my scars are emotional
because every experience
has left me feeling raw
empty
open
I imagine the chasm within me
filling up
making me complete
I want to hold that feeling
so that no one can take it away
from me again
these scars are reminders
of what it means
they're there to show me
what happens when
I let the bad stuff in
but now I'm wiser and I know
how to wear them proudly
they've made me who I am
a strong and self assured woman
who takes shit from no one
and when I look at them
these scars
I know who I am
I am whole
I am complete
(Poem from 'My Beautiful Scars')
