Depression Villanelle Poems

There’s a loneliness to her style, it’s true.
No sense of direction or means of success.
A cautionary tale for men with no clue. 

With icy tone...

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What she might have been was hidden
Beneath self-destruction and depression
Despair so black it silenced light, war-ridden

Life without purpose, true love forbidden
Leaving darkest doubt lost in...

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"Has solitude ever led your steps down a forest path . . . "
Quote by_Constance La France

When depression overshadows sunlight
and Nature beckons with Her solitude,
I...

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"Has solitude ever led your steps down a forest path . . . "
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"Every struggle in my life has been a lesson
and made me stronger."
--Constance La France

I know that I am a far better man for my sorrow
The...

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Consider the unlimited possibilities of the creative mind
In the realm of the fine arts many genres of expression
The world’s museums could not contain the whole,...

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Disappointment comes in shades of blue and gray
Delivered with a large dose of dashing hope,
My mind vacillates between sadness and dismay.

‘Tis time to put on...

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In my thoughts there's a little spot of sadness
Why do I have to think of how you hurt me
Anger,so much of it just blows with...

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with a razor I crop and cut away 
all signifiers of my birth name 
so i can finally let my hips sway

prickly pits and nasty days
of dreading...

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Once again unrelenting sadness knocks at my door,
Like the inveterate seeker of my generous charity
Calls on others like me and always demanding more.

Could it be...

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When you are confused, anxious, in pain, your stomach in a granny knot.
Near the end, nowhere to go, no friends, no family that understands.
"Stand in...

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We only began to know what could be
And already it seems things must end
Time changes people even you and me

I guess there never really existed...

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Despite unrelenting love, life eternal, we, a nation, stray away.
We choose to keep our sinful burdens, hide our guilty face.
God should be our focus -...

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THE SILENT PANDEMIC 

The silent pandemic, a global problem ignored is mental illness.
Mental disorders, like depression, substance abuse are worldwide.
Nearly one billion people around the...

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Aloof

Shoddy attire with a slow gait,
Unkempt hair and unshaven face,
Express my depressed state.

Before the fall they did me berate;
My self-confidence reduced to waste.
So, I dress...

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