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helios Feb 29
i'll dream sometime, someday, somewhere
lost in a sea of endless thoughts
think of the things that were once there
think of the things that are now lost

i know it hurts, because it should
and yet i mourn the mounting tide
if i could fight it, know i would
i wish i'd never stepped aside

tomorrow marches into frame
why does it always go so fast?
to douse the fire, **** the flame
to cut my tether to the past

all good things must one day end
i never thought it would be you
all i can think, without you, friend,
is when you're gone, what will i do?

i'll dream sometime, someday, somewhere
lost in a sea of endless thoughts
i'll say a quiet, sorrowed prayer
and hope it covers up my sobs
Mar 2023 · 184
endless miracles
helios Mar 2023
i look upon the horizon
with gratitude thick on my breath
and tears unforced,
in plato's beauty i am reminded
that i live for imperfection
Mar 2023 · 342
forwards
helios Mar 2023
a lethargic step is
weighed by distance,
so:

a stumble, a fall
is nothing more than
continuation
Feb 2023 · 605
lukewarm ocean
helios Feb 2023
i know it well:
all good things come to an end,
but it's hard to remember.
and i ebb and flow
in an endless expanse
dispersing my weight
on a lukewarm ocean.
perhaps there is beauty
in the way things grow and fall;
good times never last
but neither do bad,
yet i cannot share that sentiment
an acknowledgement of change
because this pit in my stomach
hurts like nothing i've ever felt
and the lump in my throat feels infinite.
i wonder if this is it
if this is who i am
if this is all i'll ever know;
the waves grow choppy under my weight,
turmoil feels sweet in an empty body,
anxiety reminds me that i'm alive.
and it almost feels like a cruel joke
because i can hear myself breathing
i know the comfort of ground under my feet
i can see how the earth moves with me
yet it all seems so far away.
does it ever change? for better or worse?
am i bound to this water, smothered by waves?
everything is an echo of what once was;
all i can count on is the heartbeat in my ears.
sorry for the mediocre formatting
helios Nov 2022
my bedroom is dimly lit
and i sit barely awake, slumped
against my desk, the glow of
a monitor drawing my attention

and i realize i don't want to write
i want to sleep, dream, breathe easy
but tomorrow frightens me,
wavers against my field of vision
and makes it hard to stand up

a reply from a friend
snaps me out of my daze
the not-so-subtle ding
of a not-so-funny message
ambience plays gently
and i continue to ramble
far past my bedtime
deep into nothingness
pouring out like an
unstoppable waterfall
til i am empty once more.

it just feels so pointless
i don't know what i gain
from doing these movements
from memorizing the keys
from knowing it all
with my eyes closed

maybe i should have gone outside today
felt the sun sink into my skin
felt a breeze rather than this stagnant air
felt a chill outside of room temperature
maybe i should have gotten up today
maybe i should have drunk more water
eaten better. slept more. lived bigger.

i am plagued by what-ifs, hauntings
of things that could have been. dreams
of a different past, visions of a different future.
and yet i remain the same, unchanging, unmoving.

i could have died yesterday,
i could still die today,
i could die tomorrow.
and yet... does it matter?
time stands still for me.
the hourglass is frozen,
sand stuck in midair.
i almost want to reach out
grasp it in my hand
crack the glass,
let it loose.

i squeeze my eyes shut.
the monitor's glow is burned
deep into my eyelids;
i can still see it when i look away.
my "poetry" (if you are so inclined to call it that) happens over the span of weeks. i write something in the haze of depression, think "oh god, that's pretty bad" and move on. then a few weeks, or months, or even a year later, i come back to it, think... "hey... this is kinda relatable!" and work from there.

but it's relatable in a bad way. in a way i wish it wasn't. i would someday like to come back to a poetry piece of mine and not remember that feeling i poured so deeply into my writing. to see the mad ramblings of a hollowed out loser and think "man, what the **** was i thinking when i wrote this?"

for now, all i can do is continue to stitch together these half hearted attempts at putting words to emotions, at creating transitions that sound pleasant in nature and endings that are a satisfying close. god, it's so hard. i don't even know if i'm talking about poetry anymore.

okay, that's all. another proverbial blog post done. wow! who knew it was this easy?

