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WEARY All encompassing nubmness greys my world Is seeping into every layer of me Is hurting every muscle of my self This pain that kisses my unwilling joints While sadness is what every person thinks Is all there is to what this feeling is And shrugging off is easy and a choice For sometimes human beings all are sad This is no sadness, nor is it a choice I do not choose to not participate To not feel freedom or the happiness That I so long for, that I know exists I want to rest my weary head on you To have you comfort me, say I will live Say I will conquer this time, make it through For after this I know that I belong *** Meme by Mel Leach December 7, 2016

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Stephen Pennell

Date: 12/13/2016 6:21:00 AM

yeah crap world we have to do things we don't want, we hurt yet have to carry on , deffo good to share the load , good poem

Darren White
Date: 12/13/2016 6:44:00 AM

Indeed. We carry on and make the best of it :) Thank you.

Space Cadet

Date: 12/7/2016 9:56:00 PM

Excellently crafted -- Was the initial inspiration from the Meme/Quote? Obviously it is about your man, but I'm curious how you started the poem -- was it from the darkness or from the lightness? I'm always interested in what "triggers" the first line(s), the seed. You don't have to share if it's too personal, I understand. Great work. --Wesley C. "To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage." - Lao Tzu

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 10:26:00 PM

My friend Mel makes the memes. I wrote the poem and chose this meme afterwards, but I had it already in the back of my mind to use this one. Both my man and I suffer from MDD/clinical depression. (To be continued)

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 10:26:00 PM

Since we are both different persons, we both have different reactions and symptoms, but this numbness, this grey disconnection from the world and its joys is something we share. Hence the opening line. Thank you for the quote. - Darren

Nette Onclaud

Date: 12/7/2016 1:35:00 PM

moved by your languid poem, darren... we always have someone we can lean on... wonderful flow!..huggs

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 1:38:00 PM

Thank you, Nette. And yeah Iambic Pentameter Blank Verse, I absolutely love to use that, I am not sure why, I think for me it enhances the natural spoken language, the sort of explaining I am doing in this poem.

Tim Smith

Date: 12/7/2016 12:56:00 PM

I hope he will always be there for you to lean on...very touching

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 1:11:00 PM

I hope he always will, he joined Soup, so that's a good start.But yes, having him is light in darkness.

Doug Vinson

Date: 12/7/2016 8:57:00 AM

There is an ocean of sadness out there, ever-present. I had to check, to make sure you're supposed to put in hyphen in there. While I was doing that, most of philosophy passed me by.

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 9:05:00 AM

thinking about hyphens kills philosophy for sure :)...

Chris Green

Date: 12/7/2016 8:32:00 AM

There are so many lines in this poem that speak to me. Sadness is never easy to shrug off, no matter how many times we force ourselves to smile during the healing process, it's not easy. But as your wonderful poem states...there is always a light somewhere waiting to shine on us again. Nicely expressed Darren.

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 8:43:00 AM

It's one HUGE struggle. And you do have to remind yourself, that there is actually light there yes.

Claudia Polydoro

Date: 12/7/2016 4:55:00 AM

You always move me with your words, my friend - we're fighters, we'll conquer it all. <3

Claudia Polydoro
Date: 12/7/2016 10:21:00 PM

<3 Of course I knew it was for him, hun... I'm so glad you've each other for support... that's priceless!!! and of course you both have us too. :*

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 5:03:00 AM

We will, you, me, Jason, we will. This one was for him by the way. But you know that <3

Paloma P

Date: 12/7/2016 4:46:00 AM

There's such a heaviness to your words, we all get weary, well spoken Darren, glad you lightened it up with a gleam of hope at the end my friend. :)

Paloma P
Date: 12/7/2016 5:32:00 AM

Good attitude! :)

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 5:02:00 AM

Always, the knowing there is brightness at the end of the tunnel is what keeps you going :)

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/7/2016 4:30:00 AM

- A poem with gray tones ... like my worst days of my fibromylagia ... when heart desires but the body does not ... Lovely written, the day is yours Darren :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 5:02:00 AM

Grey, well said, not black! And yes! The heart desires, but body and mind have a will of their own.

Barbara Brewin

Date: 12/7/2016 4:14:00 AM

I agree with Darren. It is indeed compelling, I feel such sadness but reading the words of the last two lines of the penultimate verse are electric. You know happiness is out there. Go grab it. ??Best wishes

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 5:01:00 AM

With Rick ;) I know Barbara. The poem is meant to give 'outsiders' some insight into what it means to live with clinical depression :) Thank you!

White Wolf

Date: 12/7/2016 3:29:00 AM

Darren, this is very compelling and moving! May you find solace in your pen!

Darren White
Date: 12/7/2016 5:00:00 AM

Thank you. I hope it gives some insight into what living woth clinical depression means :)