Harm Self Poems | Examples
These Harm Self poems are examples of Self poems about Harm. These are the best examples of Self Harm poems written by international poets.
I chewed my fingernails to the nubs
and then worked on all my fingers
until my hand had only stubs.
I'm nervous, and the feeling lingers.
I'm hiding in the shrubs.
I've got heebie-jeebies so severe,
I bit off both my hands and each arm.
What is causing all this fear,
that I would engage in this self-harm?
I'm so afraid I'll disappear.
(“I of the Beholder”, 2014, original pen and ink)
My Mind
My mind is a labyrinth
Organic with its tendrils
Flowing like a stream
Following every which-way gravity takes
Clearly without a mind of its own!
It leads me through dark places
And into the light
Yet it never lingers
As any rise in my emotion
Just causes it drop off a cliff
And then I am soaring again
Or plunging as the case may be
It matters not if it is day or night
Above or below ground, in fact
I’m not sure anything matters on its twisted way
But I can’t fault this fickle friend
It doesn’t really mean me harm
As it pushes my buttons and pulls my chain
I know, like an exuberant child or pup,
It just wants to show me what it sees with love.
(9/6/25)