Childhood

Confusion
Anger
Guilt
Shame
Sad
Lost
Abandoned
Neglected
Ignored
Silenced
Voiceless
Unloved
Numb
Rejected
Unacknowledged
Non-existent
Pain
Used

Exactly eighteen words that come to mind, for eighteen years plus some that I now have to recover from.

Biggest of all words is my final word that sums them all up in one.
A-B-U-S-E-D

This was something I wrote in August of 2020 I am just now understanding how severely my childhood has affected me and trying to process it. ✨

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