David Graham

The Darkness

Depression, it frustrates,

it makes you lose yourself,

yet you don’t know why,

it makes you want to cry,

yet you don’t know why,

it makes you want to die,

yet you don’t know why,

and that’s why it hurts,

because you don’t want to

lose yourself,

you don’t want to cry,

you don’t want to die,

you just want to know why,

why you feel this way,

why the monster within,

must have its way,

why you can’t just wake up

tomorrow, and be okay.

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The Light

Depression, it’s a condition,

a battle of attrition,

but you can,

and will beat it.

Just keep believing in surviving

today

and tomorrow

I promise you will be okay.

If you doubt that, keep repeating that,

until you doubt it no more,

yes, keep repeating that

and there will be no stopping you from

beating that which is trying to break you;

keep repeating that

and there will be no stopping you

from beating depression

and making yourself

okay.

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Thanks for reading, I truly hope you enjoyed my poem! This was inspired by my own battles with mental health over the years, thankfully all of which I have overcome. For any going through their own problems, I promise you there is light at the end of the tunnel. Just don’t give up and everything will be okay!