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Nightmares

March 22, 2022
By Mangolemonade PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
Mangolemonade PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
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Depressed.

That is what they call me.

That is the label they slap across

my forehead,

the diagnosis they write

at the top of the medical chart,

above the list of checked-off boxes:

sadness, mood swings, insomnia,

social isolation, loss of interest in activities, 

suicidal thoughts.

To them, it is all that I am,

all that I will ever be.

 

Depressed. 

That is what they call me.

But I know better.

There is no one identity 

for the monster inside me,

the monster that killed me,

the monster that I am.

 

It has a thousand names, 

and each one is a nightmare.


The author's comments:

Visit www.teenink.com/HealthResources if you or a loved one are feeling depressed or suicidal.


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