goodnight, folks!
Jul 2022 · 168
angst & emptiness
helios Jul 2022
i am filled with a
deep, powerful,
angsty and artsy
desire to create.
what? i know not.
how? even less.
but ****, if it doesn't
gnaw at me and
engulf me alive, this
painful, awful sensation
praying and clawing at
my fingers- to type, to
paint, to write, to draw.
this desire to create is
my ultimate betrayal.
because it reveals that i
have lied about not caring -
all i want is to leave myself,
traces, where someone else
may find them. a note in
between a book at the library.
a comment on a forgotten blog.
a message to an unused email.
i want to remember and i
want to be remembered.

and yet when i find myself
in front of the computer,
hands poised at the keys;
when i'm gripping a pencil,
begging to begin;
when my mouth is open,
and i wish to speak;
i find that there is nothing.
i am empty; i am a void.
woo hoo

i literally only write poetry when i'm depressed. if you could even call this poetry. cuz honestly it seems more like a little jumble of words with sporadic spacing to me. but whatever. art is what i make it. eye of the beholder. if i call this poetry, **** right it is! or something like that.

it's been a long while. i wish i could claim it's because i haven't been depressed. god, that's the dream! but, alas, i have simply... been empty. i still am. but desperation settles deep and i needed to write something.

i despise (to reiterate - DESPISE) the poems on this account. but it feels cheaper and ******* to remove them and pretend they didn't exist. like, yeah it is dumb that i wrote faux artsy poems about love and *******. all caps story about losing myself? i feel sick just thinking about it. but that's the **** i wanted to write! so be it! i'm sure i'll look back on this poem in a year or so and feel the same way. perhaps that is self growth! :)

here is the starting verse (not sure if that's what it's called? do not know poetry terms very well) to this vent-y poem that i ended up removing because i didn't think it fit very much. but i feel bad letting it turn into dust and would like to give it a warm thank-you and farewell here:

i'm so sick of
these excuses,
this "executive
dysfunction" thing,
these late-night tears
and week-long
procrastinations.

it is perhaps the truest statement of all in this entire poem for me. and i do feel a slight remorse at deleting it so. feels dishonest; at least this dissuades that guilt a little.

you (if you are reading this; perhaps no one will and it is simply a shout into the endless void of a grayish-whitish poetry site) may wonder "why is this person writing so much in the notes of a mediocre vent poem? can't they just make a blog?" and i would tell you it's the exact message of this poem.

everything i do is a shout into the void. the internet is sort of like a very crowded street, but everyone is wearing headphones. even though it is highly likely no one is ever going to read this, there is the slight possibility they will. someone may hear over their blasting music/podcasts/whatever they listen to! and oh, the self esteem boost i would get! at just the THOUGHT! at the sight of "10 views" ! what a dream!!!

and that is why i write all this nonsense here. my proverbial blog post. i hope someone sees it. they don't have to read it; i just want them to see this big fat block of grayish letters (not sure if there's other themes on hello poetry but i just use the basic ***** regular mode) and at LEAST think "who the **** would write this ? i have to scroll all the way past this? for ****'s sake" i would like to be the pebble in someone's shoe for a moment. but hopefully less annoying.

well. that is all! i can only put off the next day for so long. at one point i have to accept it is coming regardless.

i hope you have a wonderful day. goodnight and farewell!!!!
Nov 2021 · 148
falling apart
helios Nov 2021
it was easier when i was younger
because i still had time
they said i'd grow out of it
yet here i am, still the same
i guess i could say i told them so
but it feels like i'm just laughing at myself.
nothing ever changes
Oct 2021 · 127
poetry vague
helios Oct 2021
connected by the
twisting of our
lungs (the air
meets with the inner
workings and
have *** under the
last light of the
yellowing moon) oh,
is it poetry or just
a murmured tangle of
fragments that dangle meaning
in front of you (
laughingly- i am the
naked king, and
you are the false awe)
;find purpose in
these words because
it is the first time
they have ever been spoken
(written, preached, given)
in such an arrangement
and the last time
even i will remember
what they meant to say
been thinking bout the question of 'what really is art?' is there a line that ever needs to be drawn? does the artist themselves need to know the meaning behind it, or is it based on what the viewer gains?

