New Recovery Poetry

My depression has lifted for the most part. Yay! When my depression first presented itself, I started writing poetry, but I felt the poetry was too dark for me to share with my followers. Fortunately, now that I am feeling more hopeful and am transforming my life, so my poetry has been transformed too. Here is some recent recovery poetry I would like to share:

How Far

How far am I willing to go for recovery?

Will I continue to catastrophize;

Will I continue to lie;

Will I continue to spend days

Just wishing to die?

Or will I take control?

Not control over others,

People, places, and over others,

Not even so much control of my

Emotional ascent,

But of what I am to do-

And who I am to be.

Will I listen to my gut?

Will I take care of myself?

Will I listen to the voice inside?

I am worthy.

I am valuable.

I am myself-

With no one else to please.

I am enough.

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Life's Song Dance

My soul is free!

Listen to my song-

I'll sing it all life long.

I would whisper,

But my soul wouldn't stand it-

My body trembles with excitement.

My song is in the wind.

My song is in the storm.

My song is in the crashing waves-

My song is life!

Depression will cover it up,

Schizophrenia will silence it also.

Paranoia will turn the beauty into terror.

Get help! Speak! Listen to you own song!

You are a part of life.

Your song is a part of The Song.

Do not diminish it.

Make it louder and stronger.

Join the SongDance of Life!