Scar Tissue

I have discovered scar tissue

That I was not aware I carried

Its weight is cumbersome,

It lies between my shoulder blades

And is hard to see

I suppose this is why it has taken

So long to find

Although I lived through the experience

I didn’t realize how far that blade traveled

The length hungry as it searched for

Its beating prey

I am shocked to see that my body

Has nurtured it, adding to its weight

I wonder if this is my mind

Bringing suffering to the surface

So its lesson could no longer be denied its rightful place?