Gaia Octavia : Writing

Through These Eyes

Through These Eyes

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


As sober as a nun who has lost her faithas useless as a dancer who's lost her gracea life unraveled by tired mindleft weary from a life unkindI remain..
Masquerade

Masquerade

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


When pretty prose fail to pacify, And the wisdom of words shortly fall, This is when I pick up my pen And tear - brick by brick - down my wall. ..
My Fellow Tortured Souls

My Fellow Tortured Souls

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


Where are you,my fellow tortured souls?Those of you who havelived through traumaor are drowning in it still?If only your cracks were visible so I knew..
Edward

Edward

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


You were never minebut still, years laterI wake from a dream of you,where your legs workedand you were happyand we reminisced aboutall the havoc we wr..
Ballad

Ballad

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


The woman woke up all alone, her dress a wrinkled fright. She thought of all the crazy things she'd done to pass the night: Drinking, dancing,..
Fallen Robin

Fallen Robin

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


I think of the timeswhen fingers fly, with papers fullthe ink is dryAnd though I cannotforce it so,I feel as ifI ought to knowThe perfect wordsto pick..
Two-Faced

Two-Faced

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


Worlds apart,this dichotomyI've got going ondeep inside of meLove used to get meso very excitedeven though it alwaysturned out unrequitedNow love only..
My Love Is a Wild Thing

My Love Is a Wild Thing

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


My love is a wild thing With no sense of shame It blazes bright and douses me With thoughts and feelings left unnamed Time keeps turning 'round ..
Poor People Food Goes in the Freezer

Poor People Food Goes in the Freezer

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


I can't seem to shake the feeling that my life boils down to single-serving meals. A weekly rotation of colorful boxes stocked in the freezer ..
All the Things I Should Have Said

All the Things I Should Have Said

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


In my solitude I have found peace. Each day adding to my fortress: my anonymity, the mortar my stubbornness, the stones. Impenetrable to all who m..