they say "i love you" and then shove a table into my gut,310Please respect copyright.PENANADNH3HxwnsP
all in the same breath with no hesitation.310Please respect copyright.PENANADJAWGxmYf3
they apologize two hours twenty-three minutes later310Please respect copyright.PENANAZ43TrACAjf
but no "sorry" will ever hide the bruising.310Please respect copyright.PENANAmlUMLhmTG7
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they repeat the same mantra over and over,310Please respect copyright.PENANA7tYoc0PcHU
sounding like a broken record of "sorry"s and "i love you"s310Please respect copyright.PENANAhPGE76vFJC
but in the end they still withhold dinner,310Please respect copyright.PENANArf3OkeciYm
dangling it above my head like a cat does to a mouse.310Please respect copyright.PENANArytqNlS4wI
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and they wonder, two years later, why i scarf down meals310Please respect copyright.PENANAIjF9VANBmC
with all the grace of a rabid animal who hasn't seen food in months.310Please respect copyright.PENANAV84Yzlc8j2
and they wonder why my hands shake and i flinch310Please respect copyright.PENANAtYKsXC4eM7
every time they shout, shoulders hunched in like i can fold myself over.310Please respect copyright.PENANAjkPzINRPsl
310Please respect copyright.PENANAUb2jFMrhxE
bruises litter my skin, part of it from running into walls and desks,310Please respect copyright.PENANAJatH6JGkos
but part of it is from running from bitter faces and angry hands.310Please respect copyright.PENANAsY4EsB1EGn
my skin is marked, iron-tipped nails ripping into flesh for relief310Please respect copyright.PENANApVSSvHPARF
and blaming the left behind scratches on the dog.310Please respect copyright.PENANAco3w525l46
310Please respect copyright.PENANA3E6zAKNmAu
they call it "dermatillomania" and "picker's syndrome",310Please respect copyright.PENANAqDmVS2uXBj
said it was all mental and to just stop310Please respect copyright.PENANAcAAdJNpW4e
but it was habits formed out of pent up310Please respect copyright.PENANAsjAbtXEvAY
frustration and stress and sheer disbelief at the disregard they had for their own daughter's life.310Please respect copyright.PENANAmvXu2vW24T
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they said it was all in my mind,310Please respect copyright.PENANAiZQCIOEaMj
the anxiety, the stress.310Please respect copyright.PENANAzj5JKUOWvu
that i had a happy, loving family310Please respect copyright.PENANAdsQsLCamwr
and i was perfectly fine.310Please respect copyright.PENANAPVLewvYYt7
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i'm not.310Please respect copyright.PENANANivMaIItdI
i'm drowning in my own blood310Please respect copyright.PENANAHuLzdYzJKS
and choking on my tongue310Please respect copyright.PENANAoojUBKSKve
when i try to say so.310Please respect copyright.PENANAtIj0OG8Er3
310Please respect copyright.PENANAdBpYKlj15J
...310Please respect copyright.PENANAfqnnl0Fjio
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(it's all in my mind.310Please respect copyright.PENANA9wbxxwxtDL
every last drop of anxiety,310Please respect copyright.PENANAEBDtS0B9GH
i have a happy, loving family.310Please respect copyright.PENANAy7wMbNutKa
i'm perfectly fine.)310Please respect copyright.PENANAoRnuXWjRDT