Self-Injury

If you know someone that is cutting they are crying out for help. Please reach out to them and let them know you are there for them. It is okay to ask for help if you have deep pain inside and you don't know how to make it stop. You are not alone. You matter. 
Marie Waldrep 7-15-16

Trapped Within

Feeling trapped
Alone
Wondering which way to turn
Help, I don't know how to do this on my own
Do you hear me crying out for help?
Do you see the brokenness going on inside?
I may smile
I may laugh
But that is not how I really feel inside
I need help
Can you see this?
Will you take the time to see how I am feeling inside?
I take a blade and run it across my skin
It helps take the pain from inside to the outside
I know this is something you can not comprehend
Please see the pain I'm in
Feeling trapped within
Written by Marie Waldrep
​7-15-16

Because of what a male cousin H did to me to this day I still at times get triggered when I have a period. He laughed at my pain. He was so mean. He shoved a sharp object up inside of me. I felt the blood immediately running out of me. I tried telling mom but was to afraid to tell her H hurt me. I just kept saying I'm hurt and when she asked how did I know I started crying and so she said its okay you just got your first period. I bled 3 days. It wasn't a period. I was hurt.
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Torture

He held my head back making sure I couldn't move and poured water in my nose and mouth knowing I couldn't swim and wasn't sure how long I could hold my breath. I tried to get away from him but he was so much stronger than me.