Anxiety And Depression Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDBEFGHCIJKLHMHNOO PHQRHSKHTUVWO| I lay in bed not having the energy to get up or speak | A |
| I can feel my eyes start to water and my cheeks get red | B |
| I hear footsteps outside my door but I don t call out I just turned over | C |
| Just wanting to be alone so I don t hear that get up you're fine lecture again | D |
| They don t understand what happens in my head | B |
| They wouldn t last a minute with my thoughts | E |
| I can feel my chest get heavy my stomach start to hurt | F |
| Gradually you close your eyes and breathe hoping this isn't a curse | G |
| I tend to compare myself to others but why so I can feel unhappy | H |
| I don t want this pain anymore as I rehearse in the mirror | C |
| I'm lost in all the emotions and thoughts that make me feel like I'm about to drown | I |
| Most people don t know the feelings you hold onto or the guilt you have | J |
| Always being on edge because you don t know who s watching | K |
| I can t help but say I wish I were different | L |
| I look up at the stars asking God why can t I be normal and be happy | H |
| I try to take a walk but I can t seem to enjoy it | M |
| It s like someone took every inch of happiness out of my body | H |
| I just feel numb | N |
| Most people my age would go drink to stop the thoughts but I just wanna run | O |
| I try to take meds but who wants to do that their whole life I'm just done | O |
| Why can t I get a break My head is pounding and I can t go on | P |
| The walls feel like they're closing in ready just to squish me | H |
| I'm not sure how to tell my parents their daughter isn't happy anymore | Q |
| I'm not sure how to tell my friends I don t know how to deal with this | R |
| The smile on my face is always fake so you don t have to worry | H |
| The laughs are fake so you think there is nothing wrong | S |
| But the world can t see how bad I'm hurting or too many people will start worrying | K |
| I try to hide behind a fake smile a fake laugh so nobody can see the battles I carry | H |
| I look at myself and ask am I ok | T |
| My parents ask why im never home and always busy because then I don t have time to think | U |
| If you don t have to think then thoughts don t build up or even come to mind | V |
| But I think the days of me running from my problems are over you can only ever run so far | W |
| But me personally I think im just done | O |
Maddie Wilson
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 06/12/2026
Poet's note: I wrote this poem for class, and we had to talk about something that we understand, and these are 2 things I understand the most.
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