Tainted Ink

"Every night she stays awake and leaves reminders on her body of how much she hates herself." - Anonymous

~*~

Splashes of color that mark the

Skin I leave uncovered if

Only for the moment you

Cannot see the

Scars that line my flesh.

 

Pink and fresh, they

Itch and burn; Striving to be

More than what they are, Deeper

Than what you could ever

Think to believe.

 

Bright, painful to the eye's

Wishing, the brain's hoping that

Maybe it is not true; that there's

Nothing crimson about the mess

That spills from my wrist.

 

Dripping down slowly, covering the

Parchment, the quill; so I can

Write another story about the

Pain, in my heart, that

Rips me apart.

 

Words have been etched time

After time, different each time

But, still the same in some

Way that refuses to change

Who I am.

 

That tainted ink I spill

So well, so brightly, does it

Write those stories I've

Wanted to tell; Are they

Good enough for you?

 

I fall short of expectations you

Set and place in front of me like

A meal I cannot stomach,

Because it's poisoned with

Your lovely hatred.

 

So I'll write one more story

Across the parchment of my

Flesh so pink, and watch as

Crimson spills brightly onto

My very last note.

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Author's Note

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Reviews

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

....This was very sad. I could feel the pain when I read it....I know you're hurting, but you have people that care about you. They will talk to you when you need it. I understand that cutting kind of helps, but one day you can actually cut to deep and then bleed to death. This is why you need to try to stop because people love you. They don't want to see you in pain. I know I don't. I hope everything gets better...I really do...thanks for sharing....

[Mockingbird]

this expresses despair and the only solution that the person can come up with. written very eloquently as though you have been in her place. it's very sad, and the details are chilling. excellent poem.

[Matthew Kult]

Deep, Dark and delicious

Matthew

[Your Perfect Disaster]

This is so sad and emotional. Nice write tho :/