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 Depression Poems

Have you ever considered writing depression poems? If you have one you can submit your poem here. It is actually much like journaling and can be extremely beneficial. Writing poems, and journaling, is a great way to get in touch with and process your feelings, express them in a safe, constructive way and aide in the healing process.

Often times, depression is the result of a traumatic or chronic event that has significantly affected the individual’s self esteem, their sense of self worth. By taking time to write out your feelings, no matter how raw they might be, you can begin to free yourself from what binds you and start empowering yourself again. Through journaling or writing poems, you take your power back and reclaim yourself for the amazing, powerful person that you really are!

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 Depression Poems

This page has been developed so that you can share yourself with others, so that you can reclaim your power and begin the healing process. This is a place where we can safely share with others –people that understand what you are going through, people that understand how tough life can be sometimes.

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If you have any poems about your experience with depression that you’d like to share your depression poems - feel free to do it here. And, if you read one that touches you, feel free to respond in the comments section and offer your unconditional love and support for others. The only requirement is please keep it real and keep it clean. All rated “R” submissions will be rejected. Thanks!

Before you submit your depression poems I'd like to share something that really touched me.

Something Inspiring:

I came across this recently and thought "how simple and how powerful"! I hope you see this and that you enjoy this!

Twenty Dollars: Author Unknown:

A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."

He proceeded to crumble the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. "Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.

We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are.

You are special - don't ever forget it!"




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Click on the links below to see some other great poems. They were all written by other visitors inspired to share themselves with you.

Upon this bridge 
upon this bridge his gaze it yurns as it stands so tall among these shallow ferns it looks over the city and dreams of a visit from a person who …

The Fingerless Glove 
As you lay down beside me in peace whilst you sleep; I think of the pain thats stored in you so deep. Amazed every day just how you still show so much …

Tattoo My Pain 
I can not think straight, am I here by choice or is this my fate? To live in this anquish and this torment and the voices of my thoughts My head is …

I Feel It 
The feelings. Oh I wish they would come back to me again. The feelings I would feel as a child. Running around with my brother and the other children …

Stressed 
Im stressed Im depressed My mind is a mess My heart is aching My soul is breaking I cant ever seem to get a rest But it is the best For someone …

Unsound Mind 
poems of an unsound mind easy to locate easy to find shallow depression unspoken confession a wantaway session escaping aggression character …

Two Me 
I am two persons. One for my day. One for my night. The feeling of sinking seems right. I hope this pain will subside. But it remains silent inside. …

Undercurrents 
Undercurrents of emotions pulling me down Feeling like pain is going to make me drown Putting on a show that makes me look alright Happy by …

My feet prefer air 
My feet prefer the air over air filling these lungs, It tends to feel as heavy as the guilt I have over things I haven't done. My feet prefer the …

Why am I the way that I am? 
I have this feeling inside me that makes me want to die. I push people away when I want to pull them in. I fight so hard not to feel how I feel. I just …

Depression 
I'm sick and tired of your threats and your lies, I wish there were a way we could completely sever ties. Life would be brighter, less gloom, …

Should I still be alive 
My days are always ashy grey, the nights are too. As long as I lay down and stare at my wall, all I see is the disappointment and what shame I brought …

The Darkness Within 
Dark thoughts in my mind Empty feelings I try to hide Panic grips me in the night Refusing to let me win this fight Everyday I tell more lies Saying …

The Whip 
The beat of my life is the crack of a whip. Life beats me as I try to beat it. I beat the life out of life ‘til I’m both beaten and beat. They say: …

Dear Depression 
I called the receptionist to make an appointment with you Why don’t you ever remember? I scheduled for never But you made another in home visit …

You Hurt Me 
YOU HURT ME Please take the pain from my heart, I have tried and tried for a new start. Your words that hurt me make me cry. They hurt so …

Mind Disease 
Depression is something we don't see. Trust me It's as real as you or me Even if you may seen me Smile But inside it has been awhile I truly would …

All too late 
It only makes it worse that my parents abused me. I've always come to wonder when would be the right time to end this madness.....end it all. I always …

The Dog 
The Dog If no one was there to hear her cry Was she really crying? Of course, if the dog could speak He would tell you how he comforted her How …

Hello 
You don't know what you're feeling You don't know who you are Why is this happening you ask? To people that are so innocent? You can’t understand …

