My mother warned me
About cigarettes that
could cause cancer
But she never told me
That self hatred grows
Faster than any tumor ever could
My father said that I should
Never stop thinking
But he never told me
That overthinking kills happiness
My sister warned me
About other people who
Might make hurtful comments
But she never told me that
Instead of someone else's voice
I would hear my own
My brother warned me about
Drugs sold in the streets
But he never told me about
The ones people put in your drink
When you're not looking
My grandmother warned me about
The devil with horns and a tail
But she never mentioned
Her angelic smile and
Dark ocean green eyes
My grandfather warned me about
Booze that could kill
But he never mentioned that
If you drink enough alcohol
It tastes just like love
My cousin warned me that I should lose my virginity to someone I love
But she never said he
Had to love me too
My aunt warned me that if
I kept eating like that I'd vomit
But she never told me that
Even without eating anything you
Can be hanging over the toilet
My babysitter warned me
That a boy could break my heart
But she never told me that if
I made him mad he'd break
My arm and nose too
My teacher warned me about
Dangerous men with knives
That could cut your throat
But she never told me I didn't
Need them to cut my skin
They all warned me that I
Shouldn't do dangerous things
That could kill me
But I never got the chance
To ask them if slitting
Both wrists vertically
And taking thirty eight aspirins
Was one of those dangerous things
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The dark abyss that is my mind: part one
PoetryDo you know that feeling? Nothing matters, nobody cares, life has no meaning. That feeling that you want to just give up? That all you do is use up space and annoy people? That everybody is better off without you? That's me everyday. Every single da...
