Help is available,
Or so they say,
Before their very eyes I crumble,
My calls of distress ricochet.
Are their claims really true?
I think not,
They are just sugarcoated lies,
I'd argue,
Hiding the sinister truth; a polished facade.
I gave so many signs ,
It was out there in the open,
It was a disguise made of glass,
You just had to recognise,
You just had to see through the illusion.
Everything went unnoticed,
I can't get out of bed,
I stare to long at the cutter and my wrist,
Yet I hope and I hope they notice things I left unsaid.
I cannot recognise myself most days,
I used to be so focused; I don't know what happened,
The only thing they notice are my mistakes,
As I watch myself get ruined.
Help is available,
But not for me,
I am left alone to cripple,
Is it poetic, my misery
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Author:
Akshadha Joshi (Pseudonym) (
Online) - Published: March 22nd, 2026 11:36
- Comment from author about the poem: It's getting bad again and idk what to do. I don't want to do self harm but it's all my mind revolves around . Anyways enjoy
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Comments1
I thought I understood self harm but self punishment is a different animal it assumes guilt and that self harm will atone. This is a raw and hurtful poem of pain. Sad and haunting it leaves me on edge.
Thanks a lot 🙂
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