i had a discussion with a buddy a few weeks ago on the topic of modern art. the concept of art has become so vague (not necessarily a bad thing) but often it is "faux deep"-- and then rich people purchase it so they can brag about having it in their houses. perhaps the problem lies in those who create "abstract art" with the intent of selling it for an obscene amount of money, rather than bestowing it with genuine meaning. but then again, if someone finds actual value in a piece of work, even if it's not the meaning the artist intended, should that praise be given to the artist?

anyway, this poem is nonsense.
helios Sep 2021
my fingers ache with a desire to create
explore the colors of my mind
i beg for it to come freely
but i always end up searching
carving away at the layers
like a caver, trying to see what beauty
could be hidden underneath
the worthlessness and despair
for once i realize i could be something
i no longer am nothing
and i spill from my mouth,
my eyes bloom,
i see what could be and
it feels close enough to touch
all i must do
is reach a little further

i have never felt as warm
as when i am writing
and i have never felt as cold
as when i am done
i pour my heart out into
these virtual pages
and it's nice to see
what i have created
but god, do i feel empty after
oldish poem (few months) that i just updated a lil. i hate making titles

over the summer i tried to write some poetry when i was feeling especially depressed

it's nice to get my feelings out and also i liked being able to look back on particularly rough moments

but i found a lot of the time i'd feel empty beforehand, it was an Unknown Emptiness... and once i wrote the poetry, i still felt the same emptiness but now I Knew to an extent WHY i was feeling so empty... and somehow, the knowledge was worse

i'm so young and i have so many incredible opportunities. it's absurd i feel so lost. but i am floating aimlessly...

i don't know.  i love to ramble.

got a big *** lump in my throat right now lol. i think i need a therapist
helios Sep 2021
there are nights where i
fear i may die in my sleep
and so i stay awake til
the morning light floods my
window & birds chirp

i have not died yet
thousands of days i've slept,
eaten, breathed and moved
and while i've never experienced
the situation i fear
it doesn't stop me from my anxieties
that grip my ankles and pull with
a force that cannot be stopped
i grab at the headboards and hold
on for dear life but
my hands always slip

there are nights where i
fear i may die in my sleep
and maybe the desire i have to survive
is proof enough that i have it in me to live
but i still cry at random times
and i can't visualize a future where i'm happy
and it feels like time is slipping away
yet i never try to reach out and grab it

i am not scared of dying
as much as i am scared of death
i've always hated change
and this is the biggest of them all
i want to get better but
it feels so far off
and taking one step forward
is hard enough as it is

there are nights where i
fear i may die in my sleep
tonight is one of those nights
and so i stay awake
im in college and its terrifying

this is an old poem
Jun 2021 · 144
imposter syndrome
helios Jun 2021
even with a lack of talent
i feel as though i am a fraud
perhaps a mistaken universe swap?
what was the parallel life i was torn from
where these opportunities shouldn't come so easy
to someone who always lets them pass
and who is the other me,
the one that would take chances in stride
and breathe easy in a light they embrace
i know it's just a phase
and my life has only begun
but when it's all i've ever known
i can't imagine how i'd be without it
maybe one day i'll wake up back in my place
and my other back in theirs
or maybe i will die the same as i live
doubtful and forgotten
im currently really hyperfixed on a certain content creator and it's bummin me out... i feel like every second i spend watching him is a waste of time; yea, i get the whole "if u enjoy it its not a waste of time" but i still feel a wave of guilt when i become self aware of my obsession and it really freaks me out
Jun 2021 · 141
haliotis
helios Jun 2021
am i supposed to feel this way?
as if i am the last speck of sand in an hourglass?
cuz i think there's something wrong with my brain;
my therapist told me i'm very self aware
but i'm still not sure what to do
because i know why i fail
and i know how to succeed
i've been guided thru and thru
lectured and praised and punished and taught
yet i still find myself kicking in doors
and lying thru my teeth
i believe things will get better
but i'm not sure i deserve it;
there's a lump at the back of my throat,
permanently settled
i like obscure animal names... beauty in the unknown maybe, yadda yadda
Feb 2021 · 389
wake
helios Feb 2021
i'll bring myself to breathe again
clear the cobwebs from my lungs
rack my ribcage loose of its collected dust;
oil my joints and tighten the loose screws.
and i am going to cough,
i am going to **** and stutter, but
i think it's time to live once more.
something hopeful
Oct 2020 · 80
something softer
helios Oct 2020
finally alone
i watch the sun sink softly
'til i shut my blinds
i'm not completely full of rage, i suppose
Oct 2020 · 101
a late introspection
helios Oct 2020
i don't mean to blame
other people

but i find it ironic that
they tell me i was fine till i was
fifteen , yet i can remember
being twelve and so
terrified of being late

seriously, **** that guy
who screamed in my face
when i was sobbing and shaking
and hiding in bathrooms
because i thought everyone
would think i was an idiot
if i came five minutes past
start.

