Scar Tissue
by Gabe Redel
Now I see why men
use women for sex.
I see why women
use men like dogs.
If a person walks along
his or her path
with heavy weights crushing
them down, then once
that person
walks for long enough
under those weights, the person
becomes stronger.
Soon the person walks smoothly
as if the weights
were no longer a bother.
But when they first had begun
the walk,
they never believed they would have been able
to move easily under all that weight.
They felt crushed and helpless and in a lot of confusion.
The weight of a broken heart
can be carried without pain.
It can be carried lightly
and effortlessly,
but the real weight
is the scar tissue
that blocks the heart
from wanting to care enough
not to hurt another person.
Many people
no longer care enough
to want love.
