plase dont cut

The weight on your shoulders is too much to bear
You're looking for comfort in a time of despair
I've been through it, so I can't express it enough
No matter what you go through please don't cut

I know what it's like to feel the blade against my skin
I know what it's like to have to wear long sleeved jumpers on hot summer days
People telling you to take your coat off and put your jumper away
But you can't, so make up excuses like I'm cold and then you grin

No one talks about this subject but so many suffer
It starts off as a stress reliever but soon becomes an addiction like any other
You become more isolated, and become scared that your secrets will be known
You want help, but because of the judgement you're forced to go through it alone

I promise you, you have the strength in you to overcome it
I've been there, and realized there are a lot of better ways to find comfort
I've got scars that some people have looked at me in disgust
But now they're covered with tattoos, because I don't want people to see where I cut

I don't want the same to happen to you, so please find another way to cope
Write poems, draw, go for a run, there are numerous ways you can find hope
If you're going through this, like I was, I wish you all of the luck
I know you have the strength in you, so that you no longer have to cut

The weight on your shoulders is too much to bear
You're looking for comfort in a time of despair
I've been through it, so I can't express it enough
No matter what you go through please don't cut