Knife's Edge

As a young child I was told,                                            the knife's edge is very sharp.                                        Do not touch,                                                                you will get cut.                                                              As I got older,                                                                I was given a small knife.                                               I was taught how to handle it,                                        how I was to use it and to cut.                                        Sometimes I was cutting food,                                        sometimes I was cutting flowers.                                    I found this sharp shiny piece of metal,                            was good for cutting some thing else.                              Then came the day I was cutting,                                    yes cutting myself.                                                          Some days small cuts,                                                    some days deep cuts.                                                      Why did I want to feel the pain,                                      why more pain on myself.                                                While I could not get back at others,                                I could get back at myself.                                              Wearing a long sleeve shirt hid it from others,                  it would never hide it from myself.                                  Life of pain others afflicted,                                            now showing the scars on my arm.                                 The knife's edge is a very sharp shiny piece of metal,        it can be used for both good and bad.  Date Written:5/14/2021 Note: Just a story/write "Not" true for me but for many. Knife's Edge This or That, Vol 3 Poetry Contest                                    Sponsored by: Edward