Depression Addiction Poems

Bruising my vein
Can’t stay in my lane
Don’t even feel any pain
Acting like my arms are a pincushion 
A dirty needle about to push in
Need that...

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It's the beginning of Fall,
chilly days and boring days
are ahead, he notices how tall
are the pines that oversee all;
a rambling guy whistles songs:
does he have...

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Beneath the churning skies and wrathful sea, 
A lone man wails into swirling agony.
Each crashing wave, a relentless assault,
Mirroring the chaos of his inner tumult.

Beneath...

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Once I saw the world so bright and wide, Adventurous days with friends by my side, We'd chase the highs, stay fly and free, living...

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I’m not strong enough
I can’t carry this load today
My ego is weighing me down
It’s hard not to reach for a crutch
The littlest of things weighs...

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they're funny,
but not always
like that.

they're laughing,
but sometimes
its hard.

it's so touching 
to see them
collapse.

i'd stop them,
but they would
get mad.

they're diving
so deep;
they can't breathe.

they're gasping
for air -
getting...

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Today I broke out in laughter 
Two beers 
Were enough to heal my spirit
I am an addict but for medicine 
A drug user but for...

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Here come try this you will have soo much fun.
You will loose everything you have every material posession and every loved one.
Up all night riding...

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Feeling Sorry

Lie after lie after lie,
Looking and swearing right into your eye, 
It’s always the same though I try,
I bleed and you cry,
You die and...

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I am injured. And I am alone. Your mask falls & hits the floor like shattering glass. But this is not the first time your...

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This life's trying to kill me, 
Grind me down, 
Beating me slowly. 
Looking at pictures of the old me, 
I see my face but I...

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The afternoon's a fire, but my head still frozen to the pillow.
The fan blows soft and I lay softer.
Without a signifier I'll get up for...

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(Lights dim, a single spotlight illuminates Judy Garland, center stage. She wears a faded housecoat, her eyes holding a lifetime of stories. She speaks directly...

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There is something you should be aware of,
That I need you to hear of,
Something about depression that everyone should know about.

If a depressed person comes...

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Addiction hurts 
Evil lurks 
Now its a disaster 

Family's ignore
Left forgotten 
Now its blaming 

Solo journeys
Hardened heart 
Now its crying 

Bad memories 
Surpressed emotions 
Now...

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