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75 · Dec 2019
Untitled
Empire Dec 2019
I don’t want to be alive

But I’m not supposed to die
74 · May 2019
It’s Late
Empire May 2019
My eyes are heavy and drooping
Threatening me with sleep
But in my limbs
I feel excited
It’s a nervous bliss
It feels powerful
And I don’t want to let it go
But I have to
73 · Sep 2019
The Edge
Empire Sep 2019
Mmm... darling... I want you close
Let me pull you in
Drink you in
And when I can't feel you anymore
I make you come closer
You can't resist
And I can't ask for help
So I'll just... inch myself
Closer.... closer... close
To the ed
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See if you'll notice
Send up flares
Write it in the sky

I'M IN PAIN
I NEED AIDE

And watch you ignore it
Am I too subtle?
I'm too cautious... too afraid
Perhaps there's something more drastic
Something clear.

When I joke about mortality
When I dissociate in front of you
When I clearly am not myself
When I can hardly move
When I rely on abrasive stimulants
When I lust wildly after your wine
When I admire my bleeding wrist

Will you notice me?

Because every sign you ignore
Every strange action you rationalize away

You lose me a bit more
You push me a bit further away
You make me step towards the edge
And eventually
I will take a step
And I won't return.
73 · Jul 2019
Sabotage
Empire Jul 2019
Why do I do this to myself??
Like something within is at war
My enemy is myself
I’m vicious
Relentless
Ruthless
Another blow!
Sabotage my happiness!
Cause me pain!
Feel the grief!
Ride the wave
The fullest intensity
From wildly high
To desperately low
Let me feel
I hate this
I hate myself
For these acts of sabotage
But the war rages on
73 · Sep 2019
Pleasure
Empire Sep 2019
Dizzy with pleasure
‘Cause you needed something good
Calm and tired finally
Not happy but at least pleased
Maybe it’s okay
Well... we can pretend
Feel your heart pound
And gently drop back down
Take your time
You can try again
Anything... just a taste is worth it
A flash of bliss...
I should feel guilty
But in my defense
I don’t feel much anymore
73 · Aug 2019
sick, twisted, useless
Empire Aug 2019
these are not my best days...

whatever the reason,
depression returned with vengeance
it numbed my mind, my flesh
noticed a little
medicate a little
medicate some more...
notice some more....
until i was tangled
lost in highs and lows
feeling everything and nothing

i didn't mind
something twisted in me enjoyed it
being ill
unable to care for myself quite properly
things started slipping
my tongue had no restraint
my stomach always empty
my mouth always dry
my limbs would tremble
my body would shake...

my mind grew slow
weak and feeble
that's all i really wanted...
pause this curse of thought
feel my sanity, my health
slowly drift away...

but when i was needed
i failed
i could not deliver
i could not heal
useless
i'd emptied myself out
precisely as i had wanted
and i was enjoying it
until you needed me
and i was too far gone
72 · Dec 2019
End it
Empire Dec 2019
I̷̡̛͙͇̺̳̠̼̫̲̘͇͙̐͌̍̾́͛̔̌̉̚’̵̤̖̯̞͎̤̤̑͊̒ṃ̷͔͎̹̝̽̾̑̇̅͋̈́͂̇̂̍ ̵̛̻̤̼̯̱̯͋͐̑̾͂̑̀̚d̷͓̣͓̜̗̪̝̬̰͕̠̥̓͐̿́̈́̓̂̓̾͒̚̕̚͜ǫ̵͓̠͚̳̤̈́̉̾n̸̰̣͓͇͉̓̊­̈̓́̏̉̄̑͐̇ë̶̡̨͖̻͍̱͖́͘ͅ




Ï̶͕̠̞̻̳͚͕̝̎̃̔̇̈̍͌̔̄̈͂͘’̴̛̣͔̟͗̈́̄̅̅̀̀̌̿̅­͊͑̌̃̌̉̈́̽̄̚͠͝m̵̧̢̞͖̱̩̯̪̉̎́̓̑̕͠ ̶̛̱͍̲̞͗͊͆̉͊͐̔̌͂́̚̚͘̕ḏ̴͉̮̍̾͂̀̈́͐̉̍̽̑̇̈̅̿͊͗̑̕̚͠õ̸̙̭̯̝̩̟̼̝̺͔̫̓͑̈̎́̋̐­̀̌̑̕͜ͅn̴̜̟͉̟̹͔̗̳̈̚ḗ̶̢̢̡̘͖̼̤̖̱̣̹̼͈̞̠͇͕̫͕̩̖̖̣̉̈̐́̅̔̊͛̂̒͛̔̌̓̐̽́̆̂̈́̕­.̶̡̫͓̤͈̠̣͔̘̜̫͓̫̗͍́̂͂̈́ͅ ̶̦̥͖̠͍̤͎͇͇̰̺̮̯͔̉̊͜










