Poems on depression - TUC's Top 10 Collection

We have already discussed the top 10 songs on depression written on TUC in the article Songs about Depression – TUC’s Top 10. Today, we are going to highlight the top 10 Poems on depression featured on TUC.

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#1 – Hunters & Scavengers: A Feast

One of the very best poems on depression. It is dark but oozing with emotions. The poem highlights the mental state of a depressed person and how he has lost the battle with darkness and helplessness. He has become numb and has no strength left to fight and move on.

Hunters from some tribe hiding in a bush depicting death and misery.

Trapped in between,
a demon and the beast,
one lives above the earth,
and the other beneath.

They tracked me again,
from miles away,
I was hiding in my den,
but, they sensed their prey.

I can’t run now,
it’s too late,
I’m surrounded by the eyes,
facing my inevitable fate.

They pounce,
too strong,
against my will,
I fall.

One clutches my feet,
another my neck,
they tear me apart,
from the skin to flesh.

I can cry for help,
but I know the silence,
the misery cuts me through,
too weak now, to fight for existence.

They think they hunted,
a reality dawns upon me,
they are just scavengers,
unaware, enjoying a rotten meal.

#2 – The Hunted: Sad Truth

One of the most intense poems on depression. It expresses raw emotions about darkness, misery, pain, suffocation, helplessness, and thoughts of death.

A sad angel standing in the ruins with a lantern in the hand depicting isolation, darkness, destroyed world, and death.

The skies cried the day I was born,
a jewel of pain added to his crown.

A grave dug but filled up with disgust,
a shame walking on this bare earth.

A friend of despair and cold life,
the darkness and death walk by my side.

The wolves howl over my head,
I’m already and can’t be twice dead.

My bones crushed by the taunting words,
the light you throw is my living curse.

All the screams and suffocation inside,
this uncanny blood of sorrow never subsides.

The mask I wear is for myself to survive,
you still somehow open the wounds I left behind.

The world I live in has grey skies,
the happiness I seek is an illusion of my mind.

I feel you crawling under my skin,
the venom of inferiority you push within.

I walk alongside you man to man,
but you mock me as if I am a walking dead.

I’m the hunter who is hunted in your jungle,
like a carcass that rots and pounced by a scavenger.

There is nothing left for me here, no more,
the kingdom you created was never my home.

#3 – Burn to the ground: Beast Incarnate

Another intense piece displaying the state of a depressed person. One of my favorites among the poems on depression.

A man in agony with his face burning from the inside depicting depression, pain, and misery.

Blood of the dead,
in my veins,
memories buried,
rot and decay.

Hunting,
the vulnerable vault,
the wolves of past,
tear my walls.

Comatose dawns,
I dive into the void,
hit by the loneliness,
I feel paranoid.

Running from the shadows,
hiding in the dark,
a hand pierces the chest,
takes out my heart.

The Satan,
crushes my core,
is infused within,
my skin and bones.

Killing myself,
over and over again,
every part of me,
cries of black and pain.

The volcano inside,
burns my name,
waiting to erupt,
to set the world ablaze.

Breaking apart,
words waiting to roar,
I’ll burn to ashes,
till this life’s no more.

Hurt within,
I’ll make you cry out loud,
screaming till my last breath,
till everything burns to the ground.

#4 – Worst part of me: Demon Inside

A poem where a depressed person is comparing himself with the devil. He has lost hope with life and is living in misery and pain.

A man standing in a dark red space with reflection of demon in front of him depicting dark soul and misery.

I don’t belong here,
but can’t escape,
shackled
by your reality,
pulled down by your gravity.

Filled up,
inside out,
the fire’s burning,
I feel your hatred,
dawn upon me,
and it’s smothering.

Depleted of breath,
devoid of blood,
everything is sinking,
surrounded by your darkness,
clutched by the neck,
I can see myself fading.

Trying to overcome,
sorrow and suffocation,
I try to scream,
and fight this desperation.

What can I do,
to expel you from my bones?
killing me each day,
you still lust for more.

Staring me right back,
like a demon from hell,
cutting yourself lose,
you feed on yourself.

Stuck in this tornado,
you revolve around me,
I try to fight you out,
but, you are part of me!!

#5 – Miserable Life: A Never Ending Story

A poem that clearly sends a message that Depression is real and if not tackled, can even destroy and break relationships. The thing to note is that a depressed person may not even know how he/she may be affecting the relationship.

Torn rose petals scattered over the piano showcasing broken relationship and misery.

Sitting and watching the tides roar,
my boat is still stranded on the same shore.
The grey skies,
remind me of the unsaid goodbyes,
a never-ending story of my life

The infinite years, so hard
and that haunted past,
I found and lost you,
when the days were dark.
A never-ending pain infused in my heart

Inside the subconscious and the dark alleys,
the pictures of you still remain,
seeing you sink,
I drowned and never forgave.
A never-ending misery I still live

The crimson of love,
the cold surface beneath my feet,
the dark side of me,
destroyed what was between you and me.
A never-ending reality

I loved you as you were
and I watched it all fall apart,
a void, a hole in my heart,
a smile,
a never-ending masquerade of my own devise

Black blood in my veins,
the hurricane in my head,
suffocated, I’m devoid of breath.
Wilted, I’m standing on the edge,
never-ending life and I fight for the end!

#6 – Shadows of you: Haunting Memories

A dark poem that revolves around death and depression. It depicts the mental state of a person who has lost his/her loved one. The poem focusses on pain, haunting memories, and un-ending misery.

