Depression's Life Strangling Anaconda Poem by Britney Hogue

Depression's Life Strangling Anaconda

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Do you ever feel lost?
In this struggle we call life
Like everyone has turned away
And left you all alone
For all the evil to claim as its own

Do you feel like your friends
Have turned from your side
And left you for death
No matter how you scream
No one will answer back

This must be what depression is
A filthy little divider
That preys on the weak
At a time that’s most unwanted
During a time of pain

It suffocates its victims
Like a large, slimy anaconda
That slithers its way into your life
separateing you from everyone
And this life that you struggle to hold

Defeat this life draining snake
Claim your life back as yours
And not the devil’s serpent’s
Life was yours in the beginning
Should it be as such in the end?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Shekhar Joshi 01 September 2009

well u described what u think of depression well.......nicely written...... liked your comparision too....

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Danny H 30 June 2009

Once again very well crafted, your poetry is way better than mine, with a lot more experience. i can connect to almost every poem you have, depression is in everyone, just different stages i slip in an out all the time keep writing!

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Terry Finch 24 February 2009

You really said it all in this first poem. The second really -in my opinion- wasn't needed but that's my opinion and we all know that that really doesn't mean much. I liked your approach to depression and the Anaconda is as good an omage as there is. Maybe the poem maybe needs a little fine tuning but other than that it wasn't difficult to follow. Keep up the nice work.

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