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.