Ĭ̴̛͓̜̟̝̟͉͓͙̫̜̱̉͒̽͂̽̿͛̄̐̊͠’̸̢̧̧̧̛̛͎̟̱­͙̯̬̬̝̦͚̼̝̠̙͗̄̀̊̎̀̂̓̃͊̏̆̉͋̃̑̉́̍̒͋͑̏̓̈̈́͂͆͊̈́̈̓͛͐͐̂̓͑̓̈́͆̎͒͂͋̆͐̒̊̚͜­͜͝͠͠͝m̵̧̡̢̢̡̨̢̙̜̰̼̘͙͇̣̥̤̣̤͍͓̤̠̗͕̹̩̞̜̫̺̦͔̀̎̇̽͒̔́͗͒̌̈́̒̈́̋̎͐́̈́̽̒̆̈­̑̓̅͊̐͊̑̇͑͋̈́͋͌͌̅͋̽͒͒̈́̎̕̚̚̕͝͠͝ͅ ̸̢̢̢̨̧̨̡̠̳̪͖̤͉̱͖̘̱̱͖̗̳͚̥̗̳̹͚̖̜͖̣̣͉͔͎͇̜̻̠̣̦̻̪͈͉̖̟͉̺̞́͜͜͝ͅͅͅd̴̢̧̨̧̨­̨̡̨̢̧̦̜͔͕̠̯̮̙̲̯̫̹͓̩͔̥̩̤̣̪̼̳̺̳̹̠̥̥̭͕̪̰̟͉̹͓̪̺̠̙͈͚͕͎̼͙̘̻̱̱͇̙̖͚̝̪̬̝͎͙­̠̃̋̈͛̍̑͗̂̌̓̀͗͒̽̈́̈́́̑̂́̒̆͊̋̒͂̃͐͒̆̈́̾̉͗̀͂̅̃͛̐́̽́̍̓͆̈́͋̅̏̎̓̍͋͐͊̕̚͜͜­͝͝͝͝͝͝͝ͅợ̶̢͙̦̻̘̺̮̺͎̼̫̥̱̙̿͌̽͌̀̾̏̒̑̉̑̊̀̃̿̄̈̈́͊̅̓̓̈́͘͝͝ͅņ̶̢̧̨̨̧͇̼͔͉͚­̱͓̣̦̮̹͚͉͚̜̙̦̭̐̎͂̃̾̏̊̀̀͂̽̓̎͆̾͝ę̷̡̢̢̢̢̢̧̡̛̲͙͕̜̞͍̣̦͍̙͕̜̼̤̼̩̱̺̣͉̱͇̞̻͚­͈̗̥̳̹̟̬̭̭̘̱̫̠̞̬̪̲̺͆̀̄̏͗̐̓̓̿̈́̌͑̽͛͂̽́̌̏̄̾́̑͐̈́͗̈̍̕̕͝͝ͅͅ.̴̢̨̛̞̖̬̥̹̹­̥͔̠͕̤̟͉̤̠̇͆̌̓̐̈́͆͑̍̀̀̉͆͋̈͗̐̋̄̂̎̾͒̑͒̃̒̓̾̍̀͐̔͑̈́̐̑̈́͐̎̓̒͒̽̈͂̅͆́͆̄̑̋­͆̄͛͆̇̾͛̈́͂̕̚͘̕̚̚͜͠ ̷̧̛͑͂̓́̈́̿̉͑̈́͌́͆̔͗̌̽̅̽̌̃̂͛̔̋͂̂̀͆͌̈́̅͑̐͗̅̅͐̾̃̂̄͆̑̌̈͒̈͒̂́̉̓̈́̊̿̽̓́­̌͑̈́͘̚̕̕̚͘͘͝͝͠













I̷̡̧̡̢̫̬͎͕͕̬̫̪̝̫͙͇̺͔̲̥̳̺̥̟͚̩̭̭̹̣͓̻͍̪̙­̹̱͂͜͝’̷̢̨̢̡̛̛̰̰͙̣͚͚̠͇͕̰̭̳̳͙̩͈̖͎̗̱̱͉̠̞̘͙̘̐̏̑̇̿̈́͗͗̅͒̋̃͆̀̓̔́̿͗͂̌̋̓̔­͌́̉̀̊̈́̐̎̈́̏̋̃͌̃̿́̀̀̓͗̅̽̅̚͜͝ͅM̴̛̛̛̭͉̩͇̱̱̱͍̋͊̊̅̓̉̋͂͆̐̾̽̈́͐́̓̍̎͆̓͆̉­̂̋̈́̌̌̈̍̊̅́̇̆̾̔̋͊̔̔̆̔̄͊͆͐̊͋̍͋̆͘͘̚͝͝͝͝ ̶̡̡̛̯̥̩̝̤̙̜͚͍̪͓̻̭́͗̊̔̊̈́̔͋̒̑́̉̎̈̔̈́̌́̔͗̈́͆̎̒͘̕̚͝D̵̨̨̨̨̛̘͎̙̼͕̮̟̜̙̮­̞̤̯̠͉̱̦̮͕̺̫̼͉̼̟͍͙̄̿̌͐̊̈́̆͌̃̊̄̓͂̂̍̇͗̃̑̏̓͑̅͊͒̐͐̓̿̓̓̉͒͗́́͛̂̃͂͐̃͊̆͊̔̏­̎̉͘̕͘͜͝͠͝͠͝͠ͅƠ̴̡̧̢̢̡̛̛̛̛̪̰̮͇̳̫̣̺̠̮̱͙̥̖̠̙͙͎͈̟̹͓̻̦̥̻̖̣̻͚̣̥͎̹̘̣̞̺͔̇̀­̈́̈͑̎̋́̌̄́̓̂̈̐̔͒̏͆̽́̔̎̋̆́̅̎̂͑̈̃͐̄͗̅̓͑̈́̆̒̎̈͂̈͑̂̚̚̕̚͜͝͝͝͠ͅŅ̴̨̛̛͚̣̼­̫̘͍̗͙̞̱͎̞̬̲͍̄̾̎͐́͛̅͂̈́̓͐̾̾́̓͗̌̽͛̌̐̈́̃͑̈́̇̉̊͒̆͂̉̅̀̕͜͠͝ͅÉ̶̡̨̛͉̞̻̥͉͙­̩͈̲̦̩̳͎̪̙̦̙̯̗̯̫͕͖̜͓̭̹̠̆̒̎́̈́̇̇͛̊͒͋̓́͛̈́̑̉̌͒̇͛̑͂̂̉̽͛̐̊͆͐̒̔̏̎̄̀͒̒̇͂­͐̃̅̿̉̍͊̚̕̚͘̚͘͘͘͜͝͠͝͠




