you taught me at a young age that i am not my own
i once watched an episode of a crime tv show
they discussed how children absorb the messages that are fed to them subconsciously through the adults in their life
you were never subtle enough for the messages to be subconscious
there was blood in places i didn't yet know the name of
i was told to trust you
i was told that you were protecting me
i was lied to
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Grape Soda
PoetryWARNING: this book contains explicit topics such as abuse, rape, homophobia, transphobia, etc. if any of these things bother you DO NOT READ. i use these poems to cope with trauma.
