I looked for a synonym
To scar
And I saw:
A Defect
A disfigurement
A flaw

Because apparently
Our Scars
Are not
Perfection
Or strength

But I argue
That scars
Tell our story

They show our strength
Our beauty
Appear as victories
In battles
That only you
Know you’re fighting

perfect
In every way
Wounds turned white
And plastered
To our skin

A constant reminder
Of where we once were
And where we will
Never be again

Every battle
Lost with myself
Is etched on my forearm
Every tear
That has rolled down my cheek
Has a space there too
They tell my story
They show my past
And my present
But were not done yet
And I can't
Erase
These
Scars

Do you not see me
It feels like a million miles away
As I sit almost touching your shoulder

Do you not hear them
Or is it you
Whispering these things in my ear

Do you not watch
As I fight to keep from crying
Or has my mask fooled you too?

Please see me
Please hear them
Please watch

Hold me tight
To keep me up
Above the water
Watching the stars
With you

If you can hear
The dark clouds screaming
As their tears
Fall to the ground
Why do you not comfort them

If you can see
The sadness
In a single flower
Because no one cares enough
To help it grow
Why do you not give it water

They say ignorance is bliss
But if you see
And do nothing
You prove them right

The water grows higher
Around my neck
Tight
Like a noose
As the moon rises
And darkness closes
The stars shine brighter
Telling me that it’s okay
But i don't believe them
As the moon rises
And darkness closes
Underwater now
Too deep to reach air
Gasping
******* in the poison
Into my lungs
As the moon rises
And darkness closes
Anxieties high
While its getting darker
And my hands colder
My tears heavier
As the moon rises
And darkness closes
Looking down
From 13 stories up
Legs dangling off the edge
As the moon rises
And darkness closes
Standing now
Ready to jump
Ending it all
Watching the moon rise
And finally, darkness closed

You're dying inside,
'Cause it's inside your mind,
You say that you're fine,
But you're not 'cause you're dying.

A smile on your face,
As your demons they chase,
What's left of your mind,
But now they can't find,
Any more of your mind,
'Cause it's lost,
So you cry.

You cry 'cause you're dying,
And you're dying while you're crying,
And it's not worth the time,
You think to yourself,
It's not worth the time,
You put in your life,
So inside your mind,
You decide that you'll die,
And you pick up the knife
Then you end your life.