I was

depressed

I was

bummed out

my dog had died

get another

new one wont chase the stick

and

now I'm in debt

with no money 

then

claim bankrupt  

but because of that

I have no friends

then be 

who you are

because a bummer

 is for you  to think 

you're alone.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is exactly how depression can feel, that sense of being isolated & then you get withdrawn, which leads to more isolation. You've pegged it with strong original everyday details. In my long life with lots of depression, I have come to realize that MOST people do not get me. I'm just outside the dots enuf so that lots of people who live traditional, predictable lives will back away from me somewhat. We can go thru life feeling warped by this or we can realize that traditional, predictable people are plentiful, but there are other misfits out there who will totally relate to me. I wish the narrator of your poem to find the swans in his/her own pond, rather than the ducks quacking out judgmental crap (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Mauricio Montoya]

thank you so much, have a great day

[Fran Marie]

depression hits
and one just doesn't
want to anything
like the dog who
won't chase the stick
life becomes dull
and uninteresting
you explain what
so many feel
in these perilous
times being isolated
from others;

[Poetic Beauty]

I think we all feel lost and alone at times in our lives. We all have those moments when we are sad and depressed

[light and ashes]

I sincerely hope this is not the case with you!
If a lack of money causes you to lose friends then they weren't your friends in the first place.

[T.S. Ulmus]

The dog died in the new one won't chase the stick, such an apt metaphor. You were probably being literal but sometimes life gives us brilliant metaphors. In the stark plane of depression one can only see a bleak empty landscape, but the truth is that it is a very crowded place.

[Mauricio Montoya]

i think we sometimes want to find blame in what brings us down and that makes us feel alone, thanks the dog thing was a joke but even they may feel alone

[emmajoy]

Whether dearly loved animal.. beloved human.. elements in every day life: one or all can turn life upside down if gone.. faded.. plus left a enormous void that hurts like hell. How hard to fill it, to heat it before the YOU fades. Life is for sharing but space is so often hard to come by. So grows into isolation, loneliness - different but same. Being alone is nothing less than persecution. Such a sadness here. ..

[Coyote Poetry]

I understand the poem my friend. I had a cat. My only friend in my house. Died in August. Now I must talk to the wife. Our animals. Our good friend. Don't rate us and like us always. Hello Mauricio. I hope you are doing well and staying safe.
Coyote

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

The ending made me think. Nice poem and if what you say is true story about your dog and all the tough things you're going through. Tyfs

[Mauricio Montoya]

no! not my dog just everyday life, just thinking of things that would make one feel down, thanks for reading and ur comments

[John the Baptist]

As they say, when it rains, it pours. Liked the insight at the poem's end.

[Mauricio Montoya]

hey you thanks for taking the time to read, ur not so bad or self with fight or flight good write.