they were already broken
when poor decisions
led to a new life
and another
and another
and another
and then another
luckily, only two of us
had to survive
the uncertain and chaotic world
with a distant father
and a mentally unstable mother
we survived
barely
boldly reclaiming the pieces
of our shattered existence
trying to steer away from repeating all the mistakes made
hopefully, ending up not looking at their same cracked reflection
I Write Her 
so moving, and so powerful! <3
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Thank you, Carol Anne! <3
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Dark reality!
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Very! Thanks, Belladonna!
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You’re welcome!
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I love this, Susi! It brings me comfort and hope – I, too, am not going to make the same mistakes as my parents did.
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<3 ((hugs)) Thanks, Freya!
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Poignant, Susi! And bravo!!❤️
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<3 Thank you so much, Punam!
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Ohh this is heartbreaking. I’m glad that you survived boldly reclaiming all the broken pieces and trying not to make the same mistakes ❤️
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<3 Thank you, Shweta! My youth could have led me to live as dysfunctional a life, but my children were too important to pass that on to.
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Indeed. I’m glad that you broke that chain. Bravo! 🤗 ❤️
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Me too!
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It’s a big challenge to grow up in a that sort of environment.
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Yes, it is. But I’m thankful I made it through. Thanks for reading, Sadje!
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I admire you my friend.
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<3
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🫶🏼🤗
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