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Scars

by Shannon DavidsonSurvivor, Stage 3 Rectal CancerNovember 4, 2024View more posts from Shannon Davidson

Scars

Across my body are memorials to the casualties I’ve sustained.

Each its own war zone a grueling saga to be regaled.

Like a zebra, I’ve earned my stripes.

 

Each mark is a reminder.

The pain I’ve been through.

The loss I’ve suffered.

All the strife I’ve had to endure.

Like a canvas, I house a mural.

 

Blemishes adorn me.

I am haunted by the apparitions of my wounds.

My abdomen is a map of adversity.

Like the universe, I hold constellations.

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