Childhood Legacy

The pain cuts so deep:
The mental wounds that were inflicted
In childhood.
 
You grow up with scars
As Larkin said
“They f*ck you up”.
 
You can never know
What impact
Your childhood had.
 
The guilt.  The shame
Wanting to be free.
The mental chains.
 
The indoctrination
Parents instil.
Can I get independence of thought?
 
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