Red-Felt Scars

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There's scars on my body

Spread out like a constellation of stars;

A set of man-made galaxies

That nobody's allowed to see,

Because seeing them 

Means something horrid to me

 

Sometimes I trace my scars

With a marker stained red - 

Marking where my blood could've gone

And where my blood should've went. 

I trace again with my tip-bitten nails,

Hoping it's enough for what I meant. 

 

I hate staring at my scars. 

Shadows of mistakes I've made and done. 

Watching as I try -

Day after day -

To stay away from the pain,

Because they're stories I can't afford to say. 

 

  • Author: GRJ (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 24th, 2023 19:14
  • Comment from author about the poem: marked as 18+ for self harm topics. anyways. tropical storm wasnt that bad. ive been. well. alive so. ok byeeee
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 2
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments1

  • L. B. Mek

    brave write
    'scars to your beautiful' comes to mind
    our ugly, can sometimes blossom
    into that which grants us relief
    'when you've reached rock bottom'
    it's easier to follow the only path
    left to you...
    (or something like that, what do i know)
    thanks for sharing, I thought this was well written, dear Poet



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