Today I saw the scars
clawed across your arm.
The flesh so tender there,
and no longer innocent.
Did the blood letting
really relieve your pain?
I cast my eyes away.
All my words melt.
Uninspired.
Uncertain.
Unhappy.
We let the silence 
fall between us.
I am afraid

karen-newell

Cutting

Jun 5, 2026

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BruisedOrange

I knew a cutter once.  She sliced pain into her arm so she would feel alive, feel something other than numb.  I never knew what to say to her, but I tried to love her with more intensity.

removed.-3ygx

Karen, I sincerely hope this isn't someone you are close to, particularly after my obliviously making light of it? If so, a thousand apologies...