Amy Ferris (https://www.facebook.com/amy.ferris) used “he wore his scars like stardust” in a piece and it has been stuck in my mind… so I used a poetry form, her piece, and that line as my starting block:
slightly shift, my gaze adjusts
of course they weren’t for me, yet
he wore his scars like stardust
outward view, inner mindset
the past, inked permanently
of course they weren’t for me, yet
colored in purposefully
reminders to himself
the past, inked permanently
not dusty on the bookshelf
lessons of everyday life
reminders to himself
misconceptions can run rife
self marking pays a tribute
lessons of everyday life
identifiable attribute
self marking pays a tribute
slightly shift, my gaze adjusts
he wore his scars like stardust