"My Scars" Written by Kimberly A. Goins, Esq.

It's been a while since I've posted anything on here, but I haven't stopped writing. If anything, I've been writing more than ever before. I have experienced quite a bit over the past few months, and the only true way to express all that I feel is through my writing. God has brought me a mighty long way. As of late I haven't really been posting much on here because He's blessed me to do other things with my writing. It wasn't too long ago that He blessed me to be able to sing some of my original songs at The Bluebird Cafe (Taylor Swift and Garth Brooks were both discovered there) and at Cafe Coco. Those were some of the most amazing experiences ever, and there are still more to come. I am just allowing Him to lead me and guide me. Often God wants to take us to a higher level, but in order to do so He has to remove some things from us, old hurts, pain, etc. This song, "My Scars," is about that. I hope that you enjoy!


Verse 1
You look at me and you are envious
Because you see someone
Whose life seems perfect
If you only knew
Just how wrong you are
How about I tell you the true story?

It's true that I have a smile on my face
And I constantly show positivity
That's not because I'm perfect
It's only God that gives me
This strength to keep on living

Chorus
My scars may not be visible
But they are still there
And I'm sharing them with you today
Because my scars no longer cause me pain
Instead they are my testimony

Verse 2
Yes, I was Valedictorian
Yes, I've preached a time or two
Yes, I graduated from college and law school
Yes, I'm beautiful now
But wait, there is still so much more

Yes, I was raped years ago
Yes, I used to be mistreated
All the time and by so many
Yes, I didn't love myself
For a long time
Yes, all I heard was negativity and criticism

Chorus
My scars may not be visible
But they are still there
And I'm sharing them with you today
Because my scars no longer cause me pain
Instead they are my testimony

Verse 3
Why am I sharing this with you today
I could just pretend that
My life has been so perfect
After all, isn't that what people think anyway
But I decided that I want to help somebody
Who also might be going through the same pain
So here you go
These are my scars
My emotional and physical scars
That I didn't think would ever heal
But I look at them now
And though they still are there
The hurt no longer remains

End with chorus
My scars may not be visible
But they are still there
And I'm sharing them with you today
Because my scars no longer cause me pain
Instead they are my testimony



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