Our hearts are quite similar, Don’t you see? The one within you has been Scarred, And so has the one within me.

Scars cover my heart, Now no one wants it, Scars cover your heart, So no one will take it.

The scars on our hearts, They leave us to lives of Solitude, For nobody wants us.

Then our paths crossed, You and I met, And that’s when we realized, That with our scars, We could connect… So we did.

Paths intertwined, Lives intertwined, Souls intertwined, Everything about our Scarred selves And Scarred hearts Is intertwined.

The scars on our hearts, Serve as a reminder. That love will come with a cost. Will you pay that cost?

Will you try to heal the scars? the scars will never heal Or will you carry on, ignoring the pain? i deserve the pain

Will you bandage them? Will you try to stitch it together? Will you add an ointment? Or will you let it bleed…

Will you convince yourself you deserve it? i deserve it Will you give up. i should give up

You are better. The smile taped on will become real eventually. Don’t give up, If not for yourself, then for me.

You need to learn how much you mean to those round about you.

I look at her heart It looks just like mine All the same scars But we both say we’re fine

I’m not sure if it’s true I should be But I’m not I could be But I’m not

Why would I rather sit in pain Than speak a word to someone Who might be able to help Though I know they can’t It’d be nice to hope That I could fix What is already healed

I look at her heart It’s the same as mine All the same scars But we both say we’re fine

I don’t know if she’s lying If she is she’s doing it well I think I recognize a mask On someone I know so well But how should I know?

In a room full of People with hundreds of stories of their own Fake smiles Secrets nobody else knows about Laughter echoing off the walls

In a State full of Lifelong memories Criticism Fear of walking down the street Family vacations

In a Country full of National parks Bullets in childhood backpacks Politics New beginnings

In a world full of Fairytale Love
Violence Silent screams Opportunities

In a galaxy full of Radiating moonlight
Black holes Endless spiraling Gleaming stars

I Feel So Small

We go through our whole lives Earning all of these scars Whether That be throughout childhood Or our teenage years Even our young adulthood ,

Earning all these scars Through all of our traumatic experiences Learning each step of the way Gaining more and more experience To become the best “us” possible So ,

Don’t look at these scars in a bad light Look at them as teachers ,

They are your abilities Your superpowers .

A forgotten birthday A missed anniversary An overlooked achievement A trust betrayed Little things that lead a tiny cracks Tiny cracks that lead to fractures, fractures that lead to breaks, breaks that lead to shatters Shatters that lead to bloody fingers picking up pieces Pieces that never quite fit back into place Scar tissue fills in the spaces where the pieces no longer fit It still beats but not with the same strength It’s tight and uncomfortable Sometimes it hurts A new reality that becomes the only one it knows

To live is Christ, To die is gain, So why am I afraid Of feeling pain?

What is good The world calls woe And evil broods An unwelcome foe.

Where are You When my eyes can't see? Am I through, Or is it just me?

You said "Go", And I said "How? How can I show Your love in the crowd?"

And You said "Dear one, open your eyes. For you are not Alone in this fight."

So I lift my gaze And take a step Through the torrenting haze Of lie-spun web.

For You are my God, My strength and my shield, You are my Rock And Your Word I will wield.

And though I can't Always escape the pain I can recant The lying stain.

And though the scars On our hearts remain One day the mars Will be washed away.

And the only scars Will be those on Your feet And Your hands and Your side Which purchased our peace.

We are strong We are brave We have been through it all The thick and the thin The ups and downs We have faced life straight on We have fought all of it’s battles We wear our scars with pride They show where we have been And are medals of our strength

Yours isn’t ticking right. You say your chest is hollow and tin-like But when I walk into the room, You turn into a cartoon With a heartbeat in your eyes.

I loved you until I lost you And then the sight of you became unbearable. Loneliness plagued me with midnight fevers, Shivering something terrible.

I went to bed And woke up on the floor With an ache in my head.

Your ghost haunts the memory foam. You won’t let me change the dirty sheets. I’m sick of waiting for you And losing sleep.

I pulverized my tongue By licking the gunpowder off your lips. You can blame it on my being young And you being dumb.

Or was it that your meaningless words Left the lines blurred. As if we were bound together by the scars on our hearts. Isn’t that the saddest story you have ever heard?

That if not healed Still ooze when scratched Still bruise If not handled right But when touched by a loving hand Magically they fade away They make us perfectly imperfect But only for the right one Otherwise We just scar our hearts more