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Poem Details
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| Title: | Depression |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Date Submitted: | 7/30/2007 |
| Poem: |
The little windmill in the garden keeps turning And the waves on the shore keep churning And my heart just keeps on yearning For something I have never known: Unconditional love When the pain inside gets too intense And my thoughts no longer make sense I shut everyone out as my defense To protect me from their advice Useless advice I look back over my many years And remember my fears and my tears Not the praise and the cheers For I did not do well or achieve Warped memory The harsh words, the pain, the neglect The shouting and shame I recollect An angry mother my ways did direct Never knowing I deserved any better Childhood misery Now I'm trying to deal with everything And all the memories that will bring Looking for good things to which to cling But finding only pain and tears Depression ... |