Challenge
describe depression.
I know many challenges on here are "fun", but I wanted to get more serious with this one, especially considering that many (myself included) experience or have experienced some form of depression. It's almost like a taboo- you may feel uncomfortable writing about it. But just try to describe this darkness- look it in the eyes and see it for what it is, record your insights here in any form. Remember to tag me @Dream.
I WOULD RATHER SLEEP
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I have woken
to so many
h o l l o w
mornings
and that
awful
ache
of absence—
*
I have woken
too often
without mirth
or joy
or peace
or hope
or light—
*
I have woken
alone
in the dark
with no desire
to wash away the night
and rise—again—
to disappointment—
*
I have woken
so many times
wishing I hadn’t.
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