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Depression Poems | Poetry About Depression

Depression Poems. Below are examples of poems about depression. This list of depression poems is composed of the works of modern international poet members of PoetrySoup. Depression is a medical illness which causes ones to feel hopeless, helpless, and worthless. For those who suffer from discouragement and chronic sadness, writing poems about their severe disorder has helped them to cope and find comfort. Additionally, reading poetry about depression can help ones see that there is optimism for ones with this disease and that they are not alone. Read short, long, best, famous, and modern examples of depression poetry. 

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New Depression Poems

PMPoem TitlePoetFormCategories  
demensie van dementia Denitia Boshoff Epic anxiety, depression,
Premium Member Poem Breaking Down Brian Davey Monorhyme dark, deep, depression, drink,
Mind tricks lindsay beyer Free verse depression, analogy, anger, angst, anti
Hail Storm - Strength through pain - Michael Robinson Rhyme depression, analogy, anxiety, conflict, confusion,
Premium Member Poem Knowing When to Stop Roof Missing Rhyme depression, love,
Premium Member Poem TIME STANDS STILL Vickie Thayer Light Verse abuse, anxiety, depression, psychological,
Sleep Never Comes Charlotte Mae Free verse anxiety, depression, night, sleep,
The Heartbeat of the Streets Kyle kriticos Rhyme depression, emotions,
Premium Member Poem The Darkness Within John Gondolf Rhyme dark, depression, loneliness,
SONS OF UNJUST MOSES KISIANG'ANI MAKHAKHA Political Verse depression, africa, betrayal, corruption, culture,
Suffocating Heather Hans I do not know? dark, death, deep, depression,
Premium Member Poem Frozen Broken Wings- Dear Heart Rhyme beauty, depression,
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Emptiness Chris Ron Rhyme anxiety, cry, death, depression,
And Forget Sadie So Rhyme depression, feelings, heartbroken, hurt,
Premium Member Poem Sandbags Against the Reverie of Your Woe Laura Loo Rhyme depression, death of a friend,
Tired Alison Nel Free verse cry, depression, emotions, feelings,
Hurt Heart Hate 3 Kyle N. Sampson I do not know? beautiful, betrayal, deep, depression,
I've fallen so far behind Anthony Grider I do not know? anxiety, blue, depression, pain,
What's left of me is dying Anthony Grider I do not know? anxiety, depression, emotions, stress,
They say I don't belong Anthony Grider I do not know? anxiety, betrayal, depression, fear,
Is Life Worth Living Matt Forshay Free verse anxiety, death, deep, depression,
Premium Member Poem Abandon Curtis Moorman Rhyme absence, confusion, depression, grief,
I Woke Up This Morning Gabrielle Jordan Concrete absence, depression, sad,
Make it Up to Me JW Earnings Free verse abuse, angst, depression, emotions,
A Continuation of Explanation Michael Robinson Rhyme anxiety, deep, depression, hurt,
My meaning of Omitted Michael Robinson Rhyme deep, depression, how i
Nothing Left To Lose Christopher Goss Free verse conflict, depression, how i
Grave Grace Christopher Goss Free verse addiction, angst, anxiety, depression,
Mohbaat ki huyi thi Ashish pandey Collection ABC depression, break up, character, deep,
Haiku Y Raynolds Moseamedi Haiku depression, abuse, anger, anxiety, dark,
Inside Deborah Samuelson Free verse bullying, community, depression, how
Premium Member Poem Your Abandon CayCay Jennings Rhyme depression, abuse, angst, betrayal, conflict,
the drought Madi Cook Free verse anxiety, change, cry, depression,
An inescapable doom Violet Markey Rhyme anti bullying, death, depression,
Dark Embrace Rose Henderson Prose dark, depression, endurance, hurt,
Preposterous and Contemptuous Michael Robinson Rhyme anxiety, betrayal, deep, depression,
Dear Depression Alycia Wheatley Rhyme depression, me, mental illness,
Drowning Madeleine Riha Free verse depression,
Premium Member Poem She Felt Hollow Caren Krutsinger Free verse death, depression, emo, feelings,
sorrow all way along JYOTHIPRIYAA SUREDDI Free verse depression, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Slippery Slopes Kale Brereton I do not know? addiction, anxiety, depression, for
Premium Member Poem The Clouded Window of Time Eve Roper Rhyme age, depression, old, sad,
Inexplicable Quirky Memory Unhinged clasp one matthew harris Free verse death, depression, hurt, psychological,
Premium Member Poem The Hollow Nina Parmenter Rhyme allegory, depression,
Premium Member Poem Harbingers of Hollow Winged Warrior Couplet conflict, confusion, depression,
