Miranda Hawley Poet Free verse

Scattered Package

If depression came in a package
it might have the prettiest outer layer.
If depression came in a package
it might have the brightest red bow.

If depression came in a package
it would be advertised by a forked tongue.
Don't be fooled by the paper
it lies over top of danger.

If the package should unravel
and scatter where you stand,
you will soon see the demons.
Don't let them take your hand.

If the package should unravel
and scatter where you stand,
you will feel thousands of blades
cutting your spirit, heart, and hands.

So don't let it unravel;
the package deserves the hottest of flames,
because the dangers it holds inside
are death of the soul, by name.

So don't let it unravel;
the package deserves the hottest of flames,
because the dangers it holds inside
are anything but a good game.

If depression came in a package
it won't at first expose itself by name,
but the sooner it scatters like ashes in the wind
the less you suffer from shame.

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Andrea Dietrich June 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM Wow. That is an intense poem you wrote. It feels like you really know depression. Sorry if you have it. My husband has been on meds for depression for almost 30 years. He is much better than those many years ago when he had a nervous breakdown and was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. I don't have it but with all my physical problems, I can't believe I even feel sane!! Miranda Hawley June 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM PSTD or is it PTSD *I get that mixed up which one is the right one* was the exact diagnosis, and I was on meds for it for a while, but I am not really sure that I need them now. Yes, depression sucks and yes, I know what it feels like.