My Name Is Claudia

My name is Claudia,
I am 16.
My arms are swollen,
I like when they bleed.
I must be stupid.
I must be bad.
What else could make me hate me so bad?
I wish I were better.
I wish I weren't faulty.
Then maybe my life would still be lovely.
I’m all alone,
The bathroom is dark.
My folks aren't home.
I pull out the blade
And make nice clean strokes.
Until the bloods just flows and flows.
I don’t want to let go.
But I’m fading, slowly into a dark place.
But when my mum does come home,
She opens the door and screams in horror.
She finds me laying ice cold on the floor.
Her baby is dead, with blood on the floor.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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June 11, 2016 at 11:26 PM
NICE TO SEE THIS ONE AGAIN..SKAT:) -
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April 30, 2015 at 9:15 PM
Hi Claudia, Congrats.................... Luv ~Linda~
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April 30, 2015 at 8:58 PM
Claudia :) Congratulations in MY keeping it real contest. ~SKAT~
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September 10, 2014 at 7:14 PM
Claudia, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry:) Here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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September 10, 2014 at 10:05 AM
A heartfelt write indeed!!
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September 10, 2014 at 9:42 AM
Glad to know you. Nice personification, Claudia
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September 10, 2014 at 4:27 AM
Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Claudia - I choose your first moving written poem - Only 16 and you write so skillfully - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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