Sweet 16

Daniel Millard 1976 (Medford, OR)



Strict
Restraints
Retardants
Re-uptake Inhibitors
Help me realign
Regression Therapy
E.M.D.R.
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
Haldol
Anti-psychotic injections
Killing me
Choking off my life
Held down
Shot in my ass
Ripped off my pants
Cutting my skin
Cutting my soul
Cuffed
Turned over backward
Punished for being confused
Raped for being born
But not killed
Still pretty in the face
Coughing up the rotting sewage
Of my past
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Words 71
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25

Daniel Millard

I have always loved the written word and expressing my truest and highest self. I love books. I love nature and simplicity. My deepest passion is self-love, growth, spiritual journey, and opening my heart to the world. more…

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  • Rachael
    All of this, and not one bit of it who you are. Is it any wonder that we struggle to find our true selves, and to hold on to that for dear life? Holding on....
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