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Journey Through Depression
by Annabel Sheila → (All Poetry by Annabel Sheila)
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Most of us know or have known someone suffering from depression. This horrible disease can be debilitating..and unless and until we either experience it ourselves or love someone through it...there's no way we could understand...But love is a powerful weapon in the fight against the darkness...for everyone who has ever suffered....my heart goes out to you.......

 

The lengthy passageway is dark and frightening
No windows to break the nightmarish blackness!
Terrified, she journeys alone, stumbling
Over life’s often mountainous obstacles…
How did she get here? When did it begin?
She can’t remember the good things in life.
Family, friends, love, hope…
Everything worthwhile has vanished!
Where there was sunshine, only rain…
No more laughter, only tears…
No joy…only misery…
Struggling for a reason to go on
She painfully inches forward…
It’s all she’s capable of at the moment!
Smothering beneath the heavy shroud of depression,
Each ragged breath is like thunder in her ears!
She can’t explain the hopelessness,
No one would understand! How could they?
So she lives inside the nightmare alone!
Even in her waking hours she can’t seem to shrug
The heavy load from her profoundly burdened soul!
She’d give up if she had the courage…
But somewhere deep inside
A tiny remnant of the woman she was
Keeps whispering, “you’re worthy”.
And although the voice is soft and low…
Compared to the harshness of depression’s
Persistent nerve-grating roar…
She hears it from time to time.
And it’s all she has…for the moment.
 
 

© Annabel Sheila


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 Reviews of "Journey Through Depression"
Reviewed by Patrick Granfors
Reviewed on November 3, 2011
Worthy indeed, something to break the vicious cycle when in reality and as simple as it sounds(which it isn't)is all it takes. Patrick

Reviewed by Joy Hale
Reviewed on October 30, 2011
The accuracy of climbing in a hole with depression is chillingly correct. I have only had mild depression, but I have a loved one that had to be hospitalized with this soul damaging disease and a friend that was in deep depression for over two years; my heart ached for both of them. Your poem is both dark and positive; here's hoping that many who read your poem will "hear the whisper" and hang on long enough to find themselves once again. Brilliant write!

Joy L. Hale

Reviewed by Mary Jones
Reviewed on October 28, 2011
Thank you Anna, for writing this, it is a dark world, one some of us live with daily, one that cant be totally eradicated...meds can only do so much...mostly lessen the terribe feelings i helplessness, lonliness, bear, it just goes on and on. some are never able to grasp life and keep the will to live going...they sadly lose their battle...you give us hope and maybe a little courage to open up about this world we live...thank you so much dear lady

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on October 28, 2011
Depression truly can be horrendous, but love truly is a powerful weapon against it.

Reviewed by Liana Margiva
Reviewed on October 28, 2011
WONDERFUL POEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...'So she lives inside the nightmare alone'--------- BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!! ...'the heavy load from her profoundly burdened soul'---------EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!! TALENTED!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS!!!!!!! Liana Margiva

Reviewed by Steve Ralph
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
this is such a fantasticly accurate write, I know several people who suffer from depression and this describes, pretty much in detail the way they say they feel.
brilliantly written, Thank you for sharing,
Regards Steve

Reviewed by Lonnie Hicks
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
Wonderful description of what it is like to see a person go through it.
Moving too.

Reviewed by Clarence Prince
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
Whoever has to sufer Depression it is terrible; yet, God liveth and He will take care! Blessings!

Reviewed by Mark Lichterman
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
I don't even know how to respond to this, Anna. How terrible to live life in the black hole of depression. Very scary write that so well describes this horrible affliction.
Mark

Reviewed by TONY NERONE
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
As someone who experiences depression daily, I jnow the feeling. You keenly described the illness very well. It has brought me closer to GOD though So maybe it was to be. Great write!!
GOD BLESS YOU
Tony

Reviewed by Laura Fall
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
Truly a deeply moving write well done indeed Laura

Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
...AND THE 'WHISPER' IS ALL SHE NEEDS...AS SHE JOURNEYS...ON. A PROFOUND INSPIRATIONAL WORK THAT GIVES HOPE OF A LIGHT THAT SHINES... EVEN IN THE DARKEST MOMENTS OF LIFE. WELL DONE AND ENJOYED. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS & FAITH...
JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Rosemarie Skaine
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
Extremely well done. R

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on October 27, 2011
You capture well the cycle and feelings of this terrible illness...I have dealt with depression in myself and in others and it is never easy or something to take lightly.
Thanks for sharing such a well presented perspective.
fee


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