Depression Narrative Poems

THE DAY I DIE 


I know there's nothing great about someone dying,but I know the day I die will be the greatest night because that's...

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They were long and tousled,
when the heart felt
the first jolt of despair. 

With each passing moment,
the strands reaching further,
weathering tsunamis,
thunder, sighs, wailing;
Life. 

Every tug or...

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[Non-Fictional Preface: Fictional Old Folks Home/Apparition] "This is the story of two friends, both considered themselves start-up writers, whereas, one who was a bit more...

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yet his gait was limiting
to the harvest of shadows around him
breathing whatever air was there
at the time
and since his writing 
caught no-one's attention
and colourful birds...

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he followed my lead
obedient fool
an army of one

agreed
he is made up of many
made up of few

all within me
a need


...

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sitting at a table
not eating

sitting
at
a table

not

eating


...

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I shaved my head
and wore a robe
the mountain pass
I found at last
grew thin alas
but fat I got
on nature's lot
her sounds were not
my thoughtless strobe
though I...

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and so our hero, the artist, 
forlorn as his palette, 
then sat down
to reconsider his life
not long having stepped back
from his paintings
only to find all...

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            A tree grows tall

         ...

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Looking forward to 2024:

Psalm 1:1-3

Blessed is the one who does not walk in the steps of the wicked
that sinners take or sit in the company...

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we had a fight
it was time well spent
you split my lip
I broke your nose
yet it was the most
profound exchange
we've ever had
wild answers fitted
every question
among the...

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I rode up the mountain
on the back of an ant
on my way to see Nicorates
he wanted to read my poetry
and now when I think of...

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So many times we harbor, hinder, hide and hold on to the hurt from our past. You have shown progression in preparing for your present...

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"go on" I dared myself
So I did
Booked an extra ticket for my Mum
"She'll love it" said my brain
"What if people break bones, you crash on...

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A shell explodes out of the barrel 
       Of misfortune's gun with a deafening bang. 
   ...

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