Cutting won't solve my problems
Cutting won't make the pain go away
Cutting won't make anything better
Cutting can't make anything OK
Cutting is just a fantasy
Cutting just creates a delusion
Cutting just causes more trouble
Cutting won't work, no more illusions
Author notes
Exactly what the poem says. It doesn't solve anything. Take a look at Think as well. allpoetry.com/Poem/1068577 It's much more in depth. Especially the author's note.
Written July 12th, 2004
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No..It solves everything.
Everything.
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You truly are an idiot if you think so.
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u must have never known a cutter . live ur life as one and you would change your poem
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you seriously shouldn't make assumptions of people. By the poem and the lists in her author's notes you can see she HAS been through this herself.
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What an ignorant assumption for you to make.
I lived as a cutter for at least two years, and dealt with fighting the addiction for another two years.
This poem was a way for me to try to keep myself from cutting, so you can take your ignorant assumptions and shove them.
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I really do love your work... these writes, dark and powerful but speaking out against it all... it's amazing and so well done. xxx
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I like your work. It makes me sad but thats only because ive been in that situation.....keep writing.
<3 Xxbloodyheartxx
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Thank you for your comment. It is true. I've had the experience to know that. I'm glad you liked it.
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Nice job. I can really understand how all of this is true. Nice job and thanks for such a wonderfully truthful poem. Great job.
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excellent
Very true, but like silent angel said, this will only be understood by people who have experienced cutting. -
So true.. but people will only see it after they've done it and realized it... some never will.
LOVE YAS
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I used to do it for many reasons. One was because I wanted to feel alive, one was to forget about anger, one was to forget about my upset, another was when I wanted to see blood and another was when I was bored. Thanks to Draconia (for a reason that is still unknown to us both) since I met her, I never get bored anymore. Anyway, I'm glad you don't cut anymore. Thanks for your comment.
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This poem is very true. I used to cut, because I felt that that small bit of pain I felt.. Assured me that I was still alive, and still had a chance to fuck things up.. WHY this made things 'better' for me, is beyond me.. But, it worked for a while.. Then the scars piled up, and the realization came that cutting solved nothing.. Just gave you a bit of a rush, and the illusion that everything was better. Brillant write. We need more poems like this one. Keep up the great work.
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I'm glad that this poem speaks to you. I'm also glad to hwar that you haven't cut in two months. You're exactly write in the sense that cutting only subsides what you feel for only a short time. It doesn't make the problems go away and I'm glad that you've realised that. Thank you for your comment.
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You're so right. I haven't cut in a little over two months and I think that if I ever get close to doing it again, I'll read this poem. I used to cut in order to forget the emotional pain and focus on the physical pain, but I have realized that the physical pain heals and the emotional pain just gets pushed to the side for awhile. It comes back. Cutting doesn't solve anything, so thank you for writing this so that young people who are considering it or have already tried it will know from your experience that cutting is not the answer. (and aside from being educational, it's also a very good write, by the way.) Great job! Keep it up.
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True cutting is so misunderstood and most of the time people don't realize why they do it...Often it is emulation of friends and a need to fit in...True cutters do it for a release...A need to "feel"...When all else in life fades to black it is a way to feel "something"...Most of the people suffer from depression or some sort of mental illness like bi-polar...It is true that it only leads to scars and a scarred life mentally...It isn't a suicidal thing like some people think or make it out to be but the results can still kill people and ruin lives...I don't condone it but I wish it were understood better by the majority...Nice write and I thank you for coming forward with your personal story.
Tory Lin
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Awesome.
I love this piece! Its very true and honest and comes from with in. The thought here is so clearly written and often times I can't find a poem like this. One that thinks cutting is just an illusion. I love how you put every line. THey just flow so well and go with exactly what you were trying to explain which I think is very true and honest and comes from the heart. I loved this piece. Keep up the awesome job. I wouldn't change it!!
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