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emily-moser
emily-moser
My head feels like an archers arrow, As far as it can stretch across his bow. The pressure is building, Im seconds from release (relief). My legs feel like a hurricane, Shaking from a shift in the plates. It's gonna die down soon, But it wont let me sleep in the meantime. My stomach feels like a galaxy, So lonely and empty it groans for comfort. Stars are dying and new fires are igniting. Spontaneous combustion is inevitable. My eyes feel like old, worn-out lightbulbs, Dim now, and flickering. Im praying for them to cut to black
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Dec 30, 2014
Dec 30, 2014 at 7:34 AM UTC
Hangover
maybe it’s a nervous breakdown I am twitching a lot moving my feet and hands in alternate patterns constantly and I can’t seem to think everything sounds like static so maybe it’s my body finally shutting down slowly tearing down the whole show letting people see how it really is and I can’t figure out why but something is definitely happening and I’m sitting here, watching myself, seeing all that I am come apart at the seams letting loose what little I have within me so that it can flutter off into the dark and rainy night
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Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 9:27 AM UTC
disassociation
It feels like my heart is absent and all that is left is this heavy emptiness It hurts more than any pain that could be inflicted on my external self Like I'm trapped, enclosed, and the world outside is racing past But I can't touch it, there's nothing there. They say time heals all wounds but it does nothing to stop this aching darkness inside me.
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Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 9:26 AM UTC
Dissociation I
sun shone down moon broke away and spring became a possibility i spent time wandering the halls of my mind and my body, up and down my veins until i found the oxygen today i dug my nail into the knuckle of my pinky finger for an hour because without the pain i kept sliding into grey amid a room of voices that i knew i had to listen to and it's ok, i mean the mark is barely there but that clarity scared me i think i'd rather fall asleep than rely on crushing hard into soft dead into alive just to prove dead is alive no matter how it may feel when untouched and i have been left untouched for days so when my heartbeat made itself known today i was afraid, and i wish i knew why sun hid behind the clouds moon ate at the sky until there was nothing left
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Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 9:19 AM UTC
nothing left
How do you tell someone that they’re not real Politely? Quietly? I don’t know what to do anymore What if none of this really matters What if we’re all going to be okay Because I’m not real And you’re not real But how do you say that because we aren’t actually human We’re just pretending Because life is about the things that we don’t understand We don’t see But why can’t anyone tell me how to tell them I don’t experience What I’m supposed to because I’m not real And you’re not real And reality is just an illusion because we don’t really exist And humans are just a concept And life is just a fleeting idea in the mind of something we can’t even begin to understand Because we’re not real I’m not real I don’t understand and I can’t see with all this dust around me Dust kicked up by the thousands of feet All copies of the same feet marching Oh god we’re not real we all have the same feet look at your feet How do I say this because we aren’t real so we can’t listen and we can’t hear Is it polite to tell someone that their entire life is false? Can it be done quietly? We’re all going to be okay I swear to god Because in a thousand other places we don’t exist And in two thousand more we are okay already So the odds say that we’re likely to be okay here Because we’re already okay somewhere I swear to god But in the long run it probably doesn't matter anyway because there is no long run Because I’m not real I’m not real and I can’t see oh god there’s so much dust All I can hear is the marching I’m not real I’m a thought in a bubble in a cloud in the dirt I can’t be real because they told me reality wasn’t like this But then when I hear you speak Why do I hear humanity’s voice When I read those words Your words Why can I feel the idea creeping politely quietly Into my mind that I might be a real person Because this isn’t supposed to happen Oh god, not to just a thought Not to a mere figment My feet are itchy This isn’t supposed to happen Not to a lie Not to a lie like me
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Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 9:17 AM UTC
Lie Like Me (tw depersonalization)
How do you tell someone that they’re not real Politely? Quietly? I don’t know what to do anymore What if none of this really matters What if we’re all going to be okay Because I’m not real And you’re not real But how do you say that because we aren’t actually human We’re just pretending Because life is about the things that we don’t understand We don’t see But why can’t anyone tell me how to tell them I don’t experience What I’m supposed to because I’m not real And you’re not real And reality is just an illusion because we don’t really exist And humans are just a concept And life is just a fleeting idea in the mind of something we can’t even begin to understand Because we’re not real I’m not real I don’t understand and I can’t see with all this dust around me Dust kicked up by the thousands of feet All copies of the same feet marching Oh god we’re not real we all have the same feet look at your feet How do I say this because we aren’t real so we can’t listen and we can’t hear Is it polite to tell someone that their entire life is false? Can it be done quietly? We’re all going to be okay I swear to god Because in a thousand other places we don’t exist And in two thousand more we are okay already So the odds say that we’re likely to be okay here Because we’re already okay somewhere I swear to god But in the long run it probably doesn't matter anyway because there is no long run Because I’m not real I’m not real and I can’t see oh god there’s so much dust All I can hear is the marching I’m not real I’m a thought in a bubble in a cloud in the dirt I can’t be real because they told me reality wasn’t like this But then when I hear you speak Why do I hear humanity’s voice When I read those words Your words Why can I feel the idea creeping politely quietly Into my mind that I might be a real person Because this isn’t supposed to happen Oh god, not to just a thought Not to a mere figment My feet are itchy This isn’t supposed to happen Not to a lie Not to a lie like me
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Closely I observe myself from afar. My world transforms into a perplexed dream. Earth-toned hues shine brighter than any star. Perception composes a wary theme. Contorted tree limbs mock every movement. Eyes become filled with cotton candy clouds. Conversations are no longer fluent. Alone I walk in a burial shroud. I pinch my arm to make sure I’m not dead. Numb is the only sensation I feel. Broken shards of faith bear a tint of red. The face in the mirror doesn’t look real. Existence slowly crumbles into sand. I’m a stranger who roams this foreign land.
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Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 9:10 AM UTC
Depersonalization (Sonnet)
Shut up and go to bed Put the pillow under your head I'm sick and tired of all your worries Shut up and say goodnight Say your prayers and turn off the light I'm sick and tired of all your sob-stories Shut up and shut your eyes No more histrionics, no more college tries Stop pushing, stop shoving, stop straining Shut your mouth and button your lip You're a late night faucet that's gotta drip All you're doing is merely complaining The excuse that you're crazy is useless You're not biting you're barking you're toothless But you're ruthless Shut up and count some sheep And do me a favor, don't ***** in your sleep No more agony, please no more sorrow Shut up and catch some Zs Ice cream with a cherry plus a big pretty please I promise we'll resume tomorrow...Goodnight.
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Aug 14, 2014
Aug 14, 2014 at 3:49 PM UTC
Lullaby - Loudon Wainwright III
The wine isn't as good as I remember. It's sour, and the sweet aftertaste isn't there. It does the job though. Two gulps and I'm chilled out Ready to take on all the socialization that life's going to force on me. Instead of uncomfortable and anxious I will be a calm observer. The scent of my breath will make her upset But it's what I need to face the rest of the night. The world is more beautiful The leaves on the oak become beautiful green Styrofoam The smell of the bushes enchants my senses. Because of the wine, everything is better.
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Aug 13, 2014
Aug 13, 2014 at 9:10 PM UTC
self-medication
I want to be one of those girls. The girls with craters for collarbones, arms so gamine and slender that they mirror the bend of a flowers stalk. I want to be one of those girls. The girls who can wake up and go without spending an hour scrutinising themselves in the mirror, so naturally beautiful that they exude summer. I want to be of those girls. The girls who like to dress like the magazines, that are entirely sugar and spice and everything nice, always painted with a rom com ready smile. I want to be one of those girls. The girls who always know exactly what to say, when to laugh and when to shut their mouths. I want to be one of those girls. The girls described as **** and cute and girlfriend material, instead of 'one of the guys'. I want to be one of those girls. Not whatever I am who laughs too loud and eats too much and drinks too much and doesn't care what Kim K wore to the gym last week. I want to be one of those girls. I want - I just want to be me.
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Aug 13, 2014
Aug 13, 2014 at 9:07 PM UTC
Girls