Dermatillomania

Fingertips trace the aftermath of ruins,

The skin once healthy like any average human’s,

Falling in a trance, losing complete control, 

Trying to fulfill my abnormal goal,

Fingers slide against the scab filled skin,

Eager to gain the twisted sensation, the burn, the pop, the breaking-in,

Only one more, that’ll be all,

Just one more, I’m hitting my downfall,

The scars still remain, filling me with guilt and shame,

Forever stuck fighting the urge of this unwinnable game. 

-Allitini