Friday, August 22, 2025

Deadly View

By Katja Mahannah

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It’s seeing nothing when you look in the mirror,

Staring into fire and feeling its burn.

It’s trying to find just one object that doesn’t inspire you to hurt,

Like a slip of paper, sliding back and forth and slicing through your skin.

It’s hoping that the people around you will hold themselves back from killing you,

Wishing that you could trust people to be near you again.

It’s sitting on the brink of sleep, 

Begging the terrors to take a break for just a couple of hours.

It’s looking at the clock,

Expecting the worst and awaiting your downfall.

It’s extinguishing a smile before anyone sees,

Eliminating the possibility of your visible vulnerability. 

It’s jumping into the pain before it presents a warning,

Knowing that life is pain, and nothing good can happen because you don’t deserve it.

 

About the Author 


Katja Mahannah is an ICC student. She is a writer with an acquired taste; she is not afraid of the truth. Katja works in ICC's Academic Support Center, doing what she does best: policing grammar and judging the general lack of commas. Outside of necessities, Katja loves to write and clean. If you got to know her, though, you would know that she cares more about Jesus and her own, growing family than anything.

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