By ladyinwaiting
Date: 2003 Mar 05
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Scars

How high I was when we first met
You brought the greatest joy
to my life

New life
like the birth of a child

So exciting
that of unconditional love
You made me feel so special

I always worried that I
didn't have enough to offer you

All I had to offer was myself
and that would never be enough

I was not good enough for you
you deserved the best
and I was not the best

I had been cut deeply
disfigured from the battle

I feared you would not love me
if you saw the scars

I thought when we started
I was not capable
of exposing you all of me
as time continued
I exposed more each time
it was so easy with you

I loved you
I was willing to try
even with all my fear of rejection
you were worth it to me

I would expose everything
just to have
another moment with you

When my scars showed
you ran

I could not reach you
you ran in fear
how horrid I was

I found myself angry
that I had allowed
the scars to show

I knew they would frighten you
like a horror movie
when the creature appears
disfigured

It was the scars
that sent you away
they were more than your sight
could bear

I am sorry
I tried to keep them undercover
so you would not see

I hope they did not rub
off on you baby
because you are so beautiful