A quiet child by Laura

May 2020

I was a promising child
home as a war zone
I reconciled
grown men around
unknown or known
I remained
as their playground
my soul begrimed
one
stroke
at
a
time.

#abuse #child #biography #men #girl #promising #remembering #past #trauma

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Laura 28/F/Belgium

(28/F/Belgium)

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