He asks me why I cut Fingers lightly tread the battered remains of my now feeble wrists A question I've answered a million times in my head Desperately wanting someone to ask As if my jumbled thoughts might sound better outside the contents of my skull My explanation catches in my throat A conversation a million times rehearsed rings silent He waits. It is impossible to explain cutting to someone who has never purposely taken a blade to their own skin Much like it is impossible to explain the addiction of a ****** addict to someone who has never been high It is an escape It is taking back control of a world that spins far too fast for its own good. And for many it is power, Feeling so insignificant in this world A pawn in the hands of fate on any normal occasion can dictate life or death with a razor in their hand. It makes you feel something when you no longer feel anything It is a tattoo marking every day you've been too weak to carry on but survived They are tragically beautiful scars tracing our bodies That most of us would rather die than give up. All of these things make no sense to a normal person But I am so far from normal. But maybe my silence is enough to make him understand This taboo isn't worth fretting over.