Making a Mark

scars are real 

unlike tattoos,

no picture painted

bravado artwork

scars are cut deep

true life etchings, 

chiselled experiences

good and bad,

personal palpable portable,

emotional, they mean something

when touched, 

stroked they make you think

shiver, cry, sigh, 

raise an ironic smile

scars are real, 

scars are cut deep

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© Graham R Sherwood 10/22