Niall's perspective

Staples in the forearm,
protractor in the thigh,
pencil lead in the eye
of his palm,
the nurse calls it Self-harm
but Niall prefers the term:
Personal Adjustment.

He saves his special moves
for detentions, suspensions
and bollockings:
a scab unhatted,
a dislocated collar bone
or the snipped off
tip of his tongue.