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3.4k · Dec 2011
Ode to Starbucks
ER Helmke Dec 2011
apple plus chai tea
hot liquid relaxes nerves
the stress disappears

the smell of coffee
peacefulness and happiness
reminders of home

stick around for hours
keep calm and drink some coffee
thinking satisfied
1.2k · Dec 2011
The Vineyard
ER Helmke Dec 2011
month of October
smell the fall air all around
so fresh, so calming

leaves changing colors
brilliant reds and yellows
no green can be seen

cool breeze blowing
nature shows us such beauty
please stay forever
925 · Dec 2011
Enemies
ER Helmke Dec 2011
looking at the sky
loneliness is the enemy
thinking about you

the stars are so bright
their lights shine upon us both
not as bright as you

distance is my foe
many do not understand
*I want to be there
911 · Aug 2012
Still Caterpillars
ER Helmke Aug 2012
Loneliness
surrounds him as
Friends disappear
without a

“Goodbye,”
He said, as he walks out the door.
She screams after him.
He leaves no

Trace
the lines on her face. He knows they were
created from too many trials;
Fifty to life is a long time to

Leave
behind everything.
“Nobody loves me anyways,”
she thinks, as she pulls the

Trigger
the memories that were once
a reality.
Her plastered on smile can’t hide the

“Pain
is just a four letter word,” he says.
Little does he realize how much he
causes in the quest for

Perfection  
never happens.
She can’t stop striving for it
as she is

Starving
for attention.
The only way to make his parents see,
is to cause

Trouble
788 · Dec 2011
halfway to happiness
ER Helmke Dec 2011
There must be something better out there.
Something that doesn't involve
Yelling,
Annoyance, or
Pain.

What can bring me joy and happiness?

I haven't found it yet.
I haven't found the thing that will
Bring me a smile.

My friends give me hope.
I know I'm almost there.
The joy and happiness from them is
Intense.
Life feels better.

I'm halfway there,
Halfway to happiness.
594 · Dec 2011
torn.
ER Helmke Dec 2011
torn between two things
what is right and what is wrong?
happiness leaves you

thoughts placed in your head
no help from anybody
guidance is rare now

head aches through the night
answers are what you seek out
not a single clue
566 · Dec 2011
gifts
ER Helmke Dec 2011
rhythms of the water
crashing upon the sea caves
nature's own music

bright stars in the night time
in a sky clear and cloudless
the only light we need

trees sway back and forth
spirit in the wind that blows
sharing ancient tales
533 · Dec 2011
northern storm
ER Helmke Dec 2011
the sound of the rain
droplets falling on the roof
the loons still sing songs

thunder and lightning
echoing through the treetops
louder on the lake

leaves dance in the wind
peaceful music in nature
it smells of rain drops
496 · Dec 2011
first kiss
ER Helmke Dec 2011
Confusion.
Why do you do this?
Playing with my feelings.

stop it

Do you even care?
I wonder
All
The
Time.

Waltz back into another life,
Leaving and coming back is
Not the answer.

Let me live.

I don't want to care anymore.
477 · Dec 2011
The Real Twilight
ER Helmke Dec 2011
crickets are chirping
a melody of voices
what is their story?

there is a stillness
stars wake up from their slumber
shining down for us

colors transition
clouds cover the twilight moon
night is coming soon
437 · Dec 2011
Baby Girl
ER Helmke Dec 2011
Pictures in the mirror
Revealing too much
All for you.
My first kiss and touch
Made me go good to bad
It ends.
No more compliments
You disappear as I try to stop it.
One year passed by,
No longer innocent.
Summer heat brings you back to me.
Sneaking you in to my home,
And my heart.
I let you take all of me.
A kiss goodbye and just like that,
You’re gone again.
435 · Dec 2011
lyrics
ER Helmke Dec 2011
Story of your life,
For every emotion.

When words
Don't
Work,
Listen to the story and
Find yours.

Tears can be shed,
Smiles can be shared,
Emotion is released.

Songs for everyone.
421 · Dec 2011
Evening Drive
ER Helmke Dec 2011
windows wide open
hair is blowing in the breeze
the sun peeks up still

music is playing
my passenger wags her tail
we are happy here

taking it all in
no problems can bring me down
right now I smile
416 · Jul 2012
11 Letters
ER Helmke Jul 2012
For weeks I’ve
Rarely slept;
Useless with
So many pains.
Tests give no
Results; can’t
Act happy. The
Thoughts run
Inside a mind
Outraged and
Nonsensical.
ER Helmke Jul 2012
summer is a time for tan, trouble, and new
loving? thinking about how if I
had not gone back, there wouldn’t be you &
me. feelings as clear as
a bright blue sky or a
blast of winter air.

Thoughts
r  u  n
through my mind.

[no more heartbreak?]

I don’t know this feeling. Is it
Love? Have I finally found the one? Is it
You?

My heart &
my head
beg for a
“yes”.

BEWARE!

Taking the
l
e
a
p

I’m yours.
363 · Dec 2011
dreams
ER Helmke Dec 2011
Twirling in your mind,
Thoughts that share your desires.

What will bring them alive?

Can they really happen?

Is it all in one's head?

*Become reality.

— The End —