anyway
i just feel like it's never that
simple. i am not a sudden person.
i never will be.

i showed the signs. they didn't see them.
and it's my fault that i couldn't recognize them?
that i couldn't be introspective before i was even
out of middle school?

haha, yeah. fifteen and suddenly ****** up
depressed and anxious and angry and lost
impossible! i was in honors courses!
no way in hell that i was so ****** up before!

well, now i'm here
still a *******
still afraid
and now there ain't time
to be fixed
bro i've got a lot to get offa my chest
Oct 2020 · 68
reflection
helios Oct 2020
been a year and
some would say
i've gotten worse

they say
you'll hit
rock bottom and
then you can only
go up . hah, okay
yeah well i'm
ready to climb, so
ready to get out of this
pit. but turns out
i still ain't hit
the ground yet.
this isn't over? ****.
no worries at all
Oct 2020 · 76
no more inspiration
helios Oct 2020
i want to be a modern day shakespeare
dancing words around these fools
spitting fire and misery
instead i'm a ******* monk
-ey

barely talk and
when i do
i'm spewing ****

god, i hate myself
i am depressed
Oct 2019 · 123
gl-or-y
helios Oct 2019
i don't hate
who i am today
for although i make
mistakes & although
i struggle with being
myself, i
find that humanity
thrives on the knowledge
that none of us are perfect, &
beauty is subjective. so the
next time i glance in the
mirror and grimace, i
will tell myself that i
am what i make of
myself and my
eyes can only see
what i train them to see. i will
remind myself (gently, of
course) to blink and
blink again.
i think this is a nice poem. or nice message, at least. not sure if i truly take its message seriously , though. funny how i spew “life lessons” as if i am superior yet i never follow my own advice
Oct 2019 · 973
handwritten hieroglyphics
helios Oct 2019
the art of smooth handwriting eludes me &
i scribble silent letters
distracted by
boldly loud ones
onto the lines of a page,
emotions and confessions i will
turn in for class, my heart
out, &
where the teacher will
ultimately return it,
confusion marked
on the pages in red ink
and
my thoughts will be half understood
half appreciated and
half loved;
characterized by nothing more than luck,
who chose,
blindfolded
which thoughts deserved to be seen and
which ones would be
lost in translation,
from my head to the paper
existing clearly in my mind
yet appearing as hieroglyphics-
and i have yet to find my rosetta stone
i appreciate your words,
even if i cannot make them out;
emotion doesn’t need words,
art can be felt
May 2019 · 211
;climb
helios May 2019
purple nails
don't belong on
mountaintops
where the ground is
too far from the
clouds, it's hard
to breathe when
reality can no longer
support my weight
and sagging , stopped and
held down by pressure
of the goals unachieved,
two years ago promised
but now it's 2018
winter doesn't bring snow
and new year doesn't
bring change anymore
i wrote this back in nov 2018. i was genuinely goin thru some stuff then and it's almost nice to think abt how much things have improved since then :)

dont know what the purple nails things was abt but im not gonna change it because i want to keep it the way it was ok :-)

edit: this is depressing now
Mar 2019 · 236
i love you god
helios Mar 2019
i love you god

for you are good,
you are truth,
you are the push we
feel to do better
and work harder
you are the warmth we
feel when we think
we will only ever
know cold from this
day on and you,
you exist in pieces
you are the joy of birth
you are the fear of death
you are the knowledge
that we can go on, that we
WILL go on, that things will
be better & you
are our mothers and our fathers
and you lead us into the world
and remind us what happiness
feels like when we've forgotten

i love you god
for you do not
exist in the sky,
nor in the churches,
or in the bible:

you exist in me because
i choose to let you live here
and i choose to let you be
a reminder that
i will go on
and pain will not last forever

i love you god
for you taught me
why i am here
and why i will die
and i am okay with both

thank you god
hope this does not come off as religious: my meaning is much simpler than i put it in this poetry here.

