Me Poem by Louie Gonzalez

I have never felt this way before
Crying replaces laughter
Frowns replace smiles

I am not happy anymore
A distant memory that I cannot seem to recall

Depression is my happiness
Sadness finds every corner in my head
Torment shelters my cries

This pain that I feel
It is my shell
I no longer notice that I am depressed
I just am

A smile that touches my face
Doesn’t touch my eyes
A laugh that touches my face
Doesn’t touch my soul

I have submitted to this state
This state of suffering

I give in to these feelings that were so weird
These feelings that are now my core
That are now me

I feel the pain
I am depressed
I am alone
And I embrace it
I expect it
It is me