Scars

Slice your skin to take away the pain

Wash all of your sins away

Cover up to hide the shame

Cry, cry, cry, and then refrain

 

Wear a plastic smile on your face

Let everyone think you’re doing ok

Make one more incision just in case

To make it through another day

 

Bite your tongue and ignore the burn

Ask yourself when you will ever learn

To keep yourself away from the blade

How can you undo the damage that you’ve made?

 

Now for the final stage

Break free from your cage

Lay down your weapons

Let down your guard

You are not your mistakes

You are not your scars

Reviews

[Kimberley Reid]

I loved it, thats one heck of poetry and once again relatable... thank you for wording something I find so hard to. Brilliant job.
Lostinthewoods

[ARuth]

"Lay down your weapons
let down your guard
you are not your mistakes
you are not your scars"

I loved these lines. Also the first stanza. You write really good fellow writer! :)

[Anand Sehgal]

A fantastic write that ends with a strong resolution. this poem has a good fabric of character. Loved it :)

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe all of us must break free from something. Each of us with different and personal scars. I like the reason and the purpose for the poem. I did like the ending. Every life is important. I like the complete poem. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[FlatLineBeauty]

I love the last part...

"You are not your mistakes
You are not your scars."

I loved this and you did an amazing job yet again. xo Winter

[David Burke]

that was amazing!, very well written from the rhyme scheme down to the descriptions :) great work kido

[Lyn Anderson]

This poem starts out very dark and depressing and gives us a little light at the end. Good word choice and descriptive flow.