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No one prepares you for the pain.
The inability to breathe
at the most innocent comment.
The desire
to stop feeling
because the hurt
is too much.
Begging
for silence
because a once strong voice
is failing.
Love and devotion
so irreplaceable
yet
so damaging.
The reward
meaning nothing
in the moment
of the break.
No one prepares you for the pain
of being a parent.
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