I Want to Relieve the Urge

by Caitlin Smith   Jul 21, 2013


I want to relieve the urge
I just want to submerge
Set my wrists ablaze
As my confidence slowly decays
I don't understand
These demands
That my brain wants me to misbehave
And my body craves
The pain
i would only go deep enough to barely nick my vein
But i have to believe
that if i do relieve
It won't solve anything
My wrists will only be aching
So ill stop myself
And clean off my shelf
cause i know my friends love me
So I'll take this skeleton key
And lock up my depression
And I won't let the oppression get to me
So i can move on with my life

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  • 11 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    You address a lot of inner turmoil in this piece, and what I think is a lot of stress between your mind, heart, and body.... there are definitely pressures in life that may have us feeling trapped, but there is always a better way out that can be found other than bodily harm. Sorry for what you're going through, and as I don't know your situation, I just want to encourage you to keep your head up. I really liked how you took a twist at the ending when expressing that you came to the realization hurting yourself would do no good, and knowing that truth that you are loved.

    Keep writing & take care.

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