And that is how they grow.

And some people thrive in chaos,

because chaos is all they know.

Sioux Indian police lined up on horseback in front of Pine Ridge Agency buildings, Dakota Territory, 8/9/1882

Series: Photographs of Indians, Indian Agencies, and Schools, 1876 - 1896

Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793 - 1999

Image description: Zoomed-in detail of the whole photo. A line of 15 men on horseback next to each other, with one man on horse out in front. The men are wearing matching jackets and wide-brimmed hats. Behind the line of men is a covered wagon and an American flag, blurry in the wind, and a long building.  

for the little me

she didn't deserve all

that suffering and pain

especially from such a young age

"but it made her stronger"

no, it didn't

matter of fact

it made her weaker

and weaker

...

To retreat into quiet