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Birthright

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

I was bornwith handstoo roughto touch youWith armsnever quitestrong enoughto hold youWith eyesthat neverhad the stuffto find youAnd a hearttoo hardene..

Under the Rain

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

Under the sunwith sweat and toilmy dreams were sownin salted soilUnder the rainmy stunted cropsare purifiedby water dropsUnder the starsI breathe a si..

Last Supper

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

I'm gonna let my nightmare sing and let it out on everything I'll watch it feast on broken glass from all the lies I still amass My bracki..

Hera

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

Goddess of marriage with sorry excusefor husband and loverin mighty God ZeusGoddess of birth,did it drive you madto hear so many otherscalling him Dad..

My Someone

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

I alone desire nothing more than peaceful quiet and to be ignored To lose myself in works of fiction and pass my time with vain introspectionI ..

Overcome

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

It is seared on my soul there was never a choice, I will always crave the haunting crisp of your voice

Cognizance

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

Just a rhyme/near-rhyme challenge I set for myself. I was limited in word choices so it's super awkward but it was just for fun.

Hyacinth

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

There's a place where I goit's a place that no one knowsamong the tangled hyacinthdeep within my own labyrinthwhere my mind can uncurland I can just b..

Years Ago

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

I remember late one night, as my finger tracedthe sheen of sweatin the dip of your sternum,I asked if you thoughtthere would ever come a timewhen we w..

Fever Dream

A Poem by Gaia Octavia

Shifting realitykaleidoscope eyessipping noon teaunder starry skiesThrobbing veins unfettered hauntcurdled bloodstainsmegaphone confidantPicnic on the..