Dear Knife,
Infinite pain
Build up deep inside
I have to let these feelings out
But who can I confide?
Dark silver blade
The only one I trust
The one I turn to
When life becomes too much
Dear Knife,
A babbling brook red and warm
From lies, hate, and betrayal thick and strong
Trickling down my arm
A dirty little secret they call self harm
Dear Knife,
Long black sleeves
To cover my pain
To hide my shame
To cover my grief
And hide my relief
That’s what you did for me
Dear Knife,
I thought you were my friend
Oh how I was wrong
You ruined my life
With a body covered in scars
You beg me to use you
But I now I’m done
Done with the hurting…and disappointing
Done with a dirty little secret they call self harm
But oh beloved knife, I know I bide you gone
I still always think of you
Through the dark rainy nights all so long
I guess I’ll always love you even though you did me wrong
You evil damned little thing…I use to know as self harm
Authors Note: Please don’t judge. I thought I introduce something different to poemsonly.
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nice
feels like i can relate
i think its a great poem
I can deffently relate to this poem as well, I don’t love what this poem is about but the poem its self is amazing, and allthough I didn’t write it, it makes me feal like I expressed my self and I was never alone. Thank you, awsome job!
its the best, it reminds me why i had to let it go. im inspired by that and i cn inspire a lot of thugz wanna be. keep it up
this poem is a very true poem in a heartbreaking way. you can never understand this behavior untill you or someone you love does this. i hope you dont ever have to go through this too.
this is good your an awesome writer…
I NO HW U FEEL IN THE SAME BOAT…. I CANT HIDE ANY MORE…..
its very detail its like we feel the pain
Beautiful. I admire the personification of the knife. This poem clearly expresses the pain felt by a lot of us.
_’,oHh..verY nice my deAr..i love it..!!dabest.
this is so beautiful i love it i didnt write it but this is the same way i fkin feel
I can relate to this poem so much thanks for writeing it!
masterpiece. . .can only be written by a genius . . . good job
really different theme and in a good way ..nice really impressed ..
Beautifully written. This makes the reader feel like they are the one speaking it…the one feeling the emotions. Touches every part of my soul.
WOW…
wow, wonderful. i can truly relate sinse i have the same scars, and i had to let it go. buatifull.
this is a beautiful poem. i can really relate to it. all those time i felt sad or depressed i kept coming back to the blade, but now i’m done i will never hurt myself ever again. yes, i think about doing it again, but i look at my wrists and i tell myself that everything is gonna be okay. and yeah, i also cover my wrists with long sleeves . and my scars are there to remind me how many times i felt so much pain. i like this poem because now i know that there are people going through the same pain.
thats simply amazing
i love it
I know a person who used to do this to herself. I only wish I could of recited these meaning ful words to her earlyer. I know she stopped but I wanted it to be sooner..
Wow, this is a really good peom.
WOW WOW this poem is so deep I have never had to go through anything like that but this poem was awsome.
true true…… luv is pain
It was a great poem and I love the way it turns out in the end.
Been there, down that road before. Still aint fully of it yet I’m not quite all alone It’s so good it bought me 2 tears
Iand now I feel i’m not the only one to ever cry those “Blood and Tears”
My daughter was a cutter so I can kinda understand The poem Is beautiful!!
i used to do that im not a judger for ive been through that , thats awesome poem it brings back memories
its great that i think I’m in love
truely heartbreaking but absolutly amazing u did a great job i luh-v it sooooo much i almost started crying & even tho i never met u i know ur a great, brave , intelligient & irraplaceble person
thanx 4 da poem 5 stars
what is the name of the authors of this poem?
this poem is amazing… i can relate completely…
This is a really ood poem. I sorta can relate to it.
this an awesome poem. i can totally relate to what u are saying and i totally understand and respect why you wrote this. i have written some like this also. im glad you posted this. thanks.
ii read this poem & it explains how i feel.
ii quit on cutting but i feel so stupid for doing it.
but one thing i havent found is someone to talk to,
so i just keeep things in. its not such a good idea but what eles
can i do? but its really a nice poem!
your poem is nice…keep up the good work…by the way,this is an “emo thing”right?sorry,just asking…
There once was a time when I stumbled upon this site and found a poem so beautiful. This poem tells my story where I faught that dirty little secret known as self harm.I know how you feel I still think about cutting every single day. But I don’t. Hiding it and the lies you tell and then the scars representing all the bad memories. You have skill.very inspired!
Thank you all for the comments/support and for sharing your stories to me. I personally know how hard it is share something like this…it takes a lot of courage. Even though I don’t know all of yall I cna tell you are good people and I feel blessed that you took the time to comment on my poetry. ~~~Peace and Love KK
No cutting is not a “emo thing.” People today tend to sterotype this saying that all ‘emos’ cut themselves and they do it to get attention blah blah. Well for one thing not all emo people cut honestly they are just people who choose to be an individual. Two it is true that SOME people will cut to get attention but most people who harm do so b/c that is the only way they know how to cope with whatever they are struggling with. Three you would be very surprised by the variety of people who cut themselves. I have met women in their 50’s who struggle with this, honor roll students, cheerleaders, etc. Self harm is a very serious issue that needs to be adressed as well as made aware to people of these things I just said. Sorry for the long post and I don’t mean to make you feel bad…I just feel very stongly about this.
This is so true. I use to cut myself. Even though I try very hard not to, I always have a urge to. It seems as though the blade is your only friend. The only one who can help you through the pain and hard times. But then you realize it is the thing that also creates the pain and makes matters worse in a way. </3
i love this poem…. by the way i love knives… i collect knives, so it really did catch my attention, when i read the title….
its so true that not all people who cuts themselves are ” emo”. cause i always wanted to do that.. and i’ve done that also, but i just realized one thing from the Bible. we shouldn’t hurt ourselves. its wrong. cause this body of ours are the temple of God. even though i always wanted to cut myself, i always get the pain in my chest, nerves crawling all over the body as if there’s someone watching and would be so angry if I’m going to do it.
well its just me, i just want to share that to you, if you still feel like hurting yourself, its up to you.
i agree with it not being emo and i usto judge it but hey if u havent gon ethrough it then you dont know what ur tlkn about i went through it so now i know how u feel
nice
No cutting is not a emo thing
so ture lol nice
so many of us can relate to this. it is so brave of u to share it with us. this is beautifully written. you are a very talented writer, don’t stop writing!
I know I can relate your poem is amazing!
I really like this poem. (:
Its really great.
i used to cut myself as well, and it does feel that the knife is your only friend , and in the end it turns out its not.
This is a really great poem and it’s very different and creative it symbolic to something Im dealing with. The thought of how u can love something so much even though it has brought you nothing but harm and pain
WOW!!! that is an amazing poem! im spechless!!
ah.alright,i get it now…i just don’t like “emo” people.i can’t relate to THEM..they are insane.!by the way,thanks for explaining…i appreciate it…
this poem has opened my eyes
its related to so much i have done
this is just one sexy poem
i did that and ever once in a while stil do 4 a lost love