Keeping score

Keeping score

My body’s keeping score

Of all that was 

Before

Some signs are on the surface

Showing on my skin

Like the fifteen centimeter scar

Telling what was once within

Some signs a bit more hidden

Just for me to know

Like the way my body changes

Putting all the years on show

My body’s keeping score

Of all that was 

Before

Some scores aren’t visible

They’ve been hidden in my pain

Like the stress of perfection

Leaving so much signs of strain

Some scores will last for years

Even when I think I’ve won

Like the tension in my hips

Letting go and holding on

My body’s keeping score

Of all that was 

Before

Every scar and any pain

They help me on my way

I cherish and I try to listen

To what they have to say

Every sign and every score 

They’re all part of me

They show all I’ve overcome

And all that’s yet to be

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