( In Progress )
Ideal Beauty
Scars are proof you have lived while alive
Your skin, it changes, mutates and ages
Holding on to the important lines
Carved from reactions, stages and places
Perhaps now your arms have indelible scars
A feeling that sinks when your heart remembers
Our body knows remembers our trama
At times we must embrace it
These are battle wounds, wars you have won
Think of it as artwork that can't be undone
Pay attention
Health is more important than the way you are supposed to look
A pair of love handles don't make you any less beautiful
If your nails don't grow as long
No need to obsess
it just means you learn better when using your hands
When you feel gloomy about callouses on your feet
Remember the movements they worked hard to achieve
When you brush your teeth don't ignore the mirror
It is no enemy for reflecting your figure
Who knew our eyes could play such tricks on us
Disfiguring the worth we hold by so much
We go beyond what can be seen
The scale is no friend of your mental stability
Your thighs, your chin
Your stretch marks, your neck
Are simply marks of your book cover
Eager to be read
Keep Holding On
I wear my scars as a conversation starter
Proudly hold both my hearts on my sleeves
I am an open book from start to finish
Except for the daemons I haven't learnt to whip
I know I can come across strong
As if confidence had a home in me
But know the reason I'm comfortable
Is in my pain I found Identity
It may not be the best journey
Or a road easy to travel
But living once and this shortly
I wouldn't shelter from what is harder
You see my wounds gave me compassion
Gave me time to smell the roses
To look closely at every colour
And behind each hue find a purpose
I let my lungs fill with sea breeze
Let my skin absorb the sun
I tell myself how lucky I am
For having lived this long
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Evasion
PoesíaRead for poetry that explores mental health, addiction, and abusive relationships. Authoring this book is my way to heal and understand some of the dark chapters of my life. Hopefully, exploring these emotions with me will help you feel understood i...