Battle Scars Poem by Ron Pate

In a cold dark place, maybe a bar, maybe a hotel room, or even a church pew; battle scars tell the tale of our hearts war and the scars we need to keep hidden from view.   Deep wounds and old scars are very prominent thru time depicting our hearts conquests throughout our lives..

A long tenuous road of heartache, flanked by sporadic bursts of joy and happiness.  All of which almost always is short lived, because our lives are no where near a fairy tale..

When we love; a call to arms is set in play to protect ours hearts.  A game we play, no, just the way we're made.  

Blindsided and terribly weak, our heart gets caught off guard and pays the price of complacency, and eventually ends up prisoner to deceit and wanting to believe.  

So, when you push thru a blinding storm of emotion, don't forget, your Battle Scars made you who you are......