When I wrote this poem, I wanted to portray why some people hurt themselves. It doesn't mean they want to hurt themselves - but sometimes it helps to release emotional pain. My friend told me once how she had been addicted to cutting herself. She couldn't go for more than a day without doing so, in fact. She no longer cuts herself, thank God. However, she opened my eyes to the fact that that person we sometimes want to ignore is perhaps the person we should reach out to. Maybe you don't understand them, but trust me, it helps when they know someone cares enough to see them. I know it helped my friend to know people cared about her. It pulled her out of her pit of self-despair. Maybe if we took that extra minute to reach out to someone who seems alone, we can help people to relize that their pain will pass. People are there who care about them - who will try to release them - if they can.