The Scarred Ones
written by: Sandi Wallace
Traces, faint, red puckered and angry
Hidden inside.
The scars are traces, maps of a life
Long or short.
Finite time well-spent, misspent, survived
Abused, snuffed.
The scars mark a past, sometimes an end
Perhaps without warning.
From accident, self-harm, illness, heartbreak
Brutal force.
The scars never tell the full truth though
Just small parts.
Witnesses only to pain, sadness, relief
Fear, terror.
The scars, seen, unseen, endured, worn proudly by
The scarred ones.
Your child, lover, friend, you, me
A stranger.
The scars, memories of healing, fight for life
Won or lost.
Sandi Wallace is an award-winning Australian crime writer, crime fiction addict, avid reader and reviewer of good crime reads. She writes rural crime and psychological thrillers and short crime stories, and has four novels and two collections of short stories published to date. Sandi is currently at work on a standalone psychological thriller.
Latest posts by Sandi Wallace (see all)
- The Job II - September 5, 2023
- The Scarred Ones - May 3, 2023
- Mountain of Drama - January 22, 2023
