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that's underneath your skin.
It's just bleeding out
all the pain within.

It's not so bad. Honest.
It's not a big deal. Honest.
But we can't get me
to stop. Honest.

It's just the way I've found to survive another day.
It's just the expression I use
to say the words I don't know how to say.

Can you forgive me please?
Cause you see: it's not really all that bad.
Honest.

It's just the answer to my questions
that slow my swirling thoughts.
It's just the way I get the voices quiet,
but it seems I'm caught.

It's not a big deal. Honest.
It's not so bad. Honest.
It's all just rationalization. [comments] => 6 [counter] => 160 [topic] => 13 [informant] => waos [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => DarkPoetry )

Rationalizing the Blood Red Pain

Contributed by waos on Tuesday, 15th June 2004 @ 06:04:02 PM in AEST
Topic: DarkPoetry

It's just scratching an itch
that's underneath your skin.
It's just bleeding out
all the pain within.

It's not so bad. Honest.
It's not a big deal. Honest.
But we can't get me
to stop. Honest.

It's just the way I've found to survive another day.
It's just the expression I use
to say the words I don't know how to say.

Can you forgive me please?
Cause you see: it's not really all that bad.
Honest.

It's just the answer to my questions
that slow my swirling thoughts.
It's just the way I get the voices quiet,
but it seems I'm caught.

It's not a big deal. Honest.
It's not so bad. Honest.
It's all just rationalization.

Copyright © waos ... [ 2004-06-15 18:04:02]
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Re: Rationalizing the Blood Red Pain (User Rating: 1 )
by diamond_tears on Tuesday, 15th June 2004 @ 06:18:37 PM AEST
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i no the feeling...

Re: Rationalizing the Blood Red Pain (User Rating: 1 )
by InnerBeautyQueen on Tuesday, 15th June 2004 @ 06:34:34 PM AEST
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very good!

Re: Rationalizing the Blood Red Pain (User Rating: 1 )
by Dusty on Tuesday, 15th June 2004 @ 07:28:54 PM AEST
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Coming from someone eho USED to cut, this poem is very touching, and deeper than it seems. I like and even better understand it.

Re: Rationalizing the Blood Red Pain (User Rating: 1 )
by pyrofairyburning on Thursday, 17th June 2004 @ 06:36:52 PM AEST
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Excellent indeed. I've been carving since I was nine years old and have read many peices that try to enlighten others on the emotional conflate, and none have, save you. It touched me in a very personal way, and you have great courage to write about something so close to home. Excellent indeed.

Blessed Be,
Tink

Re: Rationalizing the Blood Red Pain (User Rating: 1 )
by holderofthestone on Saturday, 19th June 2004 @ 12:29:38 AM AEST
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well written poem on a difficult topic. I feel the emotion here. your not alone.... A++++

Re: Rationalizing the Blood Red Pain (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 20th June 2004 @ 12:07:49 AM AEST
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Wow! I think this is the first i've read but I'm going to check out more and this was just awesome awesome! I loved this so much and understand how you feel.
~Kris~

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