Scars

Scars

Scars; each one a testament
To battles
Fought and lost.

Scars; a remembrance,
A map,
Of life's pain.

All bring with them a memory.

The screaming and fighting,
The struggle to go on living,
And the bite of metal
Cutting and tearing.
The blood.

The feel of being picked up
By the neck
And thrown,
The walls
With holes,
The bruises and shame.
The pain as the fire sears
The flesh.

Each scar
A memory.