How can I tell you about my life when I don't know who I am,
I stare into the mirror just to see a shadow staring back,
Faceless wearing a mask hiding behind a strong smile,
but it's my heart that's breakable as if it were glass,
Paralysed by my haunted soul,
Gather around young people let me tell you about how I'm stuck in this loophole,
Feels comparable to losing my legs and all I can do now is crawl,
Mirror Mirror on the wall who is this person I can't recall,
If I die today will I be remembered or am I just another silhouette,
My lifeline running on thin ice,
One more step and I could lose my life,
I wonder what's over the horizon,
Will the ground beneath me leave or is it never-ending,
Can I fall off the edge of the planet if I make a leap,
Or does gravity hold me down to the soil as my heels dig the dirt,
If I could leave earth and never come back I would,
Explore the Universe travel the solar system and fly with the stars,
Be one with the atmosphere and shoot out of existence like a meteorite,
Leave behind earth form into a new being,
Live out a life with new hopes new dreams and new feelings,
Discover new planets confide in the galaxy and admire,
Overshadow my past life like a solar eclipse,
Just as I were a shadow to the world,
Maybe in this new one I could attain the respect of leadership.
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Author:
Nikhil Vadher (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: June 28th, 2018 16:34
- Comment from author about the poem: My pain, written through these words as I walk the earth feeling a little empty inside, my depression and mental illness has hit me deeply and although I try to fight it, I feel alone and low. This poem expresses how I feel some times in my life, even though my struggles are nothing compared to others who are effected deeply, these thoughts occur in my mind time to time. I have felt for so long how everything I do goes unnoticed, as if I am a ghost who doesn't exist, whether I am at school or out in the world. I wrote this poem to express these feelings but at the same time reach out to people who can relate to this and to tell them, I understand your pain and you are not alone in anyway. There are people who have things a lot tougher than I do but still manage to deal with the obstacles thrown in their way and I commend that. If you feel like a "Ghost" just know you are not alone and just know someone is out there that loves you, even if that love does not come from a parent or a guardian in your family. Peace and Love to everybody and I hope you enjoy this poem I have written.
- Category: Sad
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Comments1
VERY WELL WRITTEN.YOU EXPLAIN DEPRESSION TO A T.I ALSO SUFFER FROM DIFFERENT MENTAL ILLNESSES,I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL.I OFTEN FEEL LIKE I M A GHOST,JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS DAY TO DAY.I FEEL UNNOTICED AND ALONE.BUT I'M NOT,YOU GET SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE WRITERS ON THIS SITE.GREAT MESSAGE THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS FIGHT. THANK YOU
Thank you so much for the kind words I appreciate it and appreciate YOU for sharing your story too. I understand how you feel and am glad that you have been strong in your battles with mental illness. You are never alone and I as a new writer on this page also show my support, if you ever need someone to talk on this website then I am here.
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