Cuts

One of all my pain
one for the tears
one for all the lies
i give into my fears

one for all the people
who caused me my pain
one for all the links that help make my chain

they started out as one then became much more
you couldn't count the marks
closed behind a door

each had a purpose
and each had a right
each earned its way
into my arm at night

no one read my signs
no one heard me scream
no one knew that suicide
was my only dream

with long sleeve shirts
i hid my scars
and soon each cut
became a bar

I'm trapped in a prison
i created myself
i scream and cry
but no one comes to help

so i give up
and grab a blade
a wall appears
as the bars start to fade

one for all my pain
one for all my tears
one for all the lies
i gave into my fears