i do not believe in god as the bible states him. i do not believe there is an almighty being in the sky watching us, that there is a heaven and a hell after our death.

i think of god as a feeling. he is what pushes us to do good. we all need god in our lives, although it may be in different ways. he is the reminder that heaven and hell exist on earth and that we have all experienced both. he is the reminder that we have faced **** and yet we are still here. he is laughter and he is love. he is the good parts of life, he is what too many of us lack.

and so i love him.
helios Dec 2018
need a napkin up in this joint,
my eyes are ******' waterin'. i didn't agree to this!
jail cells are smaller than i would have thought.
well, i ******' lived to tell my tale
and, by god, i'd die to tell it, too.

turn that ******' piano music down, man.
no wait, that ****'s good. turn it up.
piano manages to hit that vein in me
not one that exists on the outside
doesn't even ******' pulse.
it's like a shot directly to my bloodstream
but one that exists in my soul.
man, you'd THINK it'd ******' hurt
but it's euphoric, dude, and i don't use that word lightly.
words are meant to be used
in a way i don't think they're used anymore.
all these swears, like, calm down!
****, ****, **** (well, ****'s ***** ****), etc.
and i'm over here, just followin' along
i may be dumb but i ain't stupid enough
to ignore the pushing current.

i wish i could yell so ******' loudly, man.
i don't get that opportunity enough, y'know?
just to shout...someone's gonna ******' call the police.
oh, and i guess they did, haha.
******* get served, i suppose.

where's my napkin, please?
a tissue would do, too.
just need something to wipe
away the ******' filter that spreads
over my eyes...like a foggy day.
you ever go out late or early
and see fog cover the place
like a ******' horror movie?
i love that ****. it's calming.

where did it go?
no, not you. obviously.
i meant.....the past.
it can't just disappear forever, right?
'cause that's ******' dumb.
it has to go SOMEWHERE.
when i lose my memories
(which i will, and so will you)
where will they go?
i don't want to lose
myself to time.
it's a battle i know i won't win
but i bother anyway.
create that ******' legacy, y'know?

why am i here?
that's a good ******' question, dude.
i committed the worst crime of all...

i ******' lost myself.
i put up pictures everywhere;
"have you seen this person?"
many people called me
but none were helpful
and it took ******' ages
before i realized what had happened.
and i'm ashamed to admit it, i mean,
it's a dastardly crime to have done.

see, i ******' murdered myself.
it was an accident, i swear!
and you could laugh, and say i'm right here,
but i'm not.
well, i mean, i am.
but it's not ME.
i thought i had lost myself
(which i did, i mean)
but i was ******' certain i could find me again.
what comes up must come down, right?

i realized too late what i did...

and now i'm gone forever.

keep yourself close,
and don't ******' look away,
not even for an instant.
if you lose yourself
you may never find
what was ever again.
time is ******' cruel,
and it will forever conquer.

now, can i please get that tissue?

:-)
this is not poetry

art has died

miss u god. xoxo.
helios Dec 2018
MY (MILD TO MODERATE DEPRESSION IS ACTING UP AGAIN) PENCIL BROKE

AND MY (ANXIETY NEVER EVEN WENT AWAY) PENCIL WON'T SHARPEN

AND , BY GOD , ALL I ASK FOR IS (ANY IDEA OF WHAT MY FUTURE WOULD HOLD. FOR I CANNOT STAND THIS TEDIOUS WAIT BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD, JOY AND PAIN, I'LL YELL AND I'LL LAUGH AND THEY'LL FEEL THE SAME) A ******* PENCIL WITH LEAD THAT DOESN'T SMASH WHEN I PRESS HARDER THAN A ******* BABY WHEN IT GNAWS ON THE FINGERS OF ITS LARGE BREASTED MOTHER

anger , haha. anger who? my name is blueberry bubblegum and i exist only to chew. nom nom.

