Battle scars

I bottle pain like I breathe air
Without a second thought
And never let them see you cry
If they're the ones at fault
Has been my lifetime mantra
For as long as I recall
And I might bleed when I hit bottom
But won't tell who made me fall
If you're close enough to hurt me
If I've let you in that far
Then I can only blame myself
For my soul's new battle scars.

Author's Note

Hope you like it

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

yes .. it is a difficult thing to hide our pain from the culprit that caused it .. after all .. we see them and the worst of our hurt comes flaring back .. with time and forgiveness we move past it if that age old wisdom makes sense to us
E.

[Lore Keeper]

Well done, I often find writing as therapeutic to help me deal with some of my past ‘battle scars’. What I had taken away from this piece was a reminder that people have different lived experiences and whose truths though different from mine are no less valid. I hope you continue writing, even if the written word is a bit angry in the telling of the story.

[emipoemi]

Another winner! Musicality on point - progression brilliant - the very crux of the poem a sharp warning to stay on people's good side (especially yours lol) or face the stab through the entrails that hide between the lines of this poems. Huuuuy! Well freaking done!

[Andra Davis]

Yeah, I was kind of grumpy that day I wrote this. I guess it was sharp. Thanks emipoemi.

[emipoemi]

I know the feeling. The best poetry tends to come out with the pairing emotion.

[Gee]

I've found that surrounding yourself with likeminded folk who love you, warts an' all, is the way to go. Try not to give a flying f#&k about those not inside your "inner circle"

[Andra Davis]

Yeah I'm trying that now :)
Thanks Gee

[AYVID N]

Dear Andra, reading this I can feel how strong you are and how gifted with poetry. It'll help you along the roughest times. You really know how to write. Awesome!

[Andra Davis]

Thank you DIVYA

[jacob erin-cilberto]

secrets we will take to the grave...
we either don't want to give credit or we don't want to admit we fell for their lines.
j.

[Andra Davis]

Thank you for reviewing 😊

[Richard🖌]

We learn as we live what we're willing to endure to have what we want and need … or, what we think we do. 🙄

Welcome to the Café, Andra 🌸
I love it that you bring rhyming poetry packed with your pen 'n ink. Too, how beautifully you've utilized the a/b/c/b Ballad format to lay creative metaphor, smooth/easy flowing lines, vivid imagery, and deep emotion upon the page.
I'd not want to make myself unwelcome, Ma'am … still, I'd like to lend a hand when and where I'm allowed. Couple'a helpful hints: Separate your Quatrains into 4-line verses to avoid that jumbled/run-on feel, and in the final line, make it "For my soul's new battle scar" to rhyme with "If I've let you in that far" … we'll already know you mean "scars" and respect you for the spot-on rhyme.
BTW, your final 4-lines are my favorite verse … along with all the rest, of course. : )
As Alfred, Lord Tennyson shared, "It is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all."
Love comes with no promises; so, pain and heartache are always a chance we take for the glorious wonders our hearts cannot resist. - Richard Jenkins … LOL!

Thank you for sharing, Andra, and again, a warm welcome again to the Café! ⁓ Richard🖌

[Thomas W Case]

Powerful emotion. Great work.

[Chris]

Well, it's real. Life as we live it is seldom as we want it.

Puts a value and cost on loneliness too.

[emmajoygreen]

Life happens like that.. sometimes attack from more than one side... you obviously know the feeling!
Writing helps. Say it how it is - in better English than mine! Welcome to the Cafe and Agony Column!

[Andra Davis]

My English wasn't too good in school or later.
It seems like a nice an happy place.
Agony Column too good. :)
Thank you for welcoming me. :))