Thank you for the scars

Carved lines tell stories on my skin

A map of places I have been

Each mark a lesson I couldn’t flee

Thank you for the pain that set me free

Thank you for the scars I wear

Proof I’ve been broken but I’m still here

Laughter echoes through the cracks

A testament to what I’ve taken back

Shadows linger but I’ve made peace

Found beauty in the jagged crease

The weight was heavy but now it’s light

Through the dark I’ve found the fight

Every tear that fell fed the seed

Of something stronger I didn’t see

In the silence I found my name

Through the ashes I rose again

Thank you for the scars I wear

Proof I’ve been broken but I’m still here

Laughter echoes through the cracks

A testament to what I’ve taken back

So here I stand bare and true

A patchwork of all I’ve been through

Each wound a whisper from afar

Thank you for the laughter thank you for the scars