Ray of Lght 
So I’ve been struggling with depression, There’s no price that can be paid no concession, I had been feeling so very low, Yet I just couldn’t let people …

Why me? 
Why me? Why always me? Always screwing me over, Always making me feel pain, Making everything I do a stress, I am tired of going through motions, …

I Will 
My life has been full of I will be full of I am I will Pain is a part of I'm separate from I am I will Love is poison I am venom I will …

Pain 
My childhood was a disaster. Molestation is just as bad as cancer. Terrified, scared & confused. Hurt, betrayed & abused. All my life I've been …

Are You Happy Now? 
Fat,Ugly Stupid,Worthless Now here she is, Razor to her skin, Thinking of taking No regrets Numb and Empty She makes 1 cut and another and another …

Empty 
Not happy,Not sad Just empty inside With nothing to hang onto Except my twisted little brain These thoughts The death, the demons,the pain The …

The Loss of a Child 
Hi, I'm 40 years old I just had a child on March 15, 2012 and he passed away on March 17, 2012 because the doctors at Rocky Point waited to long to …

Depression Poems: When I'm Gone. 
People move forward, life goes on, sometimes I wish I could just be gone; From all this pain and all this hurt, I wish I was buried 6 feet beneath …

Depression Poems:
Homeless
 
The Moon mocks me, as I watch, He smiles, as I drown- wallow- in my misery, His tilted smile draws me into depths of desire I have yet to know His …

Depression Poems: **Lost** 
Alone and forgotten she stands in the rain, Feeling how droplets mix with the pain. She's lost in gray fog, in a monochrome world, And dreams she …

Depression Poems: See 
If you could see my pain Would you treat me the same Would you put me down all the time If you could see how much I cry Would you hurt me so much …

Depression Poems:
The Girl in the Mirror
 
I look in the mirror and see a girl, Who is staring back at me. I don't know who she is, Because she's not the girl I wanna be. She puts a smile …

Depression Poems:
Tears
 
You see that girl crying The pain in her eyes Irises heavy with fear and sadness She looks well past you As if she’s empty inside The sounds of …

life is a grave 
believe we live in a grave believe torture our pleasure we-live our bellies we treasure ina-grave …

-God Help Me- 
No one will understand, or know how I truely feel. My minds unreal, my thoughts etc. unreal. It's just pure darkness, it's insane. They'll never understand …

Depression Poems: The climb 
Life is a climb You will get past it if you try Climb until you drop Don't give up on yourself If you drop, ou wont finish And if you don't finish, …

Depression Poems:
A 12 Year Old's Depression
 
Before I found out I didn't know why I felt so sad all the time, I didn't feel alone, even when isolated on an island blackened with misery, I didn't …

Depression Poems:
Do you know why?
 
Do u know why...my tearz roll dwn.. cuz my eyez r missin somone around.. missin someone whu cud heal d scratch.. missin smeone whu iz d prfct match... …

Depression Poems:
The Animal Within
 
Anger, hatred, these are my friends I do not give faith, encouragement, or hope I cry out in rage, my patience is thin No good can I do, nor do I want …

Depression Poems: Pain of an Insane 
I feel so hollow deep inside I will crumble if you hold me tight No light at the end of tunnel Just a long road with no end to struggle Slim are …

The Lone Wolf Not rated yet
The Lone Wolf walks alone. He falls asleep in the shadows, to awake in darkness. He bows his head. He nods. The Lone Wolf shakes. The Lone Wolf …

Just for me Not rated yet
There’s something inside me that you can’t see Twisted, wound tight like a tangle of pulsing vines Thick, knobbly, grey, it tightens and squeezes It’s …

I'm trying  Not rated yet
I'm living each day just going through the motions. I'm empty, I'm dying, but I'm trying. Each day the same routine. The same meals. The same people. …

Who am I? Not rated yet
Sabbing in my heart. Be strong. Protect, Beliefs, Friends. However strong I am... I don't unrecognize my face, Not in pictures, Not in the mirror. …

Enough Not rated yet
Here I go again Three bottles in Counting my sins Home alone again It's 5 in the morning Just me and HER At war again And I'm giving in Are you …

The walled castle  Not rated yet
I am in a castle. It is round and tall. It is big, with stone passageways. There is a moat. Chains. There is no way in and no way out. I stand by the …

Depression in denial  Not rated yet
Its like two symphonies clashing inside my head It makes you distrustful of your shadow The pain doesn’t go when you cough or swallow It makes me hot …

