I Never Loved Without a Scar

Some people walk away clean. I never learned how.

I’ve loved like it was borrowed time Like every touch crossed a line Never gentle, never safe Always something at stake

I’ve held hands that shook with fear Heard goodbye before it was clear Every promise left a mark Every flame left me dark

If love was meant to leave me whole It missed me every time it showed

I never loved without a scar Never walked away the same Every heart I gave my name to Left a number, left a flame If pain’s the price of feeling real Then I paid it from the start Yeah, I never loved without a scar — And I wouldn’t trade a part

I’ve slept alone beside regret With ghosts I haven’t shaken yet But I’d rather feel it cut me deep Than live untouched, half-asleep

Some loves break you slow and kind Some hit hard and change your spine I don’t pray for softer nights I pray for something that was right

I learned the truth the hard way — Nothing real leaves you unchanged

I never loved without a scar Never came out clean Every truth hit like a hammer Every “us” cost me If this heart still knows your name Through the wreckage and the dark Yeah, I never loved without a scar — That’s how I know it was my heart

If I had one wish left to make I wouldn’t ask for less to take I’d ask for the nerve to feel it all And stand my ground if I fall

Some men run from what they feel Some carry it like steel I don’t hide from who I am I loved hard — that was the plan

I never loved without a scar But I loved — and that’s the truth Every wound taught me my name Every loss still points to you If this is all I leave behind Let it show in who you are I lived my life with an open heart — I never loved without a scar

I’m still standing. Marked — but standing.

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