Depression

by Everlasting   Jun 26, 2020


once,
i was a balloon
pumped up
with life

with each pump,
i was elevated
almost like floating
going everywhere
yet nowhere

until
suddenly

B O O M!!

I became
d e f l a t e d

just falling
slowly then rapidly
on grounds of loneliness
while waiting
for God knows what
to pump me up
with hopes and dreams
so i could float
again

    report violation
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  • 5 years ago

    by Star

    Luce this is so sad yet beautiful and unique <3

  • 5 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    Oh, Luce <3

    This is such a clear and vivid metaphor for depression. It makes me think it would be a "simpler" way to explain it to those who don't understand mental illness, you know? The sense of living our life, seemingly carefree, rising, and when we fall, when we deflate, it's hard to process. Especially when we cannot pinpoint what exactly was the reason we are sinking again. We just hope to somehow be lifted up again.

    Truly felt this poem and the innocence and softness in it, too.

  • 5 years ago

    by nouriguess

    Depression is feeling empty, just like a balloon. It is looking festive and joyous, but expected to explode and turn into nothing but a piece of nylon in any day. Brilliant poem!

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