017
Like This Flower
Olivia A Keaton Mar 2017
today i saw a thing,
something that caught my eye
i was shuffling down the sidewalk
as
c o n f u s e d
as could be,
when I saw a dull like flower
just.. staring up at me.
this flower had been abused,
fooled by its own love
it had been brutally stepped on and bruised from some careless person "above."
and you may find this funny, but maybe you'll understand
but i*  *heard  that flower

when i speak its words, i speak them for a few

some harmful things in life just don't make sense
**and i can only hope this flower's story can help you.
:)
Prompt: write a poem that is close to you about a flower that's been harmed.
678 · Aug 2019
sunflower
Olivia A Keaton Aug 2019
the sun is nothing but a flower
the petals created by the blur
of my own vision
657 · Dec 2016
Picking Flowers
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2016
Petals
or*
*
parts?
Petals on the flowers I pick,
or parts of my heart that I give you?
Does it matter?
No.
You probably let both wither away
just like the times before.
Eh.
643 · May 2016
Last. Breath.
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
I know what's coming
I hear the sound of distant humming

                 My last breath is arriving
All around me death is thriving

                 My heart is shriveled up
Why am I crying? I'm grown up
    
                 The war has got the best of me
Now I die beside the sea

                 When will this war be over?
Then as I rollover

I take my *last breath
War
639 · Oct 2017
strawberry fields
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2017
you remind me of fields of strawberries
and I love you so much.
But with strawberry fields
come clusters of sadness,
good thing there's a weird
happiness to balance that out.
O.K
630 · Sep 2016
Little one.
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2016
Dear Little One,
What Is It Like
Being Happy All The Time?
Having Everyone In The World To Play With,
And Hearing Angels Chime?
A Beautiful And Strong Voice Telling You It Will Always Be Alright,
Even When Down Here, Countries Are Having Fights?
Little One, We Miss You, But We Know You're Happy In The Sky
Tell Me, Is God An Awesome Guide?
In loving memory of Gabriel 9-2-16 ❤️
610 · Oct 2016
Just Tidying
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
Watching the swirl of the wash
Watching the
colors
fade
Much like the
happiness
that once flourished

Hearing the
click clack
Of a button in the dryer
That will soon be lost and forgotten
Leaving
An empty hole in some
Old shirt
Much like a hole in my heart

Scrubbing away
A meal once
Enjoyed by me
The taste so
Vivid
Now bland with the
*****
Dish water that it's
Came to be
Prompt: write about housework
608 · Apr 2017
Small Pieces
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2017
Just a little ray of sunshine
peeking through to say hello
Just a little bit of sparkle
to this too late snow
Just a tiny bit of hope
that shines through
Just a little tiny wish
for me and for you
~O.K
573 · Oct 2016
Rain Is My Gain
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
like teardrops from the sky
or maybe the ones that flow from my left eye.
The development of photographs that don't exist
I don't think I can stand much more of this.*

*rain like teardrops from above
what caused this rain is most likely love.
A love for a child that couldn't be kept
a love so strong; you won't believe how I've wept
Rain. Rain. Rain.
Inspired by the sad loss of a young cousin which I already began to love but never met.
557 · Mar 2017
Sparks (Haiku)
Olivia A Keaton Mar 2017
Can't you feel the sparks?
Between our hands were fireworks
where are we going?
547 · Sep 2016
September Forever
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2016
Leaves vigorously shaking

Hearts pounding, aching

Summer is Fall's taking
#septemberlove #fall ❤️
529 · Oct 2016
The Tattle Tale Heart
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
His eye
Was so
Creepy

I tried to
Be stealthy
Ah! but the door
It was
creaky

He shouted aloud
As I did the deed
Now he was dead
I could finally
sleep

Nothing against him
Not one grudge
But the vulture eye I
Tell you, he looked like a
creep

The men finally
Come over
Searching my home
But there's something
It's ticking, driving me
mad