Į̶̢̭͎̫̠̫̗͚̤͙͉̖̝̘̗̲̥̪̰̺̹̬̱͍̤͇͚̤̣̟̩͔̻͕͎̮̞̀­̍́́̏̒̾̆͜’̵̢̡̛̛̛͈͙͔̰̟̦̲̩͖̮̮̮͉͉͙̬̤̱̭̳̹̝̟͕̩̰̖̥͚̰̦̭̣͙̞̗͔͇͈̓͌́͒͋̾̀̑̑̇̓­͌́̿̅̕͘͜͜ͅM̵̥̟̯͙͇̫̣̰̖̭̳͖̦̹͙̺̣͎̞̾̈̐͐͊͌̔̀̅̈́͌̃̎̊̍͊̉̓̑̂̓̋͗̇͌̈́̅̄̋̓̃͌̂­̽̓͗̑̑̀́͆̄͜͝ͅͅ ̷̢̡̛̭̪̻̼̗̦̹̖̙̲̰̮̗̫͓̞̜̘̆̂̈͌͆̈́̐̓͆̅̈͑̍̒̄͋̈́̓́̆͊̽̈́̚ͅD̸̖̥̼̍̇̑͐́̈́̇͗̓­̓̀̇̏̎͐͌͒̇̊̐͐͐͑̀̌̿̂͊̐͘͠͝͝͠͝Ò̷̢̡̫̘̻̱̞̩̮͓͇̪̹͙͙̭͖͚̬̰̦̻̗̺̱͇̙̩̘̯̎̽͗̉̊̈̓­̍͛͑͒̒̿͋̑̓̔̒̉̃͆͊̓̍̃̐͌̓͑̉̽͒̿̅͋̅͗͊̚̚͜͝͠͠͝ͅN̷̙̗̫͈̖͈̤̮͈͉̼͉̞͓̪̥̲̳̭͙̝̿̍͊­̋͑̽̐͋̒́̆̒̒̋͌̀̈́̊͋͗͌̑͑̏̉̽̅́͋̏̀̑͆͗̕̕͠͠ͅͅÉ̷̡̧̢̲͖͓̤̲̺͑̓̾̇̋̽̄͊̇̅̑̅̄̇͌͐­̍̓̄̽͑̈́̍̒̏̀̕̕̚͝͠͠͝




