I’m not depressed right now, I’m actually in really great spirits but it’s very frustrating when I’m in a conversation with somebody that doesn’t believe in depression or thinks it’s a weakness or feigned sickness. This is my attempt at explaining how depression feels... _____________________________You’d be amazed at how many buildings I
fell off today,
how many grounds I almost grabbed
how many times I almost made myself the candle
the melted
the inevitable collapse that follows
a successful run.
another thing I cannot celebrate
it hurts to be standing–
even worse laying down
it’s like I’m being force-fed
my own heartbeat
I don’t like it.
I don’t like it.
You’d be amazed
by my brain…
how it tells me to leave
no directions
just——
leave.
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