Why hurt the ones you love?

Hurting yourself is easier
than hurting someone else

holding in the words
that stab like a thousand knives
all inside
is easier than stabbing someone else

slicing the skin and seeing the blood
is easier than pushing someone else
to do the same

holding it all in
and pretending you're sane
is easier than pushing someone else to do the same

why hurt the ones you love
when you can hurt the very person you hate?
why hurt someone else
when you can hurt yourself

slicing the skin and seeing the blood
is easier than pushing someone else
to do the same