Jessica Hartman Poet Free verse

Battle Scars

My heart is a magnet for scars, 
Attracted to painful situations.
My mind is my heart's companion,
Knowing to stay away,
But choosing to follow anyway.

Blood is never spilt,
But mistakes are made,
Hearts are hacked,
Souls become severed,
And people are punished.
My heart adds another scar.

The wounds, bleeding and raw,
Open and vulnerable,
Radiating with emotion,
Leave me in turmoil and pieces.

From the time i was small,
A toddler of three,
My heart has known battle....
Scars of love, hatred and 
Even that of confusion and
Misunderstanding have left
Their mark.

Time heals these festering wounds,
That are susceptible to infection,
Gushing with pain, 
oozing with hurt and
Raw with hatred and confusion.

My family and friends become the narcotics of my life,
Blocking out the hurt,
Numbing my pain from within.

The one thing i've known,
Since i can remember,
One thing that's always there,
Bubbling beneath the surface,
The MVP in making me who i am.

But all thats left of the old and past,
Are closed pink lines inside my chest.
Untill mistakes are made once again,
Etching in new lacerations
And ripping away the stitches of time.

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Carol Sunshine Brown September 27, 2011 at 3:04 PM Congratulations on having your poetry featured this week Jessica and for the second time this month. Love, Carol

Vince Suzadail Jr. September 11, 2011 at 6:03 PM Congrats on this emotional feature. I, too, have seen the battle scars on the kids I've worked with. It never gets easier. God Bless. Vince

Carol Sunshine Brown September 6, 2011 at 11:39 AM Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Jessica. Love, Carol

Nancy Smith July 30, 2011 at 4:25 PM Very powerful write. You left an image in my mind. Jessica Hartman July 30, 2011 at 6:06 PM im glad i can leave somethin behind in your mind, makes me feel accomplished. Even though i write for myself, i like to know that it has an effect on others. Thank you.

Jack Ross Jr. July 30, 2011 at 2:22 PM Beautiful and sad write, I too have experienced these things in my life....God bless...old Jack Jessica Hartman July 30, 2011 at 6:06 PM Thank you. God bless you too

Steven Cooke July 30, 2011 at 12:49 PM how fragile is the heart. good subject matter, plenty of emotion and suffering. the ingredients for a top poem, and this is. Jessica Hartman July 30, 2011 at 6:07 PM Thank you! I write from experience, and some how writing makes it all seem better.

Stephan McBride July 30, 2011 at 12:46 PM welcome to poetrysoup, what a way to express emotions, very well put together Jessica Hartman July 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM thank you! Glad to have joined! :)

Caryl Ramsdale July 30, 2011 at 11:59 AM A heartfelt message worth reading over and over. Good job! Caryl Jessica Hartman July 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM Thank you.. I write from my own experiences, to help myslef... But when my poetry reaches out to others and has some kind of an effect on them, it makes writing all the more worth while:)