The Echoes poetry competition to celebrate Write Out Loud's 20th anniversary is now open.  Judged by Neil Astley.

Competition closes in 10 days, 1 hour. Get details and Enter.

Tags from last 12 months

alcoholism (1) troubled heart (1) bonds (1)

mental health (Remove filter)

Recent Comments

Graham Sherwood on Giving Yourself Some Stick
1 hour ago

TOM MERTON on Watching Horses
3 hours ago

John Coopey on JOHN THE HAT
3 hours ago

Steve White on 47
4 hours ago

Stephen Atkinson on 47
4 hours ago

TOM MERTON on JOHN THE HAT
6 hours ago

TOM MERTON on Jack's Fancy
7 hours ago

TOM MERTON on Release Yourself
7 hours ago

TOM MERTON on Running With Dogs
7 hours ago

TOM MERTON on A Spiker in the works
7 hours ago

Profile image

emma.stradling@gmail.com

Contact via WOL logo

SCAR TISSUE

by Emma-Jane Stradling

entry picture
She sees the sinews of life:
her mental scar tissue.
Purple welts plagued her mind,
from childhood to death.
While we revisit our pasts...
 
She tended to neglect coincidences
the acts we thought we'd regret
Sketches scored lines on her skin.
And souls exit to the light,
while she skeptically fights.
 
Tremulous, unable to bite back
with her mental scar tissu...

Read and leave comments (0)

🌷(1) 

Tuesday 3rd November 2015 3:55 pm

Life   mental health   poetry and mental health   self-harm

Archive

  • 2015 (1)

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

Find out more Hide this message