poem #1

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a.n: so i have this book of random poems that i'm going to delete, so i'm just going to put up the poems as one-shots for now <3

t.w: self harm, depression

each scar etched into my skin
reminds me of the pain
i cry silently for help
but no-one answers, so i wither

into pieces, fading away bit by bit
my fingers tracing the lines
forever inscribed on me

i can't let go of the past
my past.
each mark on me a memory,
an untold story
a moment trapped

every so often, the pain appears
the familiar agony
that consumes me till i'm broken
crying on the floor
wishing i could die

i know i can't get out of this
but hope shines through the darkness
the daylight i can't ignore
it all eventually fades

and i'm back
in the hellish world of my mind
wrestling with the hurt
reminded again of battles
i fought and lost

i needed something
something to distract me from the pain
the blade is in my hands
no no no you can't do this agian

too late, my hands are trembling
metal meets skin
crimson red on my wrists
i sigh, relieved
as the feeling overcomes me

but the relief fades,
leaving deeper wounds
and i stifle a sob
dropping to the floor

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