I Believe You

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    I Believe You

    I believe you. Though, I admit, I'm afraid to.
    Believing is surrendering. Believing leaves you unguarded,
    vulnerable to injury. Believing leaves scars.
    Believing, also, disregards existing scars.

    Scars can be more painful
    than the wounds they once were.

    Revealing scars requires trust.
    Trust requires belief.
    Belief is what created them to begin with.

    Standing before the mirror,
    I examine my scars.
    Each one's length, it's depth, how old it is.
    It's origin.

    A few are still fresh. Some were re-opened,
    only to close again.
    Once more, becoming a scar. Many have
    considerably faded. Almost undetectable.
    Invisible.

    I notice how much of me appears to be
    scar-free. It's puzzling.
    I've been hurt much more
    than my reflection reveals.

    I begin to realize that many of my wounds
    were superficial, not significant enough
    to become a scar.

    They simply healed and vanished, as if they never existed.
    Never bled. Never stung.
    Never ached.

    I can't recall how many wounds there have been.

    Seems there should be more scars.
    More proof.
    More reminders.

    Without them ~
    I believe you..........

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    kenparme commented on I Believe You

    12-05-2008

    This is a great poem-so true-and you express it amazingly well--good job.

    In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.

    Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer.

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