Depression, My Old Friend Not rated yet
Darkness my old friend you were there when no one was the hand once held will not be left That was the promise you made This is the promise you …

My Love Affair with Despair Not rated yet
My love affair with despair I'd say I've never known despair like this before ...but I'd be lying Countless times have I fallen into the abyss of …

Blue Not rated yet
I no longer wear makeup because the tears come down I used to have a face that smiled but life has turned it upside down my mother doesn’t get it …

The Bucket Not rated yet
Depression is like having one foot constantly stuck in a bucket. At the bottom of this bucket is a vortex. It’s a fine balance to stay out of this …

My Bully Not rated yet
My Bully, I have a current bully She never leaves me alone It started off all friendly But her evilness was soon shown It started with the …

Depression  Not rated yet
Sadness, alone, afraid, saddest of sad. This is what depression mostly is. Suicide, pills, living hell, dark places, not happy. This is what it …

My Bully Not rated yet
I have a current bully She never leaves me alone It started off all friendly But her evilness was soon shown It started with the judgement “wow, you …

Empty Not rated yet
I am a mess; Laying in a chaotic half-bedroom, On an inflatable bed, on a pile of bloodstained blankets and stuffed animals, disregarded. I am a …

The cycle  Not rated yet
I can feel, My brain telling me to cry, I need to let it out, I am stressed, scared, sad. My body won’t let me. They are in constant war. My …

Darkness Not rated yet
Depression. I hate that word. Happy wife. Happy life. Right? That's what they say. Mental illness. Ugh. Even worse. I have it all. Husband. …

A Depression Poem: Doctor Doctor Not rated yet
A Depression Poem: Doctor Doctor I feel like a black cloud I ruin conversations If I say my thoughts out loud Doctor Doctor When I wake …

Thoughts Not rated yet
These thoughts I have are unpleasant I don’t know how to make them go away My sadness has taken over I don’t know how to fake a smile The scars I’ve …

My Apology Not rated yet
Will you tell them that I’m sorry? The people that I love? Tell them that I’m sorry I was never good enough. Tell them that I’m sorry that I was such …

That girl Not rated yet
She sits on her bed crying on her own, no wonder she always think she's alone. When she cries, her heart start to ache, People start to think she's …

Not Me Not rated yet
Before you stands a shell of a person, void of any emotions except the sadness that has crept in and stolen my soul. My mind is cluttered with thoughts …

Think back Not rated yet
Those scars that we bear on our arms Those things that we have to hide from our family and friends Those things that haunt us everyday. Scaly, rough …

The Demon Not rated yet
The chase has begun, against the demon inside. Try to run away but you feed it, so it thrives. Sleep had never been the scariest thing to encounter, …

Breathe Not rated yet
Hold on. Firm grip, higher and higher. Shed a tear, watch it evanescence Fear. Turn back? A voice appears and repeats his name. A quiet scream. …

Lighthouse Not rated yet
Lighthouse I saw a lighthouse in the deep gray fog In the distance signifying safe ground I can’t reach you I cry, I’ll never be found The …

Why Not rated yet
Why do you do this why do you try why do you sit here and ask yourself why, Going in circles till the end of time because your in denial and don't register …

Success won't Stay, but Suffering will. Not rated yet
Life... It is full of mistakes. Goals that you work to... They go away for good after about 5 days. The bonds that you once had with them... It hurts …

Sunshine Not rated yet
I will wake up with a feeling, it will sit within my chest, I will go to work as normal, I'll try hard to act my best, But shortly after I arrive, I'll …

Darkness inside Not rated yet
When happiness awakens in me, why do I self combust? All the good that I have achieved, slowly starts to rust. Love, friendships, life, the feelings …

Sadness, My Closest Friend Not rated yet
Is it the weak mind that knows it's own soul? or is it the one acutely in tune? Do we see our sadness because it's our closest friend, or is it our …

The Black Velvet Glove Not rated yet
The hardest to bear isn't the slap or the shove, It's the sting of the words, like a black velvet glove. It tears at your soul and your heart cracks …

Lost Not rated yet
Lost inside myself Tears staining my face Blood dropping from my cuts No one left to care Broken friendships everywhere I loved you but I wasn't …

Demons Not rated yet
Tears run down my face Tears you'll never see Thoughts run through my head Thoughts you'll never hear Those demons that you've seen Those demons …

