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Self Harm

November 11, 2013
By PoetAndYouKnowIt PLATINUM, Westfield, New Jersey
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PoetAndYouKnowIt PLATINUM, Westfield, New Jersey
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"There will always be someone who is smarter than you. Skinnier than you. Stronger than you. More popular than you. There will always be someone better than you, but there will never be someone who is YOU."

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He grabbed my arm tightly, revealing a thousand scars
His burning eyes locked into mine as they burned into me like lava.

"Look at this," he screamed, with anguish.
Then he told me, "If you are going to cut yourself again, then you are going to take my arm and cut it as many as you cut yourself. "

I couldn't believe it
I looked away.
I told him,
"No! Don't ever say that ever again. I, I could never hurt you like that!"

Then, I knew.

© Jennifer H., Bethesda, MD

The author's comments:
Self harm does not only harm the person who is cutting themselves, but the people that surround them. Like friends and family.
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