A lighter shade of grey her eyes were, No quite solid steel, no exactly misty sea, And under the ochre shadows of twilight You could even… Read more “A Lighter Shade of Grey”
Author: octaviabarratt
Independent Celebrant, Reluctant Author, Poet, Mother, Wife, Pet-Owner, Human Being.
My Albatross
I hear it in the scream of the caged albatross, Trapped within the caves that make up my heart: The plea, the prayer, the… Read more “My Albatross”
Life and I
I’m going to walk it out, The hurt, the ache, The burdensome pain, Eroding my bones away, My soul, cracked into A wasteland, parched, Longing for… Read more “Life and I”
Just For Today
Just for today I will get up again, Dust my knees once more. I will forgive myself for Breaking my essence like A stamped-on shell, Cracked… Read more “Just For Today”
SUNRISE
I feel the sun rise in me, the long night slowly pushing back, fading, the storm clouds gathering, away from the moon. They will come back,… Read more “SUNRISE”
Rise
Rise. I rise, From my knees, from my bondage, I rise, Tall and mighty, I rise, Like the lark in the morning, The nightingale at night,… Read more “Rise”
Sentenced- Karem Barratt
So I must die young, So young I fit in a cupped hand. So young my eyes cannot understand the light, For all I’ve known if the… Read more “Sentenced- Karem Barratt”
Roar- Karem Barratt
Roar, oh child, born in the night Of oppression and bondage. Roar high, yelling out your pain, As you wiggle and scar your Wrists against the… Read more “Roar- Karem Barratt”
She- Karem Barratt
I am she, Who screamed at the night, Demanding justice for her blood, Spilled by a knife, Legs held by the mothers who Were supposed to… Read more “She- Karem Barratt”
Proof
He said he loved her as her flesh received the first hit, The slap in her ears making the world ring And shriek -or maybe it was… Read more “Proof”
Whisper and the Roar 