I̵̡̢̢̧̧̨̨̛̛̬̲̬̤̗̻̟̹̱͖̜̘̘̪͇̼̞͙͈̹̤̹̗͎̫̬̤͖̤̲͇­̺̟̫͓̫͉̰̙͕̱͚̪̻̣͈͍̖̞̪̰̮̤̊̆̃̐̓̃̔͋̾͛̈̍́̐̈́̆̇̅̉̉̐̂͊̀̂̈́̈̎̆́̐̃̂̾̑̈́̒̊̋͆­̓͋̾̄̽́̂̿͒̑̔́̄͆̒̀̌͂̌̎̊͛͑̀̄̉̋̈́̈́̋͐̑̏͒̌̌̽͗͊͊̒̑̈́̒͘͘̚͜͜͠͝͝ͅ’̴̳̜̘̻̀͆̆­̌̌̒̽͊͑̈́͒̓̈̓̔̈́͆̅̃̓̾̒̄̓̐̔̒̽̄͘͝͠͝Ṁ̷̛̛̛͍͇͛͊͒̐̏̉̉̏̾͌̇̓͐̆̎̓͊͊̈́̓̅̒͂̾̈­͒́̐̈́͑̊̎͒̓͊̓̈͑͆̒̈́͋̈͛̇̔͌̅̄̍̀̽͌͂̈́̏̉̌̔̽͗̅̾̂͘͘͘̕̕̕͘̚̕͠͝͠͠͝͝ ̸̨̡̡̡̢͙͖͖͍̣̦̣̩̯͍͍̣̞̰̞̮̤̼͍͓̞̱̬̜̩̠̦̤̅̅̒̋͗́̋̌͌͆̔̇̍̂͒̿́̆̀̂͛͊͋͊͌͆́̋͛̍͑­̍͂̽̍̉̃͗͛̍̈́̑̆̒̈́́̾͗̒̃̈̿͌̕̕͠͝͠͠Ḑ̵̧̨̧̡̡̢̛͖̣̤̥̣̖̻̬̳͚̣̦̥̜͍̹̯͔̻̼͇̩̦̘̭̖­̩̠̺͕̲͍̲͉͔̩̩̞̖̩̪̙̣̤́̎̈́̒̃̆͒̃͒̈́́͗̈́̓̆̃̾̒̋̍̒͌̈́̋̋͊̎̌̈́̿̎̈̌̊͑̊̓̏̏͛͊̍­̉̄̈́̈̓̋̋́̄͆̈́͐͂̂̈́͆̽̏͆̍̾͐̃̈̋̎͋̃͆̋̿͌̇́̐̇̈͒͆̈́͑̔̐͋̾͂͛̔̚̕̚̕̚̕̕̕̕͜͜͜͝­͝͝͠͝͝͝ͅͅͅŐ̴̢̢̡̡̨͉͇͍̖̬̘̬̖̞̦̱͉͍̫̩͖̤̜̼̪͕̩̰̲͔̣̣̠̟̥͖̝̱̜͖̜͇̭̮̦̝̺̙̳̜̦̣̰̳­̱̖̜̲̙͙͚̺̯͙̗̲̫̄̌͋̀̓͝ͅṆ̸̡̨̻̩̪̱̬̽́̚ͅẸ̶̡̨̧̡̢̡̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛͇̱͎̹̳͕̥̟̗̲̻̣͎͔̥̺­̳̝̺̩͎̰̠̲̣̮̪̤̞͖͙̙̦̝͍̪̬̗̺͇̬̻͖̳͈̹͈̹̖̦̠̺͇̟̰̾̿̉̅͌͂̑̓̒̃̏̄̄̉̇̿̈́̈́̌͂́͛̉̂­̏̉̆̓̔̂̅̾̏͛̍̄̑̈́̈́̈̂͌͑̈́͒̎́̂̂̑͗̂̂̔̇͌̏͂̅̈̿͛́̂̂̃̅̑́̊́̍̈́́̚̚͜͝͝ͅ

Į̵̢­̨̛͇͙͈̰̝̣̱͙͓̝͖̻̝̺͎͍̞̠̭͓̺͇͖̺̝̺̣͍̯͕̼͕̖̙͈̜͔̯̻͕̞͂̏̄̑̓̓̿̑̌̓̔̏̅͌͛̍̓̈̐̍̈́­͐͆̐͋͗̿̎̀̌̾͋̈́̇̾̒̀͊̿̐̀̊̈́͘̕̚̚̕͠͝’̴̧̨̛̘̳̰̗͎̮̩̙̥̬͚̦̹̖̜͉͚͈̯͎̲̟̳̰̣͔̦͍̭­͖͙̺̯͈̗̭̳̮̗̥͍͔̣͒̔͌̆͛͜͜ͅͅM̶̛̙̭̞̞̋̓͐̌̾͒̅̉̀̐̑͆̋̃́̇̃̄͋̀̓̌̆͐͑̋̇̋̅͂̉͑̀͛́­̽͂̐̃̐̆̈́͋̿͒͂͑͘̚̚̚͘̕͠͠ ̴̢̛̤̹͔̳̜̏̃͋̎̓̎̇̀̾̕Ḍ̵̛̛̳̪̃̏̽̾̈́͆̈́̊̆̏̂͂̔̑͛̽͛̒̑͆́͛̀̔̀̔̋̋̒̋͋̀͋̅̀̿̂̽͊­͂̋̃̆̌̽̉̒̿́̉͊̈́̚̕͘̕͘͠͠͠͝͠͝O̷̢̧̧̨̢̨̲̣̰͚̩̳̮͈̣̜̺̗̭̦̝̯͙̱̙̜̣̣̻͎̤͉̰̬̦̐̒̽­̈́͑̑̍̃͌̀̒͆̐̾̈̊̅̉̓̉̋̇̌̄͐́͂͗̇̑̿̂̈̓͘͝͝͝Ń̵̛̛͈̼̮͙͎̪̼̙̆͋͋̅̉͊̄̀̈́̍́͂̓̊̂̐­̐͋̏̋͂̈́̓̍́̆̋̇͛̉̓̉̓͂̋̊͊̈́̑̑̈́̈̓̉̓͛̕̕̕͝͝͝͠Ë̴̡̡̢̢̢̨̯͍̰̪͕͇̠̻̖͕̮͖̻̣̭̤͈­̰̩̞̼͓̤̱͚͚̺̙͙͚́̓̓̃͊͜ͅͅ

