Poem inspired by the song ‘Scars to your beautiful,’ by Grace Vanderwaal.
I see you despite the wall you have built
to silence
those around you,
I suppose it only makes sense
considering
the hurt you have endured
our feelings
are not always visible
and pain isn’t only what others define it to be
I want you to know
that each and every one
of your scars
are nothing less than a field of stars,
let me
paint your thoughts for the world to see
show them
beauty imprinted into fibres of your soul
you are beautiful
yes
you are beautiful
I promise
these obstacles are only here to remind you
to shine.
Photo credits: Pinterest
Posted for Poems in April @ Real Toads
24 Responses
A beautiful poem, Sanaa. The lines that resonate with me especially are:
‘our feelings
are not always visible
and pain isn’t only what others define it to be’.
and
”…each and every one
of your scars
are nothing less than a field of stars’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😍 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
How beautiful that “your scars are nothing less than a field of stars”. And the reminder to shine. Really lovely, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹
Beautiful sentiments, beautifully expressed.
Yea, we can retrain ourselves.
Absolutely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Rosemary ❤️
Very nice, Sanaa. It is sooo hard to deal with hurt another has, certainly so if the one consoling may be partly or totally to blame. Even when not intentional. Sometimes a flattering poem soothes beyond comprehension.
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Thank you so much, Jim 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Such beautiful words of encouragement.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
“Nothing but a field of stars.” Beautiful words!
Thank you so much, Annell 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
After reading this and the use of “you”, I wonder what scars are lurking beneath your skin.
Thank you so much, Toni 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Beautiful words to bring encouragement to those who are hurting,,,
Thank you so much, Ellecee 😀 so good to see you ❤️
Deep swallow.
Thank you so much, Shawna 🙂 so glad you liked it ❤️
Scars nothing less than a field of starts…oh, I love the positivity in this line. Beautiful write.
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
__ By reading this, Sanaa, thoughts of my maternal and paternal Grandparents came to mind; they were welcomed into this lea, by crossing the wall… as youngsters… through Ellis Island.
to enter this lea
they sailed to this welcome wall
an open gate
Thank you so much, Magyar 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
to remind you to shine! What an awesome line!
Thank you so much, Margaret 😀 so good to see you ❤️