You Cut (MAJOR TW for self-injury)
Slash,
Cut.
Stinging pain,
It burns like fire.
Long sleeves all year round
So they never see.
Blood,
Red marks.
Slashes on your
Arms and legs.
Old scars and new scars,
Self-inflicted wounds.
Punishments for being alive,
Self-inflicted torment
For being born.
You think it helps,
You feel like it distracts
Your attention from
Your cruel life.
You cut
And it breaks my heart.
About this poem
This is about a friend of mine who self-harmed as well. I actually was in a day treatment center and I saw her there. I don't really see her anymore since we both graduated high school but I really hope she's okay.
Submitted by lonely-blue-sheep on April 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSBT |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 378 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
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