Scars We Carry Home

Intro

Truck idles at six, exhaust curling like smoke off a grill

Rope burns on my palms from a couch hauled uphill

Sharpie on the boxes — fragile, kitchen, don't tip

Every move we make, a family starts to slip

Verse

Ms. Odell's marshal notice taped up on the door

Yellow paper crackling, said she's out by four

Fourth floor walk-up, no elevator in sight

Carried her sofa down like we carrying her whole life

Splinter in my thumb from the banister rail

Nail popped loose, tetanus shot, still didn't bail

Her grandkids on the stoop, one clutching a bear

Told them "we got this," kept it light in the air

Truck bed loaded heavy, mattress strapped with a chain

Every block we pass got a story, got a stain

Corner store closed early, owner boarding his glass

Same week three more families packing up fast

We ain't the ones evicting, we just soften the blow

Carry the weight so the shame don't show

Nine hours later, my back's a map of the strain

Scars ain't just skin, they living in the vein

Chorus

Scars we carry home

Every callus got a name we know

Backs bent, hands worn, but we still stand tall

Scars we carry home, carry all

Verse

Cousin Dre called Tuesday, said "bring the truck round back"

Said it's quick money, no questions, keep it black

Asked him what we