my story and thoughts of 2009 (Short Story) - 12/3/2010 6:01:57 PM
what a year huh?!, it is good to write it down, it helps to face things and to work them out! Love and hugs to you!
cycles (Poetry) - 4/5/2013 12:04:28 PM
If only that cycle can be completed before it's too late. Powerful emotions are revealed in this, Olyvia.
the holocaust (Poetry) - 11/12/2010 1:54:34 PM
Awesome job reflecting and understanding this horrible bit of humanities past
the past 3 days (Poetry) - 11/12/2010 1:51:45 PM
well put-you hang in there, i know you can do it!!
love and drugs (Poetry) - 6/28/2010 11:07:13 PM
Olyvia, when I saw your post, I thought."I know that name," but I couldn't put it with a face. Then, when I came to read your work and saw one of the people who left a comment was Karen, I remembered.....it's so good to read your work again....and Regis is write....writing is good therapy.
love and drugs (Poetry) - 6/28/2010 10:08:53 AM
Be well, Olyvia. Writing is good therapy. Love and best wishes to you,
Regis
love and drugs (Poetry) - 6/28/2010 6:50:02 AM
good to see your work again-well written and honest!
god (Poetry) - 1/21/2010 7:19:09 PM
Nicely done, Olyvia. I think he did smile at that one.
god (Poetry) - 1/5/2010 6:03:16 AM
Olyvia, this is written so simply, so beautifully.
god (Poetry) - 1/4/2010 6:08:12 PM
a very sincere and touching write
god (Poetry) - 1/4/2010 4:48:40 PM
although religion and faith are an individual pursuit I think you captured the way the majority of us feel about it...well done Olyvia.
fee
a new person (Poetry) - 1/4/2010 1:54:45 PM
Good for you, Olyvia! Love and peace,
Regis
god (Poetry) - 1/4/2010 1:41:16 PM
Touching in humantity expressed Olyvia. Thank you. Love and best wishes,
Regis
words cant come out (Poetry) - 11/9/2009 6:44:49 PM
one of the many things that helped me along the way was something I fought believe me when I say this. The thing that bothers us the most about someone is something we don't like about ourselves inside. other wise it wouldn't incite us. Those are the parts that make us confused as to what we want to do. some people in life we learn to stay away from, others we learn to just feel sorry for. It's the one's that use that to hurt us or others that I really walk away from. Don't worry, the words come out that you need to read yourself. LadyJ
words cant come out (Poetry) - 11/9/2009 1:54:23 AM
Throughout life we all meet people that, well...basically make us want to strangle them but we don't. The fact that you recognize your animosity (dislike) for her means you have a more superior knowledge of people than most and will probably learn to accept or at the very least avoid her. Either way you captured something real and true in this one.
Fee
words cant come out (Poetry) - 11/8/2009 8:34:52 PM
it will be okay, and your ability to use that self control shows a lot of growing up!
how (Poetry) - 11/2/2009 11:45:26 PM
Powerful questions to ask...and you are incredibly wise.
how (Poetry) - 11/2/2009 7:50:33 PM
i have often wondered the same-well said
how (Poetry) - 11/2/2009 4:20:49 PM
Questions we all seem to ask sometime or other during our life time. There are no answers sadly that will bring any kind of satisfaction or peace of mind but...
if we learn from there there callowness and strive to never treat others like they treat us...perhaps it can become a positive thing that will change the world just a little...
hugs
fee
how (Poetry) - 11/2/2009 1:08:28 PM
Sadly, the human race has a bad side, Olyvia. Some people just don't "get it." Love, peace, and best wishes to you,
Regis
dear mom (Poetry) - 11/2/2009 11:50:37 AM
You finally got this off you chest and out of your heart and now let the pain move you forward.
my family (Poetry) - 11/2/2009 11:49:06 AM
I like this a lot!
my family (Poetry) - 11/2/2009 1:47:56 AM
I'm sure you know the expression, "You can choose your friends but not your relatives." You have expressed this exact phrase over beautifully with your own thoughts and words.
my family (Poetry) - 11/1/2009 5:54:34 PM
this is so lovely! :)
my family (Poetry) - 11/1/2009 4:50:39 PM
True friendship is indeed a treasure, Olyvia. I "feel" what you mean in your verses. Nicely expressed. Love and best wishes,
Regis
my family (Poetry) - 11/1/2009 2:54:10 PM
...and I know that you are quickly going to become a part of the AD Family, keep writing and expressing yourself openly and honesty as you have so far,
hugs
fee
my family (Poetry) - 11/1/2009 2:45:49 PM
I can ab-so-lutely relate to this . . .
dear mom (Poetry) - 10/30/2009 12:17:58 PM
Words spoken as many I have heard before. Words I remember when I was young I might have spoken if I was even allowed to think such things. I was probably thirty years old already before I finally had someone who told me that I could allow myself to think and even say those things out loud. So many years you have gained in your life. You will in time love her as the mother/woman who brought you into this world yet it will be a different kind of love born of forgivenes and understanding of being a woman yourself. LadyJ
people (Poetry) - 10/30/2009 10:40:36 AM
Sadly, you share a too common theme in this world/life, Olyvia. I appreciate the honesty with which you express your verses. Love and best wishes,
Regis
dear mom (Poetry) - 10/30/2009 10:39:18 AM
Honest, real, and soul-reaching; this is powerfully expressed, Olyvia. Love and best wishes to you,
Regis
dear mom (Poetry) - 10/30/2009 3:04:53 AM
It seems that you have written about the mirror effect / What goes around comes around kind of thing . . .
dear mom (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 10:43:56 PM
Raw, honest and painful...writing from the not only your heart, but your soul.
dear mom (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:45:29 PM
this is so painful for you-i know how much this hurts-i love your raw honesty!
