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Worth

Perfection

Little did they know

the perfection was only an exterior trait

Inside, I was flawed

Scarred

Ruined

I carried the darkest of secrets

I was dangerous

We all were

But no one was ever allowed to see that side of me

They only saw my beauty

My flawless traits

My trained behavior

It’s all anyone ever wanted to see

In everyone’s eyes,

the three of us created the perfect home,

the perfect balance

The perfect family

We fit into the perfect town

Perfection was scratched into our walls

Engraved into our skin

Branded into the minds of everyone who knew us

Just how my parents wanted

But then there was my brother

My brother, he was different

He was the cloud that cast shadows

and darkness over our home