The scars on my skin
They tell a story
They tell the pain
The hurt
The past
The scars on my skin
Is how I feel
Its how I dealt with some stress with pain
It helps me to heal
Its not good for me
But they are there
For many painful reasons
They tell a story
The scar on my skin
I can never take away
I can never say they are invisible
I can never tell you how it all started
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
The scars on my skin
They make me cry
They make me wonder why in the hell did I start that crap
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
Many times kids will give me strange looks
Parents alike, and complete strangers
I feel self conscious
I feel my skin looks ugly
I've never told anyone why I did it
Or how they got there
I rub them as if they are being pained
I don't know what to do
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
There were nights I felt uncertain
I didn't know if my father was going to lash out
If he was coming home
If he was going to be nice after several drinks
If he was going to die while driving under the influence
If anyone was going to get hurt
I hoped that everyone around him would make him that night
I cried! I cried to God.
The scars on my skin
Was from all the fights my parents had
The pain my father brought with his addictions
And how he dealt with them was no good to anyone
He would go to jail
And somehow I felt force to feel proud of the dad that gave no positive example to us kids
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
He hurt my family
He hurt my siblings
We don't talk about it
We aren't always very close
But we love each other
And we know it
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
Its hard for all of us
I had to move far away
I couldn't take it
I needed the pain to stop
To stop the cycle
It was hard decision to make
The scars on my skin....
They tell a story
The scars on my skin
Are a constant reminder of the past
They me remind me their is hope for better things to come
They tell a story
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
My experience has made me; I hope a better person
They tell a story
The scars on my skin
Have been changing though
I have added tattoos
Some on top of the scars
They get different stares
It reminds me of my change of outlook in life
They tell a story too
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
They are colorful now; with tattoos over some of them
Of animals
Of the ones I love
They are all soo brave
They also tell a story
The scars on my skin
They tell a story
I pray each day to God to bless others
To help them to see the light at the end of the tunnel
To have hope
To have faith
To pray
To stop the cycle
They tell a story
VLRAnaya
