Depression

"Depression" From the darkness of my soul I rise To this life's putrid lies As morning light beckons My weary mind awakens Although the sun is bright Where all you see is light My day is shining dark I cannot find a spark My heart is heavy as I wash n dress All manner to impress With shirt and tie Bright lips and eyes Hiding my sorrow deep within Departing souls my only kin My eyes so bright you'll never know Your joy has become my foe And when my eyes are teared For nothing to be feared You wonder why I cry You walk away and sigh A friend indeed is all I need To share compassion's seed Hold my hand in darkest times Help me once again to hear the chimes For I am want to die But truly this is just a lie For all I really crave Is someone save me from my grave From the darkness of my soul I rise Yet another day for me to despise I take the blade and contemplate Who decides upon my fate

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Bongani Zungu

Date: 5/19/2015 9:34:00 AM

Well penned Sean. i enjoyed reading your poem.

Darkland Poetry

Date: 2/7/2015 9:53:00 PM

Your words are so real and earnest and I can unfortunately relate to many of your feelings expressed here.

Sean Taylor
Date: 2/11/2015 3:21:00 AM

Thank you. I am glad I was able write an accurate account. Depression is an illness that is too little understood and too little accepted...it needs more exposure and understanding. I wrote this for my mother and others who have suffered this.