I̵̡̢̢̧̧̨̨̛̛̬̲̬̤̗̻̟̹̱͖̜̘̘̪͇̼̞͙͈̹̤̹̗͎̫̬̤͖̤̲͇­̺̟̫͓̫͉̰̙͕̱͚̪̻̣͈͍̖̞̪̰̮̤̊̆̃̐̓̃̔͋̾͛̈̍́̐̈́̆̇̅̉̉̐̂͊̀̂̈́̈̎̆́̐̃̂̾̑̈́̒̊̋͆­̓͋̾̄̽́̂̿͒̑̔́̄͆̒̀̌͂̌̎̊͛͑̀̄̉̋̈́̈́̋͐̑̏͒̌̌̽͗͊͊̒̑̈́̒͘͘̚͜͜͠͝͝ͅ’̴̳̜̘̻̀͆̆­̌̌̒̽͊͑̈́͒̓̈̓̔̈́͆̅̃̓̾̒̄̓̐̔̒̽̄͘͝͠͝Ṁ̷̛̛̛͍͇͛͊͒̐̏̉̉̏̾͌̇̓͐̆̎̓͊͊̈́̓̅̒͂̾̈­͒́̐̈́͑̊̎͒̓͊̓̈͑͆̒̈́͋̈͛̇̔͌̅̄̍̀̽͌͂̈́̏̉̌̔̽͗̅̾̂͘͘͘̕̕̕͘̚̕͠͝͠͠͝͝ ̸̨̡̡̡̢͙͖͖͍̣̦̣̩̯͍͍̣̞̰̞̮̤̼͍͓̞̱̬̜̩̠̦̤̅̅̒̋͗́̋̌͌͆̔̇̍̂͒̿́̆̀̂͛͊͋͊͌͆́̋͛̍͑­̍͂̽̍̉̃͗͛̍̈́̑̆̒̈́́̾͗̒̃̈̿͌̕̕͠͝͠͠Ḑ̵̧̨̧̡̡̢̛͖̣̤̥̣̖̻̬̳͚̣̦̥̜͍̹̯͔̻̼͇̩̦̘̭̖­̩̠̺͕̲͍̲͉͔̩̩̞̖̩̪̙̣̤́̎̈́̒̃̆͒̃͒̈́́͗̈́̓̆̃̾̒̋̍̒͌̈́̋̋͊̎̌̈́̿̎̈̌̊͑̊̓̏̏͛͊̍­̉̄̈́̈̓̋̋́̄͆̈́͐͂̂̈́͆̽̏͆̍̾͐̃̈̋̎͋̃͆̋̿͌̇́̐̇̈͒͆̈́͑̔̐͋̾͂͛̔̚̕̚̕̚̕̕̕̕͜͜͜͝­͝͝͠͝͝͝ͅͅͅŐ̴̢̢̡̡̨͉͇͍̖̬̘̬̖̞̦̱͉͍̫̩͖̤̜̼̪͕̩̰̲͔̣̣̠̟̥͖̝̱̜͖̜͇̭̮̦̝̺̙̳̜̦̣̰̳­̱̖̜̲̙͙͚̺̯͙̗̲̫̄̌͋̀̓͝ͅṆ̸̡̨̻̩̪̱̬̽́̚ͅẸ̶̡̨̧̡̢̡̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛͇̱͎̹̳͕̥̟̗̲̻̣͎͔̥̺­̳̝̺̩͎̰̠̲̣̮̪̤̞͖͙̙̦̝͍̪̬̗̺͇̬̻͖̳͈̹͈̹̖̦̠̺͇̟̰̾̿̉̅͌͂̑̓̒̃̏̄̄̉̇̿̈́̈́̌͂́͛̉̂­̏̉̆̓̔̂̅̾̏͛̍̄̑̈́̈́̈̂͌͑̈́͒̎́̂̂̑͗̂̂̔̇͌̏͂̅̈̿͛́̂̂̃̅̑́̊́̍̈́́̚̚͜͝͝ͅ




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Just­ ******* end it
72 · Dec 2019
Human
Empire Dec 2019
I’d really ******* appreciate it
If someone
For once
Acted like
I am
*******
Human
I’m afraid there’s little genuine concern for my  well-being. Makes self hatred so much easier.
72 · Sep 2019
Innocent
Empire Sep 2019
You truly hate her
Don’t you?
You wish she’d never been.
You can’t even look at her
The innocent child within
She was just a young girl
But you sit with her
And all you feel is pain
She doesn’t understand
She thought she was loved...
Why didn’t she feel loved...?

I look at you
And I hate you
You were weak
You were useless
You brought me here!
I know you didn’t understand
I know you were helpless
And I’m angry at you for it

And what do you do
When you face me,
Little girl?
You sit there
Throw your head in your hands
And sob
How pathetic.

I suppose I can’t accept
That the story in my head
Just might not be true
But what would that mean..?
72 · Feb 2020
Drown
Empire Feb 2020
Leave me alone
Give me a bottle
I promise I’ll drown
Don’t check in
Don’t care
Just leave me be
Let me bathe in my misery
I’d like to be out of my mind
Just for a little while

Please

Please, just give me a bottle
And let me drown
71 · Dec 2019
Meaningless
Empire Dec 2019
Listening to ****** music
Fake, false, empty, shrill
Making small talk
Dealing with ridiculous complaints
Grating on my nerves
It’s all so ******* meaningless
Everything is void
I just wanna drift away
Medicate and cloud my brain
Go delirious and wild
Cause everything
It’s all
So
****
Meaningless
The emptiness of today is causing a lot of anxiety
71 · Oct 2019
Naive
Empire Oct 2019
How naive of me
To think it would be so simple
It would just
Go away

Take the pills
Talk monthly
You’ll be fine
You’re fine
It’s fine
I’m fine...

