Healing Scars

In a day..

Scars
Scratches on open wounds which can never heal
An unexpected sight leading to an unprepared call
Distances between successive metro stations suddenly large
Impenetrable coffee shops
Unknown people whistle past
An occasional beautiful girl
A known face in an unknown shoe shop
What are the odds?
Apparent ageing
A dingy book shop hidden beneath the basement of a glamorous hotel
Rich with metaphors
And lots to steal from
And enough for a night to forget.

Heal
Unknown pastry shops offer a surprise magical coffee
Assurance of unbought cakes
Nuances of a known man in a sea of unknowns
Shy doctors with deeper issues and selective promises
Rare but common father-son moments
Over a known city, unknown emotions
Translations , better ones in thin wafery books
A phone call desired but never rang
A phone call not desired but somewhat half expected
Also never rang
Old photo albums with overtly defensive captions
Never meaning a damn thing.
Blatant show off, Words of unworthy praise for friend foes
Poems to seal it off
Porn to finally forget.

© Nothing Personal. January 12, 2011.

Reviews

[Meghan Rose]

this has a lovely contrast between scarring and healing, and the imagery placed me in the position of someone trying to get over a relationship or something along those lines. it evokes very well how one is continually haunted by these scars until we start to do something about them. well done.

[Arsenic Nemesis]

Loved this a lot, it flowed really well and was brilliantly written, great job!~

[Misty Blue Eyes]

i so loved how you did this poem in two parts. very nice idea. from one to the other.

[Lilly Negoi]

mmm, i love the air of this, partly resignation and partly revolt. wounds may heal, but sometimes when the weather changes every scar hurts at least a bit :)...it is only when pain turns into ignorance that scars truly heal.

[EarthExile]

I'll be honest, when a young writer asks me to read a poem called Healing Scars, I expect some poorly rearranged Amy Lee lyrics.

I do love a surprise. I think your meter could use a little tweaking, some of your lines don't really flow as nicely as they could into each other, but your word selection is excellent, and your concepts are intriguing. Good work.

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. ha ha ! ... you set pune on fire with the last two lines ... there's a lot in this entire poem ... it's funny though how i don't feel lost at all any more ... i just keep looking at the anthology and am blissed out all day ... but before it happened to me ... it was just poems and more poems ... and more poems ... a search in the dark alleys of the internet for the most acceptable emotions and emotional levels ... and a dash of sharing ... and then ... liberal doses of inspiration ... but yes ... an endless search ... preceding all that ...

[Greg Skura]

I like this! Scars will heal it all depends on how much salt we rub into them! Regret is overrated anyways! lol!!!!

[Moflo]

Wow this was great. I love the way both parts overlapped, it really came out to be an excellent poem. On top of that, I love some of your descriptions, like a book shop "rich with metaphors." very good poem.

[Coyote Poetry]

I don't know. My old dad taught me very young. "Best way to forget a woman. Get another one." The worst part I follow these directions and got into a lot of trouble. He also said "Always have a backup. Never know when you would need one." I did this. I have some stories to tell about that advice. I like this poem. Make me think of words and actions that led me to the not so good places for the poor woman. I did learn after 36 years to be smarter. Old dad die at 61 years old with at least 11 kids/5 wives and in great debt. A excellent poem. Thank you.
Coyote

[PaperHearts]

I loved this. I thought that the concept of this poem was brilliant, and that the delivery was flawless. The cleverness and wit within the poem was something that I really admired, and I liked the fact that you were constantly challenging thought and evoking emotion. I felt myself being transported into all of these different situations, and I liked the fact that you incorporated all aspects of life to express this univeral situation. Nice work,
~PaperHearts

[Liza]

unexpected - i enjoyed your sense of humor and explaination of the numbing or healing rituals.