S.A.D.

Chad Jason Mast 1974 (Portland, Oregon)



Is this what it’s like,
This elongated descent
Into Madness?
A slow fracturing
Of the psyche,
Like fragile ice cracking
Under weight as it thins
Giving way to the icy depths
Beneath.
I long for peace.
I’m tired of this rollercoaster
With its ups and downs and twists.
For some, autumn’s changes
Bring joy;
The cooler weather,
The colorization of the leaves.
But for me
It’s like watching a loved one
Slowly die
And I mourn the loss of
Warmth,
Green.
My mind doesn’t console me either.
Instead, it plays games,
Chastising,
Reminding me that this too
Will be another long, cold winter.

About this poem

A little ditty about my struggle with Seasonal Affective Depression

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Written on October 27, 2020

Submitted by TheWindofGawd on April 19, 2022

Modified by TheWindofGawd on April 23, 2022

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Scheme ABCDEDFGHIJKLMJNEOPQRSJTDUJ
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Characters 610
Words 123
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 27

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