Scars of My Choosing

Poetry in 100 words

Picture taken by my husband, Ben in 2011. Back piece completed in 2008. Inspired by Amy Brown’s fairies 🧚🏼‍♀️

My bones are weary

So I covered my body in art 

To show 

Instead of tell

The things I cannot name

Each piece picked deliberately for its vibrancy

Each pinprick filled with ink through layers of skin

To remind myself 

I am visible 

I’m guarded by the dr…