Monday 3 am . . .

                                                the little child

                                                            screams . . .

                                                                        as rage

                                                explodes from the depths

                                                      of my insides

                                                            and the urge to cut

                                                my skin with a razor

                                                            grips my mind.

                                                the little child shudders

                                                            from the pain . . .

                                                     but the blood from

                                                the cut is little in

                                                comparison to the deep wounds

                                                on the insides suffered by

                                                the little child.

                                                     as i walk with a

                                                band-aid on my arm

                                                i am reminded of the

                                                much needed healing on

                                                     my insides

                                                            the little child

                                                                        cries . . .

                                                     as the tears roll

                                                            down my cheeks . . .

                                                                        Mary

Taken from The Cutting Edge archives