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Scars Of Life - Visitor's Poem

by Amber Wilson
(Pennsylvania, USA)

My scars show how much pain I've been in.
My scars were my cry for help, but no one was there to listen.
I called for help but everyone pulled away
Who wants to help a miserable teenage girl?

My tears showed how desperate I am
My tears fell with no one to hold my hand
No one was there when I found the knife
No one was there when I tried to take my life.

The marks on my arms were just the beginning
What was I supposed to do; I wasn't winning
The world was bringing me down
With one slash at a time.

When I thought I found someone
I started to have fun
But then just like that
Our love was done.

I ran home to my precious knife
It held much more hope than my solemn life
It was where I had left it
Under my pillow

The only thing that kept me sleeping tight
Was hope that my life could end that night
But I assure you I awoke quite alive
With more pain and sorrow how would I survive?

The pain that surged through me was more than I've ever felt
Much more than God should have dealt
To one small person with an already tattered soul
What more could he ask? How much longer till he sees the toll?

That this horrid life has brought upon me
How much longer till I find the key
That will help me end this terrible life
When a friend grabbed my hand
I took it as a sign

A sign from god that I needed to stop
I threw away the knife and not my life
Thanks to my friend for holding my hand
While I say I can't she says I can.
My life will continue
All hope shall grow more

She showed no fear to help me in my time of need
I had been freed
From the prison of death
I held her hand and took a deep breath

My life was starting anew
My hope overdue
Set me free with dreams for happiness
I knew it wouldn't happen overnight

But I spread my wings and I took flight
I will live my life
I will dream and hate
Love and date.
Get a job that I need
And in the end I'll get married.

I will always be grateful to that one friend
who was there in the end.
The one that knew the truth but didn't tell
She just held my hand when I fell.

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Mar 02, 2009

This Too Shall Pass
by: Fion

Hi Amber, thank you for sharing such a personal account through your poem. As I was reading it, I was touched and heaved a sigh of relief when your friend came in time to stop you from doing more damage... She's your "angel" at that point of time.

During moments of suffering and hurt, it's easy to think that ending it all would ease and take away all the hurt, but it might help to remember that "This too shall pass." You can write, and I'm sure there's many other things you can do in your life. Life can be a joy if you just let it be, even though it might seem too far-fetched at the moment.

One of these days, I hope you'll see that life is made up of countless moments and not all moments are of joy for it to be a success, for life is full of sufferings too. And yet through the struggles, we learn to appreciate and feel joy even more.

Through the ups and downs of life, we also learn to grow our inner reserve of strength and build up our confidence in ourselves. One of these days, you're going to see that you are a beautiful being and you can be a gift to the people around you. And yes, you'll live life and you'll love. You'll date and you'll marry, if that's your dreams.

With your spreading wings and growing hope, I wish you'll soar as high as you possibly can!

"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."
— Albert Camus

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Hi Amber, thank you for sharing such a personal account through your poem. As I was reading it, I was touched and heaved a sigh of relief when your friend came in time to stop you from doing more damage... She's your "angel" at that point of time. During moments of suffering and hurt, it's easy to think that ending it all would ease and take away all the hurt, but it might help to remember that "This too shall pass." You can write, and I'm sure there's many other things you can do in your life. Life can be a joy if you just let it be, even though it might seem too far-fetched at the moment. One of these days, I hope you'll see that life is made up of countless moments and not all moments are of joy for it to be a success, for life is full of sufferings too. And yet through the struggles, we learn to appreciate and feel joy even more. Through the ups and downs of life, we also learn to grow our inner reserve of strength and build up our confidence in ourselves. One of these days, you're going to see that you are a beautiful being and you can be a gift to the people around you. And yes, you'll live life and you'll love. You'll date and you'll marry, if that's your dreams. With your spreading wings and growing hope, I wish you'll soar as high as you possibly can! "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." — Albert Camus

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