Don't !

ses

Please , Please ,

Don't go away 

Don't not kiss  and

Don't have nothing to say !

Don't sit in the other chair

and look in the other direction 

as if I'm not there !

Don't hold your tongue 

like a holstered gun 

ready to fire but controlling desire !

Don't think I don't care 

if you're here or there !

Don't think I should touch

or move just that much,

when to your actions there is no response,

Because I want to reach out 

and touch even shout

something you can hear ,

But my body won't move 

like lead laiden shoes ,

and I sit here as if I were dead,

I want you to stay

but just cannot say ,

Please don't leave me in this dread ! 

  • Author: ses (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 26th, 2016 10:42
  • Comment from author about the poem: I live with depression , I have for over 20 years , I found writing down how I feel helped in some way and have built up quite a pile , I have let 3 people read some and they said I should let others read them , so this is my first attempt ! Would welcome any constructive criticism ! Thanks .
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Comments5

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    WELCOME SES ~ Thanks for sharing very accurately what it is like to live with depression. I hope you found it cathartic. Reading it helped me to understand how depression feels. I have had Friends with depression who (in retrospect) acted like you describe. Thanks for caring and sharing ~ more please ~ BRIAN

    • ses

      Thank you soooo much Brian ! Being the first poem I have put out in the world has been really scary ! And having even one person feel it means the world to me for many reasons ! Thanks again Brian . 👍🏽

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        Thanks SES ~ I appreciate it was a difficult poem to write. I am pleased you appreciated my comment ~ BRIAN

      • WriteBeLight

        I liked it very much! I feel for you and I am glad that writing helps.

        • ses

          Thank you for your comment , it really means a lot to me .👍🏽

          • WriteBeLight

            You are welcome!

          • Jeff

            I certainly agree with those 3 people....this is a very well written poem....great job

            • ses

              Thanks Jeff,
              It means a great deal to me ,
              👍🏽

            • Augustus

              I like the not being able to move with the lead shoes. Welcome. Part of dealing with depression is to express how you feel, get it off your chest, so to speak.

              • ses

                Thanks Augustus ,
                So true ! It is beginning to appear to me , that I thought I was getting stuff off my chest when I put pen to paper ! But I am feeling very positive at the moment due to the feed back I have received since posting this poem , and maybe this is what I need right now ! And this is the next level of getting it off my chest !
                Thanks again . 👍🏽

              • taylerdk21

                wow! what a beautiful poem. it's so sad but very well written. hope there are more to come

                • ses

                  Thanks taylerdk21,
                  It really means a lot to know that people really feel what I'm trying to express. 😊

                  • taylerdk21

                    no problem and you can just call me Destiny by the way Ses

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