"Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh."

Children, Lovers, Secrets, Word

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"Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh."

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