Healing isn't pretty
I'm learning to love myself
It's all become so overwhelming
But every bit of progress
gets me further from this hell Where I've been dwelling.
I was broken down
the words still linger in my ears
The hardest thing I've had to do
Was face off with my fears
My mind is racing
Thoughts so unclear
I'm terrified of the person who has claimed
My reflection inside the mirror
Who is she
There's nothing I recognize
That's what I believe
Until I meet her eyes
The pain that is buried deep within
Just beyond her pale blue stare
A candle that's been burned out
The wall removed
Her scars on display
On a body thats been left bare
About this poem
Healing after trauma
Font size:
Written on January 17, 2022
Submitted by bsawyer2017 on July 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 38 sec read
- 8 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFEBGHIJKLKMNOPQN |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 22 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Healing isn't pretty" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/131129/healing-isn't-pretty>.
Discuss the poem Healing isn't pretty with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In