Brittney Tyler Poet Lyric

The Depression Ball

There comes a great darkness
A time full of sad
And nothing makes sense
And the world spins round mad.

I sit all alone
In my world full of dark
And the madness it spins
And my outlook is stark.

The more that it spins
Is the more that I fall
Then I twist and I turn
As my world becomes dull.

And it hurts and I'm scared
As I feel nothing at all
Except the dark grey sadness
Of the depression ball. 

I hear all the voices
They scream in my head
You are worthless and nothing
You're better off dead.

I fight and I struggle
To keep it at bay
Every moment becomes darker
As the night ends my day.

I slowly slip down
Into the dark world of mad
And I let it take over
The darkness and the sad.

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Richard Lamoureux August 20, 2015 at 2:36 PM I really felt this one, congratulations. Brittney Tyler September 8, 2015 at 8:14 AM Thanks

Dr. Upma A. Sharma August 19, 2015 at 11:23 PM Ah such a lovely write Brittney! Congrats on a wonderful win, I can relate to it, happens sometimes! Brittney Tyler August 20, 2015 at 11:13 AM Thank you. I think a lot of people have gone through depression at some point in their lives. It's something not a lot of people talk about though.

Skat A August 19, 2015 at 8:57 PM I held this ball so many times, I enjoyed.. Congrats on your Mental Illness win.... SKAT Brittney Tyler August 20, 2015 at 11:14 AM Thanks :) To many people go through this to often and have to fake it through

Nathan D. August 19, 2015 at 8:13 PM it all ends well

Hannington Mumo August 12, 2015 at 1:03 PM It is not sensible to be sad and depressed while you have such a mouthwatering poetic gift. If your environment is full of depressants, get a flight to some island and have your full measure of solitude there. I'm falling in love with your well-written nuggets and will be reading them daily. All the best and congrats. 7+++!!!

Eden Ryan June 4, 2015 at 6:53 PM I have clinical depression, so this is my reality some days! I also have several poems (not posted yet) along the lines of this one! It's hard to explain depression to those who clinically do not have it! Great poem!