how the ones on my right knee say that i was a fun loving kid who skipped down a gravel hill how my brother carried me back to my parents how i felt proud about my scar and could tell all the kids on the playground how i got it
how the one on my right shin shows that i love tromping through blackberry bushes at camp with friends trying to find the biggest ones it makes me relive the memory of being there with them
how the one on my left arm shows that i was a stupid kid and that i turned up the speed on that treadmill too much and fell and got stuck with it burning my back and cutting into my arm
how the ones on my left wrist show that i am fighting a war with myself everyday that i am trying to feel something besides nothing that i want to be in control
scars tell stories each one is a chapter in my life that i am going to remember forever some dark some light but theyβre mine