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Is anyone listening yet

I am sick, it’s not one you can see,
I am sick I haven’t got a bruise or broken knee,
I am sick so full of disease,
I’m ill despite what you see,
I’m ill I know myself better than you, please,
I’m ill listen to me,

I am troubled, tormented and wish death upon me,
I am troubled, helpless and frightened and death is free,
I am troubled so I starve me,
I’m being punished for being abused,
I’m being punished for being abnormal, a different need,
I’m being punished I have an illness you cant see,

I am sick, if I knew how to cope don’t you think I would,
I am sick, if you were in my head you’d be lost,
I am sick so stop telling me I am not,
I am messed up now its long sleeves,
I am messed up watching blood bleed,
I am messed up yet I feel relieved.

I suffer depression, starving is no longer a relief,
I suffer depression but now it controls me,
I suffer depression, I ask for help, sorry not me,
I am sick I hid it for so long,
I am sick, 13 years thinking I was controlling it,
I am sick and I hate it.

I need help, I say it so many times,
I need help oh its her, never mind,
I need help I have depression so deep in my mind,
I know why so many chose to die,
I know why, maybe I
I know why,

Are you listening yet?  

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  • XxTwiceDisturbedXx
    November 1

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    Powerful!

    Holy wow! This is so deep but so sad in a way. Though I know how you feel. This poem explains so much about how depression can bring us down, push us around and show us the door in some ways. It's hard to reach out for help if no one will listen. But I wish you every luck in your life. I hope one day you find what you are so badly wishing to find. Keep strong, even though, sometimes it is harder to fight to stay strong than it is to give up; but I hope that you find the right path that will lead you out of the darkness and into the light and that you can find that sense of happiness in knowing you are not alone. My heart goes out to you.