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NORAYR
NORAYR
23/M/Armenia
It feels like the sun warms only you Those black clouds slowly walk away Body tension disappears As you drown in the abyss of self-destruction Aromas turn pleasant Even the nauseous smoke Sour, cheap, acidic flavors Poking holes in your liver Like Zeus’s eagle Mind erases all right and wrong You’re enlightened like Siddhartha Beyond good and evil Sometimes when it feels just right You are alone The notes play only the music of your soul When it’s just right You don’t thrive It’s just enough You are enough
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May 19
May 19, 2026 at 7:08 AM UTC
Sometimes When It Feels Just Right
Howling to be seen Throat hurts from trying Is it a cry for help Or just mere survival? Strong like faithful believers But with holes in me My weakness leaks Like waterfalls Hitting the ground with So much force Crushing Shaping A sculpture of me That’s not identical Am I malleable Like clay in a master’s hands? Transforming Rejecting My true form Hoping that he will patch those holes From which my weakness Leaks
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May 17
May 17, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTC
My Weakness
Just now I realized That we are mortal Autopsy won’t show Anything special Mortal The word bugs me So forceful Yet so light But it carries a weight So heavy So dark Mortal Just realizing Sitting in the park Drinking cheap wine Wasteful courage We are mortal Common sense Yet nobody sees it Only me? No, not possible Lonely benches Lonely people see The truth is out there Wanting Chasing So close Yet so distant We’re mortal
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May 14
May 14, 2026 at 11:46 AM UTC
Mortal
As the day starts It’s like turning on a series The start The conflict The ending The titles You’re just a statistic In this episode You blink But not too much Saying “Peas and carrots” Familiar scenery You want to be the star But you’re in the background Somewhere behind the actors You open bottles You swallow them Dreaming Thriving Why not me? Sweet dreams Numbed right away Now you’re on The switch is clicked You speak like the man Act like the star You’re the one now The star of this ****** show Is this what you wanted? Now get it Play pretend Because it says “Fake it till you make it” You believe it This is you now Episode over
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May 11
May 11, 2026 at 10:25 AM UTC
Episode
Oh Father Lord Please save my soul I’m the child of your love Please spare me Sweat pouring down my forehead Body shivering like I’m possessed Cold and hot at the same time Desperately needing a breath of air Throat like a rusty water pipe Ears drumming, humming sounds Pure terror as I drink my tea Eyes sandy Edges burnt Lips like sandpaper Stinky smell of drugs Someone strikes my head With a hammer 38.7 That’s what the thermometer says It would’ve been nice If I broke my hand instead
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May 11
May 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM UTC
It Wouldve Been Nice If I Broke My Hand
Stupid dove Stubborn dove Stuck in a cage Strikes his head Against metal bars Beak full of scars Flies around Squeaky sounds Stupid dove Stubborn dove Smashing his head Escape plan Eyes wide open Late at night Can’t get to sleep Because of the headache
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May 7
May 7, 2026 at 8:40 AM UTC
The Headache
Today I regressed A month’s worth of work Down the toilet Gone Why did I open the bottle Of that fine whiskey of mine Chug it down like water To soothe my lonely mind? Telepathic tendencies, maybe At the other end of the city The man who made me Was swallowing ***** Just like me Like father, like son Thoughts come around — What if I never tasted That bitter liquid? Would he be sober Like hours before? If he didn’t touch it Would I even think To rewind To drown myself In an old friend of mine? Telepathic minds Like father, like son Drinking and drowning While life goes by
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May 6
May 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM UTC
Like Father, Like Son
“Are you drinking again?” A question you’ve asked me A million times Our butts freezing On the stone stairs Is this the fourth or fifth time? I lost count “Let’s not rush” “Take things slow” Is that going to solve anything? “As you wish,” I say It will take a week or so And I will need more than you can give But you already know it You say I’m not involved But all we do is small talk Take things slow, I guess Can’t you see the sparks? I’m already ignited Asking for more More of you Much more No, I’m not drinking But as slow as we go The sparks turn into fire I can’t control Can’t put out The slower we go Bottles appear In my hands again
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May 5
May 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM UTC
Are You Drinking Again?
Some memories dissolve Like sugar in hot coffee Some crawl back Like a man hanging from a cliff I have two fathers They look alike One calls me every day after work Asks when I’m coming home If I’m alright or falling Simple care, like a father should The other comes for a week A week like hell Long enough to go sane and crazy Breath sour with cheap whiskey Boyish, immature Sad and grumpy Mocking everything I do Mind flies like a rocket But the mouth can’t keep up Can be insulting Once was pysical too But words hurt more No — what hurts Is having two fathers Wishing the first Would last a little longer Now wicked genetics plays its game I’m made like this too Two parts of one
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May 4
May 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM UTC
Wicked Genetics
I was cleaning my wardrobe yesterday Dusty suits that forgot my face Worn-down clothes Eaten by moths I found a box A shoe box so old It wasn’t mine Or someone else’s Not heavy Too light either I blew on it once To clear the surface dust Rough cardboard lid And then I remembered what it was After opening it It was once a bank Once a house Once a toy track with twisted wheels Once the safest place To stash all the candies and cards you won in a game But most of all, it was a memory A memory I’ve kept in a similar box Not in a wardrobe But in my mind So long ago
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May 2
May 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM UTC
Shoe box