Scars

I just want to put a trigger warning on this for anyone who has ever self-harmed

Criss Cross

Criss Cross

Up and down her arms

Criss Cross

Criss Cross

Eight fading scars

Criss Cross

 Criss Cross

She hid them all in shame

Criss Cross

Criss Cross

Each one has a name

The first one's name is 'ugly'

The second's name is 'baby'

Both of which are small and crude

Shallow, red, and shaky

The third one goes by 'w***e'

Quite a cleaner cut

We call the fourth one 'emo kid'

The fifth one's name is 's**t'

The sixth one is christened 'Gothic b***h'

The seventh 'f*g' and 'gay'

She's sewn her mouth

stitch by stitch

But theirs' went on all day

The eighth one hurt her the most

That I guarantee

They told her to go kill herself

And she almost did proceed

But she took a moment for herself

Put away the knife

And in that second she could see 

The beauty in her life

The bluebirds humming their heavenly hymn

The flowers in full bloom

The twinkling stars when the sky is dim

The romance of the moon

  Criss Cross

Criss Cross

Each is a battle she had won

Criss Cross

Criss Cross

Her story's just begun  

Reviews

[WhereItResides]

Very good poem. It flowed nicely and you didn't overdo the repetition. It does a good job at painting a picture on just what bullying can do to people. I do believe the emotion switch at the end happened just a little to suddenly. It took me out of the zone for just a moment, it just needs a smoother transition. Beyond that, the poem and message were both wonderful.

[Lisa Moore]

I love this poem so much

[Scarlett Brooke]

Very sad, but the message ended up being lovely. Fantastic message accompanied by an easy to read fluent rhyming. I really liked this, I'm glad her story's just begun. It's important to remember that there's always beauty in even the darkest moments. Keep writing your poetry.

[Vidya Bacchus]

This is a very wonderful piece of writing.Great job:)

[A.T.]

Holy wow. This is wow. A must share to all my friends that are struggling. Thank you for the hope and inspiration.

[poppydaisy]

i love the way you tell the story of one's suffering and end it beautifully :)

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

This is an impressive piece! You've combined emotion and rhythm in a masterful way, this is tragically beautiful. My pen hand bows to you here.

[Blank_fortunes]

yo I love this one it works so good because You can see it as you read it this is amazing and this comment is a understatement because my vocabulary is not where I wish it was to be able to accurately express how great this piece is. Beautiful to say the least thank you.

[Trevor Barnett]

Wow! this is stunning. I love the rhythm and rhyming scheme of this poem. The emotional scars that manifest into physical scars. Great write!

[Rose Diamond]

Thank you very much! :)

[Nicole Williams]

this was deep and pretty disturbing, usually when i see these types of rhyme schemes they're ALMOST always a light and airy and fun poems. but this right here, wow. that's pretty much all i can say, good job!

[Rose Diamond]

Thanks so much! :D