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Savannah Hennis Poem
I’m carrying this pain that isn’t even mine
I’m not the victim
but the fact that I could be is real
The hard cold truth, becoming an everlasting fear
It’s like I know this feeling so well, but I’ve never been face to face with it
I can’t ever get too close
If I do, I’ll lose myself for good
I don’t think this fear will ever go away as long as I live
As long as I’m a woman
I’ll be this melancholy, frail, timid, angry person Carrying pain that feels like I could call my own
I feel it so intensely like it’s happening twice
Frozen in my stance, my breath is much quicker
I can’t seem to stop myself from shaking like a spooked prey
My chest beats against itself, hoping I won’t take care of myself
Hoping this will be the last time I freak
But it’s not.
But I wasn’t.
But I could be the girl.
And that’s enough to scream.
Copyright © Savannah Hennis | Year Posted 2023
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Savannah Hennis Poem
I wish I could just explain
I wish I remembered everything
I wish time stopped
I wish I had a plan
I wish everybody could get along
I wish I weren’t limited
I wish fear didn’t bother me
I wish half the things mattered
I wish it didn’t get worse
I wish I knew how to tell you
Copyright © Savannah Hennis | Year Posted 2023
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Savannah Hennis Poem
I come from February 17th
I’ve always been a shy kid who’s clingy
I usually ask for help
People tell me I’m loud where I shouldn’t be
I hate math
I have an ongoing fear of what someone might do to me
And I’ve been on my own for as long as I can remember
To be honest, simple things are enough
I’m not a competitive person
I’m most likely thrown into uncomfortable situations
I have this weird obsession with seahorses
I don’t know what my favorite color is
I never know how awkward I’m being until I start to laugh
I enjoy writing, gazing at the moon, and above all, listening to music
I always seem to run away before people think to push me away
I think because it’s safer than rejection
You know I wonder what I’d say about me if I saw myself
I don’t know what to say half the time
Hi, my name is Savannah
I’m not so good at introducing myself
I like to swim, a lot
And I seem to drown in my puzzling woe all the time
Copyright © Savannah Hennis | Year Posted 2023
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