Anxiety is when the world around you gyrates
Depression is when it stands still
Wanting so badly to reach for the stars
Knowing you never will
Depression is more than a feeling
It's a ship sinking in the ocean of you
Always being told that you're worth it
But knowing it isn't true.
Depression is "it's okay"
Anxiety is "I'm fine"
Depression is a wound that just doesn't heal with time
And mixing the two together
Is a cocktail of explosives
Depression is absolute stillness
While anxiety is motion
How can the world be spinning
When my world is standing still
I've never understood it
Perhaps I never will.
Dec 18, 2014
Dec 18, 2014 at 2:19 PM UTC
Anxiety is when the world around you gyrates
Depression is when it stands still
Wanting so badly to reach for the stars
Knowing you never will
Depression is more than a feeling
It's a ship sinking in the ocean of you
Always being told that you're worth it
But knowing it isn't true.
Depression is "it's okay"
Anxiety is "I'm fine"
Depression is a wound that just doesn't heal with time
And mixing the two together
Is a cocktail of explosives
Depression is absolute stillness
While anxiety is motion
How can the world be spinning
When my world is standing still
I've never understood it
Perhaps I never will.
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