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17h · 73
Drink.
Artis 17h
My heart—frozen still,
searching for the will
to forget you.

The alcohol takes its course.
Tears slide down my cheeks
as I try,
fail,
try again
to forget you.

Was my love real?
Or just something to play with—
fooled by the warmth,
cut by your words,
sharp as paper.

You made my heart ache.
Still, I stayed.
Now you just make the alcohol
taste sweeter—
and the night colder—
with every sip.

It's okay,
the drink—
is the love I need for the night.

Our favorite song—
all I can hear
is us singing it
with our whole hearts.

Was it love,
or just—
need?

Every memory in my head—
crumbles.
'Cause all I have now is this bottle
to pour my tears into—
to remember every lie,
you shakily whispered,
in my ears, holding hands.

Now you're gone.
All I have left
is the drink—
we used to share.
💔 Inspired by the legendary Jeff Buckley.
5d · 85
The Curtains
Artis 5d
They say life is a show that must go on,
but what happens when the show is over,
when the music fades,
the sun sets, and the curtains close?

Will everyone forget the wrong I've done,
the pain I caused?
Will they clap when the show is over—
find reasons for me to be missed?

Will the ones I love—
when they feel empty—
keep me
in their memory?

I've caused pain,
made people cry,
broken hearts—
but will any of that matter
when the curtains close?
Tears have been shed.
Will they care what I've done?
Will they stutter my name?

Will I be able to rest easy—
knowing everyone thinks of me fondly,
and leaves out the rest?

The ones who once hated me,
will they be able to forget,
and love me for the memory I bring—
leave out the rest?

Please, find a reason for me to be missed.
Forget the rest.

Time is ticking—
I only have so much—
time,
before the curtain
makes the credits roll.

Please, don't resent me
for the things I've done.

Leave the hatred,
leave the pain,
the tears—
with the closing curtains.
Find reasons to miss me.
Let me live as a fond memory—
before my time comes,
and the curtains close.
7d · 146
Person.
Artis 7d
ME.

   I am who you want me to be,
I am perfect in your eyes
But to myself,
I am nothing.
Nothing enough to be called—
Perfect,
  In your eyes
       Nothing without the version that you see.

      To you I only exist in a fairytale.
You only see pierces that fit the puzzle you made for me.
Apr 25 · 210
layers of skin
Artis Apr 25
I want to peel back your skin
and show off all the layers no one gets to see
I want to crawl inside your skin,
and be that layer—
you never thought,
you needed.

I'll add new layers
that make your skin soft.

maybe then I will understand—
why your skin is so roughly made,
burnt from all the thorns of the world
stepped on and left marks that never seemed to heal.

but you still dont show it, do you?

what’s hiding in those layers of
fake happiness,
pain,
misery?

How do we cut off all the dead skin
make you blossom—
into new skin, that doesn’t cut you with every touch?
Sometimes we carry skin, thats too rough for us to get rid of alone 🥀
Apr 24 · 235
unsteady.
Artis Apr 24
I walk, unsteady.
legs shaking,
my face deathly pale,
voice losing its tone.
I fall down, but i get up,
cant stop myself from falling,
the floor beneath sinking,
looking for a steady ride.
that doesnt exist these days.
the wheels always fall off,
all comes crashing.
Apr 21 · 68
Interlinked.
Artis Apr 21
Love,
The Little Things.

The brush of your perfectly made hair,
Pushing it to the side—
While it skates through the wind.

Holding your pretty glowing arms
In the sunrise glow,
You in that dress - that you picked out
Jumping through the fields
Happy as could be.

The late night talks.
Only our hearts can remember
The sound of your heart beat—
Matching mine—
While we talk about,
What is to be.

Our little playdates—
To our favorite spots
That only we know.

The sound of your voice,
That only calls to me.

All your little quirks,
That make my heart flutter.

Have you loved someone so much,
They know there your heart—
You know there your armor?

When you know your soul—
is one.
Interlinked ❤️‍🔥
Apr 19 · 112
Wait
Artis Apr 19
How long—
would you—
wait?

Would you wait—
even if i told you
that time wont stop for us?

Would you wait
even if i said—
my heart has been drowned,
in love before
and then broken in the same moment.

Would you wait
even if it hurt you.
your heart burning,
burning
from the inside out
while you think of me?


Would you wait even if the clocks forgets the time
and everything doesnt make sense anymore.

Would you wait even if my words hurt your heart and pierce you effortlessly
is it worth—
is it worth the pain.

How much are you time are you willing to sacrifice
Even for a touch of love around your skin.

Would you wait—
When pieces of you will never feel the same?

Time is against us, my love
They say time heals all—
But why does time push me away from you?

I am not a promise my love,
I'm a slow burning fire that never stops hurting.


Would you wait..
for hours, months, years, just so you can feel a tight rush of adrenaline—
that ends in 2 seconds.

