its just a game they said | Teen Ink

its just a game they said

March 4, 2015
By jking445 BRONZE, Middleburh Heights, Ohio
jking445 BRONZE, Middleburh Heights, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Just let yourself be free because even broken wings can fly away.

Sanctuary ~ Paradise Fears


It's just a game they said,
Unknowing of the riddles and spells that it brings. 
Finding any remedy to escape your thoughts inside.  
Pot. Pills. Alcohol. Cigarettes. 
You've tried them all. 
You cut. It stings. It bleeds. 
But yet you still have a smile on your face. 
Even with ...all the scars on your wrist.
Its just a game they said, 
Unknowing of how it lingers with you everywhere. 
Alone at night, is when it gets to its worst.
You wonder how much more can you hide Can you pretend ?
The longer time goes the more you worsen,
You keep going on telling yourself..
"Just keep smiling."
You were just that girl in the hall. 
The girl that always had a smile.
They don't even realize you are gone.
Your depression begins to creep again.
Oh , no. It's all just a game they said. 
So unknowing that they are a major cause.
They will never understand. 
Understand the difficulties,
Everyday different things ..
You don't want to eat. 
You cannot sleep. 
Just look in the mirror.
Tell me what you see.
"I see that what I'm looking at is killing me.." 
Tears emerge and stream gently down your face.
You hate yourself. 
Your weight. 
Oh my god it needs to be gone.
Shrink. Get Skinner. Loose weight.
Your scars. Fading and healing but more always show . 
Almost as if you need those marks of destruction.
Your mind is an evil place.
Haunted with horrible thoughts
Terrible memories and evil ideas.
But yet your still smiling  
Your smile hides so much of what you feel inside.
..you are disastrous.
So far bent it's shocking it is not broke.
Your depression is a constant battle you must face. 
It's not just a game even though they say.
Instead it's a war.


The author's comments:

This piece has been personally my favorite out of all I have written. It has a lot about what I used to really struggle with. I have gotten a lot better , but I still do struggle with depression .


Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 7 comments.


on Mar. 10 2015 at 7:44 pm
jking445 BRONZE, Middleburh Heights, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Just let yourself be free because even broken wings can fly away.

Sanctuary ~ Paradise Fears

Thank you (:

on Mar. 10 2015 at 2:25 pm
WOWriting SILVER, Broadstairs, Other
5 articles 0 photos 266 comments
Like the emotions in this. Strong message but sometimes the sentences are oddly-worded or off gramatically. This doesn't matter so much in a poem though. I think more imagery would really help strengthen this. Thank you for sharing such a meaningful poem. I hope you can find it in yourself to be happy because you deserve it :)

on Mar. 9 2015 at 7:43 pm
jking445 BRONZE, Middleburh Heights, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Just let yourself be free because even broken wings can fly away.

Sanctuary ~ Paradise Fears

thank you so much (:

on Mar. 9 2015 at 7:43 pm
jking445 BRONZE, Middleburh Heights, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Just let yourself be free because even broken wings can fly away.

Sanctuary ~ Paradise Fears

im sorry about the triggering part. but thank you so much

on Mar. 9 2015 at 6:55 pm
MysticMusic ELITE, Waterloo, Other
116 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” -Mae West
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." - Leonardo Da Vinci

This is amazing and is an amazing description of how really alone someone with depression can feel. I love it, 5/5, especially for wording.

abbegrace said...
on Mar. 8 2015 at 7:33 pm
Um it's a little triggering but really, really pretty and I like it :)

on Mar. 8 2015 at 9:56 am
jking445 BRONZE, Middleburh Heights, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Just let yourself be free because even broken wings can fly away.

Sanctuary ~ Paradise Fears

Give me some feedback!!! (: