I would say the perfect ideal

that we all hold out hope for

is that we all want to heal.

But we want a little bit more.

We think to be whole and complete

we must renew and restore.

Not true, any wound will deplete.

All healing is a process

so slow it may feel like defeat

and more pain will mark the progress.

Healing tends to leave a scar

but don’t think it makes you less.

A scar is not a blemish to mar

rather it helps make you who you are.

© ck’s days 2022