Dog

“I don't think I can remember my name anymore.”

Living in a cage changes how you see the world. Pretty soon you start to forget what sunlight feels like on your skin.

“He spoke to me like I was a person.”

Kindness can feel like a weapon when you aren't used to it. A simple meal feels like a trap when someone has spent years hurting you.

“Good boy. That’s what he called me.”

The mind breaks in specific ways to survive trauma. You stop being a human and start being whatever keeps you alive that day.

Cruelty thrives when nobody is looking. It only takes one person with a basement and a lack of empathy to ruin a life.