They look at you
with scepticism
in their eyes
thinking you are lazy
and the problems
in your head
are all lies.
They don’t see you
curled up in bed,
tears streaming
down your face
as you battle
the demons
in your head.
They get suspicious
if one day
you should smile,
God forbid
that your torment
should give you a rest
every once
and a while.
You try to enjoy
those moments
as best you can,
for you know
it’s the only time
you feel like a man.
It doesn’t take long
for the darkness
to reappear
and you find yourself
withdrawing from
those you hold dear.
You give in to the
inevitable regression
and return
to the world
that is your depression.
The 50 year old poet 
Don’t be Depression
😀😀
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This is an excellent piece.
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Thank you.
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Depression! Sigh! It waxes and wanes. But with each cycle I believe, heck I want to that it fades.
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Beautiful writing and you captured it exactly. I’ve often felt this way.
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Thank you.
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Thank you for sharing, well expressed. I understand about depression, I have my days of just wanting to curl up bed and not face the world but not too many these days. Happy Days for you 🙂
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And you.
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Excellent post.
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Love it!
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Thanks
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https://nayspective.wordpress.com/2019/04/07/you-arent-the-only-one/
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Beautiful!
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Thank You
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well written and true. thank you for sharing, you are not alone https://noelliesplace.com/2019/04/16/whispering-vines/
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Thank you.
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Brilliantly written 🖤
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Thank you
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Didn’t know that depression can be expressed so beautiful.
We all pass through tunnels of depression, some short, some long, some deep.
However, we have the choice to confine to those dark tunnels or liberate ourselves to the open sky.
To be liberated , we must let out the thoughts that pester us, in words, in diaries, in spoken words to friends or unrelated 3rd persons.
We should bend our Egos, to make them neutral observers, and then ready to express, ready to convince or be convinced.
Repression, Suppression are by external forces. Depression is strange because we are the victim as well as the perpetrator.
With best prayers..
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Beautiful!🤩
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