Hi, I’m Jenni

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Hi, I’m Jenni

Hi, I’m Jenni

A Poem by Jenni Bailey

Dried-on tears force my eyes shut

This is not a movie, don’t say ‘’CUT!’’

I will no longer sit pretty

This is not about self-pity

This is about my sad truth

I use poetry to self-soothe

My trauma doesn’t make me weak

I taste the vomit, then speak

I hear my voice shake

I feel my body bake

I fall apart

I’m still; with a beating heart

I will not sit in place

What’s not said, is on my face

I’m not done

You need a break? I have none

I need to sleep, dried-on tears force my eyes shut

I can’t, my trauma is kicking me in the butt!

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