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My Scars

They are all over me! See my ankles, my loins and my groins.... This one along my chest, most ugly, uh? And the one across my tummy? How can you call me beautiful? May be if this mirror is a damned liar..... I used to detest them but now I love them. I love scars. I love my scars. They tell a story. They tell my story Better and clearer than none could. That I am a fighter, a warrior, a survivor, an overcomer and a story teller. I love scars. I love my scars!

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/24/2016 7:15:00 PM

deep write Lydia,, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing, hope to see a new one from you again. LOVE LINDA

Lydia Jerotich
Date: 3/19/2016 10:57:00 AM

Thanks Linda dear. So kind are your encouragements. Coming back with something new soon :) Love. Lydia.

Skat A

Date: 1/3/2016 10:20:00 PM

Lydia, enjoyed reading your poem. Hugs **SKAT**

Lydia Jerotich
Date: 1/5/2016 1:58:00 AM

Thanks Skat :) Glad you did enjoy.....Happy New Year! Hugs

Marion Mwangi

Date: 11/20/2015 7:17:00 AM

they are a reminder not of the horrors of life but of the fact that within us lies the strength to overcome. lovely poem Lydia

Lydia Jerotich
Date: 11/20/2015 7:41:00 AM

Thanks Marion dear! I am pleased that you love it and commented so lovingly.......Scars are testers, a proof that we are resilient even to adversity. Cheers. Lydia.