It was the first time I had ever done it,
But not the first time I had considered doing it.
I broke the razor & held it to my wrist,
Slid it across from left to right,
I flinched from the pain but the pain gave me strength,
The blood rose from my skin and the tears fell from my eyes,
I did it a second time, a third time, a fourth time, too many times to count,
I forgot my problems for only a second as I watched the blood rise,
It was only a second but it felt amazing.
Its easier to focus on the outside pain then the pain on the inside...
One for my lack of determination in dance,
One for my mother who has stopped asking why,
One for the boys who just want my body,
One for the girls who never include me,
One for my best friend's bother who stole my innocence,
One for the image in the mirror that I hate to look at,
One for the smiles that I cover my pain with,
One for the dreams that will never come true,
One for the As I force myself to get in school,
One for how shy I am and how hard it is for me to make friends,
One for my best friend who never listens to me,
One for my other best friend who never approves of me,
And one myself. For never being good enough for me. For never loving myself.
Now it is the next morning after I have committed this crime,
I woke up and brushed my teeth and I almost forgot what I had done,
Then I felt the pain in my arm and I pulled up my sleeve,
And I remembered what I had done to myself.
I thought about all of my morals,
I never would have thought of doing this a few years ago.
I used to be the happiest little girl in the world,
What has happened to me?