Oh Lord!
The guilt I can stand it no more!
Look!
Here, under the floor!
They take me away
But I go knowing that it's
The most fun I've ever
**had
I'm not stealing this reference from Poe, I'm using it to write about this prompt: recreate your favorite poem in your own words.
519 · Nov 2016
Monsters
Olivia A Keaton Nov 2016
i have a friend
he is a monster, indeed
and I guess his name is Ted
but even more importantly
he doesn't live under my bed
but in my head you see
no one else can hear him
the only person is me
he fills my head with conflict
that mean, old, nasty thing
I really cannot stand him
but it's odd; to him I cling
it really doesn't make sense
this monster in my brain
but I guess he'll always be there
I will have to live with that*
*but I don't even know his name.
514 · Sep 2018
........
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2018
I am saddened yet happy.
I hear demons wail,
I see monsters under the bed,
but
I want to rid the monsters in my head.

I am saddened yet happy.
I pretend to smile when things go wrong,
I feel like a kid in a fake, sad song.

I touch the rain, in hopes to see the sky.
I worry about my pain, I don’t want to die.

I cry when people leave, only fond memories in my head.

I am saddened yet happy.
I understand there’s no cure.
I say “go for everything”..
even if you’re not sure.

I dream of a life, something better to do.
I try to fix myself to benefit me and you.
I hope one day it leaves, the sadness that I feel.

I am saddened yet happy
(and that’s just my deal.)
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510 · Sep 2018
....
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2018
trace my spine.
crash your lips upon mine.

take me away,
darling so divine.

break that clock,
we don't need the time.

for a moment, a second,
you are all mine.
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507 · Dec 2016
Mathematics
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2016
The silent sighs upon the sight of more equations
the not only bright, but wonderful math instructor
indeed
her only rule or regulation
is that she is always our constructor;
building our knowledge up
she challenges your brain with complications
but know that Mrs. Hudnall's class is the best among the nations.
I'm in math class right now and some word doodling is happening.❤️
494 · Mar 2017
Bright Like the Sun
Olivia A Keaton Mar 2017
How ironic that on snowy days as this
your smile warms the room
and appears bright like the sun.
494 · Dec 2016
Poetry Undivided
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2016
In the Undivided Poetry
these Simple Writings
Are Undefined Sightings
Haiku
485 · May 2019
before the beginning
Olivia A Keaton May 2019
I remember asking you

"If you look out the nearest window right now,
can you see the moon in the sky?"

I asked this because, if you could see the same moon in the same sky as me, maybe the distance wouldn't be as impossible.
O.K
485 · Feb 2017
the diet of life
Olivia A Keaton Feb 2017
please
what am I to do when I
*
want

a salad
but so many
friends and family

want
me to eat a pepperoni roll
and while it's not the healthiest decision for me,
I feel as if the people around me,
won't love me if I don't eat the pepperoni roll
then of course, what is best for me doesn't matter anymore
because even though the salad and its family of veggies
loves me, I

need to feel loved
*even if it is fake by everyone
and by choosing salad I feel guilty
and worst of all unloved..
Yeah this is a true story but using food to represent some things in my life to avoid any conflict. No names have been mentioned, I just had to vent through my writing
482 · Nov 2016
Maybe
Olivia A Keaton Nov 2016
maybe all of this quietness
can fill my empty heart
that's really something strange
but I can't help it
you know, we all play a part
hopefully this will never change.
Sadness has taken over,
over hearts and faces
we force ourselves to mutter a word
to fill the empty spaces.
You really can't look them in the eye
I say this; now listen
so I've tried
we spend our long, sad, and dreary days simply reminiscin'.

