TRAITS OF LIFE

A specific story is found in them.

Wrinkles are scars

Of many disappointments and pain.

They are marks of memories.

Of a difficult moment.

Of a past deeply damaged

By the passage of time.

A scar is a mark

That holds no beauty.

Scars that have the power

of a memory are there.

But they no longer hurt.

They are a reminder of a healing process.

It is the way time finds

to repair every wound that sadness has caused.

Nidia Amelia García, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a writer and an active member of Juntos por las Letras (Together for Letters). She has participated in numerous virtual events in Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Spain, Colombia, Portugal, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and elsewhere. She has also contributed to literary anthologies such as “Books of the Immortals” and “Anthology of the 50 Poets of the World 2022.”