Battle Scars

Every scar I carry,
Reminds me of a war.
A few of them you can see,
But there are many more.

From head to toe I carry them.
Not thinking from where they came,
Most I have forget about
Then others cause me pain.

I do not have control of them
They will hurt or they will not,
I'd rather feel the pain of them
Than the memory be lost.

Everyone carries their own scars,
Some wear them on their chest.
There are scars that you cannot see
But f@#k me they exist

You wear the scar, you wear the badge
You suffered your ordeal
Would you honestly erase that scar,
Pretend it wasn't real?

So you have your scar, you have your badge
And yes you're still alive
Stronger than you think,
One bee within a hive.

Touch it with your fingers
Fell the texture and it's rough
One scar for millions of people,
we grow strong and we grow tough.

You're not alone, none of us are,
You're a member of a club.
Millions of us are in it,
We are the ones who stood

For every member of the armed forces and every family that has suffered the touch of cancer.