I suffer from Depression

I suffer from Depression


Curled up in a ball,
It's times like these
I feel so small.
The tears are streaming
Down my face, I just want to
Leave this place.

The place that makes my
heart ache, the place that
Makes my body shake.
This place that exists inside me,
A place I can't break free.

I suffer from depression.

It's not something I can ignore,
I tried but I couldn't take it anymore.
The pain was too much, my chest
Was aching. I felt if I hugged myself,
It would keep my heart from breaking.

It wasn't just me I hurt,
I hurt others too. That hurt me
More, why couldn't I undo?
I pushed away the people
Who cared most, the people
Who were once so close.

I suffer from depression.

It's not something that I chose,
It's not just something that comes
And goes. I've started to heal,
I've started to feel. I wont
Give up, I wont give in.
I wont let my depression
Take over an win.

I'll think of the good, and
Block out the bad, accept that
Things happen for a reason,
And I shouldn't always be sad.

I suffer from depression, but I
Wont let it take me over.

Author's Note

Something I wrote last night. Yes I do suffer from depression and I have for a while. I hope if anyone else has it, that they stay strong. The image is of a baby dragon, something I drew.

Reviews

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I love the power this piece illustrates, as you have written a masterpiece with your words.
I too suffer from chronic depression as well as some other diag. I have been lying on the floor in a ball as you describe so vividly, and then we rise! Never giving in to the pain this world throws our way.
To look at the gifts you have in your life, as well as your writing shows the positively you carry within. Stay strong, you are not alone. I 'm sure there are others that can relate. Blessed Be :-)