You learn quickly
an adult’s silence hurts; you learn
your fear has teeth and eats everything
around you. You stop being afraid because
the silence has bigger teeth.
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You learn quickly
an adult’s silence hurts; you learn
your fear has teeth and eats everything
around you. You stop being afraid because
the silence has bigger teeth.
Read it in House