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 9:53:53 AM
Maybe your new foster home will be a happy place. I hope so Olivia.
people (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 9:52:58 AM
So sad for someone so young to feel such pain but you've written about it very well. Remember that you're your own best friend; don't let other people pull you down.
dear cupid (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 9:31:30 AM
Loneliness. The pain of rejection is real and, unfortunately, common. Great poem.
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 9:29:28 AM
This is truly a wretched pain, and I feel for you. The road ahead may be bumpy, but you've got to believe in yourself. You're worth the effort.
people (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 9:27:12 AM
One can feel the pain and loneliness in this, Olyvia. One day will come a new revelation.
a new person (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 9:24:35 AM
A noble aspiration, Olyvia. Keep on writing.
a new person (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 8:13:03 AM
A great start Olivia, and an excellent piece. Your teachers should be proud. My thanks to Karen Vanderlaan for sharing your work with us.
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:33:21 AM
You have moved me to tears with this....so honest...so raw.
dear cupid (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:31:37 AM
Life can get so confusing when it comes to matters of the heart...you've expressed that so well with this poem.
people (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:30:09 AM
So honest and real...you express your emotions so well.
a new person (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:29:09 AM
And that's the very first part, isn't it?...no looking back! Wise writing, Olivia!
people (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:25:00 AM
Words of love come easy to many and spoken to easily for most. Feeling love comes from within yourselve as much as radiating from those around you. Feelings of sadness, hurt and being alone can be felt inside even when I am surrounded by people who most likely do love me in their own way yet there is something inside of me that doesn't perticularly love myself that day. Your words do inspire a lot of thought for me. LadyJ
dear cupid (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:21:13 AM
Love never gets any easier for sure. Be one 16 or 60 for it's the heart that never ages. LadyJ
a new person (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:19:59 AM
Learning to forgive the past and live for the future then remember the lessons you learn from there to help other on this journey. Always ups and downs in the road yet staying the course gets you there. Cherish the old person and honor who you were for all they lived through and finding strength in knowing how far one comes in life. Inspiring write. LadyJ
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 6:16:31 AM
There are painful moments now and many here will feel the pain of this and remember their own moments. Being able to share and express even the simple parts that one can say is the beginning of healing for many who have been negelected by their parents. The pains of youth are lessened when shared and the strength to those who you share them with. Welcome to the den and look forward to your work. LadyJ
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 3:26:03 AM
Sometimes adults act very childlike . . .
people (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 3:15:33 AM
Young love can really floor you at times but it soon passes when another gal gets your interest. Great poem right from the heart full of those blues a lad gets when the love of his life is less than he thought.
people (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 2:09:47 AM
I do not know your age but assume you are a teen. You bring back what it feels like to be young again and all the pain that can accompany it. Adults as we get older tend to forget what it was like to be young sometimes when it comes to hurting and it sounds like you have had your share. Your writing though shows an expression of rising above the past and making the future yours. Looking forward to reading you in the future here with your new Den Family.
hugs
fee
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 2:06:21 AM
My own heart aches for you and my arms as a father and grandfather reach out across the cyber miles to give you a hug. I will not try and make up excuses for your Mother but it is she that has lost the most for you will be someone to be proud of and your heart will be one that will give love instead of thrashing it.
hugs
fee
dear cupid (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 2:03:11 AM
The ability to love, lose love, but still retain the magic that was and the specialness of it all even through our tears...is a special gift. To express it so well is another.
Fee
a new person (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 2:01:25 AM
I like the way you speak your heart and mind to express hope and courage when looking beyond the past into the future. As poets we need to use our life experiences to create the recipe for our tomorrows. Well done olyvia and welcome to the Den.
Fee
people (Poetry) - 10/29/2009 12:02:22 AM
Gear young poet, many of ours has been there, felt that and let despair to come into our lives as a welcomed companion because we didn't knew better, because the world around didn't said that it will be better some day. Then, few of us start to write, to say in paper what the world didn't want us to say aloud, and we, for the first tie didn't felt "dead inside...and that's the truth!"
An extraordinary poem.
Georg
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 7:54:21 PM
Olyvia, I Don't know how to respond to that except with a tear. I hope that your future work will cut as close to the bone. well done. Tom
the pain i hold (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 7:14:26 PM
your pain is so evident here-so well expressed-love and peace to you
a new person (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 7:12:32 PM
okay-this is so powerful-truly inspirational--hooray for you!
dear cupid (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 7:11:11 PM
this is so sweet and honest-
people (Poetry) - 10/28/2009 7:10:02 PM
Olivia, you rock! and so does this poem which is very real!
