Scars: Badges of honor-“New Normal” “Our wounds heal to scars that we wear as “badges of honor”. A silent proclamation we’ve survived. It’s the ache of heart that remains a constant reminder. We have entered the “New Normal” (life after deep heartache) even as we thrive.”-Artemis //“The heart is the keeper to the secrets of pain -even as we smile.”-Artemis #poetry#newnormalartemiskye #badgesofhonor#survival#poem//I have spoken of the “New normal” in several of my pieces (it’s also in my book Her Wilde Heart) as well as of the the scars we wear as badges of honor. *Badges of honor are not because of the stories we’ve gone through but despite them.* https://www.instagram.com/p/BtQreevBKG-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=13xjb8typlq1k