You didn’t realise how much it hurt me
When you smirked and shook your head.
How much it broke me up inside
When you laughed at what I said.

Now you apologise,
And tell me it’s okay,
But I feel that ache so real and strong,
It pains me still, today.

The humiliation rips apart,
The currents tear inside,
And your fake repeated “sorry’s”
Can’t reverse the tide.

These everlasting tears I cry
Won’t ever cure my shame.
But they help to show you just how much
Your insults brewed this pain.

I want you to feel the ache I feel
When I think back to your casual jest.
I want you to feel the sting I feel
As the blade scrapes across my flesh.

You’ll be repentant at this mess,
All caused by your harsh remarks.
Everyone will blame and resent you
When they see my knife’s work of art.

I’ll cut and slice ‘til I can no more
And that pain will drown out the sorrow.
You won’t forget those sharp words you once said,
When you wake to my ghost tomorrow.