Short Poem by Teens

So I started to self harm when I was younger, but nobody ever noticed. I went through a lot of things, like sexual and physical abuse, I was bullied and more things I really can't bring myself to discuss. But everyone thought that I was picture perfect and that I was so happy, but I was just pretty good at acting and hiding the fact that my body was covered in 3 inch deep cuts. So now that I was caught self harming, people think I'm a freak. But I'm really not, I'm really just emotionally damaged.

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We have so much in common,and just so you know, I know exactly how you feel, and just like you I'm good at acting being fine and perfect. My family does not know how I feel, for I keep on...

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It Was Obvious....<|3

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Published: July 2012

I walked through the hallway holding my wrists,
hoping no one will see me like this.
He looks at me, scared what he'll find.
He never thought I had these things in mind.
He asks me, "...is there any more?"
Looking at him with tears in my eyes I whisper a simple reply,
...'ever wonder what bracelets were for'..?"

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  • 2 years ago

We have so much in common,and just so you know, I know exactly how you feel, and just like you I'm good at acting being fine and perfect. My family does not know how I feel, for I keep on acting fine, I like this website because I can see that I'm not the only one that feels this way and I can express myself without acting and wearing a mask really easily.

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