A scar on the face,
Big, ugly, and visible.
It made people notice and ask.
Some with concern,
some with curiosity and gossip.
“Are you alright?”
“Does it hurt?”
“What happened?”
Over time, it healed, and the pain was gone.
But, something remained.
What caused the pain,
The person who caused it,
The words that led to it,
The actions that came before and after it.
That continued to give her a scar,
That got bigger day by day.
Yet, sadly, nobody noticed,
Neither asked out of concern,
nor for mere gossip.
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I’m participating in #BlogchatterA2Z and this post is the eighth one corresponding to the alphabet ‘H’. Know more about the challenge and my theme here. See you tomorrow with the next alphabet and a poem around another human emotion.
- A for Anxiety
- B for Boredom
- C for Confusion
- D for Discouraged
- E for Exhausted
- F for Fascinated
- G for Guilty
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This scar is an iceberg of agony due to abuse, as I can see it. Wish she frees herself sooner from the clutches of it.
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Yes, many like her who need to come out of the clutches of scars that are not visible to the naked eye.
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WOW. This is incredibly intense. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Oh this was brilliant. Especially how it ended.
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Thank you so much, Suchita 🙂
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Scars can be visible or invisible, but either way, they are painful. A beautiful poem! 🌹🌹
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Thank you so much, Deepti 🙂
Indeed, scars are painful, whether internal or external
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This poem should be added in ‘It Ends With Us’ book!
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OMG, you just made my day. What a huge compliment that is. Thank you so much 🙂
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scars that are invisible hurt the most and they remain intact for a long time.
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Exactly!
Thanks for dropping by 🙂
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Invisible scars are the most painful ones.
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So true. Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts 🙂
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