just a phase

they see the scars,
they know the signs,
they think its a phase,
so they let u carry on,

but oh how they're wrong,
they sit and wait for the mutilation to stop,
they got a long wait,

coz its not a phase,
its a way of life,
a coping mechanism,
that needs coping with,

how can a phase,
cause this much destruction?
wearing odd socks is a phase,
but carving lines in your arm?
thats not a phase,
i mean what phase ends in
SUICIDE