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Shasm_17
Shasm_17
25/F/Here Paradoxically Misunderstood // / / Catch me on my other socials : Shas.m17
His tender touch is not in a hurry. It lingers — like moonlight on bare skin, like breath just before a kiss. He doesn’t ask permission with words, but with silence, with closeness, with the space he leaves for me to lean in. His fingers trace the edge of my collarbone as if it’s a map to something he’s waited to find. Slow, deliberate — a worship in motion. There’s something holy in how he touches me, like he’s unwrapping something fragile, something sacred — something he’s been craving but refusing to rush. When he presses into me, it’s not just skin — it’s trust. It’s ache. It’s the promise of undoing without being undone. He knows the places where want lives quietly, and he visits them with reverence. With fire that flickers, then climbs. And in his touch, I melt — not because I’m weak, but because I’m safe. Because here, in his hands, I don’t have to guard the parts of me that tremble.
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM UTC
His Touch
The war was not a war — not when the guns turned inward, not when the flags were stitched with fear, not when the bombs fell only on the homes of those with different names. They called it cleansing. They called it holy. They called it order, as if order meant ashes, as if peace was built from bones. It was not a battlefield — it was a school, a church, a street, where children were marked before they could speak, where neighbors burned the bridges of memory and marched in boots made of silence. War wears a uniform. Genocide wears the face of a man you thought you knew. It comes with lists, with fences, with whispers that grow into walls. And when it is done — if it is ever done — there are numbers where names were, ghosts in places maps have erased, songs that no one sings anymore. The war was not a war. It was a choice, made again and again, by hands that turned away and mouths that said it’s not my people, not my problem, not my war.
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM UTC
The War Was Not a War
Would you hold the weight of my silence, Or hand it back like something broken? Would you trace the cracks, or just notice them? Would you speak when my voice has fled — Or leave me echoing alone? If I come not whole, but wounded — Not glowing, but gasping — Not dressed in grace, but grief — Would you still call it love? Because I’ve known touch that trembles at the first sign of depth. I’ve seen eyes that glaze when pain speaks. I need more than pretty promises in pastel vows. I need someone who can stand in the storm And still reach for my hand. So I ask, not to test, But to know: If I wasnt all sunshine and rainbows but storms and darkness , would you love me?
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM UTC
Would- wounded.
In shadowed halls where silence dwells, A voice unseen begins to swell. Not loud, but low — a velvet thread, That winds its way inside your head. It speaks in tones the day denies, Beneath the mask, behind the eyes. A creeping mist of doubt and dread, That stains the rose, that breaks the thread. It knows the name you hide away, The cracks you paint in light of day. It calls you close with poisoned grace, A mirror dark, a cold embrace. You try to run — but thoughts don't bleed, They nest, they gnaw, they plant a seed. A garden grown in grief and night, With roots too deep to flee the fight. But still a spark, however small, Can cut the dark, can climb the wall. For though these thoughts may seem your own, They’re echoes cast — not carved in stone. So let them come, but do not stay. Let light return to guide your way. The night is long, the mind is vast, But even this — yes, this — shall pass.
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May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM UTC
The Whisper Beneath
They say time heals— but time has hands that only take. They took him. Took the sound of his laughter, the way he said my name like it meant something more, like I mattered in a way only he could prove. They took my person. Saahil. Say it. Saahil. Let the name fall like a stone in your throat. Let it choke you like it does me every single morning I wake up in a world that forgot how to include him. He wasn’t just my brother. He was my shadow when I was lost, my mirror when I forgot who I was, my lighthouse when I stopped swimming. And now— there is no shoreline. Just waves. He was coloured ink on a book written in black. He didn’t just live, he bled beauty. He was the kind of soul that made you believe that maybe, just maybe, God did make art sometimes. He was the sound of my childhood. The bruises on my knees from games that turned into wars, the breathless laughter after we swore we'd hate each other forever— but never did. He was warmth. He was home. He was both halves of my heartbeat. And now I am just an echo. Do you know what it is to have a whole language with someone and then suddenly go mute? To lose not just a person but the version of you that only existed in their eyes? I would burn this world to ash just to feel the weight of his arm around my shoulders. I would sell every sunrise just to hear him argue with me again. He was the cold side of the pillow, the smell of morning coffee, the breath before a laugh, the silence after a song you didn’t want to end. He was the last piece of chocolate I would fight him for— and now I’d give it up in a heartbeat just to hear him call me dramatic one more time. But all I have is memory. And memory is a cruel, flickering god— it shows me his face, but never lets me touch it. So I live in the past, because that’s where he lives. He exists in flashbacks now. In ghost smiles. In the empty space next to me at dinner. But I swear this on my grief: I will not let this world forget. I will carry his name like a war cry. I will tell his story until my voice gives out. I will carve his name into every generation that follows me. And when they ask, "Who was Saahil?" I’ll say: He was everything good, and everything gone too soon. He was loud love and loud life. He was fire and water. He was sunlight through cracked blinds on the days I didn’t want to get out of bed. He was the reason I believed in forever— until forever changed its meaning. So I’ll climb the highest mountain, shatter my lungs into pieces, and scream so loud the sky will split: Saahil existed. And he was an extraordinary man. He mattered. He still matters. And if there is a heaven— they are louder now. Because he’s there. And they know his name. Saahil. Say it. Let it ache. Let it live. Let him live. - s h a s -
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May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM UTC
