The Depression Poems - Poems about The Depression

A bleached blonde sunset that arrogates my depression. I've outgrown the inability to smile at the joke with no punchline. Listening to the noise on the radio is enough to bring anyone to an emotional crash. My phone...Read the rest...

In the depths of her despair, she's confined, A solitary figure, lost in her mind, Engulfed by shadows, no end in sight, She battles demons in the darkest night. Her thoughts, like poison, eat away, Condemning her to an endless...Read the rest...

In shadows deep, she seeks her rest, Where pain's embrace feels like a test. Her heart, a fortress, cold and still, Where echoes of her anguish fill. The girl, once bright, now lost in night, In comfort found in endless...Read the rest...

Lonely lies to myself A string of hope Clung to, hung to Like the rope I'll use When the time it comes A soaring, sweet release But for now, My only release Is this pen....Read the rest...

The locked poem of my heart When unbound by its chains Will reveal it's frozen secrets Thaw them out again All that can be mustered Of this broken and abused soul If I bestow this gift Please hold it with care And please...Read the rest...

THINK AGAIN I can’t believe I thought that I was up For selection in this fancy competition Perhaps to even win the cherished cup I can’t believe I thought that I was right The star player who would win the...Read the rest...

I want to run away But have got no way out of here I want to just sit ‘n’ cry But have got all my tears frozen I want to endlessly smile But…… just got no reason. I want to dance...Read the rest...

Been searching for a love, a home; a place to call my own. A place where I am wanted, welcomed, cherished; down to my bones. I dream of gentle fingertips that trace over my skin. A soul who always chooses...Read the rest...

In the depths of her soul, she's yearning for touch, In a void of despair, where emotions are crushed. Once her fortress, her solace, her knight, Now distant, indifferent, cloaked in spite. He was her lifeline, her warmth, her...Read the rest...

Here's a story poem about a girl's tragic descent, imbued with dark imagery: A Broken Doll's Lament Tiny fingers, a gap in the wood, a scene etched in fright, A scream ripped from silence, shattering the night. Mother, a...Read the rest...

I am so empty right now That I have nothing to offer. I am so alone right now That in my company; even loneliness would suffer. There was a time I was so full of life That being with me was a...Read the rest...

I felt that it was all my fault But i am the victim of sexual assault. Nobody seems to see it that way I wish I could just fade. I was quiet for what felt eternity But I found...Read the rest...

Jokes banned, thoughts criminalized Politicians try to sell Safety reasons, no surprise Their lies aren’t selling well Safety reasons grow like weeds In rose gardens of the mind Coming out from the seeds Sown by winds of time Artificial brains...Read the rest...

Tears fill my eyes Sadness fills my lungs No one else can see The things I am running from Shadows start to move Voices start to yell It’s like a grand ole’ staircase To my own personal hell I shut myself off from...Read the rest...

Goliath was a big threat to Israel A giant with intimidating records Of military prowess which turned Israelite soldiers To a bunch of faithless cowards And to an army of lily livered derelicts As they capitulated in fear...Read the rest...