Shelter Not rated yet
The sky has blackened, The elements revealed. Motionless inaction, Intensifies the fall. The mourning begins a mindless escape, Trapped in a cocoon …

The Final Act Not rated yet
The blood pours out my wounds so deep I finally fall eternally asleep My being enters a state of tranquility By body bent, disfigured in placidity …

Smile, you're on camera. Not rated yet
You ask me how I’m feeling today Has that empty feeling gone away? Have I realised that it’s better to be Your definition of happy? Now the sun …

Remember our daughters Not rated yet
I have often been thin. Not skinny or scat I'm not overly large ...I hate the word fat. I'm 50 years young full of vim and vigour And this menopause …

Depression:
The Cold Hard Truth
 Not rated yet
Lets just say If a car was coming towards me, I wouldn't scream, Cry, Run, I would just stand there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …

This is for You All  Not rated yet
This is for my first councillor Who told me to "cheer up" And phoned home when I admitted that my dad sometimes hit me And told my parents I was just …

Depression Poems: Cuts Scars And Suicide Not rated yet
The day when all the tears will fall; When there's not even a single call; When you think that you've lost it all; Don't give up cause you're worth …

Stop Suicide Not rated yet
This goes to all of those who have cried; Stop suicide; We all have our moments of tears; And all of those secret fears; But we still have something …

A Breath Away From Suicide Not rated yet
To all the nights when I have cried; Wishing that one day I would die; And just get over it; Cause no one's perfect; I wanna try but what's the point?; …

Suicide Note Not rated yet
There's nothing we can do; Doctor said he's done; The kid was already through; Now he'll be gone; It's sad that someone like that; Could end in such …

Depression Poems: Everything is Like This Not rated yet
No pleasure taken anywhere every motion scrapes the bottom of the bucket and no dry land all I can see are the pores in my face staring back at me …

Depression Poems:
Controlled By A Masked Man
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I can’t control any move, my head gives up soul comes to prove The voices chant, the pain begins; I know I will never win Crashing into tables, causing …

Depression Poems:
The Tarnished Crown
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You pull me back with bearing weight holding me down, You wont budge, move or relinquish a constant fight or flight for freedom carrying you around …

Depression Not rated yet
Here I am crying once again, needing you here with me. Needing a friend more than family. They pick and they tease. Not taking anything seriously. …

KGB Not rated yet
Hurt is bloody red All you wanted is me in bed You played a game Making me ashamed Now I look back to it Realizing you bottom on the pit Hate …

Depression Poems: Fight back  Not rated yet
You held my hand you held my heart You always told me from the start Will be there for you just be by my side I did that with all my heart and pride …

THE SIDE OF ME I HATE Not rated yet
My life with depression is one I would not choose to keep. It is not enjoyable, pleasurable, or amusing. I hide it the best I can, as not to offend …

Depression Poems: Hollow Not rated yet
As I laugh, my hot tears burn trails through my broken heart. The joy of my face becomes routine and it is a continual disease. The mask that is covering …

Depression Poems: When Depression Takes Over Not rated yet
One pill, two pills, three pills, four Tell my baby daddies they are whores, five pills, six pills, seven pills, eight I will meet them at HELLS gate, …

Depression Poems: Within Silent Agony Not rated yet
Somtimes a silent scream is better than what is seen, to suffer aloud, to show your fear in the company of tears, bring me down to the level of sadness …

Depression Poems: Life goes on Not rated yet
Life goes on, my world aint changin.. my daddy's drinkin, my mummy's ragin.. I'm tryin to rest my head, while tears are flowin.. I'm use to this …

To be so detached that nothing can hurt you !! Not rated yet
When I was lonely, when I was sad, I hoped that something might come to my aide When I was angry, when I was depressed, I hoped that someone would understand …

Depression Poems:
They Don't Understand
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It's like a heavy weight on your shoulders, never easing up They think it's my choice, but they don't hear the loneliness in my voice You think your …

Depression Poems: Sink Or Swim Not rated yet
There is a hole inside my chest it’s burning through my empty heart I’m empty and it’s burning I’m sinking in deeper I don’t know how to stay alive …

Depression Poems: A Crazed Mind Not rated yet
I often wonder why When I glance upon the endless sky That wishes are made on shooting stars Not the dependable Sun the moon or Morning star Is it …

