"scars" Digital art by Beth Conklin
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The poem below is a response to my favorite prompt that is now back for all poets to enjoy:
Shay's Word Garden Word List!
I am quite late participating but please join in & there will be a new list tomorrow!
(Use at least 3 of the 20 words)
The Beauty in Scars,
"I show my scars so that others know they can
heal" - Rhachelle Nicol
There is an
art in healing,
letting the
willow bend
to no longer
break.
My soul does
not crave the vase of lilies,
but longs to
run in a field of wildflowers.
Yes, I want
the sweetness of triumph,
but first I
must taste the sober truth
that only a
poet or pastor can tell
I can no
longer be still like zeroes,
letting weeds
grow and surround my aching knees!
Give me engines
that propel me forward;
the strength
to rise like a fox stepping on hill upon hill.
For there is
an art in healing,
letting out all
the stitches to embrace every scar.
