' 'mother' 'life' 'family' childhood' 'home' 'love' 'growing up' 'struggles'
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One word
One vicious word that makes us shudder
C-a-n-c-e-r
Your world is crumbling, therefore so is mine
You are paler, weaker, sadder
I become the adult here
My mother is my locket The locket that holds our memorable life and protects it with a key The locket I always wished I had And no matter how hard it falls, smashes and drops The memory it holds inside will always be protected because that’s t