Sorrows Underneath

I think of all my problems.
I think of all my pains.
I think of all my sorrows
Until I go insane.

I think of all the smiles I’ve worn
Which hides my sorrow underneath 
No one seems to notice.
That I go through so much grief.

My tears seem to keep flowing
Inside my tired eyes.
Each time I want to tell you
But, my words come out as lies.

These days I’m felling distant,
Faraway and weak.
My sadness pulls me further,
From the happiness I seek.

I’ve just begun to realize, 
That my hopes and dreams are gone,
I’m walking down a dead-end-road
Humming a tuneless song.

I’m standing on a rooftop, although I’m afraid of heights.
I’m watching the cars underneath me move,
And somehow this doesn’t feel right.

Now I think of what I’m doing
I know I could find a way 
To beat through my depression 
And start living a brighter day.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007


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Date: 11/29/2012 10:43:00 AM
Sending you a smile .... and hope you will be happy again!! :)) Well written poem, touching Jessica. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 11/17/2009 1:36:00 PM
Wow. this poem speaks volumes. depression is terrible.
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Date: 11/17/2009 1:31:00 PM
Hope that this is a topic and not your life. The last stanza has the answers finding a way. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 4/23/2009 1:03:00 PM
You have been missed. Hope you are happier! Light & Love
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Date: 4/23/2009 12:08:00 PM
I hope you fell better now. Depression is the pits as they say. It's good to see you back. If you get a chance, read my poem "This one's for You" I just wrote it today...a strong feeling to do so. Let me know what you think. God Bless you. Lovingly, Dane
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