the red is fading
into my tangled veins
the vessels of my eyes are well defined
as I don't lose consciousness
the trees' arms reach out
to the intangible sky
she releases sparks
while frightening them away
he swallows stars and holds them inside
he's getting larger and larger
the pills cannot hold their bones together much longer
So raw. Condemned- to the life I see.
Despite what they may think- I actually don't know.
Being alone makes you cold, almost disbelieving of kindness in the world
Because you learn to only take care of yourself.
Forget about the heart, much less others.
But the moment your chemicals match up and catch on fire,
and the gaping holes inside your eyes... see,
in that moment, you don't feel so forgotten.
You say you don't know what to say
Put the flowers on the table and leave
Don't waste your breath on insignificant details
I cannot find in you what's missing in me.
Ripped apart to find a reason,
But you only find incoherent entries in a diary as old as your soul.
The words of compassion are faded,
And promises of love, tainted with tears
The cancer of your soul can no longer be saved.
The Would-Be Queen by unbroken17amethyst, literature
Literature
The Would-Be Queen
Your angry words deceive me
They make me think there's something dying
But the truth is, it's not real
and your valor is barely alive
There are blind spots I cannot look beyond
Though I tell myself I still have my sight,
I forget everything I've seen.
What's the point of tomorrow if there was no yesterday?
We're all unfinished like a forgotten goodbye
What's there to be understood if the heart cannot accept the past?
Wilted roses like a lost soul
I'm trapped in an invisible cage
Prisoner of my own lying heart
The roots of this heart are so entangled
So very deep down below my feet
The thought of 6 feet under is so provoking
I’ll surrender to this trigger
You forget you still have a spine
When you back down from your mental enemies
What would you do if I said they’re not real?
Your whole life, I guess, must have been a lie
“Oh, you bleed just to know you’re alive.”
Leave Your Damage by unbroken17amethyst, literature
Literature
Leave Your Damage
Burn your words like the fire in your eyes
Who was I to believe such lies?
I can figure this out, I can figure you out now
I'll be begging you to come home
To fix you, I'll say
But you won't listen, and you'll stay in your static world
The second you turn your back on me for good,
I'll be on my way home
Never mind you, I'll find my way back
I made it all the way here without you,
Remember?
Ran through that lost town alone,
Remember?
Leave your damage far away from here
Far away from home
After a while, it all sounds the same.
Music turns to noise,
Arguing to faded screams,
"forgive me's" to empty promises
After a while, I don't know what to think anymore
Endless suffering, waiting, dying to fall asleep
To collapse from exhaustion
Sleepless after all, it all feels the same
Touching now numbs me
Burning and freezing, I'm dying anyway
Insomnia and emptiness, after a long while
I can't help but think
This is not the way
It's supposed to be
Songs about you come on the radio
I turn them up on the highway
Because they only fuel my addiction
(Love a liar...)
Racing, pushing myself beyond these limits
I want to feel the adrenaline you once showed me so long ago
(...Become a liar)
Your laughter forever echoes in my ears-
I still don't know how to let you go
So I found you
And you're the only one I want
The only one I need
Because there's nothing like the way you look at me-
There's something in your gaze
That holds me, my safety net-
Stare too long and the threads unravel
Until you're slipping-
You'll fall
Into the ocean's cool caress-
Its deep embrace delivers you
Down into the depths
Of your pupils
Darkness I'd hate to face alone
the red is fading
into my tangled veins
the vessels of my eyes are well defined
as I don't lose consciousness
the trees' arms reach out
to the intangible sky
she releases sparks
while frightening them away
he swallows stars and holds them inside
he's getting larger and larger
the pills cannot hold their bones together much longer
So raw. Condemned- to the life I see.
Despite what they may think- I actually don't know.
Being alone makes you cold, almost disbelieving of kindness in the world
Because you learn to only take care of yourself.
Forget about the heart, much less others.
But the moment your chemicals match up and catch on fire,
and the gaping holes inside your eyes... see,
in that moment, you don't feel so forgotten.
You say you don't know what to say
Put the flowers on the table and leave
Don't waste your breath on insignificant details
I cannot find in you what's missing in me.
Ripped apart to find a reason,
But you only find incoherent entries in a diary as old as your soul.
The words of compassion are faded,
And promises of love, tainted with tears
The cancer of your soul can no longer be saved.
The Would-Be Queen by unbroken17amethyst, literature
Literature
The Would-Be Queen
Your angry words deceive me
They make me think there's something dying
But the truth is, it's not real
and your valor is barely alive
There are blind spots I cannot look beyond
Though I tell myself I still have my sight,
I forget everything I've seen.
What's the point of tomorrow if there was no yesterday?
We're all unfinished like a forgotten goodbye
What's there to be understood if the heart cannot accept the past?
Wilted roses like a lost soul
I'm trapped in an invisible cage
Prisoner of my own lying heart
The roots of this heart are so entangled
So very deep down below my feet
The thought of 6 feet under is so provoking
I’ll surrender to this trigger
You forget you still have a spine
When you back down from your mental enemies
What would you do if I said they’re not real?
Your whole life, I guess, must have been a lie
“Oh, you bleed just to know you’re alive.”
Leave Your Damage by unbroken17amethyst, literature
Literature
Leave Your Damage
Burn your words like the fire in your eyes
Who was I to believe such lies?
I can figure this out, I can figure you out now
I'll be begging you to come home
To fix you, I'll say
But you won't listen, and you'll stay in your static world
The second you turn your back on me for good,
I'll be on my way home
Never mind you, I'll find my way back
I made it all the way here without you,
Remember?
Ran through that lost town alone,
Remember?
Leave your damage far away from here
Far away from home
After a while, it all sounds the same.
Music turns to noise,
Arguing to faded screams,
"forgive me's" to empty promises
After a while, I don't know what to think anymore
Endless suffering, waiting, dying to fall asleep
To collapse from exhaustion
Sleepless after all, it all feels the same
Touching now numbs me
Burning and freezing, I'm dying anyway
Insomnia and emptiness, after a long while
I can't help but think
This is not the way
It's supposed to be
Songs about you come on the radio
I turn them up on the highway
Because they only fuel my addiction
(Love a liar...)
Racing, pushing myself beyond these limits
I want to feel the adrenaline you once showed me so long ago
(...Become a liar)
Your laughter forever echoes in my ears-
I still don't know how to let you go
So I found you
And you're the only one I want
The only one I need
Because there's nothing like the way you look at me-
There's something in your gaze
That holds me, my safety net-
Stare too long and the threads unravel
Until you're slipping-
You'll fall
Into the ocean's cool caress-
Its deep embrace delivers you
Down into the depths
Of your pupils
Darkness I'd hate to face alone
I feel so separated- I can't see the colors
and I hate how it's all so fixed
burn all my things
it's the only way I'll let go of these possessions
I want to be boundless
no longer a human machine
the bugs have infested my skin
they walk where I've walked
the walls absorb the light
and I've never felt so empty
the water droplets fall
in time with the clocks
the minute hand will move
when I decide what to do
i can't feel your warmth
only your selfish bones