I know how hard it can get,
From my own experience,
I know how deep words can cut,
How deep they can wound you,
I know how low you can get,
I know the struggles of trying,
Of trying to make the pain go away,
How you'd do anything to make it go away,
The many ways to cause yourself physical pain,
Rather than feel the mental and emotional pain,
Rather have a pain that takes away the other pain that is slowly consuming you,
Even if it is brief,
I know the regret afterwords,
The struggle of hiding the regret,
The struggle of making up lies,
I know the ridicule you get when someone finds out,
How they just don't understand,
And it hurts more,
The more they don't understand,
The more hope is lost,
Hope of finding help,
Finding freedom,
I know how you resort to physical pain,
Becoming almost addicted to the sting,
The ache,
Just to free yourself briefly of the pain deep inside,
I know the more physical pain you cause yourself,
The more regret you feel,
The more mental and emotional pain you feel,
It adds on,
More and more,
Consuming you more quickly,
Making you empty inside,
Emotionless,
Uncaring,
Pushing you away from society farther and farther,
Making you more and more anti-social,
I know the feel of it all,
I know the feel of when you slowly start to win against the termoil inside yourself,
How much it hurts to break free,
How much of struggle it is,
But even when you break free of the consumption,
It still lingers,
Sitting behind an invisible wall in your head,
Making everyday a struggle,
I know the thoughts of always wanting to harm yourself,
Even though there is no reason,
I know it all,
I know the pain,
I lived through it,
And so can anyone,
It took me 7 years,
Just to break through the hardest part,
But it brought back the hope of finding help,
Not only by helping myself,
But by finding someone who saved me the day we met,
There is someone out there like that for everyone,
Whether it be a lover, a friend, an animal, a family member,
There is someone,
I know it's hard,
I know it's a struggle,
But never EVER give up,
Never think of ways to end your life even before it has begun,
Live,
If not for a specific reason,
Live for yourself,
Live for the future people who will love you and the people who love you now.
Live.