A sad angel in the cemetery kneeling on a grave and thinking depicting past memories of death and misery.

Searching for you,
all around this place,
it haunts me,
and I see your face.
Your body is cold,
eyes are closed,
what I came here for
gave me a jolt.

It seems like yesterday,
you were standing beside me,
we laughed,
we shared
who we used to be.
Promised to stay
for years to come,
now,
you lie down,
cold, with unsaid words.

I’m giving up,
all that I believed in,
and this faith,
is killing me from within.
I see myself,
standing alone,
and now,
I have to tread this path unknown.

I’m so lost,
and
I search for a haven,
the life is immortal,
I was mistaken.
I’m running
from your shadows,
facing black,
and I feel so hollow.

The floods
storm my eyes,
I take a plunge,
and die every night.
I’ll never
be the same again,
so,
what’s the point
of not giving in.

You left behind
thoughts abound,
but
the darkness
still surrounds,
and I have lost
something,
that will never be found.

You’ve left me
in the coldest place,
and I know,
you will haunt me in a thousand ways.
There seems
nothing left to live for,
it’s just the hurt,
the pain,
and my howl.

#7 – Death of you: A Betrayal

This poem is close to my heart and portrays what I go through each and every day. It is my favorite among all the poems on depression. The poem talks about haunting and recurring thoughts and memories of the loved one the person lost. It is a sad poem about death and depression.

I walk
the empty halls of my home,
searching for you
behind each door.
I sense a fear
inside my heart,
but still can’t stop
from finding out where you are.

I get a glimpse of you in that room,
and you’re frozen and cold
lying on the floor.
I can hear
the crying voices of the unknown,
but can’t hear
the storm inside, hitting the core.

I try to touch you,
but you turn into ashes
every single time.
I want to hug you
and cry out loud,
but you fade away saying “I’m fine”.

Tell me,
why you broke my will?
Should I even love you anymore?

Tell me,
why you left behind your memories?
If I had a choice,
I would ask for death and be with you till eternity.

I don’t know
to be sad or angry?
You left me with broken promises
and everything left to be concealed.
The regrets and the hurt
now stay with my misery,
I don’t want to see your face
because you betrayed me.

#8 – Dark Side: Never Goes Away

Another jewel among the poems on depression. It talks about the never-ending misery and hurt of a depressed person. Guilt and darkness are also some other features of the poem.

A sad man standing in the dark with hands on his head depicting depression, pain and misery.

I’ve seen so much
in this short life,
it has been a book
of pain and the perfect disguise.
I’ve created
a deep void for myself
all these years,
I don’t have to
reach the other side
to see the world that’s not real.

I’m still covered
in the paint of my sorrows,
and I feel like
I’m smothered by the hollow.
The lights
to my home have turned black,
and
there is no path
that can take me back.

Forever,
I’ve been trying
to find peace in my life,
but,
how do I find my way
when there is nothing left inside.

I’m an arrow
that has no target,
I’m a hurricane
that brings the dark,
I’m now living
with the guilt,
a dark side,
that never departs.

#9 – Blood in my veins: Life Without You

A dark poem on depression due to death of a loved one.

A boy alone watching the sunset and lost in thoughts showcasing depression and misery.

I know
when I lost myself along the way,
that dreadful cold night
of a December day.
I’ve lost
so much love in this perennial life,
I’ve tried to find,
but
I’m still stuck and love deprived.

When I look back,
I still try to reach out to you,
but
an unprecedented reality has befriended you,
a truth comprehended by only a few.

Every breath of me
disbelieves,
every drop of blood
and the cell of which I’m made,
hates those memories.

I thought
I’ll rise back again without you,
but,
my fate was written,
a hurdle I had to go through.

Lost within,
I have lived in a dark pit,
I don’t know
when a part of me became so cold and sadist.

The pain feels so sweet,
the dark thoughts,
they run through my veins, an addiction,
I have lived
and prayed only for affliction.

You gave me
this loneliness,
and went away
to seek holiness.
The guilt inside,
has made it worst,
I still think,
what am I doing here, where I don’t deserve?

I’ve tried so hard
to let go,
but this broken soul
reminds me of you,
Tell me why can’t death set me free?
Tell me why I feel so black and uneasy?

Some
unasked questions,
and
some untold answers have become vain,
the misery of you
is now deeply infused in my veins,
the face of you
shows me the birth of my pain,
and every day I wake up,
the life inside of me slowly seems to fade.

#10 – Shackled: Slave Of My Own

One of the very old poems on depression on TUC. It talks about misery, pain, hopelessness, loneliness, dark thoughts and memories.

Chain tied to the legs suggesting slavery, depression, and misery.

I’m here tied up in chains
Forever the pain will run through my veins
In the scorching sun and the brutal cold
These perpetual thoughts are part of my soul

I’m the slave in my own backyard
I’m the shame that will calm demons of the dark
Of the gothic sanctity and deathly hallow
Forever the truth in my heart will be rigged and shallow

The auspicious nights turn into Satanic fall
The days embark the demonic call
This feeling of loneliness will be a friend forever
Happiness will be an enemy that will always surrender

Shackled, this body crawls
Slavery is the result of my own accord
I’m gluing up the pieces torn within
Shouting out loud
For someone to help me out let go of my sins

The light gives way to the obscure path
The naive cravings are the need of the hour
Shooting up the spine are the chills so strong
I’m like a slave reaching out to numbness of the fall

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