It starts with a word.
that's all it takes to ruin someone's life.
One word. Leads to another.
Words lead to actions.
Actions that lead someone to extremes.
Actions that hurt.
Depression starts.
One cut. Then two, seven, twenty more.
"It was just the cat."
You say quickly.
Scars run up your arms.
Then your legs. Every inch of your skin.
You stop eating.
Just one meal. you say.
Soon enough you haven't eaten in weeks.
"I'm fine." you tell everybody.
No, you're not.
"How are you?" "I'm okay."
Then you go home and pull the trigger.
Everybody asks why you did it.
If you were still here, I know the answer.
"That one word."