"I’m fine," she says
"Nothing is wrong."
A lie told to all who try to help
A lie believed only too well
But inside she is slowly dying
Long sleeved shirts and pants hide the truth
Just another average teenager dressed all in black
But it’s only to match the darkness within herself
Sitting alone on her bed
The lights have long since gone out
A shaking hand grasps the knife
She rolls up her sleeve
For a moment she stares
So much pain carved into pale wrists
As the tears begin to fall she brings the blade down
Slicing through the hurt
Tearing through the shame
Cutting through the lies and broken promises that brought her to this point
She rips out the pieces of her shattered heart with each cut she makes
The pain runs down her arm
Soaking into her flesh
Covering her soft skin with the grief she cannot escape
One more night all alone
No one who truly cares enough to see through her happy face
To the broken girl hidden within
One more night thinking about how to live through the coming morning
One more night fighting the urge to end it all
One more night of hating herself for not having the strength to let go
One more night of knowing she will never be free
The memories will always haunt her
The feelings will always invade her heart
But as the hopelessness sets in
And the pain begins once more to eat away at her
She picks up the blade one more time
Needing one more cut
One more memory etched in her flesh
Reminding her of a past she cannot escape
Pressing deep she draws it across her skin
Blood pours out of her wrist to pool in her hands
She has finally reached too far to come back
Falling back on the bed
She gasps at the relief flowing through her body
A release from the pain
A release from it all
At long last she is free..
