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My first period


I think I was about 8 years old, When I thought I got red paint in pants, It wasn’t paint, I didn’t know that. How could I have known that? Being a child makes you so naive, But I grew too fast, I lost my purity before I even hit puberty. All because of you, It was all because of you, I would’ve grown at the right time, But instead you scrapped out my insides, Before I even turned 9. You are evil, So, so, evil. I didn’t lose my purity the way I wanted, You took it from me, And messed up my body, And gave me my first period when I was still a child. I can’t even look in the mirror sometimes, Thinking of all you’ve done to my body. It feels so wrong to be in my own flesh too, Because your hands still linger, Even though it was so long ago, I still feel triggered. You ruined me, To the point I can’t be renewed. Like a shattered piece of glass, That you use tape to fix. Broken, forever.
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PersonalThemeAbstract

Deeply personal trauma narrative, autobiographical abuse disclosure

SparseMeasureDense

Multiple interconnected ideas: innocence loss, trauma, bodily violation, lasting damage

DarkSentimentBright

Intensely negative: trauma, anger, shame, despair, permanent brokenness

StillEnergyExplosive

Explosive accusatory voice, repetition builds intensity, visceral anger throughout

MicroLengthEpic

Approximately 42 lines; falls in 31-60 range

PlainFigurativeOrnamented

Extended metaphor of shattered glass, personification of trauma lingering

LyricVoiceDramatic

Pure lyric first-person introspection addressing absent abuser directly

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