Trying To Explain It

by Simple Sensation   Apr 19, 2007


"I wish I could take away the pain,
I wish I could take away the hurt.
Please let me help you and
Please... just help me understand..."

Understanding depends on you,
Weather you decide to accept the truth;
I do this as a way of control,
I do this just to feel a little real.

"You say you do this to feel real,
You say you want a little control.
But I find it difficult to comprehend,
Why you would go to such far lengths"

I was tired of feeling numb,
I was tired of feeling nothing at all.
A small cut, creates the scent of blood,
Helps me feel alive, help's me cope.

"Help's you feel alive, and help's you cope?
Once more I find it difficult to understand,
What do you need to cope with?
And what's so good about injuring your own arm?"

Self mutilation is difficult to explain
I don't do it for attention,
I just do it for me; I need to do it
Because the scent of blood, and the scar
Helps me live... it just helps me.

Contemplating Suicide
19th April 2007

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  • 17 years ago

    by ASPHYXIATED

    Okie doo.
    Firstly, the flow of the poem made it hard to read I had to keep stopping and tryna find flow.

    I liked the idea of a conversation explaining why you do such things. It shows two point of veiws and I liked that.

    The flow is the only way this poem could be improved. Because there was flow sometimes and no flow others it made it confusing so I'd work on that in the future.

    Well done :]]

  • 17 years ago

    by CHOKE

    Yes, cutting really is something that's hard to understand. i think the reason i use to do it was because i just go so damn mad and taking it out on myself made me feel better. because i just felt so worthless, i thought that i had to punish myself. but i never really told anyone. i didnt want the attention and i definately didnt want the questioning. Anyway, this poem is great :) i like the way you put two different perspectives in this. 5/5 hun.

    and thanks for saying that i deserved to win. i guess ill need to try even harder for the next contest :)

    And im sorry for my lack up punctuation. Sometimes I'm just in a hurry and other times I just forget. And sometimes it just feels nice to leave English Class at school :)

  • 17 years ago

    by Lonesomeme

    WOW...cutting is a release of energy but at the same time its a charge too. I enjoy the pain and it excites me in a completely different way than anythign else in this world. The dangerous thing is that it is addictive. You get to a point where you do it subconsciously and you dont even realize it. Great job portraying....and no matter how hard we try to explain, they wont understand it.

  • 17 years ago

    by Dead Inside

    Woah. It's so full of feeling. I feel like i've had this same conversation before. but dont worry, there's people out there who understand exactly what you're going through. Nice job on the poem. i really liked it.

    cesar