I want to

My 2 am thoughts before sleep

I want to wake up with no depression or anxiety

I want to wake up feeling happy 

I don't want to wake up depressed and alone

I don't want to wake up feeling empty and numb

I am like a rose discolored and withered

I am like a leaf turning brown and dying

I am like a pond that is all dried up

And I feel lifeless and tired

And sometimes, I feel nothing

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Your poem speaks to me of depression, especially your final line, which completely sums up what depression can do to a person. When you have suffered from this state, when it lifts it is like walking from a darkened room into sunlight. Your third stanza was moving to read. Thank you for sharing.

[bree]

It is definitely about depression. Actually this poem was originally one of my personal journal entries and after I wrote it, I saw a poem. So I thought I'd share it.

[Chris Shaw]

I am pleased you did.