Depression

I am learning through my pain
pain that i live to embrace,
through rejection that i live to face.
Holding my head up high,
where is life?
a walking dead that liveth.

I am learning that its okay to feel pain,
its okay to not feel okay,
its okay to want to lie down and sleep,
oh yes deep sound sleep.
i have learnt that depression doesnt define me
i define myself.

i pick myself up
dust me up,
start a new as i love me better.
i learnt to love me.

Preskila Ondiek
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 05/15/2022

Poet's note: Young people killing themselves thinking that it's a solution. Depression doesn't define anyone,you are the perfect version of yourself,you define you.
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