The Knife

Shiny,

Sharp,

Cold,

The knife gleams,

calling me,

beckoning me towards it,

urging me to reach for it.

I recoil,

disgust at myself for even contemplating,

guilt for thinking of it,

sadness knowing that I want to really bad.

I give in.

One,

the numbness shifts as I am met with stinging.

Two,

the tears stop and my mind blanks

different from the noise of my clouded thoughts.

Three,

the blood starts flowing in gory statisfaction.

Four,

I no longer care about the disappointment.

Five,

I do not think about the guilt.

Six,

I snap back to reality at the realization of what was happening.

I throw the knife and stare at the fresh cuts.

The battle is hard.

It give me a fix.

Like a drug addict.

I am addicted.

This poem is about: 
Me

Comments

moodymoonchild

hey, im right here with you. dont feel guilty it is addicting

Lona Maier

Yeah, I created this to let people know who are currently feeling this way that they are not alone in that feeling. I am proud to be over a year clean but even saying that, I still get urges. I just have support behind me now to help with those urges.

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