Depression Poems - Page 3

41. Lost At Sea

• By Aaron R. Tercero-Lozano
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 29, 2024 with permission of the Author.

I will bury my beating heart
Somewhere, deep in the sand
Crabs and seagulls will fight to tear it apart
As my soul is cursed to wander land

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42. Describing Imaginary Things

• By Katie R.
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 2017 with permission of the Author.

"I'm tired," I say,
"That's all."
And in a way, I guess it's true.
In every other way,

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43. Waves

• By Zorian Alexis
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

I was just sitting there,
Watching TV,
When a wave of sadness
Washed over me.

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44. Darkness

• By Erin L. Kampen
• Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.

No words for a state that I cannot express
Like gravity just holds me here in this mess
An invisible force stealing my air
A looming dark cloud and no one's aware

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45. Behind This Face

• By Lee W. Barker
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2019 with permission of the Author.

Behind this calm face there is a raging storm,
Like a war in my head since the day I was born.

Behind this smile there is a lonely sad frown,

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46. Living A Lie

• By Lee W. Barker
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2020 with permission of the Author.

Walking into a typhoon,
Swimming against the tide,
That's just how it feels,
When my truth I have to hide.

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47. Tidal Wave

• By Brian L. Barrett
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 2018 with permission of the Author.

In our darkest nights and our brightest days,
emotions fill us like tidal waves.

They can drag us down and pull us in,

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48. If Only It Were Me

• By Trinity A Chavez
• Published by Family Friend Poems October 2022 with permission of the Author.

The wind blows
The sun shines
The grass grows
The air smells of pines

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49. When You Look At Me

• By Mary
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 2017 with permission of the Author.

When you look at me,
What do you see?
I bet if you look deep enough
You would see right through me.

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50. Together

• By Hannah L
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2016 with permission of the Author.

So--this is where we are.
After coming so far,
This is what it's come to.
After all we've been through,

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51. Feel Again

• By Jeff J Breseee
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2009 with permission of the Author.

Much time I now spend, watching
Watching as others pass by, living
Living their lives
I watch not for care of wanting to know them

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52. Death

• By Evan
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2012 with permission of the Author.

Time stops
And stands still
Each day
Seems like a year

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53. A Prayer By Me

• By Cm
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2018 with permission of the Author.

No one knows what I feel today
Or that I'm dying inside.
No one knows the pain I'm in,
For it's nothing a smile can't hide.

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54. Finding Joy

• By Trent D. Et
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

Have you seen Joy? I have not seen her in so, so long,
I miss her, oh how I miss her and her heartwarming song.

I keep searching and searching and asking why

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55. My Death

• By Adam
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 2010 with permission of the Author.

A silent shadow
stalking me in the night.
The doors are open
but I cannot see the light.

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56. Stronger Than You

• By Sandra Hearth
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

There you are, sneaking upon me!
From the corner of my eye, you make no sound, but I can see!

I ignore you're there, but you grow each day.

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57. The Gray Zone

• By Marcia A. Newton
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 26, 2024 with permission of the Author.

Why do I fade to gray when everyone else is bright?
Why am I without color living between black and white?
Why am I held captive in a place that is unknown?
Why am I invisible and living in the gray zone?

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58. Cries

• By Emily Harstine
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2017 with permission of the Author.

I feel the tears fall as I lay here and cry.
Nobody knows that all my happiness is a lie.

You see, I can't really smile; I haven't in a while.

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59. Remember Our Daughters

• By Eric
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2014 with permission of the Author.

I have often been thin. Not skinny or scat
I'm not overly large... I hate the word fat.
I'm 50 years young, full of vim and vigour,
And this menopause, it's taking some figure.

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60. The Darkness

• By BGW
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2022 with permission of the Author.

I had sight, but the darkness offers me no light.
I had visions, but the darkness suppresses them.
I had self-belief, but the darkness overshadows my confidence.
I had freedom, but the darkness shackles me.

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