Depression's Story

by Krete   Nov 22, 2005


Just another Emotion,
one not very loud.
You hide me with a potion,
but I find a way around.

I don't lurk in corners,
dark spaces or a hole,
I am deep within you,
resting in your soul.

I don't gloat or scream,
grow or slowly creep,
I just continue on,
to make you eternally weep.

I am the inner shame,
the ripple of all sin,
an endless open void,
the echo from within.

Like an open wound,
every sore you bare,
the tarring & the pain,
is all mine to wear.

I multiply the hurt,
redirect all tears,
counting your worth,
& playing on your fears.

The master of memories,
king of manipulation,
I re-run the sorrow,
& stack the precipitation.

All the flashes of pain,
every and each day,
another horrible memory,
I make sure to stay.

The ever consistency,
to never leave your side,
I'm the prince standing,
whispering who lied.

I don't press on,
or even really try,
I am simply just,
the never ending cry...

...

of why?

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  • 19 years ago

    by Cuddles

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! Words cannot possibly express how superior this poem is. And even if they could, I would not know what to say. This the first I have read of yours and I am hopelessly hooked. I love the way you personify depression as if it's an actual person. This poem is so totally awesome and I can't wait to read more of your poems.

  • 19 years ago

    by EpithetPoet

    Very beautiful my dear. i have to agree that this is one of your best poems. "i am simply just the never ending cry"... i loved that part... even though depression hardly ever brings me tears, to the point where i beg for them, that's how i always feel inside. lovely...
    -A

  • 19 years ago

    by Saravana Kumar S

    Wow...what an amazing poem....just breathtaking...So beautifully done...keep writing...

  • 19 years ago

    by Gracie Jo

    This is my favorite poem of yours. I've tried writing about depression but my poetry doesn't even come close to holding a candle to yours. Awesome, as usual. =]

  • 19 years ago

    by Gracie Jo

    This is my favorite poem of yours. I've tried writing about depression but my poetry doesn't even come close to holding a candle to yours. Awesome, as usual. =]

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