Each Scar Tells a Story

as its says

each borderline mirror,

broken fragments,

an open eye,

each missed edge,

every cut of missed intent

calls for hands of glass

sharp for loss, for splinters,

broken pictures and edges that

form a skin of red hills

that shapes and bleeds and

cries a trail of doors and loss,

and all of this and less

tells a story.

Reviews

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

universal truths are expressed here - the story behind why each scar exists is an epitome of beauty

[MOON]

All the fractured parts and scars , they tell a story of life and loss beautifully expressed.

[Ken Simm.]

This poem is sharp in more ways than one. Excellent writing.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Leslie as always you delight with your well crafted, intelligent poetry. Your use of the metaphor mixed with images of reality works so well in telling the tale of self harm. You manage to capture the feelings of sharpness, our horror at cutting and of blood. Some of these lines are simply breath-taking!