(2015)
#Depression
Nothing makes people flee Like reading them poetry They value it in theory But please don’t make them read Surprise me with your verse
Clinical smells Polite strangers The only thing worse Than being here Is to not be able
My parents always say We’re proud of you I am too I got out of bed I used to get so much done
Uh-Oh! Cranky mood Throws a fit Over cereal Cheerios
I’ve known Deep inside All along My value That I matter
Most women are cooks But a man who cooks Is a chef She cooks over and over To feed the masses
If I was in a beauty pageant My talent would be 'Lefty who writes upside-down’ Beside the contestant Who burps her ABC’s
Husband and wife Companions for life Mature love that deepens And mellows with time Life’s eroding winds
We Are me and you Together Two hearts Two minds
An idea In my head Falls flat On paper Read it
Restless As I lay in bed Trying to fall asleep These are my clues I might be low
Water Beach pools and fountains Rivers creeks and waterfalls The sound The feel Floating Weightless
How do you measure pain? All is relative and personal Even with one’s own self It is impossible to compare As memory distorts pain
I cannot let you hold my happiness For your hand to caress or to drop It is not healthy It is not safe For your happiness to depend on an… I’m taking it back but no longer r…
Filler words Put me to sleep Added to cushion Take away my pillow Blunt words to wake up