These Stories We Wear

Published by Family Friend Poems October 1, 2021 with permission of the author.

these stories we wear –

scars,
stretchmarks,
wrinkles,

are wrongly labelled
as imperfections.

but aren’t they such beautiful,
courageous signs
of how we have lived?

ABOUT THE POET:

Sabina has been an avid reader and writer since a young age, filling countless notepads with poems and stories, and going on to complete a degree in English Language and Linguistics. She is the author of Moonflower, a collection of poetry and illustrations about growing even in darkness. She lives in the Cotswolds, UK, and loves music, drawing, nature, and playing the piano.