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Sometimes I feel like I'm not allowed to be happy. Sometimes I think, I need to be sad because I have depression. It doesn't feel like I deserve happiness, and I don't feel "depressed enough" when I am. I couldn't have had a good day, if my heart felt heavy the whole way. And even when my heart floats in my chest, it feels wrong to claim joy, because I am depressed.

this one isnt much of a poem, but I wanted to describe my thoughts from the past few weeks. I hope it is still empowering and emotional enough to be considered poetry.

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