Scars That Bleed

Sometimes I'm a white rose
Not with thorns just scars
On my stem and petals
Please use caution,

Chasing after you,
Because I can't be abandoned again,
It will kill me this time,
To be unwanted,

On the surface is a woman,
Behind that is a little girl with trauma,
Because I have lived through things,
That most people only see in their nightmares

Letting go of the need,
To be craved like an addiction
Because fear is at the center of the problem
There is no logic in it

I'm not going to deny
Although my scars have healed
The damage I suffered was real
It sometimes bleeds
When my mind puts those memories on repeat.