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I'm Fine

January 18, 2017
By ellbell727 BRONZE, Coronado, California
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My thoughts are tangled balls of string
I’m drowning in my own self doubt
I am, I am, I am
Flawed, expendable, insecure
Paper smiles, glass walls
Inconsequential feelings
You’re worthless
Less than
And that’s the truth
Ugly, just like you
You never mattered anyways
Screaming inside, but no one can hear
And maybe it’s better that way
Because it’s dark and cold in here
And we’re all slowly dying
“I’m fine” she said
She wasn’t fine
And not one single soul cared

© Hadley B., Marblehead, MA

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