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let me call my own bluff, tell you about every time i thought i'd rather not be alive i'll show the stories i've spun upon my gossamer wrists- if you'd truly like to hear it, i'll grin and bear it. before i bare arms, let me warn you, i was taught to bear arms, bristle at the slightest touch drive the hurt away before it happened i was raised in a world of strength told to never remove my mask oh, i must confess- i never learned how to express myself in the proper way i cursed myself with this addiction; i was the one who initiated this affliction, pulled this mirror across my skin to reflect the madness within and i will not blame anyone but myself for the creation of my invisible hell even fire cannot burn through this stony expression i understand that you can't imagine what hatred lies within i look so normal, oh, so high-functioning but behind this wall, it's agonizing. i don't wish to brag, but i don't even know how i've survived the onslaught of self-hate, years-long i deny the existence of the talent you say i possess, no, i don't believe your compliments and if you want to know how i've always felt- well, here it is, woven into the ribbons on my wrists my barcode arms remind me that i'm lucky just to have you stick around.
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Dec 18, 2012
Dec 18, 2012 at 6:17 PM UTC
as requested- an introduction with no nonsense
let me call my own bluff, tell you about every time i thought i'd rather not be alive i'll show the stories i've spun upon my gossamer wrists- if you'd truly like to hear it, i'll grin and bear it. before i bare arms, let me warn you, i was taught to bear arms, bristle at the slightest touch drive the hurt away before it happened i was raised in a world of strength told to never remove my mask oh, i must confess- i never learned how to express myself in the proper way i cursed myself with this addiction; i was the one who initiated this affliction, pulled this mirror across my skin to reflect the madness within and i will not blame anyone but myself for the creation of my invisible hell even fire cannot burn through this stony expression i understand that you can't imagine what hatred lies within i look so normal, oh, so high-functioning but behind this wall, it's agonizing. i don't wish to brag, but i don't even know how i've survived the onslaught of self-hate, years-long i deny the existence of the talent you say i possess, no, i don't believe your compliments and if you want to know how i've always felt- well, here it is, woven into the ribbons on my wrists my barcode arms remind me that i'm lucky just to have you stick around.
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Dec 18, 2012
Dec 18, 2012 at 6:17 PM UTC
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