Hello everyone! Today's post is a simple poem on something that is very close to me - depression.
A lot of people deal with major depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, and there often days where we're not as strong as we'd like to believe, days where we almost wish to succumb to our fears and the voices in our head.
There are also those brighter days where you can feel the sun's rays on you as you feel the sun's light and warmth wrap around you - those days where you feel like things will get better, and in most cases they do.
The poem that I wrote summarises that moment when you feel like you're falling deeper into that black hole of your thoughts and fears - and the defining moment where you decide whether to fall further into the dark or go back into the light. Please give this poem a read and tell me your thoughts.
It's staring at me
muttering words that make no sense
daring me
trying to seduce me with its temptations of falling into the darkness
It's so very tempting
I run away from its gaze, trying to escape its hold
It's words continue to haunt me
and here I stand contemplating those words
Here I stand wondering if I could actually go through with it
Its voice goes through my ears, whispering its desires
I try to ignore but my body has other plans
My feet move on their own accord
Towards what the voice desires - my mind, my soul
The darkness begins to consume me
but as I look up, I see the light -
and hopefully, just hopefully -
I see the chance to fight back.
- Love, light and blessings xx
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