scars

scars are interesting.

they tell a story almost in themselves.

i have a scar on my eyebrow from learning how to walk.

i have a scar in the center of my forehead from learning how to share.

the body works fast and hard to mend these scars in short periods of time.

if not taken care of, scars can become infected and become worse off than when they occurred.  

but the deepest scars are sometimes the ones we don't see at all.

the worst scars, of course, are the ones we don't do ourselves.

for these wounds may never heal.

these wounds will scab over time, but may never get the air and care they need to mend.

such are the scars on our hearts.

we may not see them all the time,

but they are always there.

and it is up to us to breathe,

and remember that all scars tell a story.

even if that story reminds us of heartbreak.