A Cry For Help



I miss your bare touch on my pink flushed cheeks
 Your warm breath on the nape of my neck
 I miss your sweet kisses
 And your oh so gentle touch

 It's been a while since I've seen you
 And it's driving me mad
 I don't know if I can go on
 As I've been really sad

 I've never felt this lost
 Or in need of a hug
 It's all I asked for
 You're all I need

 I tried to talk
 But all you did was ignore
 I felt lost and lonely
 With no escape

 Confused, down and desperate
 I held up the blade
 Lost in my thoughts
 Admiring its gleaming power

 I pictured an image
 It brought a smirk to my face
 It was kind of twisted
 And it made me sad

 I knew it wouldn't solve much
 But I decided to try
 So I held the blade down
 And sent out a cry

 It slithered through my skin
 So easily it did
Relief I felt

So I pressed down a little harder
 as the blood poured down

 Tears streaming down
 I couldn't believe
 Has this is what it's come to ?

 U'v changed me so much
 Look what I've become
 I should've stayed away
 I really wish I did

 But it's too late now
 No turning back
 So i pressed a little harder
 As it all turned black

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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA BCXC XXDX XDXX XXXE XXXC AFGF XHX EG GXB AXXH XIEI
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,073
Words 228
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4

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