I started cutting
Back when I was a freshmen
I hid it under long sleeves
And excuses
I was already pondering death
Before my cousin died
Wondering how he felt
As he overdosed and said goodbye
And I swear I heard his voice
Crying out to me
Long before he snorted shit
That left my family
Broken and hopeless
Knowing life
Had taken him from our need
To be the one
Who brightened up everything