Hurts
Photo of Author's Knee Scars; Two Kneecap Replacement Surgeries
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Hurts Remembered
Scratches and scars
On my belly
and on my mind
They come, some stay
Most forgotten
"How it got there,"
That is the clue
Mostly the hurt
Hurts of the mind
Some always stay
And don't you say,
"I ain't got none"
Sometimes of those
Keep to your self
Those silent hurts
And inborn tears
Also my scalp
Bicycle ride
Under tin roof
They're a bad match
Chunk of my scalp
Left for the birds
Scars of both kinds
They're remembered.
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- Photo and Poem Copyright ©️ jimmiehov 2025, All Rights Reserved
- I am am linked with "Friday Writings" 188 at https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1 --
- This week, we were invitedy 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.
- Except for the scar on my head, where I cannot see it, there aren't any more. My picture is a vein popping out to the surface. It doesn't hurt, and won't go away, doesn't bother me, any grudge I have nourished is under the rug.
Not too bad for an old man, 92 come October's end. A cruise perhaps. Aging is getting some blame for helping COVID's leavings, taste, smell, balance, memorie's forgetfulness, . . .
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7 Comments:
I love the progression and developing of understanding - and a good conclusion too - Jae
Nice write Jim. I feel like I'm in a conscious rush to try and remember stuff from my past and get it down on digital paper, all before it's lost to the mists of my ageing aching mind.
Oh, they're remembered all right ... but are they still there, actually? As you point out, some stay. Others, however, fade away.
Great to see you back here Jim I like your poem Scars surely get remebered and I like how you said 'inborn tears '
Ups and downs of life leave scars on our soul which evolve into wisdom and acceptance.
If there are no scars, there is no experience...
That lot sent cold shivers down my back!
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