smiling for everyone else
concealed in slight laugh
no one knows
except the mirror
dark circles pallor pale
ponytails without makeup
words fail to show pain
held inside
see my heart shatter
falling in bitter pieces
on bent knee
struggling
help yourself
my voice screams
in silence
tears please
release
let me drowned
puddle at my feet
least i wont be concrete
anesthetized life
created stress
oppression follows
my shadow
unwilling to release
enemies own mind
pleading bring life back
take a deep breath
sparkle for your loved ones
should they see my weakness
Author notes
I know what depression can do,maybe this poem will show that you are not alone in your stuggles. I have been there many many times.
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I like the simplicity here especially how the lines were written to show the reader despair and then hope
"My voice screams in silence"- lovely oxymoron there
All in all, lovely piece you got here
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Wow...
This hits in so many ways..... Emotions, imagery, universal themes, etc... Pain (physical and emotional), love (sought and given), loss (realized and yet, "encouraging"), etc... We've all felt/experienced much of this, but never read this way until you wrote it... Perfect meld of you, your experiences, your feelings... So honestly personal, yet resounding and recognized by all who read it....
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Oh wow! This one hit me hard. I have a not in the back of my throat right now. I know its dealing with death, but this hit me in another way. It really hit me at home. Hes gone and this is me. I appriciate this write. Amazing. I loved it!
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Very in depth look at depression and what it can do...thank you for sharing this; I appreciate you
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good write, flows good. Tells alot about depression, reminds me of me for so long, just managing to hold myself together for everyone else, when I really felt like I was dying inside.
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