"You can't add days to your life, but you can add life to your days.

- the scars that made me -

While other kids laughed and ran, I sat alone,
wondering what it felt like to be included.
While other kids wished for toys, I wished for someone to notice me, to see past the smiles I faked and ask me if I was okay.
I didn't want much.
Just a hand to hold, just a voice that didn't hurt.
But as a child, I learned how to make loneliness my home.