Battle scars
adorned her
young frame,
hundreds like
her stood randomly
on a crowd
so different that they are.
Some fallen soldiers
laid cold and lifeless
behind and around
them,
yet these courageous
and determined
warriors
boasted
their battle scars
amidst the judgmental
stares the people
gave.
These people
knew nothing
of the monsters
she faced and fought.
They have not seen
the abysmal eyes
of the slithering
snakes that
gripped her
throat.
They weren't the
ones who bled
to survive another
day.
She is a warrior
among the thousands
who had to fight alone.
She is strong
and no one
has the right
to belittle
her battle scars.
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