Dani9574

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Dani9574
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I love to use poetry to express feelings and process trauma

  April 2023     9 months ago

Submitted Poems 7 total

Bones

I'm trapped in a cage of bones
That I've built with my own hands
I'm obsessed with being thin
And meeting impossible demands

I'm haunted by a voice
That tells me I'm not good enough
I'm driven by a fear
That makes me do things that are...

– by Danielle McGee

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Savior

I hurt myself to feel something
When I'm numb and dead inside
I hurt myself to release something
When I'm overwhelmed and terrified

I hurt myself to punish something
When I'm guilty and ashamed
I hurt myself to control something
When I'm...

– by Danielle McGee

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High School Reunion

I walk into the reunion
Where the music is loud
And the lights are bright
And the people are smiling

I see the faces of my past
Some familiar, some forgotten
Some changed, some unchanged
Some friendly, some hostile

I try to mingle and...

– by Danielle McGee

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Harm

I look at the pink and white marks on my arm
A reminder of the pain I felt
A mark of the hate I had
A sign of the harm I did

I remember the blade in my hand
A tool of the relief I sought
A weapon of the rage I unleashed
A friend of the...

– by Danielle McGee

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Outsider

I walk among the crowd
But I feel so alone
I smile and nod
But I feel so fake

I try to fit in
But I feel so different
I follow the rules
But I feel so restricted

I listen to others
But I feel so ignored
I share my thoughts
But I feel...

– by Danielle McGee

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