My scars are stories only I know.
This is me
This is who I am.
Not just what you see.
I can tell you what happened
But you didn't live it.
There are key elements missing
That no one else can know.
Take an extra second
To think through others humanity
Before you write them off
Or judge them too harshly.

I am flesh and blood and bone
Just like those around me
And so are you.