:-)
**** **** ****!

don't swear.....the children are listening

they'll hear it eventually

well....the children must grow up someday, i suppose

**** **** ****!

**** **** ****!
Dec 2018 · 503
universal
helios Dec 2018
i'd buy the ticket
if i didn't know where it led
the fuel of desire
adventure, lust, pain
heartbreak lasts until

the
last
train
left

weekends have never been so dismal. gray, gray skies, gray lights, my eyes blink and blink again but the haze that grips on tight will not let go! i think it drips down my cheeks sometimes but only when the lights are off. my silence is a skill, not a talent- i used to be louder when i'd

shhh.

i am socks in the shower

headphones broken in one ear


i am an ebay sweetheart

please buy me!!!!!
discounted
almost what
you'd expect
but
not
quite

.return me!!!!!
refunds
but you will
never get as much
as
you
spent

404.....
              error .....
.  .page not found..
        ...time to..
shut .
               . down

:-)
weewoo weewoo weewoo

red and blue red and blue

blue bruises red pens

blue sky red

red

read

don't leave me on read :(
Nov 2018 · 199
grapes in winter
helios Nov 2018
i prefer green grapes over purple ones
they're more sour and that gives me the shivers
like when it's extra cold out
my breath comes out in puffs of white
i used to pretend i was smoking
when i walked out of church on sunday morning
and it gave me the same pleasure
without being addicted to anything
but life itself
it's
too
hot in california.
and my cat wants to eat my grapes.
and god doesn't exist anymore to me-
our fate is in our hands, now.
no more excuses.
Nov 2018 · 155
shattered
helios Nov 2018
gently now;
glass under the carpet
can still cut your feet
and blood is too thick
to pass off as wine
</3
Oct 2018 · 145
olive
helios Oct 2018
the cup is
half empty
like my heart
when i
told you to
stop saying
"i love you"
in fear that
blue would
turn to red
and cold would
turn to warm
and i may
be empty
but you
by god
you are full
i see
the ocean in
your eyes
and the wind in
your hair
the passion
in your calm
and the tranquility
in your anger
you are
the lamb
and the lion
and you
tear me apart
and i let you
because this
with the pain
and the suffering
is the only time
i feel full
you are enough
for the both of us
but you
will never
satisfy me
because
i crave more
like the fire
whipping at
the trees
like the waves
lapping at
the shore
i can never
be content
with a full cup
and even when
it spills over
i still
pour.
</3
Oct 2018 · 171
what could have been
helios Oct 2018
when i go to hell
give me a
glimpse of heaven
so i can see who i am
and who i could
have become
Oct 2018 · 216
sun,flower
helios Oct 2018
i fear for the sunflowers
tall woman
   too high for
men who
  can’t let
the weeds grow
bigger than the ant
miseducated,you see
   ,for they are
not weeds, but
something new
undiscovered &
waiting to be found
helios Oct 2018
i yawned so hard i cried
tears disappear into the cracks in my skin
my hands sting from dryness
and my lips break

my fingernails are ragged
and the blankets are checkered
one square for every time
i forgot what it meant to be human

and cancer runs in my family
given to me without my consent
i'm forced to follow its rules
if it makes me play along

a cruel game where no one wins
except the wind
it scatters me across the galaxy
i'll be a astronaut
no need for a helmet

the stars exist for excuses
reasons beyond explanation
why this happened the way it did
why i failed, why i lost, why he died, why she lived
justice is a fairytale
and the poor maiden is a myth

my mind is the only thing that matters
except my looks control me
and even if i have words of gold
my face will dictate how they are said
and what they mean

i'll fail math class
because x doesn't equal perfection
and the ***** only goes downhill

and the crying continues
long past the yawns.
a mess
Oct 2018 · 442
cold burn
helios Oct 2018
winter couldn't be hotter
the snowflakes burn into my skin
my blood boils and i cry
yet my tears freeze before
they hit the ground
Oct 2018 · 117
i exist.
helios Oct 2018
I EXIST.

i breathe the same air you do.
i cry the same tears you do.
we see the same, we feel the same, we ARE the same.

it is neither you nor i who is born different.
it is the power of what we choose to be
that leads us on different paths,
gives us different lives,
treats us for better or for worse.

i am neither perfect nor imperfect.
i am human.
and so are you.
i mourn the living and the dead.
Sep 2018 · 311
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
helios Sep 2018
one day i'll forget the abc's
just as i have forgotten my own name,

& i'll ask my cup of water,
but it won't respond.
i'll curse it.
how rude can one get?
not to answer to their elder?

