tortoiseofindependancy

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  November 2023     1 day ago

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God's gift

God ruined my childhood, after he ruined my parents.
He gave them the trials of loving each other and hating each other,
and he gave them me.

The story that became mine caused them so much grief,
and grew so many grudges.

God stoked...

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Father

He chose God over me,
because I didn't,
and I couldn't be what he wanted me to be.

I have spent my whole life beating myself into a mould
I'll never fit;
forcing my own edges,
cutting off my limbs,
my natural instincts,
and my sins
for...

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