Kintsugi - my scars shine too.
Not gilded in glorious gold,
But in their own quiet palette
Of muted pinks and nudes.
Kintsugi - my scars shine too
They shine to tell you that I’m here.
My bones are cracked and mended
With care and grace.
My scars shine to tell you
That you must handle me gently.
For just under the surface
I am not healed.
Kintsugi - my scars shine too.
They shine to promise you
That I will make myself whole.
And my scars will make me beautiful.
Because they are my scars.
And without them
I would not be the one you love.
I would not know myself.
Kintsugi - my scars shine too
Great in number,
They embrace my form
And tell my story.
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Alexandra Sheader
I like to root for the underdog, find the beauty in the weird. Introvert, observer, people watcher, thinker and all round quiet person. But I still have a voice and a unique point of view. Life experience has given me the toughest armour.
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