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SCAR TISSUE

by Emma-Jane Stradling

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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...

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Tuesday 3rd November 2015 3:55 pm

Life   mental health   poetry and mental health   self-harm

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