Depression Poems

Love Game

I think maybe I'm falling in love

I tried giving my feelings a shove

But I can't get rid of the way I feel

So I'll wait here for your heart to heal

Something clicks when we lie together

It feels like a fire in the coldest weather

Everything about you makes me smile

I think we could really last a while

My hand looks so small when it's in yours

And for some reason your love is a chore

I give you everything I possibly can

While inside my head, shit hits the fan

I know all I do is overthink

I swear it's enough to drive me to drink

You have no idea how badly I want you

I just wish you felt that way too

A voice in my head says to run away

Because I see red flags day after day

At the same time I know it can be fixed

But I shouldn't be compared to that witch

I know she hurt you and you're scared

But it happened to me, he didn't care

I would help you through this if you let me

Instead you act like I'd let you bleed

Your lack of interest really hurts

You barely even look at me at work

You say you want me but you need time

And you act like love is some kind of crime

I promise I wouldn't cause damage

But with my body you just take advantage

That seems to be the only time

When you let your lips lock with mine

I always have to beg for your affection

While I try not to stare in your direction

I look like a fool being so enamored

It makes me want to go get hammered

I swear this is driving me crazy

It's making my priorities hazy

My mind is screaming that it's not healthy

Every move I make has to be stealthy

I keep trying to make myself leave

But without you I feel like I can't breathe

What will it take for you to love me back

How can I make you pick up the slack

I wish I could just forget

But my mind would rather fret

I write these poems looking for an answer

Your ex blames you for her cancer

Sometimes you get angry and loud

To steer from that I had always vowed

It scares me with the way you act

When you lash out, fall off the tracks

But my heart screams louder than you

It screams with love til my face turns blue

It ignores the thoughts that know better

So I erase my long love letter

I guess I'm trapped inside this game

It's so cruel, and love is the name

I know I'm only bound to lose

But baby, you're the one I choose.

-K.W.B.