Puddles

How my childhood evolved from something sweet to something horrific.

When I was a child, I wanted to play in the puddles when it rained.
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When I was a child, I was oblivious to what was happening around me.
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When I saw my face in the reflection of the puddles, I would cry.
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When I was a child I thought it was normal to hear your mother be abused.
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When I was a child I thought it was normal to see everyone around me poking needles in themselves.
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When I was ten I tried to kill myself.
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Puddles, then water, now blood.
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