it’s just one cut



it’s just one cut
deeper…it goes
trying to feel pain
as it drips
my heart beats
i feel like me again
it’s just one cut…
my sleeves are rolled up
wrists are burning
but it’s just one cut
heads spinning…
hearts pounding…
hands are tied…
what else can i do?
it’s just one cut.

About this poem

this poem is about self harm and how i feel about it

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Written on December 13, 2023

Submitted by emilyramsay63 on December 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbcdefAghahhijA
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 297
Words 61
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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