Tattoos and scars

Designer marks for glory I don’t make
My piercings from a thorn I take
My face and nails painted with mud
No lipstick, my lips daubed in blood

Beauty and courage tattoos on their skin
My history, I bury in carved scars without and within
Wrinkles of joy, black bruises of strife
History etched in flesh, tapestry of life

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

Powerful work. Raw and gritty.

[Soren]

Thank you Thomas for the review

[Betty Hermelee]

This piece is so telling of tattoos of suffering and pain, not the fancy ones that designers make...this shows the sorrowful life of someone in distress, of someone caught in darkness trapped in in a web of one's own carvings of mud and blood..."black bruises of strife"....scars of life...etched forever....
Warmly, B

[Soren]

Thank you, Betty for the review and interpretation. Your words are always welcome and highly valued. Thank you.

[Betty Hermelee]

You’re very welcome Soren
Warmly, B🌷

[nadia dmitri]

There infinite metaphors to be found in skin and its impacts, there is so much complementary power in tattoos vs scars. great wording and great work as always!

[Soren]

Thank you so much for the review and most kind words of support they are most appreciated.

[Marie]

The pain experienced in life is very skillfully woven in this poetic tapestry, Soren. Hidden tattoos etched on the inside and history etched on the outside which can be seen. So much pain engraved through excellent word choice and visual detail in this excellently inked metaphoric write. Life is never easy, though some seem to sail through it. Thank you for sharing this very poignant and painful poem, dear poet.

[Soren]

Thank you so much Marie for your review and comprehensive interpretation of this poem. Your words always serve as a great deal of support. Yes, life is painful and so I hear our tattoos. Nevertheless, some are chosen as cosmetic, and others are just a mark of living.

[Marie]

Most welcome always, and thank you for sharing, dear Soren...

[Ken Simm.]

Atmospheric, layered and real. With a wonderful flow written onto to it. It snags the reader.

[Soren]

Thank you, Ken for your read and for your most kind comment it is well appreciated and valued