Lydia Jerotich Poet Free verse

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 February 24, 2016 at 7:15 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 March 19, 2016 at 10:57 AM Thanks Linda dear. So kind are your encouragements. Coming back with something new soon :) Love. Lydia.

Skat A January 3, 2016 at 10:20 PM Lydia, enjoyed reading your poem. Hugs **SKAT** Lydia Jerotich January 5, 2016 at 1:58 AM Thanks Skat :) Glad you did enjoy.....Happy New Year! Hugs

Marion Mwangi November 20, 2015 at 7:17 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 November 20, 2015 at 7:41 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.