It's hard to tell the difference in what is actually poetic
and what is simply me viewing something as a poet.
With that in mind- I've been thinking about scars lately,
and I've realized there's a metaphor to be found in there.

Appearing when injured in ways our body can't heal.
Despite any effort, the wound is never the same.
The new design etched in the skin as a memory,
With any physical pain now masked with an emotional connection.

The thing about scars is that they do go away- eventually-
And by the time you are healed, the area is 100% new.
No longer marked by anything more than fresh cells,
A creation or rebirth formed through one painful moment.

Some change our appearance, while others only affect our actions.
Some change what makes us laugh, and others change what we fear.
Some bring tears even after their gone, others hardly force a second thought.
Regardless in the end there is nothing left but what we remember.

We endure pain to a degree of being marked,
But that doesn't mean we won't heal.
It just takes a lot of time and understanding-
that we'll never be the same- but we'll be new.

Buddha: 'Nothing is forever, except change'-
Scars: There's a poem to found there.