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Depression Free Verse Poems

These Depression Free Verse poems are examples of Free Verse poems about Depression. These are the best examples of Free Verse Depression poems written by international poets.

The Void
The void.
I can’t see anything.
When I was in the world,
Everyone could see me, 
And they stared.
Now that I’m in the void?
Now that I’m in the...

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Categories: depression,

Premium Member There Is An Angel Who Sits Upon My Shoulder Who Goes By The Name Of Death
There is an angel who sits upon my shoulder who goes by the name of Death,
And though I cannot always see him, upon my neck...

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Categories: dark, hope, inspiration, loneliness,
Torture of the Soul
When I asked you, you said yes,
I bore my heart, and you said yes,
I gave my soul, and you said yes,
I built our life, and...

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Categories: anger, depression, heartbroken, lonely,
Dying is easy
He died once,
A long time ago.

He sat in his car,
On the side of the road.

His girlfriend had left him,
So he just looked at himself.

Crying out...

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Categories: angst, death, depression, heartbreak,
Safety Ventilation
Sometimes it's hard for me not to be anxious 
Because when I worry I feel like I exist
Stress drained my heart now it's a drought
I...

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Categories: angst, anxiety, confusion, death,

Brushing
Circling and scraping.
Bristly and comforting.
When I brush my teeth.
It’s never that bad.
But getting out of bed is the hard part.
I find myself wishing someone would...

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Categories: anxiety, depression,
Empty
It’s cold as I’m waiting.
Then it’s numb.
Nothing is painful in here.
It’s just…
As I’m in the waiting room.
I’m bored as I stare at smiling magazines.
Then at...

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Categories: depression,
Smoldering In The Dark
Smoldering In The Dark

My muse set fire to my soul
With her Irish blood and scorpion sting
The darkness had no chance.

Skeletons huddled in the closet
Bones rattled...

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Categories: anxiety, dark, depression, evil,
Premium Member Stitches
Stitches
 
A wound, deep and wide.
Gaping, Ragged, Bleeding...

Cover with the cloth of

False Smiles.

Cover with the cobweb gauze of

Empty Sympathy.

Clamp it shut with fingers of

Chemical Laughter.

Hold...

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Categories: addiction, depression, grief, health,
Fairytale of Tears - the Journey Pt 4
Delusions,
The what if’s,
Can be some of the most joyous thoughts.

Fairytales,
The purest of fiction,
Can have the most meaningful messages.

My delusions are like fairytales,
For they have meaning...

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Categories: depression, mental health,
Early to exit
Sweating profusely while staring at six grams of pure pleasure on the coffee table.
My stomach is deprived of relief two days going.
My spoon gives the...

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Categories: drug,
Outside World
They tell me it’s a nice day.
That’s what teachers say.
On the bus ride home, some kids open their windows.
I imagine throwing my books into the...

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Categories: anxiety, depression,
Look Closely
Submerged in his fanciful palette of 
        feigned perfection his fetid smile 
     ...

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Categories: anxiety, deep, imagery, imagination,
Words of Pain
I am pouring aggressive tea into cup for drink
Don't stare! I am really gonna drink 
Fun fact is, I do not like flower's beds
They give...

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Categories: anxiety, depression, hurt, write,
Words of Pain
I am pouring aggressive tea into cup for drink
Don't stare! I am really gonna drink 
Fun fact is, I do not like flower's beds
They give...

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Categories: anxiety, depression, hurt, write,

Book: Shattered Sighs