21. Traffic Light
This traffic light inside my head
Is always green and never red.
My thoughts, my dreams, and all my fears,
They all speed past my listening ears.
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Featured Shared Story
Blessings to you all, I can't say what brought me to this site other than the Holy Spirit. And it allowed me to pause for quite some time reading all of the poems and feedback posted. I know...
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22. Hollow
Emotions.
Do you feel them?
She was numb and frozen,
Yet it dimly sparkled like a dying gem.Featured Shared StoryWhen you feel empty and hollow, I feel like it's easy to feel alone. This poem helped me realize that I am not alone and that there are other people out there who struggle to feel again, who...
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23. The Ruse
She's beauty, style, poise and grace,
At least she appears to be.
But no one knows the girl who hides
Behind the face they see.Featured Shared StoryI myself have a daughter that is now going to be 26 in a little over a month. She doesn't leave the house at all, she comes to my house and to her Dr's appointments but not by choice. They...
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24. The Feeling Of Emptiness
I look into a broken mirror,
I seek to see why I am still living.
when I look around all I can see
is darkness and pain...Featured Shared StoryI was abused even before birth by my dad's sisters and mom. When I turned 1, dad left this world. Me and mama were thrown out of home by my grandparents. We came to the home of mom's...
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25. Sweet Agony
What do you see when you look in my eyes?
A freak? A nameless being?
Or maybe simply another face in the endless sea of people
What do I see when I look at myself in the mirror?Featured Shared StoryI've been suffering with depression for a while now. I truly don't know how long as I truly can't remember a starting point for it. People would never guess. Never. I am 14, have a good...
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26. Death
Time stops
And stands still
Each day
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27. The Ending Start
I've written everything I have to say,
But the words, they rot and fall away.
So with a hole in the bottom, I'm stuck in the same boat as before
And slowly sinking just in sight of shore.Featured Shared StoryI am Sam. I am twelve years old, and I moved to Arizona over a year ago. I was diagnosed with depression two or three years ago, and sometimes I consider killing myself. I never have, and I...
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28. Feeling Blue
I suppose it's hard for some to understand.
This is not the way that I had planned.
I don't know how I've let myself get this way,
And sometimes feel like calling it a day.Featured Shared StoryThis is a really good little fun sized poem the puts the darkness of the topic into a slightly lighter-hearted, almost depressingly whimsical feel. I really enjoyed it. Thank you.
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29. Deep Inside
When I smile, deep inside I want to frown
When I laugh, deep inside I want to cry
When you look into my eyes
You think everything is all rightFeatured Shared StoryTotally the way I feel and seems like no one can see it or even understand it. Feels like I'm totally alone!
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30. Tidal Wave
In our darkest nights and our brightest days,
emotions fill us like tidal waves.
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31. A Mask
I smile, I laugh, I joke around,
but my feelings no one has ever found.
They see me every day with a smile on my face,
but when I get back to this placeFeatured Shared StoryThis is so relatable. People always think I'm happy all the time; they think I never feel pain and they try to never make me feel pain. The thing is, I already do. Whenever I do feel pain and...
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32. Stay Strong
You might not understand it, you might just ask why
That all I want to do is just lay down and die.
I tried to get help; I tried to see the light,Featured Shared StoryHey I had Depression and I looked to God and he delivered me and saved me, because through him anything is possible!
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33. Life As I See It
Life is a bitter sweet pill
I am forced to take against my will
Everyone trying to pull me
Back into so called realityFeatured Shared StoryLife is fickle. So are we. All I could say is never lose hope, dear.
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34. Together
So--this is where we are.
After coming so far,
This is what it's come to.
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35. Feel Again
Much time I now spend, watching
Watching as others pass by, living
Living their lives
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36. Waves
I was just sitting there,
Watching TV,
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37. Dancing In The Rain
You've had those feelings... you wish your life was done.
You're broken, defeated, and overcome.
Each day more challenging than the last.
Moments of weakness...emotions consistently masked.Featured Shared StoryBeautiful. Starting with pessimistic feelings, ending optimistically. True.
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38. The Demons And Me
I got this feeling deep inside,
Not sadness or hatred, not even pride,
A blank spot on a map,
Where something used to be,Featured Shared StoryYou are special. Yes, there always is someone to help you, but you are special. You are one who cannot be replaced. I may not know you, but I know when people feel unhappy or on the very last...
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39. My Death
A silent shadow
stalking me in the night.
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40. When You Look At Me
When you look at me,
What do you see?
I bet if you look deep enough
You would see right through me.
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