i do not write to please people
i write to escape my tragic reality
for i am living a life that is not my own
i am not myself
and i have not been for some while now
it is hard to remember
who you were before depression

i do not write to please people
i write to escape my own tragic reality
telling me others have it worse
will not make my pain go away
the ache i feel inside me is never ending

i do not write to please people
i write to escape my own tragic reality
repetition makes me feel
e m p t y