What horrible thing is this That's taking a hold of me? Who understands my pain? Who understands my agony? The torturous headaches that become a berserk symphony Crescendos of misery - classics of pain I've had eno...read more
by Paul Curtis
THE BLACK DOG For years I have suffered At the hands of depression I'm not alone in my suffering Many others have this affliction Winston Churchill had a name for it "Black dog" he named his miasm I've come to thi...read more
Genetics Lesson Sometimes, when I sleep with a blossoming of pills, I dream of a life so gentle; a life without this disease. I see the pulse of the Universe- keeping the beat of Mother Theresa. The sun and...read more
by anindita
Have you ever been mortified? I don't even know what that means But I'm quite sure I haven't Yet, stranger feelings have plagued me Plagued I say, Because they weren't real Only feelings I thought I feel To overshad...read more
Untitled Like a wave crashes into the shore, depression forces it's way through my mind. Exhausted and weak, I attempt to pull myself out. Soon enough, the current takes over and I am completely submerged, So dee...read more
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