A Letter To You
Dear Depression, you’ve taken too much. Too much time, too much potential, too much life. Burned too many bridges and flooded too many streets. It’s time you drowned in your own tide. You won’t be able to hide in the back of the room or in the shadows. You won’t be able to use the rain to cover your tracks. This ends here, and now. See you soon, and for the last time.
If I could write you letter- I’d use the most hateful speech
If I could meet you in person-I'd hurt you beyond anyone's reach
So you could feel the torment you've brought upon so many
Endless comparisons and a complete absence of compassion
Constantly critiquing with your "constructive criticism"
Compiling conspiracies and creating conflict within the confines you've created in my mind
If only I could find you- Your remains would compare to the worst of war crimes
Because of what you've done to me
When I look in the mirror I dont like what I see
Never really satisfied, even with the best of me
And don't get me started on the rest of me
This feeling, inadequate- will certainly be the death of me
And you better believe I'm definitely taking you with me
And if you asked me... Why so insecure?
I’d say to you… That you don't have a cure
This is what you've done to me
When it comes to myself I just can't see clear
My vision is blurry like I dropped my contacts
Now I’m scrolling through my phone dropping contacts-
Because all my thoughts of myself are out of context
Floods of discontentment, self-projected on people surrounding me
The curse of the perfectionist isn't so self-inflicted
But has such an area of effect in which so many people are affected
Are you proud of yourself? “The Silent Weapon” The only killer that cops can't catch
But belleve me when I say that your reign will reach the end of its stretch
And you will reap what you've sown
Soon you will feel ten fold of what pain only those like me have ever known
And all else of what you've done to me
About the Creator
Josh Morgan
Personally, writing began as a creative outlet, to be a means of processing and venting emotion, but it has become so much more. Something I want not to be just relatable, enjoyable and a good read, but to reach someone who is in need.
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I couldn't stop reading. Your writing was really well done!
What a great letter to depression! Depression needs to go away! Be happy! Great work!