Poems from oliviawaldron
You asked me why I am shaking.
Because I am unable to sit still with you.
I want to be closer.
So close the only air I breathe
is the...
I’m afraid to give my words to you
I’m afraid of how they will taste in your mouth
Will you get drunk on them?
Or will you throw them up?
I...
I hold my breath when you kiss me to stop the rattling of my ribs and the expansion of lungs. So my body remains undisturbed, unless it is...
You’ve always told me
that you get your best ideas
driving alone
when your weary body
slips into
your hypnotic state
when your eyes ...
I used to write about God
In all his glory
I praised him through poetry
I used to write about every beautiful thing
This life had to offer...