How do I stop these bleeding scars

That takes so long to heal?

How do I mend this broken heart

That controls just how I feel?

I try so hard to erase

My memories of the past,

But buried deep within my mind

Those recollections seem to last.

So many times I've talked to God

Then reached out for his hand,

Only to hear my Father say

"It's time you took a stand"

To stop my bleeding scars

First I must forgive,

Accept what they have done

Then my soul will start to live.

Forget about what's happened today

For yesterday is far behind,

Tomorrow will look after itself

I must always keep this in mind.

But the memories keep returning

I find forgiveness hard to start,

Before I may stop these bleeding scars

I must repair this broken heart.  

                                                                                                                 Saif Malik