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My Heart Burns

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Olivia Bell in Uncategorized Poetry

My Heart Burns

My knees wobble
my feet are glued
my stomach turns
my heart burns
my head runs, miles per second
and I’m undo
because you rang.
Something extremely short, but sweet I hope?


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Flickering Flame

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Olivia Bell in Uncategorized Poetry

Something new from me… I have been slightly uninspired as of late, but here is something at last!

I haven’t had the chance to really read it through, often when I’m uninspired I can’t read it back otherwise I lose any desire to write anything else… too critical, that’s me!

But anyway, I’ll stop rambling… here is my latest piece. Please do leave a comment if you have any thoughts, that’s one of my favourite bits! Hearing what others think. :)


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I Want To

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Olivia Bell in Uncategorized Poetry

I want to
place one foot in
front of the other
shrug my shoulders
pull my coat closer
to my heart and bow my head
in remembrance.
I want to
forget the deep gashes
which, although healed
seem to be as raw
now as they ever were.
I want to
make peace
with the past and
feel like I am not forgotten
by someone I wanted to
remember me.
I want to
hit you [...]


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The Yearning

Posted on 08. Nov, 2009 by Olivia Bell in Romantic Poetry

The yearning is deep,
nagging, tugging, pulling,
it never slows, never stops,
night and day, it stays;
even in dreams, it’s apparent–
I dream of all I yearn for,
I day dream of all I yearn of,
it never stops, it never dulls…
I yearn, and I yearn,
nothing ever changes.


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