Depression doesn't always mean
Beautiful girls shattering their wrists
A glorified, heroic battle for your sanity
Or mothers that never got a chance to say good-bye
Sometimes depression means
Not getting out of bed for three days
Because your feet refuse to believe
That they will not shatter upon impact with the floor
Sometimes depression means
That summoning the willpower
To go downstairs and do the laundry
Is the most impressive thing you do that week
Sometimes depression means
Lying on the floor staring at the ceiling for hours
Because you cannot convince your body
That it is capable of movement
Sometimes depression means
Not being able to write for weeks
Because the only words you have to offer the world
Are trapped and drowning God, I swear I'm trying
Sometimes depression means
That every single bone in the body aches
But you have to keep going through the motions
Because you are not allowed to call into work depressed
Sometimes depression means
Ignoring every phone call for an entire month
Because yes, they have the right number
But, your not the person their looking for,
Not anymore...
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Poems and Quotes ~ depression and self-harm~
Poetry~ poems and quotes about love, self-harm, getting hurt, and depression ~