Another Depression Poem by Shirley Hanley

Another Depression

Rating: 5.0


Oh my God the pain
of desperation
within the walls
of my depression...

the greyness of it all
a world awash in muted tones,
blandness as its epitome

blocking life's rainbows
from existence within my memory
reaching deeply with suffocating tendrils
that wrap my soul in confusion
and disgrace...

a great sadness
abounds here, locked
behind closed doors, awaiting
loves anxious arms
that come no more...


Shirley Hanley 9/15/09

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
James Timothy Jarrett 11 October 2009

Nice write Shirley, Your poem is woven through with feeling and is carried by it's rhythm. I see why you liked my poems. Sure we're not related?

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Saadat Tahir 12 October 2009

dear shirley its a beautiful poem deeply touchinng and heart felt balanced and well chosen words.. great cheers and ten

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Angel OfGod 24 October 2009

I enjoy the way you express your emotions...the phrasing you use. It's an original way to describe an old friend.

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Christine Schmidt 14 October 2009

Hi Shirley! I like how you didn't get too fancy here because depression is very dull and mundane and sad-so just your form conveyed that emotion. I especially liked the last stanza~that one moved me the most. I worked in a nursing home a couple times and 'depression' was all around-a very sad place with many lonely people who don't get too many visitors-very sad~thank goodness for volunteers.

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R James Sterzinger 14 October 2009

the last verse is depressions wild truth, the one thing that there is to do is to embrace one's depression like a beautiful child hold it with all gentleness, and try to understand. it has been birthed by you.

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Adeline Foster 13 October 2009

Shirley: Been there, understand, wish I could help. Don't forget to read my Time Heals. Adeline

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Tom J. Mariani 13 October 2009

For the first 55 years of my life I could not understand depression as it somehow overtook the lives of some people. That is until I fell into the bottomless pit. Once out of it, I was able to write a poem about it, ': It's A Long Way To Zero.' Your poem makes good use of images to take the reader inside as depression is happenihng.

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