But c’mon
Did you think it would all just be over?
That didn’t just happen
There’s something in your head
Something’s wrong
You haven’t fixed it
Just calmed it
Set it aside

But it’s returning
It’s found a way out
It will swallow you whole
It wants you dead
71 · May 2020
Untitled
Empire May 2020
There’s ***** in the pantry
Everything hurts
An aching from soul to skin
Is the risk of someone noticing
Worth its kind offer?
70 · Jun 2019
White Noise
Empire Jun 2019
Why do I feel
That even on my good days
Something is wrong?
Something aches terribly?
Perhaps if I couldn’t feel
The looming shadows of my past
Threats for my future
All this damage...
It just sits in the back of my mind
It chatters and buzzes
A droning white noise
A constant reminder
That I was not okay
That I may not be okay
That I can’t trust myself
That I can’t trust my mind
And it makes anything
Literally anything at all
That could quiet the noise
Just for a little while...
Sound so tempting
The mere thought makes me weak
If it’s reckless, even better.
If it hurts, I deserve it.
Please, just stop the white noise....
70 · Jul 2019
Failed Escape
Empire Jul 2019
ANGUISHED
******* broken
Y’all won’t see
Cause I’ll hide it well
But I did it again
It was good for a bit
Euphoric even
But now my head....
Ugh... that pounding...
I tried to escape....
I failed.
Now I’m back.
Something’s wrong....
WHY AM I WRONG??
70 · Jun 2020
Lost
Empire Jun 2020
I’m lost
Drifting
Wandering
My thoughts a mess
My body tired
I’m confused
I’m... I just don’t know...
69 · Jun 2019
Tell Me
Empire Jun 2019
Tell me
What does it feel like
When someone cares?
Not only so you don’t embarrass them
But that they look into your eyes
And they want to know what you feel
They want to know what’s in your mind
What’s it like
When someone values your opinions?
When you show someone your flaws
And they don’t run away?
Please, indulge this lonely soul
And tell me
What does it feel like
To be loved?
69 · Jan 2020
I Am Dead
Empire Jan 2020
I think I’m dying
Slowly
Terribly
Everything that made me alive
Has left me
My heart isn’t beating
My blood grows stagnant
My skin becomes cold
And now... now I just want...
I want to make it real
I want to make it clear
I’m dying
I am dead.
69 · Oct 2019
Nothing Left
Empire Oct 2019
I never get what I want

I give and give and give and... give and... give.... and... give.. .. . .... .

And now there's nothing left

And I want to die

Because why would I want to live

If all I ever do is run myself until I break down

And never EVER get A THING I want

******* morals....

Why do ALL OF YOU get to enjoy your lives???

And me? NO. She doesn't want to have fun!

We don't even need to invite her!

But now... now my life is tasteless

The color drained and left it all stained black

I don't care anymore

Because there's nothing good left

No fun, no pleasure

Except the minuscule tastes I steal

I hate you ALL

You've done this to me

And tried to convince me

It made me a "good person"
69 · Jul 2020
Take a Shot
Empire Jul 2020
One shot for the years alone
Another for the panic
A shot for hope gained and lost
And one for my illness

While we’re at it
Take one for the boy you wanted
The one who kissed you
Then have a few more
For him deciding he doesn’t want you

******* drown it
I don’t want to think
Don’t feel
Just lie down and let the room swirl
And maybe it won’t all hurt so much...
****... five more months...
68 · Jul 2019
I Don’t Believe It....
Empire Jul 2019
No... it can’t be
I’m not supposed to....
It’s been so long....
I thought I never would again
I thought I was too broken
But here I am
Could it possibly be...?
Just for today
Just for a while
Did I actually allow myself
To be


....happy...?
I feel like smiling..... this is odd....
68 · May 2020
Paradox
Empire May 2020
I want to feel everything
And nothing at all
68 · Jun 2019
Capacity
Empire Jun 2019
I suppose I’m just surprised
At the amazing capacity I have
For darkness
For imperfection
For failure
It’s horrifying
What I am capable of...
I’ve seen it
I’ve felt it
But I haven’t done it
Not yet
But the idea...
The thoughts call to me like sirens
And my will to fight...?
It’s failing
I’d like to give in...
67 · Dec 2019
Untitled
Empire Dec 2019
The medicine is making me ill
I can’t eat
But she told me I need to
The drugs are just ******* with me
But sure
They’ll fix me
Eventually
I just have to not **** myself
In the meantime
I’m just sick
I’m numb
I’m cold
I’m so ******* alone
I don’t want any more drugs
I just want to be okay
And if I can’t handle it...
If I can’t take it
This might be it.
They all tell me
Over and over and over and over and over
They believe in me
I can do it
But I don’t want to
This is not a struggle I want to endure
67 · Mar 2020
Notice
Empire Mar 2020
Probably won’t help
But I’d absolutely love
To find out how much of that bottle
I could swallow
Before someone notices
I’m just desperate for attention.

