Broken

Scars

1, 2, 3 marks across

her soft skin.

She wonders if this

day will be her last.

The piece of metal

runs her life now.

Would anybody stop

her? Would they just let

her die?

She decides to stay.

For her family, her only friend,

and her boyfriend.

The silver piece of

metal drops in the water

and sinks slowly to the

bottom.

The girl flushes her

blade and a tiny bit of

relief is lifted.

Years later she has a

beautiful vista and is

married to the love of

her life.

She has a smile

on her face. Not a fake

smile, a real one.

Their child runs like

a maniac around their yard.

Then the child asked,

¨Momma, what's that?¨ as

she pointed to her mothers

scars.

Then she simply said,

¨These are my tiger stripes.¨

Their child nods and

goes inside to play.

Her husband said,

¨You made it my beautiful princess.¨

She starts to cry and thinks

to herself, I made it.