Cutting Myself In Half Again

by Good Enough   Dec 19, 2009


The blade rests upon my skin
Forward and back it slides again
Up and down I want to cry
Bleed again and want to die
Falling back on what I know
These marks I never show
Deeper and harder I feel it now
As I take my final bow

Cutting myself in half again
This time with a safety pin
Up and down, back and forth
Feel the pain with no remorse
Razor sharp needle pricks
Dealing with internal conflicts
Bleeding away my misery
A fake smile for you to see

Far away distant dream
Dealing with my low esteem
Cutting at my heart once more
Watching as my body pours
Deeper, deeper I must go
Blood will never stop its flow
This is my deadly sin
Cutting myself in half again

**note** it is 1143 at night and if it doesn't flow well I'm sorry I'm freaking tired and i have so much on my mind

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  • 11 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    When I read poems with this depth of emotion, I don't care about flow, it just makes me feel like I need to hug you, and talk to you, and listen...because I know what you are talking about here, I understand it, I have felt it.

    This is just true emotion that I can't critique

  • 12 years ago

    by Angel Tears

    Enormous feelings coming from this poem - very powerful. Good job

  • 12 years ago

    by Hollow Face

    I love it... I can relate so much to this poem. <3 Good job!

  • 13 years ago

    by Skyfire

    Even though the poem does jar a bit at times, its still a very emotional read. I truly felt what you were going through.

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    These marks I cannot show

    *This would flow better if you changed "cannot" to "never"*

    Up and down, side to side
    Feel the pain deep inside

    *I'd change these two lines to
    "Up and down, back and forth
    Feel the pain with no remorse"
    that way you don't have to rhyme with side and inside.*

    Dealing with my conflicts

    *Instead of "my" I would just say "internal" that way it flows better. The "my" kind of slows down the flow.*

    Bleed away my misery

    *I think "bleed" shoud be "bleeding" that sounds better to me*

    Dealing with my low esteem

    *Once again the "my" slows down the flow. We know this is in first person so you really don't need the "my" at all*

    Cutting at my heart once more

    *I'd pick another word besides "cutting" so you don't have to say it twice in one stanza and three times in the whole piece*

    This is my deadly sin
    Cutting myself in half again

    *I liked this ending. I'm sorry if I was picking at a lot of stuff. I just thought this was a really great poem that would be so much better with the little things taken care of. You have the sadness and emotional content so that's why this was so good. And being a cutter I know what this is like. Keep it up babe. Nik*