I understand the intention wasn't to harm, but each slash oozes a new hue of red it leaks from my head, my eye sockets, my mouth everywhere you could think It jogs down my neck and mixes with stressful sweat I'd look down at my feet, but I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to see them I'm terrified of the possibility that if I thought to look down the only thing I'd see was a warm mahogany puddle The neverending, searing pain contaminating my thoughts dragging out and speeding up time My hands have grown numb from trying to stop the gushing blood You'd think by now I wouldn't feel the shooting stings, but I can feel it all Every knife twist, or flea bite I feel it all the gnawing feeling at my heels begging me to double over but I will not I cannot let you know how you got to me I will bite my tongue, and clench my teeth until I choke and drown in my own blood and gore my cheeks will turn to a thick pulp before I admit I am in pain Watch as my gallbladder seeps bile, my appendix bursts, and femur cracks not knowing what to do with the pressure on my mind