Say his name ' SAAHIL'
They say time heals— but time has hands that only take. They took him. Took the sound of his laughter, the way he said my name like it meant something more, like I mattered in a way only he could prove. They took my person. Saahil. Say it. Saahil. Let the name fall like a stone in your throat. Let it choke you like it does me every single morning I wake up in a world that forgot how to include him. He wasn’t just my brother. He was my shadow when I was lost, my mirror when I forgot who I was, my lighthouse when I stopped swimming. And now— there is no shoreline. Just waves. He was coloured ink on a book written in black. He didn’t just live, he bled beauty. He was the kind of soul that made you believe that maybe, just maybe, God did make art sometimes. He was the sound of my childhood. The bruises on my knees from games that turned into wars, the breathless laughter after we swore we'd hate each other forever— but never did. He was warmth. He was home. He was both halves of my heartbeat. And now I am just an echo. Do you know what it is to have a whole language with someone and then suddenly go mute? To lose not just a person but the version of you that only existed in their eyes? I would burn this world to ash just to feel the weight of his arm around my shoulders. I would sell every sunrise just to hear him argue with me again. He was the cold side of the pillow, the smell of morning coffee, the breath before a laugh, the silence after a song you didn’t want to end. He was the last piece of chocolate I would fight him for— and now I’d give it up in a heartbeat just to hear him call me dramatic one more time. But all I have is memory. And memory is a cruel, flickering god— it shows me his face, but never lets me touch it. So I live in the past, because that’s where he lives. He exists in flashbacks now. In ghost smiles. In the empty space next to me at dinner. But I swear this on my grief: I will not let this world forget. I will carry his name like a war cry. I will tell his story until my voice gives out. I will carve his name into every generation that follows me. And when they ask, "Who was Saahil?" I’ll say: He was everything good, and everything gone too soon. He was loud love and loud life. He was fire and water. He was sunlight through cracked blinds on the days I didn’t want to get out of bed. He was the reason I believed in forever— until forever changed its meaning. So I’ll climb the highest mountain, shatter my lungs into pieces, and scream so loud the sky will split: Saahil existed. And he was an extraordinary man. He mattered. He still matters. And if there is a heaven— they are louder now. Because he’s there. And they know his name. Saahil. Say it. Let it ache. Let it live. Let him live. - s h a s -
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If i falter at the alter - would it matter? If my tears stained your perfect suit , would it matter? If I bled on you from scars that you did not cause , would that be okay? If my insecurities ruined your peace , would you make it better? When my uglies show , would you stay or run? - s h a s -
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May 22, 2025
May 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM UTC
imperfect // (im)perfect
Is he worth fighting for? I asked myself as I lay in bed , wiping away yet another tear that he caused. Is he worth fighting for? I asked myself as I reminisced about how beautiful my reflection looked in his hazel brown eyes. As i recall just how sincere my smile was whilst laying in his arms , I began to feel goosebumps on my hands with every thought of his finger drawing art on my bare skin with his love as the paint. Is he worth fighting for? I asked myself as I could hear his ' I love you ' In every gust of wind. Is he worth fighting for? I asked myself one last time as i wiped away one more tear. I muttered ' No he isn't ' and in that moment - My heart sank and every memory with him became more distinct than ever. And i screamed in a euphoric state : ' HE IS NOT WORTH FIGHTING FOR , HE IS WORTH GOING TO WAR FOR ' - s h a s -
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May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM UTC
Over and over again
Pathetic! Isn't it? How the ongoing cycle of deceit and disappointment she still willingly hands herself over the moment an iorta of affection is shown? Loneliness is a disastrous emotion , isn't it? Is it loneliness or is she just yearning for a sprinkle of happiness? Or maybe she still believes that her happily ever after is out there somewhere? It is a game of ongoing hope and never ending chances. Realise dear , Realise before it is too late. Pain is infinite , love isn't. - s h a s -
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May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025 at 5:54 AM UTC
Hopeful Romantic
He had her feeling like a **** five minute smoke break. He lit her up when she was cold , placed her between his lips and inhaled away all her pain. It was all good and well , till she realised she wasn't the right brand. He ashed her away and doused the spark he lit. He dropped her to the ground and stomped on her , making sure there wasn't any sparks left. But sadly , she is sitting in his packet , waiting to be ignited again. - s h a s -
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May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM UTC
Stuyvesant - Red Hard Pack
One cut , two cut , three cut , four. Four cut , three cut , two cut , one. She thought she was a magician , for she introduced silver to her skin and a red fountain would appear. She thought that inflicting pain on herself will make it okay , because she for once was in control of how much pain she could feel. Little did she know that every present cut is a reminder in the future that she wasn't strong enough. A reason to cut oh she had enough. But - A reason to stop ? She looked for in desperation. Is it for attention ? She thought . Does she want the scars to be seen so she can thereafter be loved? But , why does a cut need to drive people to love her? Was she not enough without them? She then realised : The only love she needed was from herself. The only saving she needed was from her inner demons> The darkness can be driven out by her inner light. She thereafter wore her scars as her armor. A beautiful Zebra , she is. Nobody was worth her pain , her tears. She then decided to cut through her obstacles and mover forward not cut herself and move backwards. - s h a s -
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May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM UTC
Scars To - Am I Beautiful?