The New Me

This is a poem that I wrote and entered in a contest for extra credit in my English class. It is a poem of how I feel/felt. It is my only published poem, I hope you enjoy it!

I used to just feel like dying 

Because I could not give anymore

The effort, exhausting, was getting me nowhere and where did that leave me? Alone

I was not okay and I was not fine

I couldn’t relax; I couldn’t unwind

I would stay up past five and barely sleep; My mind was racing right past me

I couldn’t keep up; I was going crazy

Why could I not be fine?

I could see someone in the mirror but this person I didn’t know

Everything felt all wrong

So I burnt it till it was all gone

Now see the new me

Standing proud and free

From a cage I called life

Something bad for me

I live a different life now 

but in the same body

I was stuck and alone

But now I’m free to roam

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

A wonderful and hopeful poem that speaks of the struggles against depression and reclaiming self to rise above it. I recognize many of the symptoms of this awful disease because I have suffered from it most of my life. Thank you for putting into words the pain many go through when dealing with depression. And the hope that one can eventually rise above it to find themselves again.

[K writes]

I live a different life now
but in the same body
I was stuck and alone
But now I’m free to roam

love these lines here, this is emotional, nicely written

[no tell writer]

I know all the struggles all to well, been down that road. I can feel your emotions.