Violet O'Brien : Writing

A dieing god and an illusion

A dieing god and an illusion

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


The vision of a cross Nailed delicately is your body Crucified My holy sAIN'T My martyr Is quickly becoming nothing Decaying Rotting away Evis..
Cupid's bullet wound

Cupid\'s bullet wound

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


Love is a bullet wound deep in my shoulder I feel the bullet lodged there Trapped in bone and muscle tissue The wound bloodied and itchy I can't g..
Dogwitch Virgin

Dogwitch Virgin

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


Memories of shadow soldiers fallen Scar my mind like seared flesh My friends are all dead Except for you But sometimes I feel like we're dead too ..
Thank You

Thank You

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


Cutting was my expression of everything No one would listen to the words I was saying Even after i began screaming them So I began carving lines in..
Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


This swelling feeling in me Frightening I am a monster How could anyone love me But you tell me I'm beautiful You sleep next to me every night A..
The death of Baby Snakes

The death of Baby Snakes

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


Today was just like every other day Until the phone rang It was only a few days ago I saw you Wrapped in your drama like celophane Your eyes ringe..
Haec olim meminisse ivvabit

Haec olim meminisse ivvabit

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


He crawled out from beneath the floor boards And entered in my mind Playing with all the smoke surrounding him That I was using to hide behind He ..
Thedieing goddess with an army of tears

Thedieing goddess with an army of tears

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


I look in the mirror And I don't know who I see This bruised, swollen girl Filled with scars and doubt I just want to scream I want everything to..
Show me the way

Show me the way

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


Hold my hands My knuckles are broken Cradle my head There are cracks in it Cover my eyes They are blinded from the light Do you see these wounds..
Kali in disguise

Kali in disguise

A Poem by Violet O'Brien


Lips blistered and chapped You scorch me like the sun My heart travels from my chest To the core of me Dwelling deeper inside of me Safer and pro..