When it cuts skin deep,
It cuts through to the bone,
Emotions are on high,
Your Expressions are shown,
You are dealing with situations,
coming to surface, and are known,
Whatever the problem is,
You are definitely not alone,
I know how you feel,
I have been in your shoes,
like life is all over, and
got you singing the blues,
JUST REMEMBER,
IT'S OKAY,
Your circumstances will get better,
I'm not saying right this moment, but
maybe sooner than later,
It's Help that you want, and
Assistance that you seek,
just some form of an Aid,
When it cuts so Skin Deep!!!


B.R.
Date: 9/16/2025

Blood on my hands and the bathroom floor
When will this stop? I wonder as it slowly pours
The blood comes from the cuts on my arm
How did I get here? What have I done?

I do not use my words
I do not use my emotions
I do not use my self-control
I do not use my eyes
I do not use my ears
I do not use my mouth
I do not use my tears

I use my hands
I use shiny metal
I use my impulse
I use my intuition
I use my brain
I use flashy silver
I use bandages
I use antibiotic
I use my pain
I use glass
I use scissors

why do people self harm?
why do I self harm?
I am only a child, after all.
do you like my cuts?
do you like my pretty scars?
I made them just for you...
oh.. mommy doesn't like my cuts?
daddy yelled at me too.
pretty red lines
dancing in a row
some deep, some thin
some still bleeding
oh
I've gone too far again.

god it would be nice to be so ignorant
it'd be really nice to ask that
it would be and so
i'm a little envious.

and, yeah, it's my fault.
i should have foreseen this.
but, by god, use some common sense.
everyone's staring now.

at the spot where my wrists meet the table nightly,
where the bruises line up almost methodically
like the kids in the courtyard.

at the white traces on my forearms,
like maybe i scratched too hard and one nail got caught
like maybe i pick the sharpest nail and rake my skin

at the scabs where my cuticles should be
because i couldn't focus today
i couldn't breathe and that tiny pull and that trickle of blood
made my lungs restart

and i feel like i should thank you
and i'm truly glad you don't know what you're talking about
but until then, please keep your mouth shut,
before you cause any further damage.