i wasn’t ready yet.

2008

thanksgiving day

three

months

early

scars

my mom has a c section scar across her stomach

my sister has a scar across hers too

me and her have

 scars riding along our backs

iv lines running along our legs

like the track doesn't end

we fought 

we overcame

we are miracles brought onto this earth

but the scars stayed

while the hope came

because the way her shirt creases at that mark

and the way i look down at the scars on my legs

feel the scar on my back

make me

remember

everything that happened

every scar

on me

every nail digging scar

every burn scar

and birth scar

all

of 

them

remind me

how lucky i am

to be alive