Self-Healing | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Self-Healing

Self-Healing

March 27, 2013
By Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
More by this author
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

View profile

I have tried for years—
honestly, I have
yet in vain—
to speak of the most clandestine
secrets and mysteries
all my own,
the treasured dreams,
and wraths safely stored.
But talking about it
doesn’t work:
my mouth goes dry,
I sweat and panic—
I know that secretly
they’re all judgmental.

But, as I write,
the words come unbidden from the heart
like ripe fruit from trees.
No one judges
for no one knows.

Here, the open scars
dry and disappear,
the blue and black bruises
fade one by one,
and the old wounds
heal by themselves.
Here, I apply the healing serum
to the bleeding scars,
the bandages to the raw cuts,
and the tourniquets to the
incessant bleeding.

Therapy has never healed me—
it never will;
but writing about it
has—and ALWAYS WILL.

© Grace K., Port Washington, NY

The author's comments:
Writing is therapy to me. No one judges me for what I am or write. Only you readers tell me if my writing is good or not; but you don't judge my choices or lifestyle. This is an edited version of the same I've posted earlier.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Brother
By Anonymous
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."Edgar Allan Poe
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell" ~ Colin Powell
"Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom
"A poem is never finished, only abandoned."-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
The World of the Present
By Lost-In-Life GOLD
Whitby, Other
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
11 articles 0 photos 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's never to late, if it weren't for the last minute many things would never get done!

View profile
Poetry
you see me
By XxUnforgivenLovexX SILVER
Des Moines, Iowa
XxUnforgivenLovexX SILVER, Des Moines, Iowa
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
to be or not to be that is the question

View profile
Poetry
Grandfather
By Anonymous
Poetry
Broken Harmony
By JoJo<3 BRONZE
Marseilles, Illinois
JoJo<3 BRONZE, Marseilles, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 11 comments.

Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 16 2013 at 3:36 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

View profile
Sorry for not thanking you sooner; knda got side-tracked a bit these days. Anyways, thank you for your comment. 
OldYoungOne said...
on Apr. 12 2013 at 3:12 pm
Love the imagery and Im excited that my fellow writer shares the same ideas about love as do i.  Well done.   Sorry for not rtf sooner I had a little trouble with my computer... its cheap.
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 9 2013 at 1:23 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

View profile
Thank you. I'm happy to know there are others who feel the same way I do about writing. I think without writing I'd go crazy. 
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD said...
on Apr. 9 2013 at 1:44 am
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD, Irvine, California
13 articles 1 photo 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn't measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments which take your breath away.

You are only as strong as your weakest link.

View profile
I feel the same way you do about writing as a form of therapy! And I especially love the powerful images you use in this poem (ex. the tourniquets stopping the bleeding). Great job!
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 5 2013 at 12:35 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

View profile
Thank you.
thatunknownthing DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 5 2013 at 1:53 am
thatunknownthing DIAMOND, Dubai, Other
67 articles 0 photos 208 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift; that's why they call it the present"

View profile
How I totally agree with you on this! and this poem's nicely written too! keep going !
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 4 2013 at 2:22 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

View profile
I'm so happy whne readers can relate to my work. It's the greatest feeling a writer—especially an amateur like myself—can feel. Thanks for relating to this poem. Means everything to me. 
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 4 2013 at 2:18 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

View profile
THANK YOU! :) That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. You've hust made my day—hell, my whole year! Thank you. 
Mckay ELITE said...
on Apr. 4 2013 at 2:17 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

View profile
Yes, I know what you mean. Thanks for commenting. 
LexusMarie PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 6:52 pm
LexusMarie PLATINUM, Las Cruces, New Mexico
27 articles 0 photos 423 comments

Favorite Quote:
The more control you have over yourself, the less control others have over you.

View profile
Hi, I could read your poems forever and never get bored. I read some of your work yesterday and I am so impressed by the way that you write. You truly are an amazing writer. I wish I could write half as well as you! I completely agree with everything you say in this poem. It is so relatable! I love the last part of this poem! Amazing. Xx!
laurengerhard SILVER said...
on Apr. 3 2013 at 3:58 pm
laurengerhard SILVER, South Windsor, Connecticut
8 articles 0 photos 124 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am gone quite mad with the knowledge of accepting the overwhelming number of things I can never know, places I can never go, and people I can never be." -Sylvia Plath

View profile
Writing is therapy to me as well... I like seeing my thoughts finally articulated, even if I'm the only one who understands them.