Depression

• Anna Nguyen, Grade 6, Lansvale Public School
• Poetry
• 2017

Excellence Award in the 'Write Here Write Now 2017' competition

Depression is full of guilt and isolation
Fear and sadness overcomes
Worthless, useless, dumb
Look what I've become
Ghost, don't want to be seen
If you ask, "How have you been?"
I would say, “I am fine"
But really I'm dead inside
Going past the death line
Stop... I'm done trying
Can't you see everyone's lying?
Wait...shush... Can you hear birds singing?
What is this new sunshine bringing?