Tori, a happy little girl

She always loved to dance and twirl

Her mom, Teresa, who loved her so much

But then her dad left and both hearts were crushed

She was born on the 17th of July

She never knew how fast time would fly by

Next thing you know

She’s off to school

She made friends like magnets attracting

Then her mom got cancer and started detracting

Eventually she only had two friends

But then she had to make those end

She was switching to a new school

She wanted to fit in and be cool

She met this girl named Madeline

Hoping she could fit in

She made her a friend

Breaking her back trying to bend

To make her friends happier

She was about to break her mental barrier

Now she’s in 7th grade

Her arms bleeding from blades

Nobody knew about what was under her sleeves 

She tried telling close friends but no one believed

From then she just kept in on the inside

She just wanted love that no one could provide

Wanting to go home and die

That’s when she said to Madeline

“I want to die but my heart and brain are battling

And every time I think about it my heart keeps blackening

I want to scream I want to cry

I hate to admit it, but I want to die

I want to stop this constant hurt 

To get rid of the voices in my head

To never again get out of bed

To stop cutting my skin like its paper

The blade a pen

But I’m an artist I can’t quit

Every cut a step closer to finishing my work

Once I finish the lines will fade

Till little white lines are all that remain

If I make a mistake I cut and cut

Until my blood covers it up.

And when it heals I’ll have a clean slate

Until I’m better those lines, I’ll trace.”

Tori sees her shed a tear

But nothing else seems to appear

Then they both start crying together

Madeline hoping Tori will get better.

Months go by Madeline helping Tori

Every day having arm checks mandatory

But what she doesn’t know about Tori

She wrote this story.