Challenge
Coping Mechanisms.
Success or failure, fragility or strength, health or sickness, all welcome.
coping (TRIGGER WARNING)
you can only fight pain with more pain.
i cope with little pieces of glass
from a shattered pocket mirror
dug into my arms like shovels in dirt.
i cope with stolen paperclips,
or taboo pocketknives.
i cope with rusty nails and trash
scrounged from the sidewalks.
i cope with anything dark and sharp
to make my blood flow.
i cope with everything in all the wrong ways
forever searching for the right blade
that can make my pain go away.
Disclaimer: I have been self-harm free for almost a year now. :)
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