Would you wait if every heartbeat you gave me never came back?
and the words of ours are empty.

How long would you wait, my dear—
Till your fire runs out?
How long would you wait? 🥀
Apr 17 · 186
Be my Mistake
Artis Apr 17
I get lonesome sometimes
if all signs lead to you
I want you to be my mistake—
When the alcohol pumps through my veins.

If the air doesnt feel the same
and everything reminds me of you,
then be my mistake,
even if all signs say no—
I will say yes—

Even if all roads leave to a dead end,
if you dont let me in—
then right outside ill stay.

I would let you be my mistake.
even if goodbye is all we have.
love is a drug 💔
Apr 15 · 244
Moments.
Artis Apr 15
''Moments''

Give me a moment—
to get some air
in these lungs

Give me a moment
to finally see the good,
inside these walls—

Give me a moment
to make every mistake
let me — leave everyone waiting

Give me a moment
to be happy.

Give me a moment of silence
In a world that gets too loud.

Give me a moment
to regain—
all the moments ive lost.

Give yourself a moment—

Cause you never know when they'll run out.

All of us
Are just small little
moments—
To a much bigger story.
Apr 11 · 200
Glass house
Artis Apr 11
I built myself a glass house,
A chamber of mind,
A house built so fragile
Afraid of the darkness that consumes below.

Glass shards that slowly break, reflecting the past,
I shake through the chamber of mind, afraid the voices might call again,
Shadows pressing closer, where is my path, unclear,
Glass shatters around me as I fall to my knees begging it to stop, but am trapped in a storm of my fragile thoughts,

Surrounded by a version of myself everyone wants me to be—
I reach out, but am bound to chains, unable to break free from my shackles,
I cry out for help, but the shadows of fear, helplessness and doubt, claw away at me,
Kicking and screaming in silence, but no one can hear me plea,

Slowly drowning myself, in a deep sea that never seems to end,
Every string of hope I once had is being ****** away into this glass house,
In A silent prison I lay.
While the others shine brightly, this glass house consumes my light.
In this glass house every step I take is a crack left behind, later to be discovered.

Trapped in this glass house.
Trapped but free,
Everyone sees me smile, but in this glass house I'm trapped in the version they long me to be

In this glass house I am strapped down to my knees hoping someone would come save me,
I can feel my chest tighten, each breath is another rush of panic through my veins.
Is this effort I worth the pain, I wonder.
Wonder if one day the cracks of the glass will show a path forward towards a better tomorrow
Tomorrow filled with acceptance, love and care

But today, I'm trapped in this chamber of mind, trapped bound by my own insecurities and doubts,
I claw at the walls, seeing myself, a person I no longer recognize,
Am I just left here imprisoned, until the glass breaks, and I shatter into pieces, taking years to heal from the glass wounds I endure.

I am not enough—
I am not ENOUGH!
I AM NOT ENOUGH.

Slowly losing in the depth of these walls
As if no one cares enough to see my true colors
Will anyone reach out to see my true self?
Before I shatter into dust
Losing everything.

Will tomorrow be the day I can finally break free?
Or am I stuck in today forever.

I AM NOT ENOUGH
I AM NOT ENOUGH, I say to myself

In this glass house I am stuck being the person I secretly hate
But everyone else loves—

But please tell me—
Am I enough?

Am I strong enough to break free from my own mind—
And its demons that I live with,
Am I strong enough to become the person I want to be?

Am I strong enough to bring light back into this glass house—
To break free and rebuild what once was beautiful.

But maybe, just maybe,
these cracks aren’t my undoing—
they are my escape.

The glass that once imprisoned me
will not define me.

I am not the reflection they see,
nor the shadows that haunt me.

I am more than my doubts,
more than my fears.

With every fracture, light seeps in,
revealing a path I never thought existed.

I will not shatter into nothingness—
I will break free.

I will rise from these shards,
not as the person they expect,
but as the person I choose to be.

And when the glass finally falls away,
I will stand, whole,
unafraid,
and finally—
enough.
Apr 6 · 95
The Day Of Autumn
Artis Apr 6
Mother nature sings,
Mother nature weeps of joy,
She rushes to open every window,
Letting the euphoria sink in,
She reaches out and hugs the world,
Her voice so powerful,
Her golden tears dripping down,
Turning everything a fairytale,
Opening up her golden gates.

The trees they have long been deprived of mother natures touch,
At last, there seen, she hugs them tight,
For they have waited far too long-
The leaves turn crimson,
As she gently paints them.

The people wake up to natures gift,
The wind warm yet it still brushes you away, it echoes autumn's name.
Everything is a warm hug,
The world is maturing,
A toddlers dream,
So full of color-
A real life color book,
Full of crimson—gold and amber too.

Waking up in natures arms.
With sparkle in its eyes.

The world,
Wakes up,
On the day of autumn.

— The End —