there is the baby pure
and perfect before all
the shit happens
dimming the shine
indelible in time
there is the toddler already
tainted with gifts given
pink booties and blue
blankie seemingly safe
within it all
there is the child sent off
in uniform to be taught
to conform force
fed a view of the world
that contrasts with reality
then there is the adult youth spent
on experience gained reeling
through traumas doggedly suppressed
knowing no more
than the baby that was
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