And maybe intoxication.
66 · Jun 2019
Probably Not a Poem
Empire Jun 2019
I'm not sure I belong here
But who am I to judge?
I know nothing of poetry
My major is not literary
Honestly, I'm willing to bet
These words sound nothing
To you, my reader, as they do
As I sit here and type
As I read them back in my mind
But I can feel the words.
I can feel the lines.
And I so desperately need
To remember how to feel.
I may not be a poet,
But I can sure try
And I appreciate you all
Who embrace my makeshift verses
And offer me solace
Thanks for putting up with me, y'all!
66 · Apr 2020
One person
Empire Apr 2020
One person
That’s all it would take
One person
To see me and care
Not judge
One person
To take the time to know me
To hold me
To stand by me
To steady me when I’m weak
If just one person
Could be half of that to me
Perhaps that’s all it would take
To save my life
What do you do when no one actually cares for you...? I am capable of independence but that doesn’t mean I want to be alone.
66 · Jun 2020
Emptiness
Empire Jun 2020
Unsettled
Heart, mind, body
All uneasy
All on edge

There’s something wrong
Something missing
There’s nothing there
This life is empty
And I don’t know how to fill it

Does my soul need to seek God more?
Is my medication making it worse?
...or do I need more of those **** pills?
Am I just lonely and bitter?
Am I too selfish?
Will it pass?
Will it fade?
Is everything really so dark?
Is hope really so gone?
66 · Mar 2020
Leashed
Empire Mar 2020
When I’m around you
I feel restricted
I’m tethered to your needs
I’m not myself when you’re around
Your happiness makes me sick
But promises you’ll be docile a bit longer

You have trained me
Groomed me
Into whatever little creature you wanted
I am exactly what you want
When you’re around
And that’s why
You will never know me
You don’t deserve to know your daughter
Not when you’ve done this to her
You’ve imprisoned her
Locked away everything that belonged to her
Pried open every innocent secret
Assuming malice
She never knew privacy
Except within her own head
So now, that’s where she lives
She’s trapped
And it’s your ******* fault
65 · May 2020
People... Family
Empire May 2020
All these people...
Living simply because they’re not dead yet
My family, the best prediction of my future
What kind of life is that?
I can’t live for this
I need something of substance
Else I may just lose my ******* mind
65 · Jul 2019
Weary
Empire Jul 2019
Here... lemme just prop myself up
Lean on my crutches
Force myself to my feet
Agitate my nervous system
So I can stay awake
Maybe I’ll feel a bit alive
I’ll stumble forward
Go about the motions clumsily
Stagger through the hours
Because though I’m terribly weary
Mind, body, heart, and soul...
I have to make myself
Get up
And pretend
I care about my obligations
I’m so tired.... terribly long and taxing week... still have obligations, though....
64 · May 2020
Passive
Empire May 2020
I myself am quite harmless
However
If the world were to burn
I’d probably stand back and watch
Holding my cold fingers over its flames
64 · Jul 2019
Leave Me
Empire Jul 2019
Just... just leave the pieces where they lie
The shattered remnants of who I was
Of who I was going to be
Who I was supposed to be
Haha but that would assume
I have someone trying to pick the pieces up
But this is not so.
Rather, I wave flags and fire flares
And they.... they smile and ask about my day

I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

WHY DON’T WE TALK ABOUT THE NIGHT

THE NIGHT I THOUGHT ABOUT DEATH

So if you even notice at all
Just leave me the hell alone
You don’t deserve to see me raw
Just wait outside until my mascara is done
My face is made, my hair is brushed
Because that’s all you deserve to see.
64 · Aug 2019
stranger
Empire Aug 2019
my body isn't my own
i can't feel it
i'm slipping
ugh why now??
why are we doing this
you don't need to dissociate
...
and further away i fly
i can't feel
anything at all
barely stimulated
shut everything out

you know how you could end this
it's in the drawer
it'll snap you right back
so easy.....
it'll feel
wonderful
and anyway
you won't be brave enough without it
you don't want to come back
do you?
no...
you just want to stay numb
unless you can find yourself a high

just sleep.
64 · Jul 2019
Lose My Mind
Empire Jul 2019
Let me lose my mind
I don’t want to think
I don’t want to wonder
I don’t want to question

THIS IS TORTURE
THIS IS MADNESS

Why do I feel so trapped
Enslaved by my thoughts
I just want to slow down
I don’t want to be coherent

I just want out

GET.            ME.             OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m just...
I’m just so tired of fighting
Day after endless day
Fighting dangerous thoughts
Keeping myself alive

I’m not strong enough for this
Even if I were
No one wants to be strong all the time

YOU HAVE TO LET ME REST

But there is no rest for me, is there?
You all have your methods
All sorts of pleasures and vices
Which you hold out of reach
“For your well-being”

DO I SEEM WELL TO YOU???
Empire May 2020
There's nothing in my life

There are a few people I love
(most of whom abuse me)

There are a few who claim to care
(but don't really want to help)

There are dogs who love me unconditionally
(but I have this annoying desire for human contact)

I have a job I'm quite good at
(that's minimum wage and currently closed)

I'm working towards a degree in something I enjoy
(but in the end it'll have me selling my soul to capitalism)

And I can't get out of my head how incredibly subpar I must be to never once have had anyone even mildly romantically interested in me
(I shouldn't let it bother me... but **** it really does...)

