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Olivia A Keaton May 2017
we have a history
the people I've left
and the 'lucky' ones I've kept.
I've left one because loving hurts so good
I've left him behind
in a quiet neighborhood.
There he will find peace
and maybe just maybe
our hearts will feel at ease.
O.K
not my best work, but it's late and I'm not very tired.
Olivia A Keaton Nov 2016
sharp edges
lives awful sketches
easily sliced
or cut*
but
Life is a little too beautiful
ah*
I've cried
No longer will I be alone,
I got a letter that says
he's coming home.
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
ladders
One step up
From this awful place

At the top
I can see your loving face

What about between the steps?
that empty space

It's quite like my freedom
Non existent

I keep climbing even though I should stop
But I just need to get to the
**top
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
Olivia A Keaton Jun 2017
for there are many stars that dot the sky
and there are many tears fallen from your eyes
among these stars, surely one wish of mine
will come true, so here's a few wishes for you.
*i wish that you could see
what a beautiful person you are to me.
i wish that i could be there some how
to hold you and help calm you down.
i wish that you could have a break
a vacation from this big headache.
i wish that i had never lied before
then maybe you wouldn't be crying in the floor.
i wish you wouldn't apologize, i am your friend
and even if you push me away,
i will stick with you until the end.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton Aug 2017
I've always believed that
the best things you could do
for someone, were not things.
they were nothings.
and as so, it is true.

See my dear friends, an example or two:
   a little money although you never ask,
a substitute from a too-easy task,
   a ride on the wheel, even when they're afraid,
a boy in a book, learning how to braid,
   even a blanket when you're a little too cold,
or a genuine smile from someone that's old.


Its truly the nothings, can't you see?
The nothings mean something to me.
O.K
Give someone a nothing and see what it will do.
I thank God for the beautiful nothings I receive everyday although I'm not always good to return.
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2018
I needed someone safe,
like springtime.

I fell in love with you,
summer rain, summer dew.

I fell like leaves in autumn,
pieces of my heart, you caught em.

My cold tears had fallen like snow,
I really loved you but it’s time to let go.
O.K
and I realize this now
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
lies
When I believe them
I like the idea of them
Then it's not true
And I fall *
apart
Olivia A Keaton Mar 2018
when she found herself broken,
she still managed to stand.

when she realized that life bites,
she grew a strong hunger to fight.

when everyone left,
she found her Best Friend.

so, when love bites, when life bites,
scoot away from it all, and closer to God.
Because God doesn’t bite.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton May 2019
papers and coffee stains,
although you prefer tea.

time spent swaying and sighing,
not talking to me.

this life is messy!
so very cluttered.
but what you don't understand is that,
on day one, my heart fluttered.

this life is stressy!
groaning, trying
screaming, crying.
you pull at your hair, and I will too.
because this life is stressy,
I'll never leave you.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
I dreamed a dream so pretty
But it was about self pity
I was all alone
In a land so far away
Right beside an ocean bay
On this little lonely island
The colors exquisite
But there was no one there to live it
So alone I set
And there I wept
?¿
Olivia A Keaton Feb 2020
ups and downs
the in betweens
don't give up on those dreams.
chase them like they're fireflies
and you're a child
a summer night.
ups and downs
the in betweens
ride life's roller coaster
enjoy the screams.
Olivia A Keaton Jan 2020
Youth
The beautiful silk of youth
was still running through her voice
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.
Olivia A Keaton Nov 2016
Oblivious to the
passing
wasting
and loss

Of time
she never really knew how beautiful
and eventful
life is.
She was oblivious in so many ways.
The tears that were unselfishly cried over her
all of the wonderful sentences she never again would hear.
Olivia A Keaton Aug 2017
good morning little boy
bundled in blue,
today is beautiful
and so are you.


a gift from heaven
that God perfectly made,
you are worth a price,
it was very well paid.


two parents just smiling away,
oh baby boy,
how you've made their day
O.K
I am so happy for my cousin Abigail and her husband as they begin to grow their beautiful family. I wish the best for them and happy days for them and their baby boy.
Olivia A Keaton Aug 2019
Is it not crazy
how one, tiny baby
can change your life
in such a big way?
Olivia A Keaton Jul 2016
she won't tell me the name
she tells me to guess
I'm not good at this game
I'm excited for sure
but the question that kills me
is one that will be revealed when its **born
She won't tell me the names (sigh)
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2016
Little lights sparkle
Smiles beam
I really love this Christmas feeling
Being happy is simply what it seems
Loving life with a heart that's
healing
and simply
knowing
what Christmas will bring
❤️
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 ❤️
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2020
cigarette smoke and coffee plague the air
I feel it hurting my lungs by the second
The ashtray sitting among the clutter
whispers to me for some relief from the filth upon it.
My lungs cry back in a defeated tone
They care not about our cries.
It’s been proven time and again with the empty promise of laying it down.
Like the ashtray, my lungs will continue to suffer.
Until I break the chains of childhood and fly into open skies. Full of fresh air.
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2019
For the first time in a long time,
it feels and looks like Christmas.

Last year, I gifted my heart to you.
This year, you still have it and refuse to give it away,
it's your most prized possession.

