Slipping
A storm is brewing, it’s starting to thunder.
Invisible hands are pulling me under.
Suffocating in silence, I’m slipping once more.
to the depths of depression, where I once was before.
But this time is different, I’m all on my own.
My loved ones are tired, I can tell by their tone.
Their patience is wavering, and rightfully so.
Their love and support is starting to slow.
I “should be all better”, is what they may think.
Ignoring the signs that I’m starting to sink.
A burden I don’t want to place on their back,
I know they’d resent me if I started to crack.
This darkness within, I can’t let them see.
So I put on this mask and pretend to be me.
Push down my true feelings for all of their sake,
But how far can I bend until I just break.
About this poem
This poem is my struggles with depression starting to come back
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Written on September 30, 2024
Submitted by kristenking on October 31, 2024
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| Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 773 |
| Words | 162 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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