Tessa Melendez : Writing

Shadow=You

Shadow=You

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


The greatest painfor someone who deals with depression,With any form of mental pressure,Is the shadow that won't disappear.It remains forever near.Tan..
Locked Away

Locked Away

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


It's a horrid feeling...to be locked up.To know that your willdoes not fully bend to you,but mainly to someone else's.You don't need to be touchedto c..
Thoughts on Therapy

Thoughts on Therapy

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Isn't it funny how,We send people with mental problems to therapy so quickly?First revelations of depression and anxiety,Equate to, "Maybe you should ..
The First Black Day

The First Black Day

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


It's painful to accept,But, we all must have black days,Because, there are times when the Sun simply is too weak to shine.That's when the Moon comes u..
Black Magic Lies In Wait

Black Magic Lies In Wait

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Black magic lies in waitbeneath most every action we take,The con artist we must battle each day,Fighting to make good headway.But, little do we know,..
Trust Is A Cobra

Trust Is A Cobra

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


For those of you whodon't get why I say I have trust issues,Allow me to simplify it for you.See,Nobody stays.Many say it's a common phase.But that's s..
Dead Dreams

Dead Dreams

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Isn't it amazing,How quickly some dreams can die?Often left unburied,No honor for their time in our lives.They die because someone said what they shou..
Inside Voices

Inside Voices

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


I will readily admit,I cry when confronting some people.I can't control it.One moment, I'm full of adrenaline,Snapping, releasing my thoughts.The next..
Warring Voices

Warring Voices

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


Every day,My mind is encompassed by the whisper of many voices,So many that they seem to become one.They nag me and pull me every which way,Hoping to ..
The Vortex

The Vortex

A Poem by Tessa Melendez


I can't pinpoint the dayin which this dark vortexawakened within me.Swallowing my hopes and dreamsso there was little happiness to be seen,But, I know..