Users Cheaters Cutters Bleeders: Breaking Our Habits

I am not sure why for he did not say
He just said it took the pain away

“A way to escape, eliminate pain,
When life’s chaotic, it keeps me sane”

I didn’t understand, where did his sense fade?
He was an addict to blood from the cut of a blade

“I think I’m letting the evil drain,
Like I said before, it keeps me sane”

I couldn’t think of a way to make him see the reality
He believed it had to be done, even though it was insane to me

“You have not suffered or witnessed what I did,
Haven’t lived with the horror since you were just a kid"

I broke down and grabbed him, threatened never to let go
He held, but said there was something I needed to know

“Don’t lecture me on my scars and what I do,
Because I know deep down you do it too.”

I won’t lie, I’ve done it before, but not in a way you can see
He said that my heart was scarred, dying emotionally

“We all have habits we hide and hate,
Mine is to bleed while you ask for heartbreak”

I realized then I was injuring myself, the wound being my heart
He said I had no sanity, lost it when I gave it up at the start

“they cheat on you, use you, and leave you with nothing,
For you I will stop, you deserve at least something”

Together we broke habits, and now we're recovering
But the fact remains that there’s escape in insanity