A LIE’S SCAR
Roses in a Copper Tub
Abbott Fuller Graves
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A Lie's Scar
By: Rebecca McCoy
You said you were sorry
As you plunged the knife deep into my heart
You never meant to hurt me--
--while you twisted the sharp edge even more.
You said you should have told me the truth long ago
But I have already turned cold, bloodless and numb.
I believed you all this time, trusted
Your promises, your fervent vows
But now I know...
I was a fool
You are crying now.
You want to make it right
Undo those broken promises and lies
Make things as they were before,
See the trust in my eyes again.
I ask you, how will you do it?
How will you heal this wound you have given me?
I cradle the shiny blade, lodged firm in my chest
Unwanted, yet now part of me and my life.
Perhaps time will remove the knife from my heart
But only you can heal the wound, restore the trust
Though a scar will forevermore remain
As a silent, yet present, reminder.
Rebecca McCoy tells us:
I have written poetry all my life, beginning in earnest during the third grade. Throughout the years, I have been published numerous times in local and educational literary magazines such as “New Voices,” at Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, “Afterwork,” at Concordia College in both 1995 and 1996, and “Expressions,” at Mounds View High School. Although not poetry, my writing is currently featured on a number of websites, including Pagan World Report.com.Please send any comments on this piece to:Survivor Haven
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