My parents say no
But do they really know whats best
You make me happy
Even if you are far away
You make me giggle and kick my feet
You make me have a reason worth living
You make me feel like someone actually cares
So thank you, Online Friend
I hope i do the same to you
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM UTC
Red
Thin
Copper
Perfect
It runs down my arms, thighs, stomach
Anywhere the blade can reach
The pain is soothing
The blood is exhilerating
It makes me want to tear open flesh
Just to see more of it
Im obsessed
Its unhealthy
But I can’t help it
Its too exlempary
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM UTC
The chill of the wind lingers on my skin
The cold biting my nerves
My skin starts to itch
I scratch and feel a sharp pain
I pause when blood starts to stain my fingers
My cuts opened back up
****
I pull on my jacket
Staying hidden
Concealed
Unseen
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC
There are 4 stages.
Curiosity. You get curious, you’re also feeling pent up emotions, so you grab it just to “see what it feels like” and that you’ll “only do it once” but that “once” turns into an addiction. An addiction you didn’t think you would ever have.
Relief. As soon as you do it, you feel better. You feel relief. It feels like when you get hugged by your favorite person, or when you finally finish that missing assignment. You start to think, “woah, I’ve missed out”
Regret. you feel regretful after you do it. You start to think, “why did I do that?” or “what if someone notices something is wrong” so you get scared.
Aftercare. As soon as you get your thoughts together, you clean up. You wipe away any evidence of that happening. You cover up anything that may give away that you just did something you shouldn’t have. Then you pretend nothing ever happened.
Those are the four stages. Then the cycle repeats itself, slowly killing you while you continue to feed the addiction.
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC
The Big Bang was a ginormous explosion, it was fast and simple, but it quickly turned into something more complex.
I tell myself, “I wonder what this would feel like. maybe just once!” so I do it, and it’s that simple.
But then it gets more complex. I crave it.
Every moment of the day I want to do that action again.
That was my explosion.
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:12 AM UTC
I am an archeologist
Archeologists carve into the earth to discover the forgotten artifacts of the world
I carve in order to find something that feels real
Archeologists leave behind trenches
I do too, but not into the earth
Over time, archaeologists have to refill the trenches to protect others
I have to cover the trenches to protect others too
I am an archaeologist
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:08 AM UTC