Red Rose's Poems

Battle Scars

They tell me that time will heal
Heal this wound you gave me
I tell them yes time heals wounds
Don't forget wounds can leave scars

The next person who loves me
Will open up my heart
And they will see the damage done
All my battle scars

There's one from my best friend
When she dated the boy I loved
She knew I had those feelings
But she was worried about herself

There's two from that boy
One when he called me saying it was over
Two when he said he didn't love me anymore
Those wounds hurt the most

There's one from my old friend
When we were 12 years old
And she told me she hurt herself
We both had scars from that

The biggest one is when my dog died
I cry myself to sleep too often
I still miss him now
But I know he is doing alright up there

All these battle scars
They pile up on my heart
One wound after the other
Time turns them into what they now are

All these battle scars
Reminders of the past
Things were different back then
So much simpler

All these battle scars
Prove that I am strong
I got through the worst
I was able to move on