scars, for my lover

Scars for my Lover

You have left
no trace
upon my skin
and I will not write you there
or mark myself
like a tribal woman
On the inside of my thigh
or the indent of my hip
or any of the places
your mouth used to kiss
You’re not mine
You’re not mine
Your name
is never on my lips
For you belong now
to another
And so I carry them
inside
invisible
these scars
For my lover.