Poems from Mariah McKeen
When I was 5 years old, my mom said be yourself
What she didn’t know back then, who I was got put on a shelf
A shelf full of crazy ass...
I am standing alone in a crowded room
No one here to listen to my cries
The cries of people that have come before me
A man walks across the...
I am no one special
You are no one special
Most people can’t handle that
Can you?
Kissed a guy in his 20s
She was 17
Cut herself before...
Born first in the family
I had to stay strong for my sister
I had to be the motherly figure
I am Strong
Struggled with school most of the...
My life was a cave
A cave full of lies and hidden truths
I hid my true self
Hidden behind the curtain
I kept worrying
Worrying what other...