This kid in school

I was standing next to

Was pulling hard on a rope

Stuck between two trees

With every ounce of his strength

Until BOOM! it came loose

And he punched himself in the face;

His pain was so deep and so great

He attacked the first person he saw

Just because i was there

We need a place to pour our hurt

And any old bystander will do

Until the smoke clears

And we find we’ve torn

A larger, gaping wound

Big enough to fall into

Deep enough to never get out