Scars

 

 

It's been said that "Time heals all wounds."

 

To which I call

Bullshit.

 

Time does not heal all wounds.

Because some wounds don't heal.

They become scars

that become imprinted in our brains

in our soul.

 

Wounds of the psyche are so much worse

than those which are physical.

What can be seen eventually heals.

 

The wounds of the soul

that can't be seen

or explained

are worse.

 

 

People can't tell, by looking at you, that you are in pain

A visible scar shows some type of trauma happened somewhere on the body

 

 

but what about the scars that cut deeper

that cut through the layer of skin

down to the soul

that never heal

that can't be seen

but that are there with us

 

time will never heal those wounds

there is no salve which can be applied to them

to lessen their visibility

 

there may be medications which we are given

when that pain becomes so deep

that psychological intervention is needed

yet unless we take a pill which erases from our memory

the trauma which caused that wound

the scar will always be there

a tattoo on our soul

 

scars which can easily break open

wounds which can bleed at anytime

these scars which are so deeply embedded in our psyche

that resist treatment

scars which never fully heal

neither do we

 

therefore

to say that time heals all wounds is an utter lie

an illusion

something we tell ourselves and others

to give hope

a false hope

because the truth is we will always remember

and as long as we do

the pain will be felt

 

our task then becomes acknowledging the scars

and learning to live with it

learning to live with the pain

because it will never go away

no matter how much time has passed