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Oli Mortham Nov 2014
More haunting
Than the marks
Left on a tortured body
Are the marks
A tortured body
Leaves itself
pia Nov 2014
Keep your mask on
don't let them see
watch your scars
don't let them bleed
Keep a smile
don't let them know
your broken heart
don't let it show
Who cares anyway Nov 2014
All I do is hide
Until you appear
Stand up with pride
Don't dare to shed a tear

"She's so much better than you,"
I throw up dinner
"You're obviously not going to medical school..."
At least I'm thinner

"Stop being so annoying!"
Turn to the blade
"Such a disappointment..."
I'm starting to fade

I find the comfort in these things
That you could not provide
Was it really that hard?
I don't know, all I do is hide
Kassadie Spencer Nov 2014
You were everything good in my life
but if things lasted forever
the sun would never set
and coffee wouldn't cool
most importantly, you would still love me
but nothing gold can stay
no matter how many times i beg you not to leave
I cannot keep my grasp on you any tighter
and my fingers are slipping
because they are wet with blood
and tears that have been shed
my body is numb, my brain, dead
my heart is week
but my feelings for you have never been stronger
yet I cannot hold onto to you
for as much as I love you
they tell me if I love something I must let it go
and I am trying to let go
but I feel like I am letting go completely
for my body is shutting down
and you'll be gone soon
taking my what's left of my happiness along
but you might as well have taken my life
Timothy Stout Nov 2014
Perfection is in imperfection.
Your scars tell a story.
A story of struggles.
A story of life.
A story of strength.
These lines you write,
a blade as a pen,
have meaning.
They are dangerous,
but so are words.
Share with me what you share with your wrists.
Share your worries.
Your fears.
Your anger.
Your love.
Some secrets deserve to be shared
kailasha Nov 2014
We believe scars are weaknesses.
They are not, they shouldn’t be.
They should be prizes and trophies
To hang on walls and dust everyday
And when someone comes over you can say,
“Look, I was there. I tried, I fought,
and I survived. I lived.
I am alive.”


NitaAnn Nov 2014
i am picking at scabs
i am making new scars

with each scab  
a heartache remembered

with each slice of the blade
a new hurt becomes a new scab
soon becoming a new scar

covered with scars
so much hurt
so many tears

would love to cut
a little deeper

let's end this
tonight
Lauren Gorger Oct 2014
I slowly straighten out the scattered signs that have been aligned in this saturated mind.
My mind straddles time and these rhymes, and in the middle you will find the reason.
The reason for all the seasons.
The blissful breath that I am surely breathing.
The misleading beating of a heart that was once bleeding.
If you look closely, you can see this scar that proves that all wounds heal with time - even the unspoken.
I bet you never noticed.
Maybe we lose our focus and neglect the notion that our pain is not made to be self-extortion.
It is more important that we indulge in the moment of self-control.
Let the moon pull you from the cold heart that you live with.
Our doom will soon be illuminated by the give of forgiveness.
I have taken on the shape of infinite realms.
These dimensions were never shallow, but to get to this soul of water, you must first crack my shell.
Do you dare to dwell on your tears and unacknowledged fears?
That's a long, lonely road, darling;
I met my demons on a road that I couldn't steer.
I learned to take the wheel on my weakest day that particular year.
And those scars started to vanish, like how the fog settles and it all seems clear.
I am a pressed rose in an old, dusty boom.
This page was once visited;
You can see the fingerprints of a sensitive hand...
Look.

- L.G.
Robin Marie Oct 2014
Hey, beautiful.
I don't know your name,
but I saw your scars today.

Hey, beautiful.
I don't know your name.
but it will be okay.
for the girl in art today. i'm sorry.
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