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    My Wounds
    My Wounds
    My Wounds
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    My Wounds

    By Cat Sourbrat

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    When a plant buds and grows defective, is the fault in the soil or the seed? Which one is easier to believe? It's hard to tell whether it's easier to blame a family for a problem child, or the child for their own problems. It's hard to tell which is correct, too. And by the time this is even considered, it might be too late to matter, anyway.

    For the child, though, even if it doesn't matter, it's a constant source of torment and hurt. From this hurt, wounds blossom, and wither, and blossom, and wither. This is a collection of some of such wounds, some long dead, some in full bloom.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCat Sourbrat
    Release dateJul 6, 2018
    ISBN9780463277522
    My Wounds
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    Cat Sourbrat

    cat writes from a country in the tropics. cat sleeps either too little or too much, but always eats a lot. cat believes they might indeed have nine lifes after all.

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      Book preview

      My Wounds - Cat Sourbrat

      My Wounds

      by cat (no last name)

      Copyright 2018 cat (no last name)

      Smashwords Edition

      index.

      i. soul food

      ii. cause

      iii. i wonder

      iv. prepared

      v. curse

      vi. difficulty

      vii. consequence

      viii. ache

      ix. a wish

      x. superpower

      xi. box

      xii. love (food, clothes, shelter)

      xiii. forethoughts

      xiv. superpower – conclusion

      xv. repairs

      afterwords

      soul food

      they say, open your mouth

      i’m obedient. i open my mouth

      i stick my tongue out

      on it they place

      a cold needle

      pointing inwards, towards my throat

      i flinch at the familiar taste

      i feel this horrid ache

      oh no - not again.

      i know what they want me to do

      i know what i’ll have to go through

      i swallow with difficult ease

      the cruel metal

      the devil’s fang

      for it to sink into my chest

      from inside

      i am not yet a swallower of swords

      but

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