Scars

SCARS

By K.E.

Scars are not bruises

You can't erase them

Unless you cover them up, but not for forever

Scars are memories

Scars are nightmares

Scars are curses

You will always see them, unless you look away

They will always be there to haunt you

Scars are sadness, hatred, or stupid decisions

Some scars are regrets

Bad choices

Some scars are punishment

Some scars are even worse

Cover you face

Cover your wrists

Cover your neck

Scars are there for a reason

To remind you of something

You can try to forget

But they will always be in a corner of your mind

Ready to lash out at random times

If you are crying

Thinking about them

Makes it worse

If you have no reason to cry

They will be there to create one

Scars can be revealing

It doesn't matter where they are

They will reveal something

Maybe things you don't want to reveal

Maybe things you wish you could take back

Scars can be burns

But...

Some scars can be stitched up

Scars can be help

They can be relics of something that saved your life

In time, your scars may fade

In time your scars may strike up a conversation

In time, you will realize

Why thy are there

What they stand for

And who you are because of them

In time...

...You will heal.