Victim Or Survivor
Scars on your arms and legs
Like permanent tattoos
They never fade away
Long live the memories
You wish would disappear
Sink away into the past
Turn into shadows
Follows you around
In the corner of your mind
Pushing you deeper into depression
It turns you into a brand
Labels you a Victim
Proves that you’re weak
Forces you into submission
The impairment your body wears
Manipulates your actions
Tears you down
Until you’re only nerves
Which are exposed
And every blow your body takes
Knocks you down harder
And the pain lasts longer
Causing agony that lasts forever
Scars tell you stories
They tell you you’re…strong
A scar proves that
You made it through till the end
The memories might always stay
But every scar is a battle you won
Because you’re breathing
Because they didn’t break you
Because they TRIED to break you
Are you a victim or a survivor?
Did you embrace the label?
Or did you fight against it?
Paige Posadziejewski
Nov. 9 2015
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