You can't help but look at the spaces
and think
maybe just maybe*
*i could bring smiles to faces.
I am in class and I've finished before everyone else.
463 · Apr 2017
Crush. Crash. Burn.
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2017
Well im not feeling very poetic tonight, but won't you still sit for a while?
The first part of this story is the awful crushing
when she wants him but he wants another
bestfriend
is what she's told, but nothing more
The second part is the crash
Boy this ones a hoot
she still loves him, but now a little more
and he notices her less and follows the other right out the door
The burn, the third part
this is when we recover from suffers
and burn out the memories and pictures
of ones interested in others
448 · Dec 2016
Color Me Blue
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2016
Anything thing I can do to make you stay
Seeing myself when looking up to you
I know I see in black and white
so paint me a bright blue sky.
When you're absent in my life, I'm color blind.
Unedited
446 · May 2016
Souls
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
Ok
So they say
That you become most
Like the ones you are
Around the most
Is that because
Every time you exhale you lose a
Fragment of your soul
Then everytime you inhale you take in a part of another's
Then your last breath would be the very last fragment of your soul
Olivia A Keaton May 2017
break my heart and then my spine.
crash your lips upon mine.
take me away, darling so divine.
you cant tell a broken clock to read the time.
beautiful heartbreaker, i love you so.
so much that i close my eyes and still see your ghost.
you break my heart and then my spine, lost: trying to find whats
**mine
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437 · Jan 2017
Happy Birthday, Dad
Olivia A Keaton Jan 2017
Today you grow older,
Though it may not seem
And I'll try to sing a song to you
but phone conversations aren't my sort of thing.
Dad I love you beyond words and I just pray
that prayers, love, and kindness,
surround you on this special birthday.

Wish I were there to celebrate with you!
xoxo
436 · Apr 2017
Relaxing
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2017
Everything is literally perfect right now
the rain is coming down just enough
to quench my thirsty eyes that have cried
a few too many times.
The music flows into my ears
and soothes the canals
which have been beat and battered
with things I shouldn't hear.
The subtle click click of keyboards all around the room
puts my overthinking brain
into a sort of ease
that couldn't have came a moment too soon.
A little English class poetry for you.
~O.K
435 · Oct 2017
early morning whispers
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2017
I love it when you whisper because it means that what ever you say, is just for me.
O.K
435 · Feb 2017
HeartStorm
Olivia A Keaton Feb 2017
Tomorrow the sun will rise
just as it has
Oh so many times
but the storm will run its course tonight
words as rain, more like tears of pain
and it just so happens that she just might....
*dance in the dampness of her heartstorm with delight.
I know it's not my best but oh well.
435 · Nov 2019
Deafening
Olivia A Keaton Nov 2019
you tell me to let it loose
this demon gnawing at my heart
but when it rages and tugs at my strings
it comes out in the form of silent screams

the static and quietness are deafening
and the rain has no sound
because my tears are silent
forever shushed, hitting the ground
433 · Nov 2019
Grow. Up.
Olivia A Keaton Nov 2019
sickness and poison once ate at her chest
illness took over her kind face and she began to age before her time.
can you imagine the trauma? probably not.
the blackness and the vines that enclosed her,
the white rooms, blinding lights
the sunken face and the worry still.
all proves that she's strong, wouldn't you think?
that she's grown, an adult woman.
but she's with this demon
his hair is red because it was the devil's favorite color.
his smile is wicked and his eyes are cold with everyone he meets.
she sees this cold, wicked hell.
there's no love. only using and abusing
so may I say this
I love you
I hate him
We all do
so find that strength that beat the scariest darkness
and
Grow. Up.
426 · Jul 2017
a storm in the ocean's wake
Olivia A Keaton Jul 2017
I finally found the truth.
I love blue eyes,
because they remind me of
the beautiful sea.

however, the storm-filled
eyes are more like home
and I find passion in them,
deep down where no one else can see.

so, it's when I found
his eyes. a perfect hurricane
filled with energy,
in the ocean's wake.

that is when
i finally saw
how beautiful
a storm at sea could be.
O.K
410 · May 2016
Poems
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
Rhyming words or phrases
Talking of poem basics
Speaking through the writing
About love
Hate
And fighting
Poems are a beautiful thing
Deep dark and mesmerizing....
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