I finally got her

Out of my head

And out of my memory,

I locked her away

Deep in my heart

Under years of scar tissue,

Years of pain that heals,

But leaves an ugly scar.

Every now and then

I touch the scar

To see if it is real,

I feel the roughness

And I know for sure

That time does heal,

But the scar never fades

After the pain goes away.

So, if I offer you my heart

Please don’t be afraid,

It may have ugly scars,

But the love inside is real,

The only heart that is whole

Is a heart that has never loved,

And the deeper the scars,

The deeper the love.