It's not a good day
You feel all of this weight in your chest
This pain
The weight of depression
What's wrong with today?
Absolutely nothing
The sun is shining
Everyone is being nice
The house is clean
You have a loving family
So you ask yourself
There's so much to lift you up
So why are you down?
Depression is heavy
And you know what?
A helium balloon can't lift a brick
Even the happiest of days can't lift the weight of depression
It weighs you down
You can smile and try to hide it
But lifting that brick will wear you out
It's easier to just drop to the ground
To let the weight pull you down and to just give up
And you're strong if you can carry that brick through the day
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Comments2
no but about 140 can
I like the honesty, in your lament
but may I suggest
that we don't wage wars, armed
with a single bullet
so why must we assume, we can
Fight
depression, with a single option
as our go-to, solution..?
indeed, a single balloon can't lift
a brick, but
whoever said, we had to play fair?
so arm yourself, with a dozen balloons
like we all do
have more than one, option
to help ease that feeling
of drowsy heaviness
draping over you
and making you feel, listless..
have a go-to choice of several, feelgood
songs/music
or a sweet treat you save for such emergencies
or a guilty pleasure, fantastically dramatic
tv show, or steamy read
or better yet, a place that makes you feel nature's
soothing presence
or a bar, with warm smiles to welcome you
or that friend/kin, who knows
just by the cadence of your sigh
that you're going through a tough day
and will try to lift your spirits..
but here's the trick
do All of this things, again n again
simultaneously, if need be
don't care about 'troubling people'
or burdening them
just do all that you can, to wage a battle
with that looming, sinking feeling
dogpaddle your way through its
murky waters
till you find, a firm surface
to steady yourself upon..
Fight, every time
and each time, it will get easier
I promise!
do it for you and nobody else
and make it up to everyone
when you can smile, without
feigning..
stay Strong, dear Poet
(please forgive me if my words
come across as being toxic
or demanding..
I only meant to support and encourage)
thanks for sharing
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