Unrecognizable Marks

Here on my arm lies a mark that I made.

When I was so low I cut with a blade

To punish my body for being a mess,

Though here is my testament, I must confess...

That seeing these scars left on my arms, legs and chest

Makes me realize I was in a place of no rest;

I feel guilty inside for leaving this token.

Now I will see and remember that I was so broken.

But seeing these scars helps me see

That I survived so much trauma and now I am free;

So I ask of you now to stand with me and fight,

To show all these demons what they're doing isn't right,

You won the battle of good versus bad.

You are still alive and are no longer sad;

Here on my arm lies a mark of survival,

I got through my hate and beat myself-rival.

In times of trouble and insanity

I carry masks to disguise

the pain I carry

secure behind my eyes

I can never let out again

the misery I hide

to hell with my dignity

to hell with my pride

from this day forward

and for ever more

I will mount this mask

that will be my lore

No reaching out when I am weak

no solace will I seek

when you look for answers

when you say your prayers

all you will see is masks

and no pain that I bare.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Honest and powerful words and thoughts dear Poet.
"when you look for answers
when you say your prayers
all you will see is masks
and no pain that I bare."
I do like the above lines. So real and worthwhile words written. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Cole Thomas]

I have to agree with Coyote, those lines are very honest and powerful.

[AlternativePunker]

;_;

[Alao Taiwo]

great. "you killed it", i mean whatever you wanted to kill

[Lobo Silent Paws]

Well written and expressed piece

[jaywolf1738]

Another beautiful piece :)

[Airabella]

Again, like I had mentioned in your other poem, I can really feel the emotion going through my body and multiplying. This has a lot of feelings below the surface that I can tell you feel.