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in a strange way

looking back, it's a surprise
that I survived my childhood,
what with the mental illness that
in likelihood has killed
a countless horde of kids,
 
both feeding in
and feeding out,
both to and from
society and mind.
 
and I realise now
that in a strange way
it was books that saved me.
how can I kill myself,  
I thought... when I haven't  
yet read every Hercule Poirot?
Written by Casted_Runes (Mr Karswell)
Published
Author's Note
I've put this in the "uplifting" category because I feel that it is uplifting, but if you feel that it should be somewhere else due to its subject matter, please let me know and I'll reconsider.
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