Gaia Octavia : Writing

Wrinkled Hands

Wrinkled Hands

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


The peaks and valleys of these, my wrinkled hands, traversed in a silence which no one understands Each nook and cranny shows hard..
Scarecrow

Scarecrow

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


Passion turns whilenumbness reignsliving life once-removeduntil nothing remainsThoughts corrode asbitterness doesleaving dried-out huskof who I once w..
Dead Weight

Dead Weight

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


What a thanklessjob I haveto raise you up and make you gladWhile my joyfades far awayAs I tend to you each dayThis "friendship" hasbecome no morethan ..
Drawback

Drawback

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


I have dulled my emotions with self-preservation preferable in every sense but one: my inability to write with a passion that is integral to art..
Poses

Poses

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


Suppose I saygoodbye to youand treat you as I'm loath to do?Suppose I leaveyou high and dryand with noexplanation why?Suppose we goour separate waysea..
Another World

Another World

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


Green waters,mountain gems,turned-up flowers,leaves and stemsBathed in beautyall around,both aboveand below ground Sunshine rises,light and dark,every..
Curling Fox in a Hole

Curling Fox in a Hole

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


I have swallowed my poisonholding my grief, clutching my ragein blistered disbeliefLost within a tragedy, trapped inside my mind no other cell keeps m..
Father of Rome

Father of Rome

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


He was the first of many,far from plebeian, with eyes matching color anddepth of The AegeanCurled locks poisedabove a stern Patrician nose,with man-gi..
Untitled Rage

Untitled Rage

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


I am filled with a red, blistering rage. A roiling, boiling, blistering rage-ocean steaming and churning in the unfettered tides of my shifting mood..
Slow Death

Slow Death

A Poem by Gaia Octavia


Pop a pill Swallow it down So there’s nobody home And no one’s around Embrace the blank stare, Your mind of static, ..