The Win Poem by Amy Stuart

The Win

Rating: 5.0


So many cuts,
So many screams.
But oh thank God,
It was only a dream.

Now I'm awake,
And on the alert.
That wasn't just a dream,
It was my real hurt.

I wonder what had happened,
Before I passed out cold.
I look down at my body,
And see my worst cut ten-fold.

I sit there and I think,
Did I finally accomplish my dream?
Was I so close to death,
I want to fall back asleep?

Then maybe I'll make a cut,
Even deeper than before.
Put myself in that Hell-bound world,
And fall back on the floor.

So here goes nothing,
Just one more shot.
I'll slice my throat from ear to ear,
That's the only chance I got.

There goes my life,
I'm slipping away.
I have finally done it,
My first shining day.

My note is on the bed,
My body begins to swell.
'As far as I'm concerned,
I'll see you all in Hell! '

Well I've finally done it,
And won this awful game.
The one I hope you never find,
It's called the Cutting Game.




I made this as a continuation of a poem on www.quizilla.com by 112234567. It's called depressions game.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Harlan Simantel 04 March 2008

Startling! Sure got my attention...sweel should be swell? in next to last verse? I have bipolar (manic-depressive) myself, fairly mild. I've read that a high proportion of creative people suffer from bipolar - extreme highs and lows. Ironically, that's where some of our creativity comes from - born out of extremities and reflected in our art. A high price to pay, but also some compensation. I hope you don't follow thru on your poem's theme. You have a lot to give and create: just one life affected makes a big difference - and you are that difference. Thanks for 'opening your wounds' to the world.

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