Tomorrow

depression doesn't like it when i try to function like a human being (:

My mother says I've been in my room too much lately

She says she misses me

She wants me to come out

But I can't pass through the doorway

The hallways spins

The lights flicker

The floor tries to swallow me whole

I tell her tomorrow

I say it again the next day

And the next

And the next

Until it becomes another thing I say

My brother is getting restless

He asks me why I don't come out anymore

Why I hide away

I don't know what to say

I want to leave the confines of my bed

I want to feel the sun on my skin

To breathe in fresh air again

Today, I say

Today I will leave my room

Today comes and I try

I try to take off the shackles

I try to open the curtains

To open my door

But something holds me back

It clings to me like second skin

It drags me back to bed

It tells me to stay still

Don't get up

I am forced to obey its command

Tomorrow then

I say

Day after day

Reviews

[Marissa Torres]

This is just so raw and real. This is just so beautifully written and I couldn't say this better than the way you've written it.

[Einstein Noodle]

man...your poetry is so real ...depression is a terrible tragedy in society ..we are in an age that finally it is recognized as an illness .. which it certainly is .. and robs society of talent ... many emotional/mental illnesses keep the reality of the illness secret from the sufferers ..with depression, as your poem clearly points out, it is clearly understood ..but still your protagonist is held in its spell ... so glad i have met you Meghan ... peace .... be well

[Planet x]

You have a beautiful way to express yourself , you deal with the most hard things and still can explain how it feels with simple words , I think its amazing talent

Depression is so common , I know this so well