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Silent Weeper

She is a devoted mother of two A caring, beautiful wife too She sings to herself so charming When walking to her school each morning When she greets even in a morning rush hour Her face blooms with a smile like a flower Her walk is brisk as in youths Admiring the beauty the nature soothes Her eyes are always red and swollen As if her sleep was mercilessly stolen If someone asks, she says with much hesitation She got scratchy eyes, a mild irritation She visits all her friends whenever possible But invitations to her home always has an obstacle She is a perfect lady I admired a great deal Married to a depressed hubby, agony well concealed

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/7/2013 5:00:00 AM

Depression hurts the whole family not just the person who is suffering..Thanks for your visit to my work..This one has great rhyme and about a good topic..Sara

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/4/2013 6:00:00 PM

This is so sad and it happens WAY too often around this world. Just read the reports on domestic abuse and it's not far from HALF the world's female population suffering from it. You did the topic very well.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 7/4/2013 3:27:00 PM

If you put a space after every two lines it will be a couplet. The Rhyming scheme works. The poem itself is excellent, families of depression sufferers have a terrible burden to bear and may fall into depression as well. It is a frustrating and helpless feeling and in many cultures mental illness is seen as weakness so families do their best to hide it.