A Reminder

I will keep
but one scar
from you

allowing the others
to heal
completely

I will keep
one mark
in a place
I can hide

and only I,
or perhaps
a future lover,
will know
it's existence

This scar will fade
with age
almost disappear
completely
in the long dark
of winter

But
when the sun returns
I will bear my soul
for all

this one scar
will creep
along the curve
cautiously

and remind me
of what
I have loved