A single tear
Down the cheeks of a newborn
No longer innocent, and things are too much to bear
It's invisible to the outside, on the inside, she's torn
And internal debate, divine against unholy
Hate versus love
Illusion takes on reality
Hell versus above
A sting of pain
Steel pierces her skin
A struggle rages on inside
Should she feel this relieved?
Why isn't she terrified?
Daddy's little angel
Mommy's little girl
Lovely figure, pretty face
Angel on high?
Or fallen from grace?
'Think about the people who love you'
All their faith in a cause so lost...
If they could, they' buy her soul back too
But can they stomach the cost?
A bitter laugh
A silver glimmer
A line of scarlet makes it's path
Down the arms of innocence long gone
Cold air touches to her very core
A sharp twist
Writing lethally across the vein on her wrist
Eyes glazed over, she sees salvation
Now it's too late to see anymore
Just in time, though
For descent to damnation
Author notes
The inspiration was real-life experience. A relapse into the world of cutting. Just after my 14th birthday
MidnightxSun
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now that I got some points thaought you would love some and good luck
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a awsome write and thank you for entering the contest with this one
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This poem struck a close chord for me, as a former cutter and the girlfriend of a former cutter. The desire to release emotion in that way never fully disappears and on occasion gets replaced with worse habits. You spotlighted this in a somewhat romantic way but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
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Must be your age....
Wonderful insight!
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