Think before you act

by Stephanie Naylor   May 11, 2007


You lay in the bathtub
as the water fills to the top

you take the blade
and slice your wrists

you let your arms fall
into the hot water

you know it burns
but it will make you

bleed faster
so you can be away from

your troubles faster
you put your head into the water

and you hold your breath for as
long as you can

then you cant take it anymore

Copyright (c) Stephanie Naylor 2007
so you resurface

and you see the blood in the water
circling and spiraling around you

the pain is unbearable
and now you wish you

would have thought
and not done what you are doing

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  • 15 years ago

    by Broken Inside He only wants to hurt me

    Not as great as some of your other work. the poem was a bit choppy and didn't have a great flow but other than that it was pretty good. 4/5 keep writing.

  • 16 years ago

    by Melpomene

    Cutting poems have become kind of cliche these days everyone seems to be writing in the same way. But you to me, you really brang something a little different to this piece. I'm not quite sure what it is but it was interesting. A good effort ~mel

  • 16 years ago

    by Broken Inside He only wants to hurt me

    Great poem. i love the emotion.

  • 16 years ago

    by I will love you Forever and not a day less

    Wow i really like this poem......great poem..5/5..........check out some of my poems if u would thankz...

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