Barstow Week 8

They say scars "heal", but the whole point of a scar is that it never heals. It leaves a permanent tattoo. The thing is, unless our sleeves are striped with the manifestation of real scars, they go unnoticed, virtually invisible. The sticks and stones can break our bones, but scars can fade: when words are burned into our brains, those will be on our minds forever. In damage, physical and emotional abuse are equal.