Scars
From the poetry book Kiss Me or Kill Me: Set me free, by Amargeaux Rai
I remember Growing up
And falling down
Scraping my elbow on the ground
The sound of my elbow hitting the pavement
Still bothers me to this day.
The way I screamed.
Oh God, how I screamed.
The pain was unbearable.
And then...
Eventually...
I healed.
People asked, "How'd you get that scar?"
That moment seemed so far away,
But needless to say, I had a story to tell
About how well off I am
How much better a person I am
After I picked myself up off the ground
I'm still around to tell the tale
Of how I got my scars.
I remember when I was small
And
I went through something
That topped all things
That
Most adults
Would NEVER
Dream to go through;
I was born with a broken heart.
Set apart from other people
Laying in a hospital bed asleep
Will ease the pain
As they cleaned my wounds
Again and again and again...
How I screamed.
Oh God, How I screamed.
The pain wan unbearable.
And then...
Eventually...
I healed.
People asked, "how'd you get that scar?"
That moment now seems so far away
But surgery gave me a story to tell
About how well off I am
How much healthier I am
After that ordeal
I healed enough to tell the tale
About how I got my scars.
I can't tell you how many times things got hard
And challenged me
Angered me
Frustrated me
Made me cry.
I've gotten into fights in the past
In the last few years, I've been hurt by
Friends,
And cousins,
And teachers,
And siblings,
And parents,
And bosses,
And lovers,
And all sorts of people
Who don't even know me at all.
But I'm not bothered at all.
'Cause when people ask, "how'd you get that scar?"
These moments will seem so far away
By the time I'm ready to talk about
How much better off I am
How much better a person I am
How much stronger
And smarter
And durable
And braver
And humbler
Yes, and even more loving I am.
I'm not afraid
To be any of these things
Now that I've healed enough
To tell you about my scars.
About the Creator
Amargeaux Rai
I am a freelance writer, blogger, poet and artist who studies Holistic medicine, palmistry, herbalism, and astrology. I also love interpreting dreams, eating chocolate and giving hugs.
Comments
There are no comments for this story
Be the first to respond and start the conversation.