Stillness, emptiness

Shielded from the world outside,

Then I am released. 

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Childhood passes,

A lifetime forged so briefly,

Who I am, molded.

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People, places, things,

All shaping what I believe,

What am I really?

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Horrors, tragedies,

Indescribable anguish.

Yet I have survived. 

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Now that I am grown,

I'm thankful for the journey.

The moments made me.

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Flawless as I am,

the same way everyone is,

Human: scarred beauty. 

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