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The Blade

By: Nightclaw42
folder Poetry › Free Verse
Rating: Adult +
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Disclaimer: This is a work of poetry. Any resemblance of characters to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The Author holds exclusive rights to this work. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited.

The Blade

I pull the knife from its sheath.
The metal gleams silver in the light.
I stare at its simple beauty.
So harmless looking, and yet not.
I press it against my s
It
It’s so cool and oh so smooth.
I wonder if I should.
Should I drag the edge across my arm?
Let the crimson blood flow.
Not to die, only to bleed.
Let my pain intensify, magnify.
I have bitten myself.
Scratched and hit myself.
Should I take the next step?
Should I part my flesh with this blade?
But I sigh, and put it away.
Tonight I won’t take this step
I won’t make my pain physical as well as emotional.
But will I be able to resist,
The next time the blade calls my name?