.​'Layers' 

 This piece shows the abrupt ending of my childhood. We were no longer nine.

It's possible that anyone that has experienced trauma in childhood can identify with this piece.

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​"So Be It"

 Acceptance. 

III grew up in The Netherlands with three brothers and three sisters. 

Together with my mom and dad .. we were nine.

Nine Dots: Childhood Memories

​One day, it was the day before Christmas, I was 13, my brother died unexpectedly from the flu. He was 16.

​We would never be nine again.

I was lost for a long time.