The Mask
I'm great, fine, spectacular. In a way
I relish every night, and I live every day.
I live, I laugh, I write, I sing.
I wonder what the new days will bring.
Depression Poems by Teens
Painful Poems About Teenage Depression
Depression has become an epidemic amongst the teen population. Some of its prevalence can be blamed on hormonal changes as a teenager matures. However, a primary trigger for depression in teenagers is sadness felt as a result of struggling to get to know one's self and new intense feelings which are being felt for the first time.
Poems abut Fighting Depression
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Featured Shared Story
Yeah, I know depression sucks. I put on a mask, and when I get home I break down, wanting to die. It hurts going through school pretending to be okay, and when someone asks if you're okay,...
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Lost
Pain PoemWhat do you call it when all you feel is pain?
When your loved ones look at you and all you feel is shame?
When you're tired of living and playing this game?
When you know your life is meaningless and you're the only one to blame?Featured Shared StorySadly, nowadays that's how a good bit of the world's population describes how they feel and the thoughts on their emotional state about their life in general. It's sad. It's NOT you it's...
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Poem On Hiding Depression From Parents
My world is falling, crumbling apart,
life is meaningless, and that's just the start.
My heart's so sore, I can feel it breaking,Featured Shared StoryI am the parent of a 16 year old son who took his own life. Please hear me out. You're not alone. You should tell someone. We parents care more than you know. When a teen takes their life, it...
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You Don't Understand
To Parents Who Don't CareYou don't understand,
you never do.
I try to explain,
but I can't get through to you.Featured Shared StoryI'm so sorry to hear about your loss. I, too, lost my father in an accident, so I guess I can relate in some way.. But I'm not claiming to completely understand how you feel. Only you know...
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Everyone Lies
Be There For Me Poemyou say your there for me
but when I really open up to you , you just don't want to see
you act like you care
but when I have these thoughts and break downs I ring and your never there...Featured Shared StoryI was raped 7 times at the age of 3 by my step-sister. My brother and father are both dead. I've been abused, enslaved. I attempted suicide at least 13 times, now I helped the girl I love go...
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The Girl In The Corner
When No One NoticesThere is a girl who sits in the corner.
Her heart is crying out.
There are people all around her,
But no one seems to hear her shout.Featured Shared StoryHi Kaylee,
You have no idea how much help your poem, your expression of your own pain, is bringing to all these other people who share in how you feel. Writing and poetry were always a way... -
Mixed Emotions
inside I'm crying
outside I'm smiling
no one notices
but its hard for me to control this...Featured Shared StoryExactly!! You know all of us go through difficult situation in our lives, but the important thing is knowing that at the end of the day you have someone to hold your hand!!
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Who They Wanted Her To Be
The Harsh Truth Of Life With DepressionShe took a deep breath.
She counted to three,
A picture in her head
Of who they wanted me to be.Featured Shared StoryThis poem breaks my heart and soul. I am hurting in my heart for you, but also for my own daughter. After several years of living in complete misery and isolation, my children and myself are...
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Do You Care
Mom Do You Care About My DepressionI sit and wait for you to be there.
Sometimes I wonder if you even care.
I sit and I cry waiting for the end.
All you do is sit there and pretendFeatured Shared StoryNo one bullies me to the point where I break. It's all me. I am the bully which kicks myself farther down this dark hole. At first I was just sitting next to it laughing at everyone who fell,...
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Cry Silently In A Corner
Cry quietly in a corner
Don't make a big scene
Don't let anyone think something's wrong
Remember not to be mean...Featured Shared StorySo this really hit me. Every day of freshman year the only way I made it was by telling myself I could kill myself the next day. I told myself nothing mattered, seeing as I would be dead by...
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