Tag: Depression
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Alone
I have sunk into the pit of despair It is cold here Unforgiving The voices call out through the silent air I wish to drown them out Unrelenting This dark and damp refuge is running with blood It offers no reconciliation Hopeless This blood that runs, it is familiar As if it were pouring from…
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Isolationist
I’m honestly a little frustrated and tired tonight. Here’s why… The older I get, the more of an isolationist I become. I used to be a “social bug”. Back in the good ole days I’d find any and every excuse to get a big group of my friends together and go somewhere. Wal-Mart was…
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3 Ways to Help/Harm Someone with Mental Illness
As an individual who has struggled (and still struggles) through major bouts of depression and anxiety, I can say that there is one issue with Mental Health that always needs to be addressed. That issue just so happens to Mental Health Awareness/Education. I believe that Mental Health is a polarizing topic that divides people into…
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To Whom it May Concern,
Dear anonymous, Today is the 17th day of January, this year of 2016. I awoke after a hard night’s rest. The demons fought harder than ever before. Ironically, I was sung to sleep by the sweet melody of assured peace but I only found a struggle. The evening tossed my body to and fro…
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A Ghost in these Woods
Somethin’s different I feel it breathing down my neck The trees loom ever closer They bury me with their roots The evening sun is drowning Somethin’ fast approaches I feel it coursing through my veins Painful reminders of what used to be It clouds the present hope of tomorrow I don’t want to feel like…
Confessions 