Shi Em

Shi Em Apr 2023

i don't remember most of my days;
time flows right past me —
it's like everyone is moving,
and moving on fast;
but grief, my grief
nails me down as they pass;
watching it all slowly;
watching them live their
lives before me –
watching my life
move,
(move!
move!)
without
me

Shi Em Mar 2023

growing pains

old scars don't hurt as much
because you learned to grow
accustomed to the pain.
but just because it hurts less,
doesn't mean you're not hurting.

Shi Em Mar 2023

031323, monday.

when everything inside me disappears
and when i'm emptied dry —
it's when i truly come alive.
tattooed in papers,
held by mortal hands;
i am the ink chased down by death,
immortalised in words and letters,
trying (hoping) to be remembered.

Shi Em Nov 2021

Untitled

these nights —
they hold
the best
and
worst
parts of me.

Shi Em Oct 2021

.

and so here's an ode
to all stories –
to the old, the new,
and the yet to be written.

Shi Em Jun 2021

last song syndrome.

my love has
faded into
e c h o e s -
voices
that
you
desperately
want
to
forget.

(but is it cruel
if i don't want you to?)

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lowkey inspired by
fleetwood mac's silver springs 🤍

Shi Em May 2021

for: def.

you taught me that it was okay to be okay with being alone;
because it doesn’t always mean that we’re lonely;
it just means that we were okay with our own company.

and for that, I will always be grateful.