Depression is My Diagnosis

People say I’m a freak.

They don’t understand that words have the ability to cut deeper than knives.

Or maybe they do understand and they use it to their advantage.

Perhaps they know how vulnerable I am.

I hope not, and therefore I pretend and live as if they do not.

I tell myself:

"They don’t know what I’ve been through or that I cry late at night.

They just don't understand why I wear black.

They can't comprehend the way it feels to have the colors I once knew and loved slip through my fingers and leave me. With out them, all that is left is darkness.

People have a hard time making sense of things they have never felt.

They have strong dislike for things that are different and that is what I am.

I am different."

I've always known that I am different, and it's never bothered me much.

What bothers me is the way people criticize differences.

Reviews

[Sikandar Khan]

Amazing Piece of Art Goood Job

[_d e n i a l_]

i have been diagnosed with mdd major depressive disorder i no where ur coming from

[Leon C]

As a fellow sufferer, I can really relate to this piece of work. I like the way you have used a rhythm pattern that seems to match how my brain works when I am depressed. This gives it a good authentic feel

Good work!