Dark Rose
I cut.
I cut into my flesh to see the blood pool into
Droplets, to feel the sensation of being ALIVE,
Instead of the incessant dream-like feeling I
Always seem to possess throughout the
Duration of my day-to-day.
I cut.
I wipe the blood around in circles with my
Fingertips in order to prove to myself that I
Am, in fact, REAL, present, mortal.
I dig deep with a kitchen knife, I slice
Haphazardly, unconsciously searching,
Praying, even, for that feeling, that
Knowledge that I am a being; a human
Being, capable of dying, capable of emitting
This red, sticky substance which oozes from
My arms, my legs.
I don’t care anymore if it’s seen, if it’s known
That I need this confirmation.
I cut.
I breathe in fresh air every time I slice flesh
And I feel, I feel, I feel.
I live, I am a person, I am here on earth,
On this corrupt planet of suffering;
I am a body carrying a heart which will
One day stop beating.
And I don’t want it to stop, and yet…
I do. So many times, I do.
But the constant remains, let me live
And suffer, and above all, LOVE.
I can withstand the pain if such
Pain is worth undergoing.
Stop.
I cut to bring myself back to reality,
To remind myself to breathe.
Oxygen fills my lungs when the blood
Comes into view and then, right there,
I know that I exist.
Copyright © Sunday Chenoweth | Year Posted 2023
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