Olivia Williams: Favorites

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Kalliope

Like a broken machine
my mind tries to shut down,
but the cogs keep spinning
round and round.

Completely overheated,
the oils run dry—
you overthink and worry
‘till one day you die.

If to sleep is to know peace,
I'll never sleep again

#metaphor #overthinking #burnout

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

My mother once told me

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Molly

My mother once told me

My mother once told me I was talented
She encouraged me, and told me to fly
But yesterday night, she whispered to self, "the only thing my daughter is talented at is becoming a disappointment."

shout-out mom.

#kingston #bao

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Ms Dismissed

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Kalliope

Ms Dismissed

They always think I'm dumb
That I don't understand,
I don't know what I'm talking about- I don't have a plan
I ask questions if I don't have a clue, so why is it assumed I don't know what to do?
I'm educated, I always got good grades
Why does everyone treat me like I live in a daze?
They double check me- every word that leaves my mouth, I'm never met with equal standing only others doubts

I can't vent or rant or cry or ramble
I'm only met with lectures on why my life's in shambles
All I needed was a compassionate ear
I should have long ago realized I'd never find it here

#drafts #selfesteem #dismissed #brushedoff #belittled #ignored

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

My knife

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Maximilian Jaworsky

My knife

My knife
Once a gift
Now my tool
My blade
Once for protection
Now for relief
My razor
Once pristine
Now rugged
My knife
Once shiny
Now stained red on the edge

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

I'll be

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Romeo

I'll be

Forever in awe-
forever in wait,
for Mine - precious cold,
of a warm embrace.

#lecarleta #love

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Explicit love

Jun 11 Olivia Williams

Romeo

Explicit love

oh love, you’ll
always be mine.
he won’t ever
like upon your face or
cry ‘long’ upon
your touch
in such ached way that since
the first time my eyes ever
looked upon you,
my queen;
placed desire over your
sovereign, beauty and
my irrepressible sin,
i became the man of your engraving-
unrelentable,
a seal you never gave, kiss of
mine sanctified craving.
my love,
i’ll always be yours.

#lecarleta #love

Jun 10 Olivia Williams

Fast Approach

Jun 10 Olivia Williams

The Wilted Witch

Fast Approach

The approach is fast,
The trickle slow.
Softly seeping down below.

A violent end.
A peace not past.
You, bending steel. Me, breaking glass.

What was dampened
Once, abruptly clears.
May fortune favour golden years.

A block of ice
Cannot endure.
At last, find footing firm and sure.

Now brilliant, shines
An endless sky.
Inspires distinction of truth from lie.

Elated! Joyful! Then dropped
A darkly veiled mask.
Ground is near, approaching fast.

This is around five years old, but still very relevant to me in so many ways. I think this is one that will never not be directly and contemporarily relevant to me. Perhaps one day the ground will stop approaching, but I’m not going to hold my breath on that.