How to bleed?
Take blade
Place to wrist
Bite lip
Slash
And observe your crimson reward
Tell me…
How does it feel?
How to live?
Rewind above instructions to “take blade”
Instead…
Put down blade
Look in the mirror
Find where you succeed
Rather than fail
See yourself
See your potential
Love yourself
Embrace yourself
Go outside
Look up towards the sky
Whether it be sunny
Or rainy
Take a deep breath
And think:
“This is my life!”
And then be content
Feel elated about your life
Because…
It is something that only you possess
Regardless of whether or
not you feel someone else is in control of it
It’s yours!
So now what will you do?
Bleed?
Or live?
Author notes
I wrote this poem because I've noticed how many people discuss cutting. Personally, I've never cut myself before, and I've never understood why. This has drawn me to the conclusion that like my lack of knowledge on cutting, people who do cut don't know what it's like to live. So here it is, and this is not meant to insult anyone, just give someone hope. And I pray it does just that.
Written March 19th, 2005
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WOW!!!!!!!! This is great! I like how you give everyone a choice on how to decide their fate. At first I thought this poem dark but as I kept reading it inspired me. Also your picture on the side fits this poem very well. It shows (to me) that life is a beautiful thing andit's not to be taken lightly. Please keep up the great work. You should check out my poem Your Deepest Fear. I think you'd like it.
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This is a nice poem but you said yourself you have no idea what it is like. I know you are not trying to offend but someone who cuts is NOT necessarily doing it because they want to die. For many people, it is their way of coping with their feelings. I know that sounds strange but it's extremely difficult to explain. The best way I can put it is to ask you to think about what you do when you are feeling pain. Maybe you talk on the phone to a friend, or draw a picture, or play some music, or write a poem. And it makes you feel better to let the pain out. Someone who cuts needs to see physical evidence of pain to validate the pain they are having inside. They need to see the blood. So actually, it's not that they want to die, it's sometimes that they need evidence that they are actually alive in the first place. So yeah, someone who cuts on a regular basis and not to kill themselves is not necessarily suicidal and does not want to die. I'm just trying to make that clear. I'm not saying all cutters are the same. Maybe some are suicidal. But some are not. It is different for a lot of people. According to my shrink most of the time it is not a death thing. It's a nice thought but it's not as easy as breathing in and being happy that it's a nice day. It takes a loonnng time to want to stop and even longer to actually stop. No matter how nice the poem is, I know if I read it back when this was an issue for me I probably would not have taken it to heart. It is just something that consumes you. It's difficult to explain so I will stop now before I ramble on for centuries.
I think it is nice though for you to show concern. I'm sorry if I offended you in any way with this comment, I am just trying to shed some light on it as someone who has actually been there, because you said yourself you do not understand the psychology behind it. But thank you for sharing your poem, it was very sweet. -
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This poem was really good...it is one of those poems that will really make cutters want to just stop, and look around and think "Why do I do this to myself...this girl is so right" I know it made me think that...some will never take the time to just enjoy living, lay down their burdens for once, and take the time to breathe...I had stopped, because when my mother had seen my scars/cuts, I looked at her and she had tears in her eyes...I stopped and thought...what am I doing to my mother? I am hurting her more than I hurt myself...that is a big thing to that people will not think about how they are hurting people around them, because regardless of what they think there is always at least one person in this world who cares about them...anyways now that I am done with my rambling, I loved this poem. It was really good, so true. Great job, and as always keep up the great work. MuchLoveAlways~S1l3ntscr34ms -
I like it. truthful, simple, and not overly dramatic. i don't understand the psycology behind cutting either, but...your reasoning seems solid. Hope...a lovely word/emotion/thing. Greatest stuff on earth besides Love. A great write!
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Great poem, i loved how u wrote this with such honesty, idk why but i just liked it alot! Nice job, i hope to read more of your work in the future!
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This is a very good honest poem. It takes the truth of reality and it lets people know the truth. I agree with the author- life is more important and people should know that. I have never personally cut myself, or hurt myself, but many other people have, and it is not the right thing to do. There are people that can help, people that can help you cope with these problems that you have. People do love you, no matter what you may think. This is a great write, everyone should take this poem into consideration. The title is just perfect for this write. Great job. I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing.
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