Go to sleep and close your eyes
And dream of broken butterflies
That tore their wings against a thorn;
You know the pain that they’ve endured.
Silver metal, shine so bright,
Scarlet blood that feels so right.
Dream of that blood trickling down
And wake up just before you drown.
The moonlight shining off your tears
As you bleed out your worst fears.
So tonight when you start to cry,
Whisper the cutters lullaby:
Hushabye baby, you're almost dead.
You don’t have a pulse and your pillow is red.
Your family hates you, your friends let you bleed,
Sleep tight with a knife, cause thats all you need.
Rockabye baby, broken and scarred,
You didn’t know life would be this hard.
Time to end the pain you hid so well,
And down you go baby,
Straight back to hell.
- Anon
Just saying, before I get hate, I didn't write this. I wish I did, because it is amazing, but I didn't. It's been around on the internet for a while now, written by an anonymous writer. I have to say, it is my all time favourite poem. Ever. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did <3 ~Bluebell
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Scarlet Tears: A collection of poems, stories and quotes about self harm
PoetryA book of poetry aimed at people who have or are struggling with the addiction of self injury. These are poems highlighting the growing problems of self harm. It isn't judging, though, and doesn't insist that the person suffering MUST stop or MUST r...
