If Depression Gets The Best Of Me



If depression gets the best of me, know it’s not your fault. Tell my family I love them and I will be watching from above. If depression gets the best of me, let the ones closest to me have their pick of my stuff. Let my teachers know I won’t be in class, and I’m sorry I didn’t do the homework. Don’t cry at my funeral because I am always by your side. If depression gets the best of me, tell my crush I like them and tell my bullies I forgive them. Tell my sister I’m sorry and my brother that I won’t be able to stay with him. Tell my church group I won’t be at church and my nephews that Auntie Gracie has gone to help the angles. Every butterfly you see, it’s me letting you know it will be ok. Every twinkle of a star is me waving from above. If depression gets the best of me, tell my story. Share my poetry and don’t let my legacy end.

About this poem

It is about my struggle with depression.

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Written on November 04, 2022

Submitted by Arson on November 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme A
Characters 863
Words 173
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1

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