Tag Archives: Depression

Anfechtung

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Neil

Roland H. Bainton’s classic, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, is one of several Luther biographies I have on my shelf and it is a classic work, even if it is a little dry to read. I want … Continue reading →

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Who Cares if One More Light Goes Out? I Do

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Neil

Who cares if one more light goes out In a sky of a million stars It flickers, flickers Who cares when someone’s time runs out If a moment is all we are Or quicker, quicker Who cares if one more … Continue reading →

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Paper Ships

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Neil

Another paper ship sinks amid depression’s black sea Too fragile to withstand the storms it encountered Absorbing the waters it intended to sail upon Drinking in the inky waters of the abyss   Leviathan lurks below the water’s edge And … Continue reading →

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Grey Days        

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Neil

There was a time when the rain fell softly every day When the cool dampness soaked beyond flesh and bone And the cold water dimmed the fire of my soul While the earth around me seemed to drink in the … Continue reading →

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The Man I Tried To Be

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Neil

All I wanted was to feel loved the way I tried to love Trying to make a person happy that knew unhappiness And for a while I succeeded and the shadows lifted From the soul of another who dwelt in … Continue reading →

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Magnificent Desolation

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Neil

The strongest man in the world is not the one who always towers over his challengers Boasting the undefeated record, whose has never met a challenge that he didn’t overcome Or the woman who manages to look perfect, act perfect … Continue reading →

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Dark Days

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Neil

There are days where the emptiness takes over And nothing can fill the abyss inside When the successes of the past are transformed Into the bars that the future can never measure up to And the idealization of the way … Continue reading →

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Anxiety: A Poem

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Neil

I stare into the abyss of a future created by the demons of depression It is not reality, it is not what will happen, And yet as I cling to the precipice of sanity it is all I see A … Continue reading →

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