Conflict
noun

a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one

verb

be incompatible or at variance; clash

Impacted
adjective

strongly affected by something

verb

come into forcible contact with

an area of knowledge, activity, experience + geography or jurisdiction

I am a child of war.

I am a student of Conflict.

I grow up in crisis.

I am aware.

I feel mature emotions

I see despair.

I feel pain and taste scarcity

- of access, of trust, of freewill -

I live in uncertainty.

I know - a lot; A lot too fast.

What I am not is any less than any other child.

I am not lost. I don’t need finding.

I am not inadequate. I do not need filling.

I am not inferior. I do not need sympathising.

I am under-exposed. I need alternatives.

I am troubled. I need conscious handholding.

I am misunderstood. I need listening.

I am seeking. I need reassuring.

And I am resilient. I need skilling.

I am experienced. I need leadership.

I am confident. I need believing.

I am confused. I need simplicity.

Don’t restrict me more by your judgement. I want release.

Don’t promise me your thoughts. I want opportunity.

I am a part of what makes you.

You are a part of what makes me.

I deserve and I hope.

And I wish the same for you.

- Child.