Analysis of D.E.P.R.E.S.S.I.O.N (Press On)
D.E.P.R.E.S.S.I.O.N (Press On)
Depression is being in DENIAL that it exists
No matter how hard it grabs you by the wrist
Depression is being on an EMOTIONAL roller coaster
Holding you hostage like a gun loaded in its holster
Depression is PUBLICLY smiling and PRIVATELY crying
PRERETENDING you're happy when on the inside you are dying
Depression is REALIZING that this thing is bigger than you
You will need the help of God and maybe a counselor to help you pull through
Depression is EXPECTING those around you to help you stay a float
Only to realize that only God can help you steady the boat
Depression is SUFFERING in SILENCE
Blindly in search of some type of guidance
Depression is admitting that you've been barely SURVIVING
Despite the outside world who sees you as happy and thriving
Depression is being chemically IMBALANCED
but finding a way to keep standing tall no matter the challenge
Depression is realizing that it's OK to not be ok
Giving yourself permission to take it day by day
Depression is knowing that no matter what you can NEVER lose hope
Because your faith in God will teach you to more than just cope
Erasing the pain that was deafening and numbing
Changing the tune in your heart from chaotic to one that's calming
And healing you in ways your eyes never saw coming
Scheme | X XABBCCDDEEFFCCAXGGHHCCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011 01011000101101 11011111101 0101101101001010 10110101100110 010110010010010 1110110011110 010110011111011 1110111010010011111 01010101011111101 1011011011111001 0101100010 1001111110 010101011110010 010111111110010 0101101001 1100111101110010 0101100111111111 1001010111111 01011011101111011 01110111111111 0100111100010 1001011101011110 0101011110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,300 |
Words | 244 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 23 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 44 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 526 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 115 |
About this poem
I wrote this poem to bring awareness to the daily struggles that we all have faced or will face at some time in our lives but don't feel comfortable talking about it.
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