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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
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 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
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 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!!!
helios Sep 2017
stop saying my name
you act as if you've lost me
but, hey, i'm right here?
i hope this makes as much sense as it does in my head
helios Sep 2017
we sit
on white roofs
and carve our names into the wood.

your handwriting is much
better than mine,
and i am jealous
but only for a second
because you make me feel
like i am the world
like i am everything
and nothing
and all that is in between

like i am the flowers that grow
outside my bedroom window
unimportant to some
but appreciated by many

like i am the tattoo
hidden on the
inside of a wrist
or at the start of the collarbone
invisible to all
and shown to the ones
who see it for what
it truly means
y'know, i've never actually been in love. am i doing a good job at pretending i have?
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 ****
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.
helios Sep 2017
i drip honey from my lips
sweet words tangle with a golden smile
you love how i can whisper in your ear
as if we are the only ones left
in this broken world
though i am more broken than any of those people out there

it's been over a year and i just want to clarify that i have never been in love and this is fake

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