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[sid] => 51236
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => Self Harm
[time] => 2004-06-09 23:25:35
[hometext] => i don't write that much poetry, and this is one of my first attempts. open to criticism. enjoy
[bodytext] => Outside: dazzling white, bright, gleaming - clean Inside: dark, depression spread like a malignant cancer - dirty Sharp, ragged breath, steady determined hands Glorious red rivers tracking their way up her arms Now under the water, bubbles of red reaching the surface, bursting With each burst, one pain, one grievance slowly slips away Reality sliding in and out like bad TV reception Past sufferings slipping, fading, gone Gentle roar of the ocean in her is soothing, and comforting Contentment washes over her, filling her with warmth, overcoming her senses Pounding of the ocean becomes deafening, violent So sleepy, so little energy, need to leave the warmth Intense temptation to stay and let the waves wash over her, drown in her sea of comfort Small and distant determination to leave that idyllic warmth, thirst for life Painfully cold and unforgiving hard tiles Towels building up in a pile, soaked with blood Cold waves of realisation hit like bullets out of a gun; sharp, quick Another chance at death narrowly missed, another two scars to decorate her wrist Outside: White, plagued by red, imperfections, easier to bear Inside: lighter, malignant darkness minimally recedes, hope, life… [comments] => 2 [counter] => 164 [topic] => 36 [informant] => lanz [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => Suicide )
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