And I think that this year,
because you've given me everything I could ever want,
will be the best Christmas I've ever had.
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2016
At first when you hated me
It took me through some pain
I thought I would be sad with out you
then you hated me again
After all of this and me trying
I'm thinking maybe losing you is my gain.
I'm tired; sick of crying
But now I know
That what I thought was a loss
Is really a gain
Edit later ;)
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
love flies through the night
the night
the night
the love it fills me with fright

it flies like an ebony raven
the raven
the raven
the flight is love's safe haven

love is lost in a dark cave
the cave
the cave
the raven will carry the love message in which to it I gave

upon arrival in the darkest dark
the darkest dark
the darkest dark
on the raven my love will embark
I don't even know where my inspiration is.
Olivia A Keaton Jul 2016
We all have material things we love, do we not?
A lot of them are now forgotten and lost
blankets
      books
           keys
              and even toys

but i will share a secret
a secret of a story you may know as well
in it is my favorite lost thing and here i will tell
but i don't care about the stories of lost toys
**because my favorite thing that is lost is that of the lost boys
Based on Peter Pan of course.
Olivia A Keaton Aug 2017
its weird that you continue
to give my heart and stomach
butterflies after all of these years
of getting to know you.
O.K
what am I supposed to do when I have feelings I don't need?
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.
Olivia A Keaton Mar 2017
honestly, I've never experienced something that truly belongs in a fairytale..
until now.
romeo was charming the towns girl couldn't deny
if only juliet wasn't in the picture...
that's the day she decided juliet must die.
juliet had it all
beauty, kindness it continues on
that's why it was recognized sad when she took the fall.
she was in love what was she meant to do?
she was tired of crying every night,
i just wanted to be you.
now juliet has gone, or so the towns folk hear
romeo is hers now
so she hadn't shed a tear.
Olivia A Keaton May 2016
Love oh Love

honeymoons along the coastal shore

first anniversary fights, I won I Love you more
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2018
aren't you lovely?
Except, I already know what
you'll say.
You'll deny what I tell you.

Maybe you're humble,
too kind.
Or maybe you just
have stardust in your eye.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2017
And now everything's beautiful
with the lovely golden kiss of autumn.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2018
****!!
And then we’re
looking
at the stars.

Pointing
and
picking
certain ones as ours.

There’s nothing
you can’t do with
your magic, I see.

Nothing you can’t do,
wait.
Except for loving me.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2020
Drunken by the beauty of your lips
and yet, they never knew the taste of alcohol.
Swaying and flowing instinctively
though I never knew how to dance.
My heart pounds with happiness and bliss
even though it never knew a kind hand.

You make the impossible become reality for me.
It’s true what you always said:
You’re magical.
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2017
I'm tired of hiding behind a wall,
holding my head high,
not letting my chin fall.

I'm sick of putting on a show,
making them smile and laugh,
maybe one day they'll know.

Head held high,
and thoughts held low,
maybe I'll cry, maybe you'll know.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2018
your fingers trace beautiful paintings in my skin, and your lips write poetry like silk against mine.

But you’re the real masterpiece,
         and honestly, I thought that I was the artist.
O.K
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.❤️
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2019
"When I was a kid.."
"You're still a kid"

Then tell me
how is it fair that you expect me to act like the adult you say I'm not?
Olivia A Keaton May 2018
and to think it all started
on April the 3rd.

it was fun, I guess that’s true.

but I didn’t even make it a month,
at least not with you.
O.K
Should it even be possible to lose feelings in less than a month?
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.
Olivia A Keaton Dec 2019
With only the light
from a far away screen
you held out your hand
and your eyes said "dance with me"
Olivia A Keaton Sep 2018
tip tap tapping of a keyboard,
       hours better spent.

her mother's dad told her to go,
       so there she went.

so lovely and eager to please,
       sacrifices ((time with her son.))

a beautiful woman and mama
      simply working to hear "well done."
O.K
to Abigail, I know it isn't always easy, but you'll get there. I love you!
Olivia A Keaton Jul 2020
our love is like trying to keep long, free hair
from tickling your face.

our love, darling, is like the stickiness of dough sticking to your fingers before you make your baked treat.

our love is messy, yes. crazy at times? absolutely.
but it yields the most beautiful and fun amazing moments.
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
mirror mirror
The words
And
Guidance
Telling me
To never
Fall

What my mirror
Doesn't know
Is I'm
The most naive
Of them
all
Prompt: write about if your mirror started talking to you
Olivia A Keaton Mar 2017
I hate myself entirely
for not really taking you seriously
when you offered an embrace.
I have wished since then, so desirably
that you would ask for the fourth time.
For the past 3 times
I thought you were joking until I saw your face.

And now I guess I've missed this opportunity of just a simple hug
because now you're with her and all I can do is shrug
:\
Olivia A Keaton Oct 2016
When I said
A few words
You thought I meant
What you heard
Except what you heard wasn't about you
I tried to say this and now our relationship
Is quite askew
Just some bad poetry
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.
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2019
your moon is my moon
it watches us both on a warm summer night

it shines proudly upon us as we trace each other with fingertips, sending chills in waves across our moonbeam skin.

it illuminates our most secret loves, kissing like no one is watching. (besides the moon, no one is)

I guess that no one watches because no one cares about our moon lit heaven.
But the moon watches.
The moon watches to see us fly and fall.
We fall in love all over again.
O.K
This is simply word doodles as I’m trying to get thoughts together
Olivia A Keaton Apr 2019
as the moon pulls and sends waves
of the deep ocean blue,
you pull me close as my breath, against your neck, sends waves of chills over you.

as gravity tries to keep us standing on Earth’s floor,
I’m flying high, above the sky,
shaky and begging
for just a little more.
O.K
Olivia A Keaton May 2017
"Goodmorning"
they say
"Oh what a wonderful day?"
but when i just reply
"morning"
they dont even notice the
frown im wearing
O.K
Olivia A Keaton Jun 2017
mr lyric writer,
write a song for me,
put it on display
for everyone to see?

mr vocalist,
sing your heart out please,
may I love you forever
as your songs never cease.
O.K
I am in love with music as it helps me through my unexplainable emotions.
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