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Support, Information & Expression: Daily life with self-injury

--Surrendering Tears--

I weep
As I see
My hand clutch the blade;
I cry
As I pry
My skin open this way;
The flesh
Gets the best
Of my harm, of my hurt;
My soul
Gets the whole
Of what makes my life worse
But yet....it helps.

© Kathy Anne Harrell

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