Just a lie

a little poem about self harm

Just a cut. 

Just one. 

"What's that on your arm?"

"Just a scratch. 

I fell."

A lie. 

"Why are the band-aids all over your arms?"

"oh my cat cut me."

Just another lie. 

Except, it's funny. It's not just another lie. 

It's a cycle, of what you have been through, what you are going through, and what others think of you. 

Rinse. wash. repeat.

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

Powerful and poignant. Great work.