lovable.

just thinking.

I have all of these ...
permanent flaws.
Scar slipping along the back of my left middle finger.
It can’t compare with the long red lines on my inner arm.
Those will fade to a pale gray ...
but still, they remain.
Stretch marks on my breasts from growing too fast.
Stretch marks below my misshapen belly button
belie the fact ...
I am battle scarred ... a woman, a mom.
My favorite flaw lives at the small of my back ...
a natural tat ...
scar of a childhood scrape against the spout in the bath.
I wonder sometimes ...
(like others do)
if these are the flaws that leave me sitting here alone.
With one less mistake, would I be ...
Lovable?

Reviews

[PianoandPage]

i think this is a great piece. showing a softer side here and also at the same time reflecting on the remains of how life has marked you. non us are perfect and i think you capture the duality of our imperfections... as in they make me me and i'm proud of my uniqueness and also the "doesn't everyone love perfection"? it could almost taken as social commentary but it doesn't come off that way. the last line really does a good job of punching the point home and taking me a bit by surprise. good job!

[E. M. Murren]

We all see our differences as flaws, but they are what makes us unique. You share so poetically the insecurities we all share. This is really lovely. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[SweetPeachesAlways]

You're totally lovable! haha
Great write, my friend! Posing the questions on everyone's lips...
My favorite flaw...hmmm
What a really cute poem...Terrific job, Haden!

[Marie]

Excellent write. Thanks for sharing.

[OilsandSyntax]

You've brilliantly captured the essence of womanly insecurity here. I adore this. It's so real and raw...vulnerable and intimate. A very powerful write. Great job.