Scarred For Life
My body and soul will never be the same
This scar gave you life. It brought you to me.
Big-eyed screaming and ready for love.
It reminds me of my strength, my gift, my journey.
To You.
It severed my ties to vanity. My stomach will never look the same. Nor will my life.
I wrote this poem in the shape of my C-section scar during a writing workshop. We studied other pieces of work where the words formed certain shapes or artwork.
I’ve enjoyed playing with poetry as a way to think outside the box and let go of my fear with creative writing.
Motherhood inspires most of my poetry. Here’s another one…
Adrienne Parkhurst writes about leadership, management, parenting, and life. She dabbles in poetry. Adrienne is working on being a more courageous writer — she started writing her memoir and it scares the beejeebees out of her.