Tormented within, with low self-esteem,

Feeling unloved and rejection.

Blaming ones Self for all that has been,

Administering own self correction.

Creating the wounds to punish ones self,

To tell all around how you feel,

Pain to replace any pleasure you've felt,

The guilt that you just can't conceal.

Sometimes you laugh and start to live

And then you remember and choose

To inflict pain, all those scars that you give

Remind you that you Self abuse.

You feel so unwanted and hold this inside,

And think that nobody is there,

All of the happiness you feel you're denied,

And defile your own self without care.

What is the reason, what makes someone

Wish to bring on so much pain?

To damage the mind and the flesh on and on,

Because you feel you are to blame.

For all of your traumas, the sad life you've known,

You carry these burdens that weigh

So heavy that this is all that is shown,

And they pressure you day after day.

Relieve all the anguish and cherish your worth,

Remember that life is for living.

You're not the cause for what did occur

So ease all this self-pain your giving.

The reasons for sadness, truly are great,

And make people feel such despair,

So try and discard all your Self-hate,

And realize that some people care.

Written by Cassandra Diane    copyright 2000