Denial

about a friend ... needs to deal with things. happy exterior, clearly not so much though if you look hard enough.

“Let me see your wrist,” I said
As I noticed something different.
“Oh I just fell and cut myself”
I replied, “Oh no you didn’t.”
I noticed there were changes
But I just let them go
I guess I figured if something was wrong
You would just come let me know.
You didn’t come home again last night
I wondered where you were
I wondered when you did come home
If you’d have anymore scars.
Scars, they are like tattoos
They stay there to remind you
They’re there as a symbol
Of something that’s inside you
The monster that’s within,
It will never go away
Until you deal with whatever
Brought it out here in the first place.

Author's Note

work in progress, realize last line doesnt quite rhyme

Reviews

[MARZ]

doesn't have to rhyme. forced rhyme doesn't sound good...should flow naturally. the beginning has the best rhyme, i think, not a perfect rhyme but it definitely fits well

forMARZly yours

[Sydney Green]

I like the comparison between scars and tattoos. It was really striking and made me think.