**I wrote this poem off of the lyrics from the song “Scars” by Stray Kids.**

_I’ll never cry_

_Because I know_

_That it’ll never change_

_My scars…_

_I’ll stay_

_Standing,_

_Trying to keep_

_Two stable feet_

_On the ground…_

_I’ll take my pain_

_And endure it in_

_An unknown place…_

_There will be _

_Many times_

_I’ll almost fall,_

_But I’ll stay standing,_

_I’ll take it all…_

_Alone…_

_I reach out my hand…_

_Alone…_

_I stand back…_

Here I stand in my

Worn out sneakers and

Worn out tee,

I have a

Worn out soul

Inside me.

I don’t have

Time

To heal

My aching scars,

An old wound

Reopens.

This voice,

This heart

Of mine,

Dying

In front of

The pop guard.

_They’re permanent…_

Now I wonder how

All these scars are

Somehow

Like a tattoo.

This pain

In my very soul,

I’ll bare it all.

I’m not ashamed of

My scars,

I’ll show it all,

And push through.

Even the days

I want to throw away

I keep them close,

I won’t avoid it,

My shame and

My scars,

No matter what happens.

I don’t care

To hold on

To things that

Do me no good,

I let go.

_Even if I collapse,_

_Even if I collapse…_

Until the dawn,

I turn on the lights

Rather than staying

In the dark.

That’s right,

I won’t stop

Trying

To overcome

My shame.

This path I’m on

To overcome my scars,

It will still be

Bright ahead.

_Face towards_

_The future,_

_I will never give up!_

If it’s me

That’s pained and

Scarred,

It will be ok.

I’ll push

Forward

Through this hurt.

This won’t change

My heart,

It will be scarred

But still gold,

Even if it looks like

It’ll break,

I’ll fight

Through the heartache.

I’ll aim

For the limit

Of my strength,

So even if I fall,

I’ll stand

Through it all.

If it’s me

That’s pained and

Scarred,

It will be ok.

_I’ll never cry_

_Because I know_

_That it’ll never change_

_My past…_

__

_I’ll stay _

_Standing,_

_Proving myself_

_To be strong…_

__

_I’ll take my sorrow_

_And endure it in_

_An unknown place…_

__

_There will be_

_Many times_

_I’ll almost fall,_

_But I never will,_

_The world knows my intentions_

_Were never ill._

__

_Alone…_

__

_I reach out my hand…_

__

_Alone…_

__

_I stand back up…_

__

My heart

Feels

Like it’s getting

Crushed,

Old wounds are

Reopening.

_It’s screaming_

_In my chest._

There’s probably someone

Watching me

From the heavens

Above us,

Someone

Who will heal this pain,

This heartache,

These scars,

The strain.

Until the dawn,

The world is in black,

No time to sit and yawn,

No time to look back.

I turn on the lights

And stare in awe

At the sights

Of glory

That lie before me.

That’s right,

I see the light,

And I won’t stop

Trying

To make the world bright.

I know it may seem

That the future is

Bleak,

But I promise

It will still be

Bright ahead.

_Face towards _

_The future,_

_I will never give up!_

If it’s me

That needs to

Suffer,

It will be ok.

I’ll push

Forward,

Never once

Pulling back.

This won’t change

My heart,

I’ll take my scars,

Turn my pain

Into art.

Even if

I shed more tears

In the future,

What I’ve done will be remembered

For countless years.

_I’ll tighten my fists,_

_Ready to fight fate._

__

_Heading for tomorrow,_

_Not yesterday._

I’ll take back

The smile

That I had forgottten

A mile

In the past.

Look up and walk

Dazzlingly past them,

Let them talk.

_My scars,_

_I will show it all!_

This won’t change

My heart,

It will always

Be full of

Love,

Even if it looks like

It’ll break,

It won’t ’cause

I know what I can take.

I’ll aim

For the limit

Of my strength,

So I can get back up

Even if I fall.

If it’s me

That needs to

Suffer,

It will be ok.

Forever shall I fight

To make the world bright,

I’ll be the light

In the pitch-black night,

And everything will be alright.

My scars

Make me

Me,

They represent

Who I was

And how I became

The me

You all see…

_I’ll embrace_

_My scars_

_And push forward!!_