Scarred and whole

Scarred and whole

In deep swallows of hard lumps
I drink up , drop by little drop
Of presumed rejection

With searing rip after rip
I tear out the pain
And let it fly in the breeze
Of gentle forgiveness
One shred at a time

In silent sniffles
I let out fragments
Of a building scream
To find my way to silence

With each wound, a new hole
I plug with forgiveness
To try and fill this leaking heart
With love

With every small attempt to love
Despite the hurt, I heal
Grow a little more scarred
A little more whole

--shubha