My Depression is...



My depression is my best friend and my enemy.
My depression is like a tiny plant begging me to water it.
My depression is a wounded animal pleading me for food and nurturing.
My depression is clever like a Bill Gates idea at 2am.

Mom, my depression is like Kilimanjaro; glorious and evocative.
It is a vast ocean filled with reefs and mysteries.

My depression is like a silent cave on the shores of Iceland.
My depression is an invisible lover bruising me between the sheets.
My depression is showing me what 'phantom' limbs were to feel like.
My depression is as scary as a clown trying to make you smile - without your consent.

Mom, my depression is as deep as the iceberg that sunk Titanic.
It is as complicated and monotonous as a spider's web.

My depression is like a Byzantine note that won't end.
My depression is loudest in the silence of the night.
My depression is loudest in the emptiness of crowds.
My depression is an egomaniac chasing for a vain dream.

Mom, my depression is the womb of safety.
It is the upside down that makes me think that, that's the safest place (it is not)

My depression is a trick or treat - expect it always ends up being a trick
My depression is a Halloween gone bad
My depression is a withered Christmas tree in Easter
My depression is a one way trip to North Korea.

Mom, my depression is not what I was dreaming of as a little girl.
It is a nightmare I was never told I would live to see. 




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  1. μου θυμησες το ποιημα " ", δεν ξερω αν εμπνευστηκες απο κει, ή αν εν καποιο κομματι του ποιηματος που δεν ξερω. Καλη δυναμη και ο,τι χρειαστεις, μη διστασεις!

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  2. Εν ξερω τι να πω για να βοηθήσω, αλλά νιωθω σε. Εν εισαι μονη σου. Γράφε, βοηθά κάπως, νομίζω.

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