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Self harm
January 15, 2014
The first hurts
The second is a relief
The feeling is unbearable
I close my eyes
One by one I lose hope
Deeper and deeper
The feelings just disappear
No more hurt
No more sorrow
Just the stinging on my wrist
Watching red
Inside I’m screaming
Why must it be this way
Holding it tighter
Its my art
My body is my canvas
The first hurts
The second is a relief
The last is my life
My eyes are closed
The feelings are gone
My heart beat disappears
My life
My feelings
Gone
My body is my canvas
It’s only art
It’s only a life
© Dawn Grace R., Barrigada, Guam
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