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Finding Myself Alycia Wheatley Free verse blessing, color, confidence, depression,
Beacon Julie Preston Free verse anxiety, beautiful, depression, longing,
Premium Member Poem Her existence Lewis Raynes Quatrain depression, mental illness,
Premium Member Poem Overwhelmed by My Own Bad Focus Caren Krutsinger Free verse depression, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Incomplete Ava Daley Blank verse conflict, confusion, depression, desire,
Eureka Tanishi Mookerjee Narrative depression, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Premium Member Poem I Want To Write A Poem Or A Song In The Style Of The Blues Marc Acrich Prose depression,
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Premium Member Poem Cant out Run the Noise Kelly Hitchcock Lyric depression, anger, angst, confusion, cry,
Premium Member Poem Depression Dreams Described Nick Trim Rhyme anxiety, depression, life,
INSOMNIA Mathew Daniel Free verse anxiety, dark, depression, desire,
My own form of therapy Alex Duffy Free verse deep, depression, growing up,
Swim through the darkness Alex Duffy Free verse depression, emotions, encouraging, lonely,
Imperfectly Perfect Paulette Meso Prose courage, depression, emotions, encouraging,
SOLUTION TO MOST ANY PROBLEM b.e. singer Quatrain appreciation, cheer up, depression,
Premium Member Poem All that is left Jack Eldridge Free verse depression,
The plight of Albinos Elizabeth Adams I do not know? depression, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Inside the Obsessive Compulsive Kristine Nardo Enclosed Rhyme anxiety, depression,
Dirty Disgusted Looks, Mike Grant Rhyme depression, anger, angst, change, death,
Back to myself Alex Duffy Free verse deep, depression, emotions, encouraging,
Premium Member Poem Am I Guilty Marilyn Williams Blank verse depression, anger, anxiety, conflict, confusion,
They Become Paris-Maree Boreham Free verse depression,
Premium Member Poem The Dreaded Disease, Why Take a Chance Caren Krutsinger Free verse depression, 10th grade, 11th grade,
memorial service jan hansen Blank verse depression, death of a friend,
Eyes are Windows to the Soul H. A. Yappen Haiku dark, deep, depression, girl,
Rescue me from my dreams Alex Duffy Free verse deep, depression, dream, emotions,
HELP sayonara oyasumi Bio depression, sad,
Tested Joyce Hudson Free verse depression, life,
Broken H. A. Yappen Free verse depression, feelings, heartbroken, how
Premium Member Poem Wage Earner Kieran Pavlick Free verse 12th grade, anxiety, depression,
How can i say goodbye Anna Greene I do not know? depression, garden,
Revenge Sajal Ahmed Verse depression, anger, bangla, boyfriend, break
Missing Kenovia Mcneal Free verse anxiety, deep, depression, feelings,
Premium Member Poem Unhappiness Brian Davey Acrostic dark, deep, depression, sad,
Shadows and whispers Rose Henderson Prose absence, depression, fate,
This Edge John Arola Free verse angst, anxiety, depression, desire,
Premium Member Poem DeathWish Marilyn Williams Blank verse anger, anxiety, death, depression,
Dear Depression Nokuthula Lumba Narrative depression, gospel, spiritual,
Sadly Sick in Bed JW Earnings Rhyme angst, deep, depression, emotions,
Broken Little Pieces Tiani Rodriguez Narrative break up, change, depression,
Plaster Fix Mary Grinder Free verse angst, conflict, depression, desire,
Blood on the wings of the angel Alex Duffy Free verse deep, depression, emotions, sorry,
Speaking to yourself Briana Chapman Free verse angst, anxiety, deep, depression,
Amnesia Ramesh Deshpande Light Verse angst, depression, mystery, philosophy,
Indecisive and Unsure Jessica Meggett Free verse depression, anxiety, break up, conflict,
Premium Member Poem When You Have A Bad Day Cary Snowden Rhyme depression, friendship, inspirational,
killing Karen Marker Rhyme depression, abuse, anger, anti bullying,
Insomnia Kailey Overland Free verse depression, anxiety, conflict, cry, deep,
Premium Member Poem Dog Days Stephen Kilmer Narrative depression, fear, lonely, lost
Smiles and Cries Sam Perkins Rhyme depression, hip hop, june,
I just Want the Darkness to Absorb Me Matt Forshay Free verse anxiety, depression,
Mine Gerund Tilling Illogical Weltanschauung matthew harris Dramatic Verse depression, 10th grade, 11th grade,
The Wall, Part 1 Paris-Maree Boreham Rhyme abuse, depression, humanity, loss,
Premium Member Poem My Lovely You Billy TheKidster Rhyme cancer, depression, friend,
Premium Member Poem Mister Wrongly Jack Ellison Limerick depression,
Premium Member Poem Lost uplifting extended edit Nick Trim Rhyme anxiety, deep, depression, encouraging,