If Only You Knew

This poem is for the people who think mental illness is us being over-dramatic or "just sad". I hope they will soon realize that it is a suffocating struggle and is very, very real.

If only you knew

Who I am inside

If you could hear

What's in my mind

What would you do?

I'm not for sure

Maybe you'd try

To find a cure

For this constant sadness

I seem to have

Or maybe you'd sit back

And merely laugh

"Are you for real?

This girl's a fake!

You'll be happy tomorrow

Just you wait."

I'm never taken seriously

Why does no one believe me?

I'm constantly depressed

Why can't you see?

There'd be no point in pretending

You know it's true

So why do you think

It's something I do?

Some people think

Depression's a cool trend

It's not so cool

When you want your life to end...

Reviews

[Luna]

Woah nice. of course depression comes in all ages but teens do have it rough i'll give you that but I feel happy thinking that you write your feelings out I am the same on that part. Therefore I can feel that poetry means a lot to you. And don't be depressed there will be people who will understand, you just don't know it. Keep up the good work ;)

[~Kali~]

Thank you!! And yes it's hard for teens cause we're still trying to figure ourselves out. Yeah poetry does mean a lot to me, it's beautiful...

[Luna]

My pleasure :)

[Michael Leon Wilson]

This is very well written, your grammar and flow are excellent, please read my piece called suicide note, you may be able to relate

[~Kali~]

thank you! :)

[I Am Svetlana]

The title made me curious, but after reading the reason of why you wrote this, I decided to give it a read through & I can relate to every line. I loathe those who think mental illness is just a 'joke', when there's nothing to joke about. I have a mental illness, plus anxiety & it's definitely not been an easy road. It sucks having to deal with such a racing mind & constant fears of failing everyday, but I appreciate you writing to bring such awareness to the subject. I'm so relieved to find that someone can relate to such hurt. I'm sorry to hear if you go through such mental hurt, but it's just something you have to work through with each passing day. I'm always here to talk if ever you need someone who is able to understand or to just hear a story & thanks again for the most honest write that I have had the privilege to read in awhile. Keep up the good talent, there's no way to fail when it comes to writing.

[~Kali~]

Thanks so much! Yeah this is probably my favorite poem I've written yet, I'm glad you like it :D

[I Am Svetlana]

It's a very powerful write & I'm impressed. It's hard for me to write poems which I instantly fall in love with lately, yet I still keep on writing when I get time.