Red Clouds
Depression has reached
through the clouds and found
me. It has grasped me and
threatens to drag me to hell. I
could probably stop it but that
would require too much energy.
Something I don't have. It has
fully engulfed me. I am
submerged into its layers and
feeling each bite and scratch on
the surface of my heart. I feel
the heavy chains of blue
wrapped around my mind. It is
physical. It is dangerous, yes I
know. Yet I toy with how far it
will go. It could really swallow
me whole and I shall be lost
from the light forever. Where is
that little light you were singing
about? Shine it into the
darkness so that I may follow it
back to sanity. The madness is
all too real now. I'm numb yet
everything I feel physically and
emotionally is magnified. I feel
it more and more each time my
heart beats. I feel it ripping me
apart. It hurts. It hurts. Help
me. Save me. Lift me out of
this river that sinks deep. It's
so deep. It will surely drown
me. Scream. Scream loud into
the bright darkness! Let it
know that you are angry. Let it
know you are hurt. Get it out.
Scream. Cry. Babble. Argue. Do
whatever it takes because if
you don't, depression will reach
out through the clouds and
grasp you.
Copyright © San'Tina Mickens | Year Posted 2014
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