When you were..



When you were..

When you were thirteen, you hid it
Because you were scared.

When you were fifteen, you hid it
Because you were ashamed.
When you were eighteen, you hid it
Because you didn't want to worry those who cared.

And now that you're twenty, you display it
Because you don't care anymore.

And as the cuts grow deeper
As they widen and flow

You are so lost on this road to nowhere

About this poem

About my struggles with the shame and stigma surrounding self harm throughout my teenage years.

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Written on January 17, 2023

Submitted by Bridgenslaurie18 on January 17, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BC BXBC BX AX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 391
Words 84
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 4, 2, 2, 1

Laurie Bridgens

I am a 24yo female and have been writing since childhood. I actually participated and was published twice the anthology of poems in my primary school years. My dad writes poetry and it has always been something special for us. more…

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