Emptiness

A Poem which comes from my Heart.

Does anybody know how I feel?
Does anybody care?
Because each time I ask these questions,
All I get is stares,

Run for the knife,
And sprawled on the floor,
I slowly tear my skin,
This feel I adore,

Crying tears of blood,
Wishing my pain would end,
Not knowing where my cuts will take me,
But at least my scars can mend,

Taking my blade,
Shaking my hand,
Slicing in to my skin,
Is what my body demands,

Sometimes its numb,
And sometimes its pain,
One day I might cut to deep,
But who is to blame,

My mum thinks im crazy,
And from my dad I get abused,
My skin is what I control,
But my mind is always bruised,

You might think I am mental,
But to be honest I don’t care,
Im use to it anyway,
At least you cannot stare,

I have to feel my blood,
I have to know im alive,
Just to see that pool of redness,
Is the only thing I strive,

I have to keep on living,
I have to cry my tears,
I have to feel the pain,
And I have to face my fears,


I put on a smile,
For all you people out there,
Just so you think im normal,
And see through me like air,

Because I no what you will be thinking,
If you see the cuts on my arm,
She is just a silly kid,
She thinks its cool to self harm,

But I can tell you one thing,
I don’t think its cool,
Its just a way to deal with my pain,
I don’t care if I look a fool,

Yes I am angry,
And yes I am upset,
Im sorry I cant help the way I feel,
You can just forget,

I no I should stop,
I no it’s a habit to hate,
But its not as easy as you think,
It’s a hard addiction to break,

Im not looking for sympathy,
Im just explaining my fight,
I just want all my pain to end,
So I can sleep the night,

Author's Note

What do you think?

Reviews

[Bri]

Wow. I loved this. Its on the more intense side (which isn't a bad thing at all) and I think you did a great job of expressing your feelings. Good job!! :)

[Androglossia]

Sorry it took me long. I'm not very good with meter and rhyme because I'm not a traditionalist. But I like your use of words, it's simple and minimal yet very effective. The flow is easy to follow and they easily covey emotions. I know you're still young, make it an opportunity to improve and be the best in the things you love doing:)

[lonely]

i really like it very confident great job