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Scar By Danielpern Analysis
The poem “Scars”, written by Daniel Halpern, is mainly about how scars are a constant reminder of how a person has gone through horrific incidents, as well as the memories that scars are attached to. According to the poem, “They are short stories of the flesh, can evoke the entire event in a moment-the action, the scent and sound-place you there a second time.” This quote from the poem shows that scars are stories of what happened to the person who has them. “It’s as if the flesh decides to hold onto what threatens them it’s well-being.” I chose to include this quote because, in a way, it threatens to remind that individual of the terrible things that has happened to them in the past due to the “battle mark” that has been made. Along with
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