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Soul of Scars

August 2, 2013
By Anonymous

Scars,
on my skin, yes
what matters is i cut my soul
i used to tear down my spirit
flesh by flesh
fiber by fiber
i saw my soul and i dehumanized her
she was of no importance
she did not matter
and i almost killed her.
On the outside, she seemed
fine
happy
content
beautiful, even.
But that was not the case
she was a liar
Because she was really not okay.
She was dying.
As the blood dripped
from her side
her soul slowly dripped too
like a steady waterfall
of pain
But this is no sad story.
My soul did not die.
I did not let her.
I was the author of my own sad story, I chose to change it.

© Anonymous

The author's comments:
This was mostly based off of my struggle with self harm and recovery. I hope you all can learn that it will get better.It takes time, and more strength than some of us think we have. But you can do it, all of you can.
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