CATALYST

Thoughts on life, depression and finding strength.

If sadness is a sickness,
Then I am f****n terminal.
Suffer from chronic blues
That cripple me day and night.
Life is equal parts
Balloon and anchor,
It'll lift you up
And it'll drag you down.
I'm the only catalyst I need.
I'll be right back,
Just need some fresh air.
Can't see the light through the doubts
And can't breathe in the dark.
So I stand, lean over, look down.
It'd be so easy to jump,
But that'd give it too much power.
I admit this is not my finest hour,
But I can and will survive.
I may have a hard time finding reasons to rise,
But I'm still too strong for a concrete dive.

Reviews

[KT-B]

brilliant poem - so sad that so many have anxiety and depression it's the worst! I just went through a bout myself out of nowhere - bought a book on cognitive behaviour therapy and got some great ideas how to work through feelings and understand where they come from it was really helpful but the struggle is real and well done for staying strong keep going it won't be like this forever :)