*Trigger Warning*: Stinging Burn

When the thoughts take over
There is nothing left to do
It stays in my brain
Until I get the cue
Nothing will set me free
Except for that burn
I know it all too well
My stomach doesn't churn
It's always hard to hide
And it stays on my mind
It never goes away
But it helps me unwind
It's not healthy at all
And it stings in the shower
But in the end it works
And it gives me that power
It happens all too often
But you'll hardly ever know
Because I hide it all too well
That it doesn't even show
But if you look close enough
And you take the time to see
You'll realize that there's more
Than the things you know of me
My heart is constantly aching
My head is always loud
It isn't easy for me to live
In this constant storm cloud
So before you get freaked out
And think that I'm insane
Look a little closer
You'll see all of my pain
Maybe then you'll understand
And you won't be as afraid
To know there's simply no way out
Other than the blade