& it'll fall on the floor,
the plastic making a soft boing as
it bounces onto the tiles.
that's a funny sound.
i giggle.

i'll turn back to the abc's.
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h , i , j, k , l,
i stop. what comes next?
it was the first letter of my name, wasn't it?
round and long, like n, but not...

& i'll look to the left.
there'll be an old lady there,
and i smile when i notice her numerous wrinkles.
thank god i'm not like that.
i wonder what i'm like.
i can't remember my own face anymore.

& my back hurts. & my vision's blurry.
and i still- i can't seem to remember
what comes after L.

& i'll wonder, but i'll get distracted.
i get distracted easily, i find.
i don't know why it's so hard to focus anymore.
it seems that everything's moving too fast.

i watch as a spider crawls across the ceiling.
i think i used to be scared of those.
what's it called? the fear of spiders?
i'm pretty sure i had it.

i reach for my glass of water, but it's gone.
where did it go?
i could have sworn it was right next to me.
i'm thirsty.

and i still can't remember...

what had i forgotten?
i have 6 tests/quizzes in different classes tomorrow...
i've already forgotten everything i needed to know.
Sep 2018 · 185
flower girl
helios Sep 2018
flowers erupt from your eyes and grow giant
petals from your eyelashes.
your mouth fills with dirt and your nose
drips seeds.

horror often comes from beauty.
or does beauty come from horror?
i cannot remember.
Jun 2018 · 196
at least lip balm is cheap
helios Jun 2018
coconut lip balm
never tastes like coconut

just like your sweet talk
never tastes like love
i wrote lip balm too much and now it doesn't look like a word
May 2018 · 299
santa couldn't make it.
helios May 2018
the milk is
       left untouched,
the cookies
      left uneaten,
                               "santa didn't come
                                     this time."
gifts
      left unopened,
words
      left unspoken,
                                "when will he
                                     be back?"
secrets
      left unspilled,
and sobs
      too quiet to hear.
                                 "maybe
                                       next
                                           year."
love me :(
helios May 2018
i was
black and white
until you arrived
colors in hand
ready to create your masterpiece

but what if
i enjoyed being black and white?

i have nightmares now
i used to dream

i hate the dark
i used to enjoy its calm

i am quiet
i once was outgoing

you created
a colorful piece of art
but did you ever
think about who the art was
before?
wanted to post something because im lonely and crave attention. this is from sept. 2017, when i was actually happy ****
Mar 2018 · 146
a party
helios Mar 2018
glasses shatter on ruby lips
ears are bruised from punch bowls filled to
the brim with god knows what -
substances that murmur foul words
and crawl up and out the mouth -
drinks that giggle down throats
as they give all who tastes
a terrible,
horrible,
wonderful burn.
aye it's ya boy 'hiraeth' (totally gonna change that) here from a long break, back with more terribly written poetry. enjoy, and please get me attention- i crave it.
Jan 2018 · 195
forgotten me?
helios Jan 2018
i would not believe
             you if
you told me that
             you had
forgotten me.


i am

             (not one who is good at
             remembers things but
             i am sure that i could not
             forget a relationship
             so quickly)

certain that what i have
experienced with you
is real


i am

             (wondering if all
             this time i have
             spent loving you and
             all i have ever
             known is false)

doubting myself and
my memory for it has
been fading though
i did not think it could
get this bad


so tell me

             (please i beg you)

and promise me

             (leave out the lies)

that you have not

             (it is impossible)

lost your memory

             (so easily)

so easily.
inspired by ee cummings! a poem i wrote that i may turn in for school (mostly likely not).

i've been gone for a while! and i will be gone for a while again, most likely. i have not been writing poetry like i used to. i miss it. but it also felt like a burden. it is hard to explain.
Dec 2017 · 224
we are all blind
helios Dec 2017
i wear glasses
but i cannot see.

the world is filtered
beyond our windows
showing us the false
and hiding the truth.

look further
past the news
past the people
and truly look at
what has happened
to our world.

and then come back.
look deep inside
and find out
what has happened
to you.
what happened? i looked deep inside and found nothing.

