Seeking Answers Under

Long have I sought the answers
to my life's myriad questions
hidden just beneath the skin

I open, looking, bleeding, crying
elusive meanings slip my view
new scars mark missed opportunities

I never give up, never give in
so much flesh left yet to search
one part mystery, two parts madness

Buying new blades, guilty, excited
the tools of the truth, of my secret
This useless process has to end

I mean to forever pursue my need
The answers I'll not die without
But I changed my tactics, my methods
for instead of incisions to look within
I choose to envision transparent skin

[Created for and Submitted to "Ending Self-Destruction" competition 8/14/15