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Battlefield
Contributed by
Angelgirl365
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Sunday, 31st August 2014 @ 02:04:25 PM in AEST
Topic:
self-harmpoetry
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My body was my home
that I burned to the ground
turned into a battlefield
from the head down
once clean and untouched
now covered in scars and bruises
all I can do
is say thank you
each scar and bruise
has taught me a simple lesson
beautiful, worthy, unique, enough,
words I once thought were all lies
now repeat in my head
everyday I’m alive
covered in scars and bruises
now just serve as a simple reminder
your worth more
than a damn piece of cold hearted metal
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Angelgirl365
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Re: Battlefield
(User Rating: 1 )
by Invierno on
Friday, 5th September 2014 @ 10:19:20 AM AEST
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great write, Angie. Reminds me of a peom I wrote a while back.
Were they ever smooth?
These hands of mine, this life in lines?
I don't recall the parchment
on me-
ever so long, parchment was
just for those dead Egyptians-
not skin I could see
on my hands-
papyrus- exotic, (not from me), from other lands.
Memory Lane they have become-
this road map of scars and whispers of cuts-
(In some cases)
my only reminder of what once was.
Palm of white-lined remembrance.
Two inches long- my how it bled
that day in the woods on the run
as sheet metal traced the memory in red-
forgotten now but for that scar...
memories of childhood telling the tale.
My knuckle scar traced over two fingers,
deep and white still- 5,800 days and nights
to heal-
Kelly (I almost forgot her name)-
thank god for that scar;
not for that, would I retain her?
Shame it is; residual violence,
all that's left of her-
scars don't lie and I'm better without-
it took a phone slammed in my face to find out.
These hands, these scars, this fading skin-
a tale of life etched deeply
and toward (I hope) a set of hands
with no new scars of tales-
this parchment is not so hardy
and accepting as those child's hands
of smooth skin and undetermined path.
You have an insightful and valuable way of introspection and I enjoy your efforts, Angie. Keep it rockin!
Invierno |
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Re: Battlefield
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by fadingaway on
Sunday, 7th September 2014 @ 01:10:43 AM AEST
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| Beautiful write. |
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Re: Battlefield
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by FireStarter on
Monday, 30th November 2015 @ 03:45:18 PM AEST
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| I absolutely love your poem :) |
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