The knife cuts deep
But doesn't hurt
Blood trickles and soaks
Your white cotton shirt
Your life's a lie
You're happy you say
But after all, at the end of the day
You cut deeper to find, your feelings that hide
In the thickness of night, they wriggle and writhe
Stuck tourtured in a black abyss
You know that something is amiss
Normal people don't feel this way
Your thoughts start leading you astray
Your eyes are dry
Its your soul that sobs
you paste on a smile
Because that's your job
Letting others know
that you're okay
even when things
don't seem that way
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Wow! I have never understood this concept of cutting oneself, but I know it is very common. I actually know a couple of people who used to do this, and I can't seem to wrap my head around why and how this effective... I would rather have a very strong drink myself... However, this poem is dark and puts the reader to guess what is making this person hurt so much... Great Job!!!
Thanks so much for the encouragement. I used to cut myself when I was younger. I went through a state of depression where I couldn't feel emotion and it was really scary, cutting made me feel pain, I knew I could at least feel something. It's so a way of control. If you're unable to control things in your life, this is something you can control. I know it seems twisted and doesn't make sense but like anything drinking, self harm , drugs, or isolation, it's all a coping mechanism. Again, thanks for the feedback 🙂
This is the life of a cutter. Interesting to cut on the chest. I love the way feelings or lack there of are described. Nicely crafted.
When I was younger I would cut on my hips and many of my shirts, being too long would get some of the bottom parts stained. That's where my head was at when I wrote that part
Yes, the extremities are much easier. And writing poetry is a much better (don't mean to sound judgmental) way of trying to get in touch with emotions and dealing with them.
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