Depression

I’m just so tired Trying to explainThe state that I’m inThat I feel all this pain It’s so dark where I amthe last match has burned outAnd nobody hearsHow I desperately shout And I am so sorryTo put that burden on youYou’re my last resortI don’t know what else to do I need you right […]

Enough

Why is it that there are so manyWho love me for meBut for you I’m never enoughAlthough I’ve tried so desperately Why do you persist on trying to changeThe way that I’m livingYou better take me as I am todayBecause tomorrow’s not given It’s so hard to keep up these rolesOf our happy faced masqueradeWhen […]

Mirror conversation

You don’t need to be perfectYou put that pressure on yourselfYou say to you all those thingsYou would never dare say to anyone else When you look at the mirrorAll you see is faults and flawsConstantly comparing what isTo what once was Wrinkles and linesRed dots and scarsThinning, grey hairToo much weight and stretch marks […]

Happiness forensics

When I am sadI sometimes look at photographsOf happy daysI look closelyTrying to findWhat put that smile on my face @mywritngtherapy