Beauty In Disguise
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucious
All she could see were her scars.
Painted perfectly upon her chest like
a river flowing to her sadness.
Scars are proof of pain and pain is
proof of sorrow. No sorrow could
compare to the sorrow she held
deep inside after the mastectomy.
Slashes across her chest where her
breast used to be. Little lines from
the staples that crisscrossed each
other and lingered under her arm.
She fought the fight of breast cancer
and it gave her strength but it also
brought loss of self-esteem. She
never thought she would face such
a tragedy at such a young age.
He held her closely. He laid his loyal
head upon her chest and found
beauty in her scars. They represented
the determination to fight this
disease and she won. There is something
about those scars that gave him a
sense of wonder. She had been his saving
grace and those scars were her saving
grace. They are a prime example of the
fire she was burned from and the healing
of each burn created a miracle. Disguised
under each line from each incision lies a
story. Each story tells a tale of triumph.
The chemotherapy and radiation just
weren’t enough. This disease could have
taken her life, and it did not. Instead, it
gave her hope for a brand new fresh start
with a future of joy, she could carry on with
her little family of three.
See, everything can hold beauty if you
just have faith. All the darkness has light
and all the sorrow can be turned into
happiness. She felt her scars disguised
beautiful marks of a life force energy
that gave her the gift of a vigorous
confidence. Her courage revealed fortitude
as she finally accepted her struggle with
death as a pathway to healing.
Dedicated to all my friends and family who have faced breast cancer. I am in awe of your strength and courage. May peace be with you on your journey.
Beauty In Disguise
January 4, 2017
Copyright © Lu Loo | Year Posted 2017
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