Hope Depression Poems
These Hope Depression poems are examples of Depression poems about Hope. These are the best examples of Depression Hope poems written by international poets.
IN THE LAND OF PEACEOnce upon a time
in a faraway land
There was an old man, who had forgotten how to speak
His eyes would stare into the sky, void of...
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Categories:
depression, abuse, corruption, death, dedication,
My HabitMy Habit
You say I eat a lot—
But a lot eats me.
I got stress I can’t tame,
Hate that drives me insane.
So many therapists I can't...
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Categories:
depression, 8th grade, anti bullying,
The Man In The HoleOnce there was a man who stumbled into a ditch,
He fell hard and let out a painful pitch.
You see, this hole was terribly deep,
He couldn’t...
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Categories:
depression, growth, hurt,
Choked Bloom
The girl weeps a bruised and bitter rain,
A childhood choked, a garden grown in pain.
My laughter, brittle glass, it cracks and breaks,
Beneath the weight of...
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Categories:
depression, 10th grade, abuse, cry,
In a Coat of PainI’ve knocked on every door of medicine men—
doors painted with hope.
Swallowed pills of every size and colour.
Been told,
“This one never fails.”
Another promise—
fulfilled only in disappointment.
The...
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Categories:
depression, anger, anxiety, cancer, caregiving,
a love poem to my recoveryno i wouldn't die for you.
i wouldn't,
and i'm not sorry.
i spent too long hiding in the shadows,
waiting
lurking
wanting
and hoping
that they'd see that I would have.
in...
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, depression, mental
Depression is a ThiefDepression is a thief that can rob you of all reason
never staying the same like the changing of a season
Depression is a liar...
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Categories:
depression, mental illness,
The house with no lightsOne,
Two,
Three,
Four...
Shadows crawl in hope of escape.
Five,
Six—
Interrupting thoughts and fear demand attention.
“Hello, I'm here.”
The mind cowardly answers the call.
Life unhinges — unlocking the greed of depression.
The...
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Categories:
anxiety, dark, depression, psychological,
On My MindWritten December 19, 2024
Constantly find myself looking for a thrill
Another day another week another year but still
I might as well be right back where it...
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Categories:
anxiety, depression, dream, feelings,
Another Day - Another Morning Coffee
The black depths
of a coffee beckon the mind
into a bottomless gaze - you stir
and feel yourself swirl
in a dizzying haze and hope
you...
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Categories:
depression, hope,
CloudsA paper man
Under paper clouds
The sky is falling
and he doesn’t know why
His edges are folded
He feels he’s undone
There isn’t any warmth
from a paper sun
Cellophane grass
Cardboard...
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, depression, emotions,
Depression recycledEmpty work resists an empty home
Too much to bear without clinking bottles
Swaying in a plastic bag like seasick genies
Empty life finding harbor in emptiness
Even...
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Categories:
addiction, death, depression, sensual,
UselessI still wake to crisp morning air,
but hope dissolves right then and there.
As I open my eyes, I realize and sigh—
another day begins, and I...
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Categories:
cry, depression, family, loneliness,
Compassion's RageYour name leaves a bruise on my lips,
like a ghost that lingers, life to strip,
with eyes that threaten as they smile
and a voice that cuts,...
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Categories:
depression, abuse, anger, conflict, confusion,
Elegy for the wounds that raised meI do not know if I fear you, thank you,
or hate you for hanging round.
I fear I'd been somebody else
who stands on solid...
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Categories:
depression, anger,