Leave your mark

Somebody spoke of a reckoning 
you know I felt there tears. 
They burned just like a whit hot fire, 
marking my flaws and my fears. 
I took a second glance 
hoping you could not see, 
the holes in my facade 
that show that darkest parts of me. 
I am spread so thin 
I am just not me these days... 
You see I have lost myself 
in oh so many ways, 
My mama told me once 
baby you have got to let it go, 
because you cant save the world 
until you know your soul. 
Now all of my regrets are gone. 
I just do not have the time. 
To sit here and wonder why 
you were never mine. 
So Ill just wear my scars... 
for everyone to see, 
another notch in my heart... 
another peace of me. 
So just leave your mark, 
because were not okay. 
And baby we both know, 
I am not yours today... 
maybe in a couple hours, 
when I see you go... 
Ill know what I have lost 
I wont feel it though.  

Reviews

[KeeD]

This feels so personal, like your heart is woven into the words You really help the reader seek clarity, through your words I achieve clairvoyance through the darkest paths of life. Even though moving on is a struggle, we find comfort in your voice.

[Jessica Lynn Polley]

This is something personal and I am glad you could feel that. It is just that everything in this world is harsh and demanding, always someone taking a piece or leaving a scar...sometimes its hard stay yourself. That is what this poem is for me wearing my scars and staying myself.