“Scars are stories, written on the body.”
~ Kathryn Harrison
The other day, while waiting to see one of my doctors, two boys got into an argument over which of them had the most impressive scars. They were both scarred on the face and neck (that I could see) and trying to figure out which would make the best superhero, by reason of scar placement. I had been having a rotten day—my body was in pain—but the scar/superhero debate made it all better. The boys look so animated, so happy, so willing to just be.
Few things make me happier than seeing people making the best of the bad life has served them. And because I wish to cultivate that feeling, for today’s optional prompt, I invite you to find a scar on your body (or in your mind/heart), and write poetry or prose inspired by it (how it happened, how it makes you feel, what it means to you...). If you don’t have any scars (hey, it could happen!), then find inspiration in the concept of scars.
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next week,
we will invite you to write poetry or prose which explores the following question:
What’s the most important step a person can take?
Thank you Magaly - hope you are doing well - Jae
ReplyDeleteInteresting! I looked for certain old scars on my body, which I well remember acquiring, but ...
ReplyDeleteI remembered the wrong word. I wrote about scabs and a movie that was made about one. But it might be said that having acted the part of a heroic scab (some think that's an oxymoron) has scarred the rest of Mel Gibson's career.
ReplyDeleteJust another hometown poem, in the same spirit as last week's...