Who Are You?

[Justsomedude]

Dodging peopled places

and their stabbing stares;

bleeding fear and self hatred-

no one seems to care.

I bite my lip a little more

in every public place

hoping I can make it out alive

before they see my face.

I wasn’t always self-aware-

at least, not to the extent

of holding ransom every word

until I validate intent..

Who are you?..

Have you lost your mind?

No one believes you anymore

when you say "I'll be fine."

Afraid of looking in the mirror;

I’m just not the man I know.

Somehow, it seems I’ve traded

faces with my fiercest foe.

Who are you?

Have you been here before?

Just a couple thousand times-

perhaps a thousand more..

I want to run away-

just as fast as I can run

from everything I've known or felt -

the broken man I have become.

Where will you go?

What will you do?

You can run away from them,

but you can't run from you..

Dodging peopled places

and their stabbing stares;

bleeding fear and self-hatred-

no one seems to care..

[Mumma_h]

Your poems are amazing,your words say so perfectly how I use to feel when I was in a very deep depression. You are very talented ❤️🤗

[Justsomedude in reply to Mumma_h]

Thank you so much. Hopefully, I'll be able to say that to someone someday and use the same past tense in describing depression.

[Mumma_h in reply to Justsomedude]

I hope you do too!! I know just how awful it is. I'll say a prayer for you, I know all too well how terrible it is , pretty sure I went as low as anyone could go, actually no! I know I went that low. You can get better, as I keep saying, if I can get better anyone can!!! So keep hope,if someone had of told me to keep hope and tell me you WILL get better it would've helped me . You WILL get better 🌈❤️

[Justsomedude in reply to Mumma_h]

Thank you

[JAYnLA]

I've enjoyed your poetry before, but I think this is my favorite.

[Justsomedude in reply to JAYnLA]

Thank you.