The blade that cuts clean is a much kinder knife,
For the wound heals fast not endangering life.
Wounds from steel that is twisted and feeds where it's bled,
Will pucker and fester and take life instead.
Self-pity is sightless and self-righteousness blind,
So be cruel to yourself; only cut where it's kind.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem