Mind Wreck

(Depression Poems - Mental Illness)

A glimmer of light in the darkness of night

the sun has been born once again.

Anguish and stress are hardly a test

as you struggle and fight with your brain.

Somethings not right, I’m losing this fight

my thoughts are becoming all scattered.

Sprung like a gun with no place to run

My mind is unstuck and tattered.

I’m left in a wreck at the stern of the deck

in an ocean of waves I can’t fight.

where calmness once reigned, has now all but drained

giving way to the darkness of night.

This path was a trap, one without map

my seafaring skills are awry.

I cannot forbade the mistakes that get made

when my mind has led me astray.

It Can Happen

(Depression Poems - Mental Illness)

Promise yourself you’ll try to be strong,

find courage to smile when things go wrong.

Bury unhappiness in the back of your mind,

greet simple pleasures to which you’ve been blind.

Break free from your prison of doubts and fears,

face life and problems with laughter not tears.

Should you stumble, just get up again,

don’t give in easily, there’s so much to gain.

You’ll be frightened at first, but try and try,

life is so short, it can just pass you by.

So when you succeed, you’ll not need to hide,

but face up to fears with courage and pride.

If You Would Take The Time

(Depression Poems - Mental Illness)

I’m trapped in a silent prison

these transparent bars seem real

Unseeing eyes, unhearing ears

and a heart that refuses to feel.

My feelings are well concealed

my perceptions are but scattered.

No spontaneity or laughter

detached from all that mattered

Though emotions are transparent

and kindness seems so rare.

Warmth and love could triumph

If someone would only care.