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" [..] My mother is like a shell,
so easily broken.
Yet the fact that I was born
bearing my mother’s shadow
cannot be changed.
She is like a cherished, bitter dream
my nerves cannot forget
even after I awake.
She prevents all freedom of movement.
If I move she quickly breaks,
and the splinters stab me."

Oh boy... Brb, I'm going to sit down and have a mental breakdown.

"I do not consider myself worth counting,
but sometimes even for me
heaven and earth are too small."
- Kujō Takeko

Loving this so much