Poems about Self Harm
#SelfHarm
Poetry about cutting and self harm may contain distressing poems about people battling with self harming behaviour, and the mental disorders which often accompany it.
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juliagkrimmel
daisygirl
daisygirl
Poem Published
Yesterday 00:28am
Yesterday 00:28am
hunger
the all consuming hunger
that's taken over her
she stopped eating
because she had a hunger, a desire
to be thin
to fit society's expectations
but her hunger caused physical hunger
and unhealthy malnourishment
the distaste for high calories
the gum chewing for avoidance
the newfound love for diet soda
when she feels guilty for eating
she exercises past the breaking point
when the number on the scale is to high
she inflicts herself with cuts
that turn to ugly scars, for punishment
...
that's taken over her
she stopped eating
because she had a hunger, a desire
to be thin
to fit society's expectations
but her hunger caused physical hunger
and unhealthy malnourishment
the distaste for high calories
the gum chewing for avoidance
the newfound love for diet soda
when she feels guilty for eating
she exercises past the breaking point
when the number on the scale is to high
she inflicts herself with cuts
that turn to ugly scars, for punishment
...
#depression
#teens
#SelfHarm
#MentalHealth
#EatingDisorder
22 reads
15 Comments
juliagkrimmel
daisygirl
daisygirl
Poem Published
19th Feb 2021 10:43pm
19th Feb 2021 10:43pm
the irony of self harm (trigger warning)
the irony of self harm
i don't want to do it
its just an urge, a feeling
the blade hurts
but the pain stops
the blood is a soft red liquid
it brings me comfort
for once, i'm the one hurting myself
i have the control over the pain
but I don't have control over the urge
it's ironic
i don't want to do it
its just an urge, a feeling
the blade hurts
but the pain stops
the blood is a soft red liquid
it brings me comfort
for once, i'm the one hurting myself
i have the control over the pain
but I don't have control over the urge
it's ironic
#depression
#hope
#LifeStruggles
#SelfHarm
#hurt
28 reads
1 Comment
juliagkrimmel
daisygirl
daisygirl
Poem Published
18th Feb 2021 8:10am
18th Feb 2021 8:10am
3am
the clock--- it says 3am
up late once again tired sleepy eyes
mothers wishes fathers words
criticism and praise mixed and coexisting
there's music soft but percing
book open distracting but exhausting
stomach hurts hunger is constant
no eating need to be thin
need to fit in hair falling...
up late once again tired sleepy eyes
mothers wishes fathers words
criticism and praise mixed and coexisting
there's music soft but percing
book open distracting but exhausting
stomach hurts hunger is constant
no eating need to be thin
need to fit in hair falling...
#depression
#family
#SelfHarm
#insomnia
#SelfReflection
35 reads
6 Comments
BlueBeastGirl
Poem Published
17th Feb 2021 7:44am
17th Feb 2021 7:44am
Excoriation Dissorder
Unconsciously picking at imperfections in skin
Having thousands upon thousands of tiny scars
A body of constellations of marks; of history
The hidden depth of the urge to pick
It starts off slow... As most things tend to do
Scratching off scabs from those minor wounds
Peeling off those skin bits around the nails
Tugging the chapped skin off the bottom lip
Popping and tearing open ache on the face
Over aggressively riping out ingrown hair
Not being able to look in a mirror too long
Not being able to keep nails longer than a few...
Having thousands upon thousands of tiny scars
A body of constellations of marks; of history
The hidden depth of the urge to pick
It starts off slow... As most things tend to do
Scratching off scabs from those minor wounds
Peeling off those skin bits around the nails
Tugging the chapped skin off the bottom lip
Popping and tearing open ache on the face
Over aggressively riping out ingrown hair
Not being able to look in a mirror too long
Not being able to keep nails longer than a few...
#SelfHarm
#addiction
#OCD
#MentalHealth
#obsession
38 reads
3 Comments
Tristitude
Poem Published
16th Feb 2021 8:39am
16th Feb 2021 8:39am
Hanging on.
Watching my blood henceforth,
dripping pools of life force.
Phasing in and out of time.
Gulping air-
cold and numb.
Exhaling fire
into the frost.
Pen and paper gripped in boney hands
No marks but of I.
Back to the old pine
restraining self from total escape.
dripping pools of life force.
Phasing in and out of time.
Gulping air-
cold and numb.
Exhaling fire
into the frost.
Pen and paper gripped in boney hands
No marks but of I.
Back to the old pine
restraining self from total escape.
