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He taught me to feel insecure, and jealous, and afraid that the things I cared about would be corrupted.
Who did this to him, so that he could do it to me?
And how easy to do it to someone else! What poison is this?
"It might take you less than 10 years to recover from," said Mark.
"Abuse is abuse, it does long-term damage."
And I cry, in gratitude. And horror. Did I fail him so badly? Was there a time when I should have been there to stop someone from doing it to him? Was it already there when he was 15? Was his innocence already so broken?
"There but for the Grace of God go I."
Who did this to him, so that he could do it to me?
And how easy to do it to someone else! What poison is this?
"It might take you less than 10 years to recover from," said Mark.
"Abuse is abuse, it does long-term damage."
And I cry, in gratitude. And horror. Did I fail him so badly? Was there a time when I should have been there to stop someone from doing it to him? Was it already there when he was 15? Was his innocence already so broken?
"There but for the Grace of God go I."
