Writings of Expression

A Farewell to Pain

If I knew what would happen,
Would I still have gotten close?
Had I known the pain I'd cause,
Could I have lessened it at all?

I once thought I could help,
But now I see that I only hurt.
The pain I cause others pales
In comparison to my own pain.

I'm told I don't cause only pain,
But that means your a stranger.
Useless and yet all I do is give,
And the very thing I give I hate.

I give people scars without fail.
If you haven't gotten one yet,
I advise that you leave me now.
Please go before I hurt you too.

I once gave my all to everything,
But I screwed up worse then.
Now I hardly care to try hard,
And yet I still leave people scarred.

If I could stop giving scars to all,
Maybe my life would be better.
I don't know how to stop it though.
The scars are made no matter what.

So maybe I need to be all alone again,
At least until I learn to retract my claws.
Maybe I can be around others then,
But until then I say goodbye to friendship.

Maybe someday we can be happy and free,
But that day will come when pain is gone.