“My father never learned how to talk to people. Everything had...

“My father never learned how to talk to people. Everything had to be his way. He hit me a lot. It got really ugly sometimes. It really fucked me up, man. The whole time I thought it was my fault. Maybe it’s nobody fault. Maybe that’s all he knew. Maybe his dad did that. I don’t know. But he put me into some crazy shit. I never talked about it. I’ve spent my whole life pretending like I’m stronger than I am. But I’ve got to forgive him somehow. Because I deserve some peace.”

(Lençóis, Brazil)