Depression

Opening the Door to

Loneliness

A mind starts racing,

A grin turns to a frown,

And feet begin pacing.

Entering the Room of

Despair

Shoulders drooping low,

Back bending over,

Tears falling slow.

Seeking the House of

Reason

Praying to find a friend,

Wishing the answer was clear,

Thinking the pain will never end.

Questioning the Purpose of

Life

Feeling like a clown,

Just trying to be oneself,

Always being put down.

Walking Amongst the Critics of the

World

Forget that other people exist,

Care only about what oneself thinks,

Recover what others have missed. 

Reviews

[emipoemi]

I don't particularly agree with the last stanza (because no one needs to feel alone when depressed. There will always be someone to turn to), but D@@@@@MMMMNNN!! This is brilliantly constructed and absolutely sublime on so many levels. It's solemn and profound, and simply beyond words. For musicality purposes, "searching for" should be switched out for "seeking" (that would make it sound better and have better flow), but this is otherwise brilliant! Brilliant - Brilliant - Brilliant! Well freaking done! I'm genuinely surprised no one has been eating this up in the 2.5ish years this has been up. WAY - TO - GO!

[Nyx]

🥺😭 oh man.. coming back to all my forgotten writing and seeing these beautiful comments 💜 thank you so much. I think I might need to get back into my writings again

[emipoemi]

The fact that I'm still the only reviewer of this is just mind-blowing. But definitely come back. Every writer is missed when they go (especially the good ones).