Buzzkill
I was never any good
at hide & seek
it was hard for me to sit
in silence
while people
looked for me
I always wanted to scream:
I’m still here
please
never forget
that you cared
about me
Dara Goodale (they/she) is a Romanian-American lesbian, poet, and university student living in Lausanne, Switzerland. They write about mental health, grief, and identity. Their work has appeared or is forthcoming in Cleaver Magazine, Underbelly Press, The B’K, Thimble Literary Magazine, The Passionfruit Review, and more. You can find them on Instagram @daragoodale