Scar by Alya Mian (guest writer)

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Illustration / Photo-credit: Ansul Noor

 Scar

Healer
never far from the wound
its throbbing pain
dripping blood
warming a being
fast becoming pain
Labourer
embroiled in toil
sending trickles of salted sweat
titillating thirst
tingling the pain of hunger
satisfying the lust of
oblivious exhaustion
Seeker
carrying a knowing
of the destination
its tangled co-ordinates
locked tight in his throbbing bosom
a chest of charms
glistening treasure
Lover
hovering in flames
of brimming fire,
barely contained heat,
pouring pain into a yielding receptacle
awaiting to glow
embers within
Sinner
locked in a Utopia
of Paradise
in veiled grasp,
awaiting divinity,
that instant of light
which makes shadows real
Healer
never far from the wound
its throbbing pain
dripping blood
warming a being
fast becoming pain

[from Narrative Medicine]
  
CREDITS:

About the Author: Alya Mian is a psychologist and therapist in private practice.  

Illustration / Photo-credit: Dr. Ansul Noor is passionate about healing and peace through storytelling, poetry and art ever since she was a young girl. She manages her blog ruhaatish - a verse memoir of her life and journey.

Editorial Note: This is from a series collected as part of the Narrative Medicine Workshop at AKU on January 20th, 2016. The editorial work was performed by the Writers’ Guild, an interest group at AKU, with the purpose to promote love of reflective reading and writing, within and outside of  AKU.

 DISCLAIMER: Copyright belongs to the author. This blog cannot be held responsible for events bearing overt resemblance to any actual occurrences.

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