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Depression Poems | Examples of Depression Poetry

Depression Poems - Examples of all types of depression poetry to share and read. This list of depression poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Depression is a medical illness which causes ones to feel hopeless, helpless, and worthless. For those who suffer from discouragement and chronic sadness, writing poems about their severe disorder has helped them to cope and find comfort. Additionally, reading poetry about depression can help ones see that there is optimism for ones with this disease and that they are not alone. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of depression poetry. 
Sleepless Nights
Those sleepless nights Have reached the edge of comfort Soaked this bed with tears....Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, depression, emotions, engagement,
Form: Haiku

Young One
In my mind There lives a child Scared, trembling Wounds still bleeding Young one, I did not wish this fate on you But the world is cruel There is no safe place to hide They will always find you Young one, do not...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, abuse, anxiety, child abuse,
Form: Free verse
To you, I'm sorry
To her, I hope you don't take it to hard My intentions were harmless Me, I'll wait out the pain...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, depression, for her,
Form: Kimo
Inhale Exhale
It's hard to speak when my mind uses experience and thoughts as a whip The sleepless nights I've created for myself and others I can't omit I can close my eyes to imagine grassy fields but I...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, dark, depression, mental
Form: Couplet
Would the World be a Better Place Without Pain?
I live life for myself, But I also live for those who did not get to. For those who have gone through the same struggles but didn’t see the silver lining, For those who couldn’t...Read the rest...
Categories: death, deep, depression, emo,
Form: Free verse

little did I know
little did I know this way then would be familiar without all the wanting ...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, confusion, depression, sorrow,
Form: Free verse
Today Class
Educational systematic analysis idiocy, cogs to craft humans into mice chasing cheese. Stand sit raise hand or don’t speak, and we decide your level of stupidity. Shake your head as I curl thy lips, you were crafted in the same...Read the rest...
Categories: america, change, dark, depression,
Form: Free verse
I Think Too Much
I never wake up to silence, It is as if my brain wakes up before I do– I am already thinking before I can even comprehend it. I automatically think of the ways in which I could have...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, depression, i am,
Form: Free verse
Neural Pathways
Sometimes my brain deludes me into believing that I am utterly unlovable. Like a dog who has been in the shelter for far too long, being prepared for his final meal. My throat closes up, My...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, emo, feelings, how
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ruminations of a Romance
Winter’s cold chill cuts through my chin. Within its bleak and brazen embrace, My brisk days are turned brief and barren. They are lengthened into sordid sepulchral insomniac nights. I slither and slip and am hurled into hibernation. Once I...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, fate, hope, love,
Form: Alliteration
DAYAN
Let me tel you a story of a dayan Devastated beauty carrying her broken heart Being a victim of decline Willing to cut her throat with a knife Immense blood is swelling from her neckline Dynamism expresses her soul Lighting...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, anxiety, betrayal, courage, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Walks and Dishes
Dishes are piling. I go on a walk, instead. It rains, but… It can’t hurt me, like the scalding water from the sink.. Watching puddles grow. Worrying. If I wait long enough, maybe the dishes will disappear. If I wait long enough,...Read the rest...
Categories: anxiety, depression,
Form: Free verse
Crying Shame
It has just come to me, As I lay here thinking, How sorry it seems to be And what a crying shame That I am left behind, A fish washed up on shore, A lonely cub separated And abandoned by the...Read the rest...
Categories: abuse, anxiety, conflict, depression,
Form: Free verse
Self-hatred
It is addictive. Used to it like the wicked bitter pills that one swallows to numb the pain, to block the feelings. Lethargic yet nerve-wracking; A tightness in the chest that never goes away. Faint, throbbing, persistent. It is inherent to me. the salinity...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, depression, endurance, feelings,
Form: Free verse
If only you knew
Written for the poetry contest "If only you knew" Sponsor: Silent One 2nd Place This poem is inspired from the song “liability” by Lorde. sat down with my brother the other day asked him if my smile screamed heart...Read the rest...
Categories: depression, angst, cry, dance, death,
Form: Free verse

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