Dark Red Chaos

Location

I sit in my room staring at the wall,

trying to quiet my mind

from its own chaos.

I picture in my memory a beautiful color red,

darker than a cardinal’s breast

spilling onto the floor.

People always ask, “How can you do that to yourself?”

It doesn’t hurt

like they think it should.

I can’t feel the metal as it slides

cold and bitter

along my arm.

My mind is too crowded with thoughts to notice.

Then in the aftermath,

nothing but silence.

I never believed that what I did

mattered to other people

or hurt other people.

I was wrong.

I was selfish.

 

And still,

the people I loved

reached into the hell I’d built myself

and pulled me out.  

Comments

Additional Resources

Get AI Feedback on your poem

Interested in feedback on your poem? Try our AI Feedback tool.
 

 

If You Need Support

If you ever need help or support, we trust CrisisTextline.org for people dealing with depression. Text HOME to 741741