you see the scars
on people's wrists, thighs,
anywhere that can be covered really
and wonder
why
people do it because they feel trapped
feeling the pain, means they feel something at all
and that's enough for now
but scratching your delicate layer of skin
and seeing the blood
seep slowly through the cracks
is also good enough
of a feeling
becauae when you see the blood
and feel that tingle
from each and every scratch
you have nobody
but yourself
to blame
for everything
in between those very little cracks
because that's exactly what you did:
you cracked.