#SelfHarm
12 reads
3 Comments
Thedeadinme
Poem Published
16th Feb 2021 5:52am
16th Feb 2021 5:52am
Tomorrow's Fetus
Tomorrow's fetus dies in the womb of todays dispair and in my rage I destroy yesterday
Life's neglect forcefeeds unkind thoughts down my throat yet still I starve and beg for more
This blade caresses my flesh,
the only contact that I long to feel so I kiss this blade and begin to mutilate
Like lambs to the slaughter so are my wrists a bitter sacrifice in which selfendulgance is my addiction
The blood flows like rivers
and flood this life with red pain, a colour so pure suicide could never whitewash away
Life's neglect forcefeeds unkind thoughts down my throat yet still I starve and beg for more
This blade caresses my flesh,
the only contact that I long to feel so I kiss this blade and begin to mutilate
Like lambs to the slaughter so are my wrists a bitter sacrifice in which selfendulgance is my addiction
The blood flows like rivers
and flood this life with red pain, a colour so pure suicide could never whitewash away
#depression
#SelfHarm
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
20 reads
2 Comments
Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Bumped 10th Feb 2021 00:41am
22nd Aug 2020 2:29pm
22nd Aug 2020 2:29pm
Vampire
I stalk the night
A vampire with hollow eyes
Skin paler than the palest moon
Quench my thirst on dirty lines
I tell myself lies
That I'm ok, nothing's wrong
Drains my life a little more
Till it's almost gone
I stay out all night
Binging most often
And when morning comes
I crawl back to my coffin
I'm living dead
Cursed by my disease
A shackled monster
Who longs to be set free
A vampire with hollow eyes
Skin paler than the palest moon
Quench my thirst on dirty lines
I tell myself lies
That I'm ok, nothing's wrong
Drains my life a little more
Till it's almost gone
I stay out all night
Binging most often
And when morning comes
I crawl back to my coffin
I'm living dead
Cursed by my disease
A shackled monster
Who longs to be set free
#depression
#SelfHarm
#drugs
#addiction
#MentalHealth
212 reads
11 Comments
Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Bumped 7th Feb 2021 2:26am
22nd Aug 2020 00:36am
22nd Aug 2020 00:36am
Stalked
I'm being followed
A killer stalks my every move
He knows everywhere I go
And everything I do
My thoughts are his
He loves it when I fall
He sits on my shoulder,
Whispering bad ideas
Hoping I'll get caught
My enemy lies within
And longs to see my destruction
The only way we'll ever part
The only way to my freedom
Is to kill the king of the kingdom
A killer stalks my every move
He knows everywhere I go
And everything I do
My thoughts are his
He loves it when I fall
He sits on my shoulder,
Whispering bad ideas
Hoping I'll get caught
My enemy lies within
And longs to see my destruction
The only way we'll ever part
The only way to my freedom
Is to kill the king of the kingdom
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm
#addiction
#MentalHealth
177 reads
11 Comments
Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Bumped 3rd Feb 2021 4:52pm
16th Aug 2020 3:45pm
16th Aug 2020 3:45pm
Oxygen
I walk the streets
Through a misting rain
On my way
To get lost again
The clouds keep pushing down
Till I'm five and a half feet in the ground
It won't be much longer
Till I'm no longer around
I tried my best for you
But my best wasn't enough
Got home from work
And you'd packed all your stuff
There were things
I just couldn't give up
I guess you thought I would
Well I did too
But this thing has become a part of me
Like the oxygen I breathe
Just cut your losses
And let me be
Through a misting rain
On my way
To get lost again
The clouds keep pushing down
Till I'm five and a half feet in the ground
It won't be much longer
Till I'm no longer around
I tried my best for you
But my best wasn't enough
Got home from work
And you'd packed all your stuff
There were things
I just couldn't give up
I guess you thought I would
Well I did too
But this thing has become a part of me
Like the oxygen I breathe
Just cut your losses
And let me be
#depression
#SelfHarm
#alcohol
#drugs
#addiction
292 reads
20 Comments
ex-periment-626
Poem Published
1st Feb 2021 3:08am
1st Feb 2021 3:08am
mind (f**k) dump
why?
what is it?
what draws you back to me?
i spend my whole life
constantly ridding myself of you
and you always come back
you sick son of a bitch
I hope everything you've ever wanted
burns to the ground
a literal taste
of your own medicine
all you want to do is
suffocate me
twist yourself around my windpipe until
I
can't
breathe
but you like that
don't you?
you like having that power over me
don't you?
you like pushing me to the edge
don't you?
...
what is it?
what draws you back to me?
i spend my whole life
constantly ridding myself of you
and you always come back
you sick son of a bitch
I hope everything you've ever wanted
burns to the ground
a literal taste
of your own medicine
all you want to do is
suffocate me
twist yourself around my windpipe until
I
can't
breathe
but you like that
don't you?
you like having that power over me
don't you?
you like pushing me to the edge
don't you?
...
#anxiety
#depression
#ImSorry
#SelfHarm
#misunderstood
63 reads
7 Comments
raconteur
Poem Published
25th Jan 2021 4:00pm
25th Jan 2021 4:00pm
now that's a stain even amnesia can't remove (XXIII/C)
#depression
#SelfHarm
#MentalHealth #LifeChangingMoment
#MentalHealth #LifeChangingMoment
33 reads
1 Comment
Kaden_Malis
Kaden Malis
Kaden Malis
Bumped 20th Jan 2021 3:05am
5th Aug 2020 00:23am
5th Aug 2020 00:23am
True love
Spent my whole life
Trying to hide
Trying to fit in
With an invisible disguise
But you loved me for who I was
You never wanted more
Helped me escape inside
And close the door
Who knew a bottle
Could make me feel right
You poured yourself into me
Night after night
You loved me for who I was
You never wanted more
Helped me escape inside
And close the door
Trying to hide
Trying to fit in
With an invisible disguise
But you loved me for who I was
You never wanted more
Helped me escape inside
And close the door
Who knew a bottle
Could make me feel right
You poured yourself into me
Night after night
You loved me for who I was
You never wanted more
Helped me escape inside
And close the door
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm
#drugs
#addiction
202 reads
6 Comments
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