Warnings: depiction of depression
Years ago somebody asked what animal I'd be
Caught off guard I faked a laugh, the answer clear to me
"I would be a bird," I claimed, gluing on a grin
Pretending I'd not thought at all when I spoke from within
They asked me why I'd be a bird so I tried to act proud
"I would still be a sight to see and float just like a cloud."
I think they laughed or maybe smiled, by now that day's a blur
But one thing I remember well, of one thing I am sure
They had no empathy for me, at least not on that day
I would have bared my heart to them if they'd cared what I'd say
But just between the two of us, there's something you should know—
Trust that what I say is true, although it does not show
"Birds are pretty but their beauty's only feather deep—
Rid us of the masks we wear; the sight will make you weep.
Birds are good at flying but I'm an awesome flier too;
I leave my problems all behind, which hurts both me and you.
Yet what makes be a bird the most—this fact will send you reeling—
Is birds have hollow bones and I've an endless empty feeling."
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