Childhood

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Drunk to bed
Smoked when awoken
When I was a feeble child

A memory that never leaves
My mother, my brother, me
Alone

A red truck
A pain in my stomach
An ache in my heart
A cry for my mother
A burn from my father

Summertime
Marching Band
The lies pile on.
True friends
Comfort, protect
Wipe away my tears

A long walk in the dark
A jump out the window
One look back at the house

A weight lifted

~S~

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