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Birth Defect

by alexander-daniel

Born prematurely Broken permanently Scars cover my body Scoliosis One kidney Reconnected small intestine At least they didn't touch my heart Its one of the few pieces that went untouched Now all I want to do is give it away Once I do I hope I never get it back
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Jun 10, 2017
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I was born with a lot of birth defects. I spent nearly my first year on this earth in a hospital. You wouldn't really know that for how happy I am.

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