Tessa Melendez : Writing

Am I Dead?

Am I Dead?

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Am I dead?I have to wonder this some days,As my life seems monotonous,A figure eight.Some days,I feel okay,The depression demons are at bay,And my pla..
"You Should've Come To Us"

"You Should've Come To Us"

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


How did it happen?How did she come to be lying upon asphalt with her chest cut open?She couldn't say.One moment,She'd been dreaming about how her futu..
Rebuilding My Mind

Rebuilding My Mind

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


There are demons unleashedwithin my mind,Maybe even...within my heart.They weren't there at the start.They came to me when my depression and anxiety c..
Silence of the Night

Silence of the Night

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Why does the nightcarry such mystery?What is the reason?With a pale moon so lonely,And stars that change throughout each season?Why is it that peace a..
Memories

Memories

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Broken soulsare not homes for hope.They're places too darkfor even the tiniest rays of sun to enter.No flowers can take root.No trees can uplift.Only ..
Dancing In The Rain

Dancing In The Rain

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


As I wake up today,The sky is crying again.Why is it that the sky cries so beautifully,while I cry painfully, silently?The skies...the indifferent col..
And So You Did Not Stay

And So You Did Not Stay

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


I was right to question.To listen...Listen to my voices and back away.Not only could you leave,But, your emotions could fray.Like a favored sweater sh..
Who Am I?

Who Am I?

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Who am I?I am a mosaicslathered with the dust and grime of her trauma,Countless have gazed upon me,Commenting on the beauty they believe lies beneath ..
What Will My Happiness Look Like?

What Will My Happiness Look Like?

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Some days,I must wonder what Life's idea of happiness could have in store for me.Is it just me,training and writing?Or will there be more?Perhaps, it ..
What Am I Really?

What Am I Really?

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


I live for the times I can float awayOn currents of depression,Thinking of my uselessness in my realityBecause what am I really,If not a puppet waitin..