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he wore his scars like stardust

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

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