Erin Murphy Poet Rhyme

Google Search, What to do When I'm Always Blue?

My brain is flooded
  I feel so worn
  I’m always tired
  My mind is torn
  Too many options
  Not enough time
  I struggle
  But it’s in my mind

  I’m here and there
  I’m happy, I’m sad
  I’m never both
  But I’m always mad
  Many emotions
  In my head
  Most times I think, 
  “I’m better off dead.”

  It hurts to think
  So I push it down
  But it builds up
  Into something …
  …I can’t turn off
  Maybe I’m sensitive
  Maybe I’m soft
  I try to tell people,
  But they blow me off
  Google Search,
  “What to do…
  …when I’m always blue?”

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Sara Jama April 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM Congratulations on placing in my contest. I really appreciated the raw honest take you wrote on my prompt. I really felt "Maybe I’m sensitive Maybe I’m soft." I feel as poets we are feel deeper and those lines really hit. Also "I’m here and there I’m happy, I’m sad I’m never both But I’m always mad Many emotions In my head Most times I think, “I’m better off dead.” That stanza hit deep. Thank you for writing. Erin Murphy April 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM Thank you. I'm glad it seems to have touched you.

Lin Lane April 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM Discontentment in the heart does create chaos. Congrats on your contest placement, Erin. Erin Murphy April 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM Thank you! I was having a really bad day and writing a response to the contest prompt really helped.

Beata Agustin April 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed. Erin Murphy April 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM Aw, thank you so much! God bless you too!

Beryl Edmonds April 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM That’s me too Erin, welcome to PoetrySoup, enjoy your poetic journey… Beryl Erin Murphy April 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM Thank you! I was having a rough day, so it was a nice outlet. I'm really loving PoetrySoup.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM Writing about it certainly helps, I hope composing this was as cathartic for you as it was for me reading it. Welcome to the soup Erin! xomo Erin Murphy April 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM It was! It helped me understand my thoughts a little bit better. I'm glad that you seem to be a little moved by it too! 'The soup' is great, and I'm loving it!!