Scars

[ChristopherSea]

Parts of it are entirely too similar to the song, "Scars" by papa roach imo and not in a flattering way. The old adage, "if it's made it into a pop song it must be cliché."
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/paparoach/scars.html

This poem may be more than just cliché; it almost borders on plagiarism, especially when you combine the ‘Scars’ title, the ‘you tear my heart open’ , the ‘sew myself shut’ line, etc. However, your version is actually better than Papa Roach’s bad lyric in my opinion. However, no one is accusing you of cheating. As milo points out, the wording is not very original. I would use what you have as a backbone and reword your lines. By the way, every poet uses things they have read or heard in their work. Harold Bloom, a literary critic claimed that all poetry is derivative of what we have read before, that there is no such thing as an original work of art. Good luck with your edit!/Chris