The Cut

The Cut
The tighten fist
the anger at one
the need to yell
sight of a razor
picking it up
looking at myself
everything built up
the need to release
razor moving down my arm
blood pouring out
felt of releasement
still so mad
picking up the razor
moving it up and down my arm
this time not stopping
blood rushing out
still cutting
cant stop
for now my arms are bloody
now I can stop
felt of releasement
everything has gone away


       By Shawna

Letter from a Cutter One cutter has bravely penned a letter of goodbye to cutting.

Letter from Dylan A cutter's letter to other cutters.

Chinese Medicine and Self Harm A potential direction for healing and recovery.

Poem by a Cutter

The Cut by Shawna

Jen Eraser Cutlet by Jennie

Poem by a Cutter named Lissa

Pixie Cutter and My Road Happiness by Mary

Ouch and World War 3 by Anna

A Girl and Her Knife by Lucy

Poem by a 15 year old Cutter named Janette

Painless Pain

Nothing Left and Guilt by Helle Marie, born 1984

Poem by a Cutter

Silver Blade by Shawna

The Razor

Two poems by KeyserSzze

Four poems by ~Exacta

Self Mutilation and Surrender

Cuts by Angel

Broken Child by Kathy B.

Hidden by Kim

Cutters: An essay about cutting by Cutting Blade.

Ritual by the weeping wanderer.

Poems by Kitty.

Scars by Amanda.

Savage gift by Dylan.

KBD's World by Kayla.

Three Poems by Sara.

Where to Turn by the Gentle Giant

Two Poems by Kara

Shaggy Red Carpet by Megan, age 15.

Fallen by Mey

untitled poem by Ashton

Razors Edge by A.M.

I welcome the contributions of others who self-harm or have done so in the past. Send us your writing, or arrange to send us your art or music by e-mailing RAZOR at zanne@cea.edu

	Check out SCAR, a zine on the subject of scars and self-harm. The content of these pages may contain "triggering" material.
	to CUTTERS, a page on the subject of people who self-harm. The content of these pages may contain "triggering" material.
	to The History of Child Abuse
	Contents Under Pressure Razor's writing about experiences she had during a 13 year bout with DSH and five times she was institutionalized.
	to Leap Frogge Leap was locked up in mental institutions when she was a kid. Leap refers to them as "the Institutes."