Scars

marked upon our hearts
like badges of honor
we carry these scars
that love has left
feeling unrepleated
deleted
and incompleted
we are sure it is a
deficiency of our making
our choosing
of losers losing
any of us who have been
around this world
for any length of time
carry many of these badges
these scars
cell bars
wounds of wars
the lovers
who would never leave
will leave
did leave
the world will end
well it didn't end
did it
yet still
the next time
we will carry the thought
another badge
another scar
it will hurt
just as much
you would think
we would learn
women are from Venus
men are from Mars
and we leave behind
rewind
you'll find
scars

Gomer Lepoet...