Depression Poems:
Just as My Crazed Mind
Tries to Think Straight

 Not rated yet
Grass or Moss or just a weed, to be the big powerful tree was not my creed, I still wanted to feel the heights and so to be a climber was just my greed. …

Depression Poems:
The Red Paint
 Not rated yet
I feel lonely, but I wont tell anyone, I feel sad, I cover it with a fake

Depression Poems:
LOVE = PAIN
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LOOK DEEP INTO MY WEEPING EYES DOWN TO MY SUFFERING SOUL AND YOU WILL FIND AN EMPTINESS WHERE I ONCE FELT SO WHOLE MY LOVING HEART HAS BEEN ABUSED …

Depression Poems: The Hurting Not rated yet
I want to die all I do is cry and cry it hurts to stay alive but scary to think otherwise I don't want to fight I can never do anything right as …

Depression Poems:
Love or Hate?
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Feelings are feelings, Love makes you feel great, but hate, it's a feeling, not so good, it's depressing, I just wish I could, push it away, never …

DEPRESSION POEMS: NOVEMBER TORTURE Not rated yet
MY HEART HAS BEEN DRAINED OF ALL OF ITS BLOOD MY SOUL IS STUCK IN A THICK EVIL MUD MY MIND IS IMPRISONED IN A DARK, SILENT CELL MY DREAMS OF …

Depression Poems
Without you...
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Your my everything, believe me it's true. I will never make by without you. I can't quit, I can't take one more sleepless night. I lost myself. I lost …

Depression Poems: Subliminal Messages Not rated yet
They say scars of the past become scales that do not last This is so untrue I can proove it to you The pain from the sand makes pearl in the end

Depression Poem: Not Me Not rated yet
I didn't mean to do it, I really didn't at all. I don't know why it happened. All I really know is it's making my life fall, fall flat around me the guilt …

Depression Poems:
Ramblings of a Crazed Mind
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1 I am accepting change, it feels so strange, is this the benumbing experience of age? Since while in youth I still fought for truth 2 Broken …

Encounters of the Usual Kind Not rated yet
No plagiarizing, then? Good, as I expressly forbid it. I can almost taste the silver of my eyelids when I close them, Choices, they say, choosing …

Throw the Dice Not rated yet
Awake, in darkness, shadow's whisper It's true, Admit it, Accept it, Live it An outcast, alone in a world of lonesome Contemplating fears and shadows …

Depression Poems: Broken Not rated yet
The way I felt. The way I smiled at you. Did it mean anything? I am no longer alive. There is no fire inside my heart. Dark, lonely, cold, and thirsty. …

Depression Poems: The Days I Dread Not rated yet
This pain I feel inside Alone and empty I cry Tears wound my heart Your arms healed my eyes From the start of goodbye's Eyes are heavy Eyes are …

Depression Poems: Insane Not rated yet
Another day alone, another day of pain Another day of craziness, another day not sane Another day with out you, another day so lame Another day the …

Goodbye  Not rated yet
I found this person This person who's feelings worsen This person said that he might kill himself tonight I would have told him no, but this person …

Depression Poems:
D is for Depression
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Till the day I can’t wish or hope to reason my thoughts The future I wish or hope to achieve seems quite bleak Do I care for the day when my sorrows …

Depression Poems: The Blues Not rated yet
Tears are rolling down my face, something is out of place. My emotions are rolling up and down like a wild roller coaster. People in my life are slowly …

Depression Poems:
Killing Nightmare
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My hands down and helpless then watching my heart die only people stucked in that nightmare can understand my distress. And this makes me stand aloof, …

I Cry Not rated yet
I cry silently I cry inside of me I cry hopelessly Why did you leave me? I missed your hugs I missed your kisses I missed your laughter and …

Kay Hurricane Not rated yet
I look down on da ground worrying why my life is so upside down. It's a maze goin through my mind and folks wonder why I'm so down cause I'm goin through …

Depression Poems:
Strong People Feel Weak Sometimes
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I can’t begin to explain how much it hurts to express myself in words. There’s nowhere to turn when you’re not well known, not even within your own …

A Depression Poem by Chas Not rated yet
THE DEMONS OF DEPRESSION ARE AT IT AGAIN... WAKING ME FROM MY RESTLESS SLUMBER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT... GNAWING AWAY AT MY MIND, LIKE STARVING SATANIC …

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