Depression Free Verse Poems
These Depression Free Verse poems are examples of Free Verse poems about Depression. These are the best examples of Free Verse Depression poems written by international poets.
Winter WithersWinter withers
…… its way into the woods
and waits….and wonders….and watches
until…. No-one is looking.
Suddenly, an ally boorishly introduces itself,
an iced-sliced wind to quiver-shiver
the woods’ most tender...
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depression, nature, winter,
The forgotten killerHopelessness
When your body and mind are disconnected
When your falling in a sea of darkness and accept it
When the silence is loud you...
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anxiety, depression, discrimination, mental
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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angst, anxiety, depression, mental
EmotionsA muted echo in the bone,
A world I cannot call my own.
The breath I take a heavy toll,
A restless sprit, losing soul....
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9th grade, anxiety, depression,
Wilting flowersWilted flowers
Wilted flowers lie in empty fields
Days pass as flies scour,
Leaving the decomposing ideas to be eaten.
The sun flickers as each minute weans by
An empty...
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10th grade, abuse, anger,
Like a RugBeing depressed is like a rug.
Has fibers and some small fibers tear away.
And no one notices.
Everything is frayed, and funny.
So I...
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depression,
NothingNothing
I’m nothing.
I always have been.
Just a whisper in the air,
Begging to be someone,
To be there.
Nothing,
This poem is nothing.
Because nothing wrote it.
Everything I feel is...
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8th grade, death, deep,
Unrequited Love, a SoliloquyTo love someone who no longer loves you is the cruelest trick played by the world. I didn’t know you wanted me that way, I...
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absence, boy, depression, desire,
My BedroomA place that is supposed to make you feel safe.
A sanctuary, I guess you could call it,
And for most people, it is.
But not for me.
No,...
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anxiety, depression, sad,
InsideBubbles hit the walls of the dome and pop.
Hurting sounds.
Flinching tree branches.
Feeling bored in here.
As if my car won’t start.
No one...
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depression,
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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anxiety, dark, depression, psychological,
Who will hold her exhaustion when it gets too heavyExhaustion was a burden she would always have to carry
A lingering shadow that gave her no peace
Even haunting her in her sleep
Her most notable...
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depression, discrimination, mental health,
pills in a bottlewhen i was 8
i made myself wear the title “broken”
i fully believed that i was a mistake, and that i didn’t deserve to live
i’ve...
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age, angst, depression,
HeadacheThis headache is killing me.
Beating through my skull, this throbbing pain.
It's so constant and that might be the worst part.
Sitting alone in my bed slowly...
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anxiety, depression, family, friend,
HappyWhat even is happy?
I barely remember it anymore
This legend of an emotion
A whisper in the wind
While others smile and laugh with their soul
Mine has left...
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Categories:
12th grade, depression,