June 2, 2023

Self-Harm

I learned something today

long suspected, now known

regarding my high self-regard

it is flimsy

it does not stand firm at all

an unthought word too quick

an ignorance of the self-evident

an absence of the expected smile

and it fails

and my body pays its toll

skin will break in restless cut

pain distracts from heartbreak

I reduce myself to meet their eye

maybe

now that I know

I can take control of it

remember that my self-worth

is not measured by another’s eyes

nor is it measured by my own

but by the great I Am

who is my God

and life