Beautiful Scars

My scars are beautiful
They represent who I am
They represent who I was
They show the roads of pain I went through before I got here
They show that I am strong
They are my battle scars
They give me a deeper reasoning of life
They give me a reason to be sad but yet uniquely happy
They've made me appreciate true love; whenever It is I find it
Cause I know how badly I was hurt before


They've shown me how terrible this world can be
Still they make yearn for something more
They beg to be shown and not to be hidden
Exposed and unveiled in their magnificence
Every scar is a piece of my identity
Without these scars who would I be?
Completely empty maybe?
Still trying to discover the mystery known as me?

My scars have sculpted the entirety of my being
Molded every breath and every action
The imprints they've made can never be erased nor washed off
They are a part of me now
And that is truly beautiful

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