The wound and the scar
Harshleen Kour 2001 (Jammu)
They said to hide it underneath concealer
They said it looks bad
They said the wound is healed, why not let go of the scar?
I said because it reminds of the battle I’ve won,
Of how I’ve travelled to the end of the world to look for my sun,
Because it’s a souvenir of the dark places I’ve been to,
Because it becomes my vision when I forget what to view,
Because
It’s a reminder of why I am alive
And of how i survived
To them , it might be an ugly scar
But to me , it’s my north star.
About this poem
This poem is about how sometimes in life it becomes important to feel something even if it's just pain .
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Written on July 31, 2022
Submitted by harshleenkour106 on August 01, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 501 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
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