Submissions by EccedentesiastGirl

Every scar has a name
Even the ones you don’t see
The small light ones
From a rusty old blade
From Sam when she told me she didn’t care
The thick white lines on my wrist
Those are called Glenn
For every time he said he couldn’t love me
There’s Scarlet, There’s Nathan
There’s Derek and Gilbert too
There’s Kamrynn, And even Daddy
There’s one for every “I hate you
Your fat, you’re a whore, you’re ugly”
There’s one for every “fuck me”
There’s a scar for every time
I thought I’d be better off dead
There’s one from 7th grade you still...

It all started January 19th
The day I made a mistake
I didn't use protection,
and my life was put on stake

I stood there with the pregnancy test,
I couldn't lie
I couldn't be a mother,
But I could give it a try

By time I got to 8 weeks along,
I had my first sonogram
I was going to be a mom
and all I could think was damn

Your daddy was an air force man,
down there in El Paso, Texas
I had no one to turn to
Alone, left to fix this mess

But I couldn't get rid of you,
no you were my own
So I thought...