I am living only because no one will let me die
(though it would be the most humane option from my point of view)
62 · Sep 2019
Remembered
Empire Sep 2019
How nice it is to be remembered...
Not only was I noticed
Back then and again now
But you... you remembered me?
What a thought...
How simple, how kind
Maybe I’m less invisible than I’d thought
Perhaps I don’t simply fade out of the mind
I... I thought I’d always be forgotten...
But today...
You remembered me :)
62 · Jul 2019
Someone
Empire Jul 2019
I think that perhaps
If there was someone who wanted to listen
Someone who cared to stay close
To sit and hold me when it hurts
I think if I had someone like this
Maybe it wouldn’t hurt so much....
62 · Sep 2019
Nightmare
Empire Sep 2019
What are you supposed to do
When life feels
Like a nightmare
And you cannot wake
There is no escape

Oh! But your mind will play games
Dangling keys to doors you’ll never find
Solutions that you can never see through
Plans you’ll never execute

And eventually
The escape routes
They’ll get darker
And darker
Until you’re sure they might **** you
But... does it matter?

There’s not even anything wrong
Is there??
Why does everything hurt
so **** bad
In this waking nightmare
From which you can’t escape
62 · May 2020
Reckless
Empire May 2020
What is this recklessness in me?
I was always so cautious, so precise
Now I just... I just don’t care
I want to know what happens
If I drive a little faster
If I’m honest with my mother
If I skip my meds... one day... two days...?
If I took a few more... a little of this, a little of that?
How many drinks before they know what’s wrong?
How many scars can I show before someone cares?
Now there’s not really enough left of me to worry about
Genuine concern replaced with a sick curiosity
The question “How much will hurt me?”
Has been traded for
“How much hurt before I’m stopped?”
62 · Sep 2019
weakness
Empire Sep 2019
finally
weakness.
the energy expelled
fatigue in my heart
exhaustion in my mind
lethargy in my body
now to enjoy the aftermath
something old stirs
memories... desires
just sleep
you’re done fighting for now
you’ve done enough
it’s time to rest
time to rebuild
enjoy the feeling
of defenses broken down
just like you wanted
to allow yourself to be weak
60 · Jan 2020
Tell Me How
Empire Jan 2020
How do you live
When the only thing
You feel like doing
Is dying
60 · Jan 2020
Deeper
Empire Jan 2020
I’ve bled today
And something
About this moment
Makes me want to dig in deeper
60 · Jan 2020
Beyond Repair
Empire Jan 2020
Have I been broken too long?
How do you recover
When every part of your being
Is tormented
Is confused
Is lost
I don’t know who I am
I don’t know how to be alive
I don’t even feel alive
And in all this chaos in my head
The only thing I actually know I want
Is to sink so low
You’ll never fix me.

I want to fall beyond repair
60 · Dec 2019
When?
Empire Dec 2019
tw: self harm


I’m ready to go home and bleed
It’s relaxing
Calming
De-stressing

How did I get here?
When did self damage become normal?
When did hurting myself become coping?
When did I decide that was better?
When did it become a habit?
When did it become a craving?
When did it become an addiction?
59 · Jun 2019
Endurance
Empire Jun 2019
I’m so tired
Tired of fighting
I just need a break...
A little reward
For all the turmoil
Something to quiet my mind
Cast out these demons
I’ll pick my sword back up
I swear it
It’s just... I’m growing weary
And I’m not sure
How much more of this
I can endure
59 · Aug 2019
Perfect.
Empire Aug 2019
Alright, perfect
Take your drugs
Quickly now
Before the voices get too loud
You’re almost afraid of them
You know what they can do
So just lay down
Swallow hard
Close your eyes
And wait
You’ll be drowsy shortly
Eyelids grow heavier.... and heavier...
Calm in my chest
Breaths slow, even...
Don’t drop your phone
Again...
Sleep is coming for you now
To rescue you from the night
59 · May 2020
Survival
Empire May 2020
It's been a while
Since I last wrote
I suppose I haven't had much to say
I can't seem to feel anything at all

Every day is a blur
My heart aches for contact
To hear familiar voices around me
To be anywhere that's not this house

But more than anything
I just want to feel something
I just want to feel loved
58 · Dec 2019
Days
Empire Dec 2019
She goes about her days
Covering the lines on her wrist
The marks left by her illness
Its manifestation on her skin

She swallows some tablets
Cause they might help
Maybe something will feel better
And she can get out of her rut

But it would seem
The world around her grows dark
Her vision of a future blurs
Distorts and fades

The days before her are dark
They’re full of fear and suffering
She can’t hope for better days
She can’t pray anymore

She’s at the mercy of her disease
Being crushed under its weight
Surrendered to its power
Alone, ill, and injured

She dreads the days ahead
She hates the fact of her life
She’d rather she was gone
She’d really rather be gone
58 · May 2020
Untitled
Empire May 2020
A glass of wine a day
Keeps the demons at bay


...until it doesn’t
Might give it a shot anyway
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