Rate:4.9 / 7 votes

Manic Depression

Shari Sullivan 1967 (Arizona)

Denials insane anxiety
Of a depressed variety
All bottled up inside of me
Contradiction
Like my addiction
In sobriety
Product of society
Unspoken traditions
And responsibilities in addition
Crashing down on me
Familiar inadequacies

Fear, hasty withdrawal, retreat, defeat, I weep this prayerful hour
Waiting for willpower
Or someone to save me

In perceptions partial recovery
Lies the burning question
What's wrong with me?

Manic Depression
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted by lightandloveforall_1 on May 04, 2021

Modified by lightandloveforall_1 on May 06, 2021

20 sec read
177

Quick analysis:

Scheme AAABBAAXBAX CCA ABA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 424
Words 66
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 11, 3, 3
Full analysis for Manic Depression »

Discuss the poem Manic Depression with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Manic Depression" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/99180/manic-depression>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Shari Sullivan

    »

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    22
    days
    13
    hours
    55
    minutes
    35 entries submitted — 115 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    An expression where the literal meaning is different from the intended meaning is called ________.
    A metaphor
    B synonym
    C simile
    D idiom