how do i replace what has gone missing?
helios Nov 2017
you only like girls
who are
fearless
but still
look to you
for protection.

you only like girls
with no
insecurities
yet you
hate it
when she
stands up
for herself.

you only like girls
with perfect hair
and a perfect face
without acne
or wrinkles
even without
any makeup.

you only like girls
that don't
seem to
exist.
you'll never find someone, and that's the saddest part. sadder than the fact that i will probably never find someone either, because i've accepted it. you still believe someone like that is real.

quick write. just wanted to get something off my chest.
Nov 2017 · 247
i hate being pitied
helios Nov 2017
you're saying that you sympathize
but i can see the pity in your eyes
you're not fooling anyone, and i'm tired of it.
Oct 2017 · 255
i'm scared for us
helios Oct 2017
will you still love me
even after i show you
who i truly am?
i know the answer will be no, but i wanted to ask anyway.
Oct 2017 · 461
a life update
helios Oct 2017
i cannot help but be jealous of those who are my age and doing great things; it has gotten so bad that i begin to dislike these people, though they have done nothing wrong to me or anyone else.

on another note, i am constantly getting the feeling that i am wasting my life. is this normal? no matter what i do, whether i complete meaningless tasks or important ones, when i spend hours watching a tv show or hours practicing a sport i’ll never be great at, i am hindered by the thought that i could be doing something better with myself.

i think i am feeling worse than usual. life has been a daze recently, and only now is it catching up to me. what will i do? sit back, relax, and watch the world crumble? or should i take the horse by the reigns and fight back against everything i’ve been taught?

either one i choose will be regretted in later life. so i suppose i should pick the one that i’ll regret less, though i wonder if i will live long enough to see the day where i am able to finally decide.
i am gently trying to let go of the past, but it is holding on tightly and i am not strong enough to shake it off.
Oct 2017 · 213
she doesn't know what to do
helios Oct 2017
gentle sobs escape her fearful mouth
a cacophony of shrieks erupt from the other room
her idea of a good weekend has been changed forever
for anything would be good compared to this.
Oct 2017 · 497
i'm so tired
helios Oct 2017
sometimes
when i close my eyes
the world starts spinning
and i am left in the middle,
unmoving
im running out of ideas. i can barely breath. those who know me, look closer. maybe i am not who i seemed to once be.

edit: i'm fine
Oct 2017 · 216
it never ends
helios Oct 2017
i trust you and the golden truths
you spill out into my ear,
the ones who weave their way
through my cracked ribs and tired lungs
into my freezing heart.
i also trust your iron lies,
the ones that melt from your lips and
gather in my mind where i
wonder if i can trust you or not.
i actually wrote this one a couple of months ago and only found it again today.
Oct 2017 · 196
i am beyond repair
helios Oct 2017
where did you go,
thoughts of pleasure?
i cannot feel your
presence in this
overgrown and
tangled mess of a
broken mind
i would do anything to feel warmth again
helios Oct 2017
"she loves me,
she loves me not."

the petals fall
one by one
hiding the fact
that flowers don't
tell secrets;
and if they do–
who would trust a
flower's judgement?
it was like eeny, meeny, miny, moe or whatever;
we knew what we wanted, even if we pretended we didn't.
so we'd pick the one (whether it was the flower with the even petals, or the item we'd start with) that we knew would give us the favorable outcome. we just like humoring ourselves.

also i couldn't think of a good title,, sorry!!!
Oct 2017 · 689
something fishy is going on
helios Oct 2017
i hate to be the bearer of bad news
but your cat has died.

and no, the fact that she is laying outside
no marks other than the many broken bones
is not important.

neither does it matter that her limp paws are surprisingly moist.

or that i am clutching my fish bowl- and there's no fish inside.
or water, for that matter- it has all spilled into the carpet.

you glance at me.
i am sweating profusely.

the window is wide open, and there is a steady breeze.
you step towards it, and look out.
down below, almost exactly under my window
is the cat.

you begin to put two and two together.
i begin to panic, and as before, i only can think of one thing to do.
you open your mouth to speak,
but it's too late.

you're already over the side.
just some stupid silly thing i wrote in five minutes because i was bored; please don't take it seriously!!!
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