To the other versions of me across time and space,
who are fiddling their thumbs and trying to come up with the perfect words,
allow me to write a love poem.
A message to tell you that you, like me, are a complicated creature.
I wonder if you have found love, or if, like me,
you find that it is too hard to seek what you cannot know.
I wonder if you have a sense of family unlike my own,
or if you are beautiful.
I wonder if you are the kind of person who sees their own reflection as perfection,
and perfection as an attainable ideal.
I wonder if we are more alike than I would ever know,
with subtle differences like the color of our eyes or our f
A Conversation with Depression by Novelwrite, literature
Literature
A Conversation with Depression
"I never really got over you, did I?"
"I suppose not."
"So where does that leave us? I don't want to take you back, but I can
never run from you. You're everywhere. I can't hide from you. It's
ridiculous to try. I can't pretend I don't notice you. So what do I do?
Do I just sit here and wait for it to be over?"
"Maybe you could just... let me in. Let me stay with you.
It could be just like old times."
"I don't want that."
"Why?"
"I was miserable when we were together."
"That's harsh, isn't it?"
"I don't think so. You made me feel worthless. Like I didn't belong. I
can't live without you, but every time I just... bring you back... I'm
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