This is a poem about the feeling of total hopelessness that comes with depression. The feeling that no one cares and you're all alone.

This poem originally was published in Sad Poems - Depression and Suicide Poems

Life Is A Prison
Life is a prison,
Oh God let me out.
No one to listen,
To hear when you shout.

Climb the walls of insanity,
Ride the waves of despair.
If you fall it don't matter,
There's no one to care.

Used to wish for a window,
To see birds, trees and sky,
But you're better without one -
Stops you aiming too high.

Watching freedom is painful,
For those locked away.
Seeing joy, love and happiness,
Another price that you pay.

Strong is good, weak is bad.
Be it false, be it true.
Your mind makes the choice,
And enforces it too.

Cell walls built by society,
With rules to adhere.
If you breach the acceptable,
You had better beware.

Hide the pain, carry on,
Routine is the key.
Don't let on that you're not,
What you're pretending to be.

Lock it all up inside you,
How badly that bodes.
Look out for that one day,
When it all just explodes.

Leaving naught but a shell,
Base functionality too.
But killing all else,
That was uniquely you.

So how do you grow,
With a timebomb inside?
Or how to defuse it,
Without destroying its ride?

You can't.
500 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
  • Amanda
    When I read this poem, I could relate to so much pain the writer is feeling. It paints a picture that you can see through the details of his words. this poem is beautiful.
  • Annlizmarie
    LOVED the poem its great. And I know what you mean. Everybody thinks they understand but they really don't!
  • krys
    i love this poem! it really explained all this emotions that keep swirling around my head! like i've been trying for ages t figure out why my heart hurts so much! and this poem told me why! i love this poem!
  • ASHLEY
    this poem rots my face off. it has really great emotion.
  • madz
    luv it
  • sarah
    i readed this poem too many times and every time i feel that this poem touch my heart,this poem is fantastic and translate all what i feel in words well thank you puff
  • Collette
    your poem is really just right on with some of the things i have been working on with myself the last 4 years with the help of spirit and the friends that have been there watching me from the outside. i can really relate to these words as a diagnosed bipolar,borderline personality,and schizo effective, i wish i could comment more but gotta go. keep up the positive manner of expressing your feelings and don't be afraid to cry. i and many others look forward to finding these words of yours to create hope in all of us who live in these personal prisons of ours!
  • Emily
    this poem makes me remember my past and it hurts to relize that that was me this poem is really good i love it and i hope it help people to relize that other people have it hard
  • kirra
    hi, i don't kno if i'm smart enough to get this poem but it seems pretty cool. i undertsand what your talking about it's just some words that i doint get. lol
  • sarah
    this poem describe completly what i feel ilt's a wonderfull poem. thanks
  • Caitlin
    I loved this poem because it was beautifully written. For years I have been looking for a poem that describes either me or my life, and I have finnally found it. My life is a prison, and I wish to thank whoever wrote this poem. Thanks again for helping me find my life poem, and keep writing! Caitlin " The ragdoll" Lamain
  • Kirsty
    Unbelievable. Truly from the heart.
  • rebecca
    wow. that was amazing. i love your wording. and i understand what you meant by all that x[
  • Jessica
    Puff, you're an awesome poet! I've felt, and am feeling this way right now. Awesome job.
  • prema
    u touch my heart
  • haseena
    WOW! the poem is apsalutly incredibal,u took the words right out of my mouth. this is exactly what i feel.
  • Carla
    WOW! i really admire you, it's kind that i feel identified with it, i mean, i know that you understand when someone is depressed al all that, wow! hugs* and always try to smile =)
  • Longgone
    This poem is amazing i totally understand where your coming from. keep up the great poetry but one question. is this true for you?
  • Tash
    it's exactly how life is=boxed,caged in by predetermined societal rules. the puzzle piece that doesn't fit,no-one cares,no-one sees becoz you've become so good at being invisible. a prisoner of lonliness,i know your words,i've lived it a thousand lives!
  • jane
    i thought that this was a great poem to describe how some-one that is depressed would think. i have felt that way and i just think tat its great
  • jane
    i loved this poem. it touched me deeply. please write more. your so beautiful. i love it
  • Rebecca
    I give this 5/5 it's really good and who ever wrote it has talent i've wrote loads of poems but never shared them! It seems like the person who wrote it put alot of emotion in it :) x x x
  • chelsea
    I loved this poem !
  • ajith herath
    I like this poem. because it sounds like a voice that rise from the bottom of my soul.
  • courtey
    Amazing
  • Joshua
    I love this poem, So full of emotion. One of the best poems ive read. Loved every part of it!
  • janet
    this was an excellent poem. It touched me alot. I could relate, it makes me feel like why have I trusted people why have I ever cared about people ? I just hate how I feel and I feel Iam in my own prison of my soul.
  • echchha
    nice one
  • n
    this poem is very good it is just like life just as it is. nothing held back and real
  • nikki
    I thought I was the only one who felt that way. why do we hide who we are to prevent interfearance and dispare the pain or argument. but the only one who gets hurt is us. Thanks for writing it how it is. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who wears a mask maybe not for the same reason but it's the point.
  • Kelsey
    I love your poem. it's really really good
  • sasha
    i like this poem a lot i feel that way lots of the time
  • simply
    this touches me. its like my mind is being read. my thoughts are being poored out through someone else. like im not the only one. like i cant feel completely alone when i feel i do. thank you for this.
  • YouBrokeEverything
    this is a perfect poem explaining people like me. best poem ive ever read. You really do understand. It feels like you the only one who understands. Thank you.
  • Clayton
    that was a very good poem. it gave me a single tear cuz it touched me so deep. the prisoner inside me wanted out. i hope you do more:)
  • Kathy
    I know exactly how thuis feel's. Being locked up[ in your own mind. It hurts. but in love the're is hope. and people still love you. it took about 13 pill's and a ER trip for me to find that out. God bless. Kathy
  • Jennifer
    I liked this poem it really got to me. It like described me and what im going through! :)
  • Sarah
    This is one of the best poems I've seen. I know exactly the feeling of having a timebomb inside but not letting others see it. I've felt this way for a few years and no one even has a clue. Life really is a prison when you feel that way.
  • kory
    that was a good poem!
  • tabby
    It was deep and amazing.
  • Bobby
    It's something many people can relate to, I was amazed at how I saw my own thoughts in their poem. All I can say is keep writing, and keep it deep.
  • chelsas
    I really enjoyed your poem! I know what its like having to deal with depression and i find it so awesome when i see other people writing about how they feel about it like me. I know what its like feeling there is no hope and that you should just give up, but never allow yourself to think that, God made you for a reason , you just have to find out that reason. But please know your poem was awesome and that there are people like me who understand. Just try to keep your head up and keep looking forward!
  • amy
    i feel the same way this poems does!
  • Kitty
    I love this poem because this is how I feel all the time. I wish I made this poem because it's really awesome
  • Christin
    All I can say is WOW. i write and read a lot of poetry and nothing has ever hit home as this one did :)
  • april
    could'nt have said it better myself!
  • Stephanie
    Wow, as I was reading your poem I found myself nodding. It is truly touching & I can relate. You are a very talented poet & you should know that it's not easy assembling words in a way that it will touch someone's heart but, that's what you did & for that, I am grateful to know that there are still young people out there who can express their feelings in the most beautiful way. It's good to know that poetry is not a lost art. I wish you good luck in your future & I hope you go far.
  • asdfghjkl
    this is a really Good poem! (very deep)
  • chelsea
    hi this chelsea, i know what you are going through i go through the same things everyday but your not alone there are other people out in this world that go through this me i feel like i have been locked up in prison and cant get out. well i hope it gets all better
  • Jesska
    I LOVE IT! no i really do becaus eit explains life so clearly for peopel who dont understand life and trust me on that one lol! well i really liked it i write peoms myself but and to embarresed to put them on the onnternet lol well i dont know how you can get them this good mine are all wierde and random but yours are greta i loved it a lot and although i dont knwo you im proud of you for getting all that courage and writting that ad then posting it
  • morgan
    wow this was awsome i love it
  • Kirsty
    I loved this poem it really described life in my eyes
  • Heather
    this poem was great it will make me think twice before i pick up another knife to hurt myself.
  • mariacristine
    thats great loved it
  • zellie
    this is a really good poem i think it has a lot of truth in it and it inspired me to keep writing
  • Tiara
    this poem has tuched me with all its care and no1 else might not even dare to read this in sush disgrace like im in now but this just changed me from what i was
  • katie
    I like this poem and I thought it was really good to express your feelings. Let me tell u one thang if I was in that situation I would be lost to. I hope u win this poem and keep it up good work your friend katie! x0xx
  • Skullz
    Great poem, it has a very good use of words. Its how I feel right now lol.
  • emma
    it is a brilliant poem, with a great use of vocabulary and a very truthful but not over the top kind of plot to it,
  • Jenna
    This was such a good poem. I love it!
  • binny
    it really touched my heart coz ive felt like that for years. it really is a great poem glad someone could put wot im feeling to into words
  • Christina
    i really like this poem because it really relates to my uncle. but i really really liked it.
  • Anna
    i would give this poem a perfect ten because i can relate to what this poem is trying to get across to people
  • littlered
    i felt alive when i read,
  • Jelani
    This poem is very complexed it reminds me of myself. The Pain of not living outside of my inner conflicts. Indeed. you are correct Puff as Niche said "the human past is ball & chain". We are living imprisoned in our own misery. Brilliant Poem
  • laura
    That was good the way evethiing you worded everyhthing . I feel like that sometimes "nobody cares" two thumbs up
  • Chrystal
    this poem has a lot of uniqeness to the feelings of peoples hearts'. who ever wrote this should be proud of being an excellent writer.
  • Brooke
    this poem touched me because i feel the same feeling the poet describes. I think writing poems and reading them helps you drift away into a better place & they help you feel better. I thank anyone who writes poems to let people know that we do know what there going through.
  • TIFFANY
    IT REALLY GOT TO ME ITS A GREAT POEM GOOD JOB
  • colin
    I really loved this poem it is so good the way it's written and what it says of course i feel like this some days and i don't really wish this feeling to anybody remember, despite days like these: Life is beautiful!
  • Elisa
    Nothing could describe the feelings of depression better than this poem.
  • Alice
    This is a really great poem. I know just what going thru your mind . GOD BLESS YOU!
  • aaren
    dear puff, i have no idea if you yourself actually get to read this but if its possible i hope you do. life might be a prison to some people but in every prison theres bound to be some sort of windows, so please dont try to escape lifes prison but try to see beyond the windows glass. if you have hope eventually the glass will shatter and you will be alright. so just wait patiently and everything will be okay. someone will come and rescue you.
  • Jo
    I'm so in love with someone I shouldn't be. there is no future in it. but that doesn't stop my feelings. This poem epitomises the hopelessnss of the situation. I have never had from life the things I think I deserved. perhaps some of us aren't "allowed". I have worked hard (literally)without too much complaint, I have endured. 'till now-- I want, I need, and I love with a passion. it's been wasted. !
  • Anna
    My favorite part that I can relater to perfectly is ". Watching freedom is painful, For those locked away. Seeing joy, love and happiness, Another price that you pay. " This poem is exceptionally good.
  • sally
    feel so low. life falling apart. this describes me cant believe you dont know me
  • C
    liked it.
  • toni
    you are really good at poems i guess this all happen to you but trust me it will all blow up one day
  • bliss
    describes how i feel and have been feeling for a long time
  • jamie
    this poem is so compelling! i love the description and the emotion put into this piece. I love it so much because this is how i feel. And when i couldnt express my feelings or put it on paper. someone else did. its nice to know im not alone.
  • trisha
    i loved this poem but really sad :(
  • Samuel
    Hi there, I am really touched by your poem, currently at the moment i am down, and I feel relief to read this, cos i came to realise that there are still others who did have the same feelings like i did just now, thanks and keep it up,
  • Vella
    I totally relate to this, I vote it to be excellent!
  • margaret
    This poem touched me to the core. It's great.
  • Fran
    Thanks for writing this poem. It is expressing everything I can't find the words to write. Thank you.
  • fabiola
    i love this poem it is so cool it describes so many things about me n e ways goodluck writing more great poems! Xoxoxoxoxo
  • rachel
    it was so sweet it justs touches ur heart
  • yoshi
    I UNDERSTAND HOW U FEEL BOUT DIS!
  • marcella
    This poem sounder good and i understood because it remined me of my friend who has not such a good life but he holds it all insde and tries not to worry about much of the time he blocks it out.
  • LC
    This is a great poem that explore my most deepest thoughts. There are times where nothing seems to work. like a dark passage. But that is all. We must believe that One greater that us, humans, is there to console, comfort, and guide us again. Never give up on God because He will never give up on you. God bless all.
  • danielle
    i really enjoyed this poem it was really sad. i can relate to this poem.
  • shira
    this was an awesome poem. keep up the good work man** I'll give this poem an 8
  • Courtney
    I agree with what you wrote. I love to write peotry, it helps me release my depression. I'm getting help, but I don't want it. I guess that is why I feel simular to your poem. Good luck with life, or what has become life.
  • natta
    wow this poem is great. its really touching in some ways! luv from natta
  • Nicole
    WOW! omg! i love this peom. i am speechless. i mean i am going through a difficult time right now in my life and your peom touched me! Thank you sooo much!
  • Veronica
    This poem is everything you said to the last word about depression. Its hard to explain just like Depression is hard to explain. Thanks it makes you feel like your not alone.
  • Sheree
    That poem is great ! I've been there and felt that way, just like you said watch out when it explodes. Keep up the good work and keep your head above the water you will make it.
  • rania
    this is the best sorrow dream i have ever seen its full of meaning and it touched me so much.
  • Michaela
    This poem was wonderful. It was deep, but explanitory,and it really made me feel like someone else has the feelings that I go through every day. Poetry like this is greatly appreciated!
  • Luke
    Hey this poem is awesome very good use of words hope your doing ok at the moment i give it a 10/10 well done **Thumbs up**
  • clare
    exactly how if felt before my break down in june. you captured the right words and expressions welldone !
  • Kristina
    this powm really expresse how I feel I think the writer did a good job when they wrote it.
  • kaytee
    this poem is my life. i'm dying inside and can't get out of this prison.
  • claudia
    I LOVED this poem. It touched me. I can just relate so much to what the writer was saying and feelin.
  • Marissa
    x_x . This is a pome never too forget well done on this pome wonder a' trip XXX___Claps___XXX
  • jesska
    i have the same feeling as this peom to tell you the truth it is my life i feel like i have no way out and that i am lost in a prison and i want the writter of this peom that i hope you go far with peoty if you want to because you have a brilliant tallent and it might sound gay but this peom is 1 of my favorites and i have seen a lot of peoms in my life i mean i am 23 years of age and i study peoms and i tell them with out hurting them if it not right or good but this oone is brilliant and it is explained so well. well done be proud of yourself everyday and dont be afraid to tell people peoty is normal for a lot of people i love this peom and when imake my site i would like to putthis one on asap well done i am very proud of you
  • Kayla
    Wow this poem is soooo good u really should be a famous wrighter because u really know how to touch people with your writing!
  • sarra
    when i read this poem i thought about all the things that go rong in my life and now i think of how i can run away
  • andrea
    WOW . THIS POEM IS MAGNIFICENT . I LOVED THE WAY YOU JUST PUT ALL OF YOU IN IT . I BELIVE THIS POEM WILL TOUCH MANY PEOPLE .
  • Marquita
    It was beautiful and deep as hell. No matter how perfect someone's life seemd to be, everyone can relate to feeling this. I think it's miraculous how this poet put it down on the paper like this, and I really appreciate Puff for sharing intimite feelings with people like me who need that type of poetry via internet.
  • Amanda-Marie
    i loved it it was gr8 it makes me think alot love manda XO
  • Padmini
    Nice poem,i don't usually read poems but i just bumped into it and decided to have a look. I liked it cos i can relate to it. Anyways good job to the persona.
  • Brittany
    That poem is definitely meaningful. I think of life the same way all the time. It seems as though trapped with no one to let me out. I use to write poetry but I stopped because I had no inspiration. I started feeling so bad that I could do nothing but hold the worst in. I just hate it for the ones whom will be there will it all explodes. Thanks for that bit of inspiration.
  • Emma
    OMG. okay. this is about the BEST poem i have ever seen. i love the person who wrote it THIS much! *strectches out hands as far as can go* i think. i think this poem has sooo so so so much meaning and feeling in it
  • Melissa
    That poem pretty much sums up how i feel, lol. It is a great poem. :D
  • bravey
    This poem is great i just used it for a project in engliah and got and A sweet:D
  • Jennifer
    Awsome what where u thinking when u wrote this?
  • johnathon
    That was excellent,
  • Paul
    This poem reminds me of parts of my life Especially (don’t let on that you're not, What you're pretending to be. ) So fitting at times.
  • Yudith
    It makes sense, good choice of rhymes and words. Its very good creativity.
  • amanda
    it was a sad & touchin poem it made me think
  • alisha
    this is a very good peom i liked it very much. who ever made this peom up dod a very good job.
  • Jazsmne
    OMG THAT POEM TOOK MY BREATH AWAY U GOOD AT WRITING KEEP ON CUZ U GOT SKILLS!
  • june star
    i like what you said in this poem because it reminds me of;;me;; thanks helping me get rid of all my pain,
  • ELENA
    THAT POEM REALLY TOUCHED ME IT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND I REALLY FELT THE PAIN
  • janica
    bravo! i just hope i could meet you personally! the poem is realistic. it's not hypocritical compared to such. congratulations.
  • Leilani
    With this poem i can relate to, i always feel like i'm in a prison. i really liked this poem
  • Tori
    That was one of the best poems i have ever read. I just feel that anyone can feel as bad as that just like the person who wrote it. It is the coolist thing when someone can write down their feelings and then share them with the world even if it is someting that most people would not even think about sharing with a friend. The author has touched me and i will never forget the poem.
  • Sarah
    10+ If you live with depression you will no that this so so true
  • Brittany
    I really like this poem. Im going through something like that right now. i just found out my dad is not my dad after 19 years, so its really devistating. my life is really a prison if i sit and think about it. But i do love the poem, hats off to "puff"!
  • Isa
    I just fell in love with this poem!Very touching.
  • Marie
    The poem was moving. The poem drew you in and allowed the emotions within connect to the words. It was simply that you could not only hear the pain but you could feel the pain. Well done!
  • Kera
    You don't know how much this poem has touched me. I'm crying right now because I deeply feel your pain and sorrow. Please feel better. Don't stop looking for somone to listen to you.
  • rodeone
    its just me im warped and twisted. your poem was so good, do me on it.
  • Natasha
    AWESOME DUDE keep up with the truth !
  • Jessica
    This poem reminds me of a drak time in my life and i really like it
  • sarah
    this tell the truth i love it
  • marie
    wow ur a great poet, and i know what u mean.
  • Keri
    I struggle each day to hold onto my sanity. hope you get well soon. take care and be happy!
  • Jennifer
    Wonderfully dark and amazingly well put! These darker emotions can be tricky to annunciate and you did a splendid job of it!
  • amanda
    it tells the truth it shows greatness
  • blu
    it is lovely bec its my life
  • Gretchen
    this is a poem that describes my life it rocks
  • Amber
    This poem is so inspiring to me because its the exact same thing i went through when i was in a locked group hom i just want to let everyone know to enjoy the freedom youve got cause u never no when u might make a little mistake and it will be gone!
  • pavitra
    a great piece of art , i really this poem b'cause somehow it exactly describes my life
  • Acadia
    touch my heart one more time with these cold hands.
  • stephanie
    i loved this poem because it describes my ex-boyfriend to a t.
  • Erin
    I really don't know exactly what Youchd me about this poem. It was just so blunt and described exactly how I'm feeling today. I loved it.
  • Fondeshia
    i like this poem i think that it is a good poem.
  • Samantha
    I LOve this poem! Erry lil sentence, erry lil line,, describes me! Lock it all away wen im in school, tryin to work out my depression myself,. All it duz is make it worst. But after this poem really makes me feel not so alone with this feeling. This poem can help alot of ppl! Keep Writing!
  • Terri
    that was a good one
  • Leigha
    this made me hurt. bad. maybe b/c i think that i know how it feels. and i wish that i could be someone else that wouldnt let this get to them. why am i so weak?.
  • brianna
    The poem is reality people can understand there is alot of people feeling like that
  • bianca
    hey i really think thats this poem is very inspring it is all about my life and how people treat me
  • julie
    brilliant! just what i,ve been through and to a certain extent stll am,kepp up the gret work love juliexx
  • pizza.
    I vote this poem as one of the best poems ever. I don't think this because its just how I feel somethimes, but because its very profound.
  • Tanisha
    great poem exactly what im feelin; ight about now thanks it almost cheers me up
  • jessica
    i honesty believe that this poem really concets with me being i have situations where i just dont want to go om
  • pooja
    poem is tooooooo gooooooooood.
  • bryanna
    I can understand, in more than one way. I came from a home of nothing, i have raised myself all my life, i am only 17 but feel 80, I thought this change in my life would give me some hope, but insted the walls went back up and i'm trapped again, lovely work though~peace and war
  • Joey
    I really really like this poem. it has meaning to me. well done
  • Paris
    This poem touched me because I feel the same way. It is nice to know that someone else knows what I'm going through and put it into words that fit so well.
  • katie
    that was a gr8 poems it really got to me! thanks katie
  • sabrina
    i can really relate to your poem. i want to die everyday. i feel like i do have a timebomb inside of me and its just a matter of time that it explodes. i just got out of a bunch of facilities that i had started going to since i was about 13.
  • alison
    i really liked this poem it let me know that iam not the only one acting like everything is ok thanks!
  • Sonny
    that was such a good and actually true poem. i lovd it. how do you do it. keep it up
  • Myra
    The poem really touched me. In my prospective, it's true on so many levels, and it's very beautifull, good job!
  • Melissa
    I LIKE THIS POEM BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE ME. I TRAP EVERYTHING INSIDE. I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER IN MY OWN BODY.
  • emily
    that really touched me, your a brilliant writer, don't stop
  • Dieter
    so very true!
  • victoria
    thas peom is sad but good !and shows everyones expression of life. !
  • Teresa
    It reminds me of me and my friends trust me on this one
  • VANESSA
    I really liked your poem. Why? Because it the truth its just dealing with reality. i have a 17 year old son in prison doing 10 years so i feel his pain.
  • Christina
    I really liked the poem because it describes the way that I feel excatly to the tee. It gave voice to the feelings that I couldn't describe. It was flippin awesome!
  • Hector
    It was great
  • arlicia
    Your poem did not only touch me it is me I have thought about suicide before. My mom thinks I should journal but suddenly I feel as if I should but insted of journaling ude poetry as my outlet. Any way great way to express Loved It Take Care
  • Britt
    this poem has a great concept if poeple would sit down and read it maybe they would understand what other people go through.
  • Banshee
    I completly understand what you are saying. We have to hide our feelings so no one can see what we really feel. Put another face, the unreal one, pretending to smile. Hide our feelings so the other can't hurt us. And we feel like we are in a prison, trying to escape but there's no doors out. But it's what we were born to. Some were born to be happy some don't. That's the cycle of life. And we certainly are the "don't" part. So let the society be the cells that keep us imprisoned and don't let them see your feelings. never. never.
  • angelica
    very sad and touhing poem it made me tear
  • Rika
    It linked in with my feelings so well and it touched me. The author clearly knows what it's like to be depressed and/or be a cutter and has given to these people. thank you. xxx
  • victoria
    this poem REALLY touched my heart in so many ways!
  • Rachel
    It is a really good poem. Hpefully someday it will be better. And remember be the best you can be!
  • bridget
    It made think good job on your poem!
  • Dana
    You wrote a poem that completely fits my life to a tee! Its nice to know there are other people who feel the same ways some times.
  • ashley
    your poem realy touched me it is so true it speakes about life and how i and so many feel every day ive never heard something so true in a long time it touched me thanks
  • johana
    i liked the way that the feelings are pertrayed through out the words feelings are felt and i can relate. (
  • Charlie
    I totally relate. You expressed this entrapment perfectly.
  • Mariah
    your poem was amazing really. i have been fealing just like that where you just cant get out and it seems like your alone. and even though people think that other people have it the same they dont. everyones life is different and that poem really helped me understand that sometimes theres no way out but the way you came in and you have to fight to get there.
  • Cat
    I absolutely loved this poem! Not only the meaning behind it, but your wording was awesome! Keep writing id love to see more!
  • shawn
    I love this poem because if is about how I feel and it hits home for me
  • Charlotte
    i really liked this poem because i can relate to it very well
  • kiki
    this poem is really great. i know what it feels like to be in a prison. keep writing your very good.
  • victoria
    I thought that this poem was great. I hope your next one is just as great.
  • Jess
    This poem describes me perfectly!
  • faiza
    this poem was fantastic because it was blunt, straightforward and to the point but it really touched me because it was so TRUE i feel the same and puff put my feelings to words. the poem was truly apprecites and shows what a deep person puff and many other people on the site are. IT'S JUST HORRIBLE WHEN THE WORLD PUTS SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF DOWN SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE. thankyou
  • Candace
    This is a great poem! It's true about being in a jail cell. There's so much suffering and you just want to go back and wish you never did whatever you did. Iunderstand. This poem touched me a lot. SIKE! lol!
  • dark_Angel
    i think this poem is exceptionally well written. This poem relates to alot of people, me included. i would just like to thank not only the author of this poem but everyone else who writes and relates!
  • bonnie
    This is a very good poem. As I read it, it seems as if you are talking about me. I am 19
  • Gizzel
    This poem is just soooo true for many people. Hopefully for most the window of dispare opens(spelling)up:)
  • Blake
    This poem is great and you r a great writer. I hope you dont mind im using it for my school project be cause im doing it on depression
  • Tanya
    THis poem is very touching to those who have been there. This poem fits exactly how i feel, im alone, and no one cares. Try not to cry, try to seek whats within, but you can't can you?
  • Brittany
    This poem is very strong it tells life a ihave lived. It also shows the reality I have faced and It shows the way of a prison that most of us as teens and children or even adults.
  • Leah
    I loved this poem, everyone single line explained how I have felt my whole life.
  • yazmin
    this poems just tells the way that i some times fell and wanting to tell it to some one ells and they gust dont listen Thank you! for doing that poem
  • hannah
    i really liked it cause it describes exactly how i felt after i attempted suicide and was then locked up in a mental institution and told that i had depression and needed meds
  • Tony
    you did great keep it up we really loved your poem a it touched us
  • ParanoidJester
    Touching and describes what im goin through good job (o_o)b
  • esm1003
    this poem is really good you should think bout sending it to a book that has alot of poems in it Good Job!
  • sashia
    i thought this poems was very touching and that it inspires me. the only thing i do not like about it is it remindes me of when i was depressed adn suicidal, but keep writing your one of a kind. HOPEFULLY.
  • kayla
    i thought this poem was awsome i could realate to it the way your feeling like theirs nothing left to life your just a hallow shell
  • Sara
    This poem really touched me. everything that was saidwas so true that words i have been trying to say for so long were wondering on this page.
  • shelby
    I loved this poem because there was a boy in my school who was playing the choking game and nearly died. He was on anti deppressents, and his world must have been like this. thanks
  • aloine
    your poem touched me deep. i felt every word of it. may be because it described exactly how i felt and what i went through. keep it real. xx
  • Diana
    This is one awesome poem; this is exactly the way I feel.
  • Nicolae
    GREAT POEM thats exactly how i feel.
  • Scott
    This poem put into words exactly the way I feel, especialy; "Watching freedom is painful,For those locked away. Seeing joy, love and happiness, Another price that you pay" It really hurts to see happy people around you when you feel like you can never be happy.
  • Anne Christine
    It's really nice and I think it's great. This is just the way I feel. =(
  • sam
    I loved this poem. It really touched me. Thankx for posting it!
  • Karen
    This poem speaks volumes and touched my heart so deeply. I am going through hell right now and can relate so well to what was written. PLEASE keep up the heartfelt and real poems.
  • april
    i really like this poet because i know how tha person feels when your locked up. so all i would like to say this is a good poem
  • dori
    puff is a very talented and remarkable inspirational poet,i related to a lot of what came out of your poetry. you will be in my prayers god bless you puff and let go and let god. keep on writing. julee
  • sarah
    I really liked this poem. At least i no im not alone feeling like this
  • katrina
    I rate your poem a 10 out of 1 to 5 its ,its awesome
  • Brandy
    i love your work! it was nicely written, and I can tell you put a lot of thought into it *Brandy*
  • Jacqueline
    Very touching. and realistic!
  • marion
    i really feel this poem. it goes with what i feel about life too. awesome poem
  • Wendy
    I love it! That poem speaks to me like woah. I feel like that so much. Im feeling like that right now. I don't know if I'll be able to go to Algebra class because of it. which starts in 15 minutes. Im on the verge of tears and its not good for me if I go into an environment where I don't feel good. I know I sound like whining but I don't care. But awesome poem!
  • Sheri
    this is a really good poem becuase it explains all of your feelings and i kind of relates to me alittle bit because i feel like i am locked up and there is no way out. atleast not until you are 18 or older. thank you for sharing the poem and hope that you get more complaints about it.
  • don
    a beautiful poem life is hard, but anyone thinking of death by suicide can truly tell someone; a friend maybe. the mental health professionsals may or may not be helpful, but it wont be wrong to try any and all alternatives. life seems dark to me lots of the time but is a precious gift too. there can be light at the end of the tunnel for most of us. love, don
  • Laura
    very nice i love it
  • John
    Very good!
  • Dwayne
    Beautiful, i love poems like this one. Since this is not a critique thats nuff said :).
  • mary anna
    i like this poem. it really touches what i have bin through each day. it describes how i feel alott
  • Emma
    This poem is realy touching it has the basis of hate in it yet its got deep and meaningful words. well done *claps* xxx
  • Candice
    Okay I loved this poem because just last weekend I was thinking the same thing, this poem just went into more detail with reflecting me it freaks me out but is only reality
  • donna
    i never realy payed mush attentio 2 poems but we had 2 do them 4 skool and this 1 realy made me love petry its so deep and exiting. it lets you know just how depression is thanx its awesome
  • Sparkle
    This poem was fantastic it just said everything I have been feeling but couldn't put into words. Ty Love Sparkle
  • madi
    its really cool and a little true and i like the bomb
  • Josephine
    i like it alot it reminds me so much of how i really feel inside my life is the same way in this poem i read i give it a 10 good job!
  • sophie
    this poems is very true since my life use to be that way its a true heart felt story. thx fpor listening. Sophie
  • nobody
    true, very true. nothing can stop this pain that you have. you just can't
  • cassie
    i thought it was good myself and it is very expressionistic with a great use of vocabulary, well done to puff!
  • Elaina
    wow!
  • Christina
    This poem really moved me cecause I too feel like this on almost a regularly basis, to those who live a normal happy lifestyle, you dont know what it's like, to have this feeling that seems to trap you in a dark cell and to feel powerless to your emotions, life is a prison for me and I can really relate to this
  • krissy
    that poem is just wow im speachless
  • Heather
    I really enjoyed reading this poem. It's so true, life is a prison. It's telling you to be strong and that's all you can do. Good advice!
  • 3mily
    this poem shows how you feel when you have depression, it tells the truth, that you feel all alone. its a beautiful poem. i love it
  • Vladwrath
    You've just shown how depression made us possible to think and create such as this one beautiful poem. May you be blessed with greater skills for you to make more of this. Hallowed be. Vladwrath Malleficarum
  • colisha
    Hello my name is colisha i write a lot of poems and i read alot of poems and i must say your writing only speaks the truth and that is something every writing can respect
  • courtney
    this poem realt touched me i love to write poems and this was like everything im trying to express in one poem whover rote this must be very deep and i respect that you had the courage to writ down what you are feeling love court
  • rachel
    i thought that puff had a lot to say in this poem and i thought it was beautiful
  • Jules
    Exactly how I feel, expressed in words! More than I can manage to do. Thanks
  • elizabeth
    even if u try to let it out wot happens wen nobody wants to listen?
  • kourt kourt
    it's amazin how i can really relate to this i feel like this almost everyday and it's nice to know that im not the only one that does not feel this way sometimes
  • ramona
    I liked the language and the imagery
  • jessica
    This poem I can kind of relate to. and its very good
  • loukas
    hi, that was a great poem i understood it in many diffrent ways,as i feel that way for real. like know one cares im saying this because i like people like you people who know what it's like to be so depressed they are the people who understand i loved the poem!
  • Meghan
    just a question, what do you do when the bomb has already gone off, and you feel that you can't even face the world? how do you go on when the only thing that keeps you alive is the one thing that you love more than you wish for death. i really loved your poem. i can't even write anymore. i could have gone somewhere with my poetry. i hope you can acomplish what i could not.
  • Amber
    ~!~I LOVED YOUR POEM IT TOUNCHED ME SO MUCH! IT REMINDS ME SO MUCH ABOUT MY OUR LIFE!~!~
  • Lauren
    I thought it was a great poem, i have often looked at life as a prison, but i now see that its not. You just have to make something of your life because if you dont, you will be a lost soul, like i once was.
  • Laura
    this poem is beautifully written, it seems so, true, honest, and from the heart it captures so much about how prison and being caught in a corner with no way out can make you feel. and what it can turn you into.
  • Laura
    I write poems like yours in my spare time, about my life, but none have ever been this good. How do you do it?
  • Aleaxandria
    this poem is amazing. its so artistic and real. every word is meaningful adn powerful. my heart goes out to you and i completely know this feeling. God Bless
  • megan
    this poem is excatly how i feel. and i think u explained how you feel very well. just remember to hold on cause there had been times when i tried to kill myself but i had friends to keep me here and to bare the pain!
  • Becca
    This was extremely good. It meant a lot. It kind of how I feel. Keep up the good work.
  • CHIQUITA
    hi, i love your poem, a couple of months ago i got caught cutting my legs and had to see a counceler now i know that i'm not alone and the world isn't out to get me. your poem is so great, thanks for writing it.
  • cherise
    That poem was so true, the way you put the words life and prison togeather, it sounded to amasing
  • mackenzie
    this poem is one that shows that even hiding behind a mask can only keep you stable for so long. that eventually you will explode letting everything out, but maybe its better that way. to say everything at once, to make a statment. to completely explode and say what you feel and make it something that everyone will remember. but until your ready for that moment, you just have to stay silent, hidden, and transparent.
  • Jake
    i really enjoyed reading this poem, it desribes my life in alot of ways, i think the writer is very talented, and i would like to read more from this person.
  • jennifer
    this poem that you have wrote is really good and people need to read this and take time to understand what all it is talking about and what it is trying to get to other people and thinks for writing thids lovely poem it made my whole day better
  • Krystal
    Your poem was great and very deep i feel that it showed a lot of emotion in the words you used to describe the things you feel. Don't stop writing your a great writer.
  • Rosebelle
    I love this poem because it really touched my heart. I hope Puff gets this message.
  • Sarah
    THIS POEM ROCKED KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK L8TA LUV SARA
  • Melissa
    Well i really liked it. It jis made sence. i also like to write, and looking at other peoples writings kind of like. inspires me i guess you could say. So yea, it was a really nice "writing". (I hate to call'em poems)
  • stephanie
    that peoms was awsome you have a natural talent keep it up
  • cristina
    i luv your poem i felt like that i always had a void space missing and felt like i never fitted in i felt really lost but your poem really touched me!
  • Katie
    This is one of the best poems that I have ever read. It reminds me of my friend and what she used to go through. But now she is living a very good life and I hope that you are to.
  • wolfkin
    This pome is very good. i loved it. it brought me to tears.
  • Emily
    This poem is just so real. thats how many people feel.
  • Colton
    This poem tuched me because this says it all about my friend who wont let any near her feelings.
  • Sarah
    i love this poem good job!
  • Trisheal
    I really like your poem. It reminds me who I really am, and why I shouldn't give up on life. There are so many things going on at once and never realy hearing them. Trisheal Eddleman
  • Chelsea
    There are so many people who suffer from depression. When I read this poem it made me look at the things I've felt and how I've delt with them. I really loved this poem because it's not so often you find someone willing to share their feelings and their thoughts like this poem did. This poem really made me think about life as a hole and not as sections of a puzzle.
  • jojo
    so unbelievably true- and i've started to write down my own thoughts now. i don't agree with the ending though- there si always something you can do about a situation in my opinion.
  • Charlotte
    Very good poem, it seems as you have spent some time in a psych ward like I have. I can emphasis and feel your pain.
  • Paul
    I really enjoyed this poem. While I have felt that there is no way out, there is, one that doesn't envolve pain of any Kind, one that when all else fails, it will still be there, His name is Jesus.
  • Alejandro
    Best poem ever read! I hope the author continues to post more of his artworks!
  • Rodrigo
    its cool man. Really!
  • DaniĂ«lle
    Very very very beautifull written. I really admire it. Great work did you put down here. Beautifull Much Love Daniëlle
  • Drew
    I absolutely love this fine piece of work. It reflects exactly how i feel.
  • Lindsey
    I thought it was an excelent poem. It is good to know that there are more people who feel the same way I do.
  • Diarectics
    I have a friend in prison and it really hit my heart.
  • Sabrina
    I treuly agree with this poem.
  • Shelby
    That was deep and beautiful. I loved it. It really touched me and somehow, I could feel the force of your feelings in me. Keep Writing -DarkAngelLove
  • Allison
    I give this poem a 10/10. It is beautiful in the saddest way I can imagine. I understand it because I suffer from depression, and feel the same way that it expresses. It touched me, and I loved it.
  • Leann
    I like this poem because i've felt like this all my life and I can really relate in the same way. The world feels empty and sometimes you feel like you don't fit in and this poem really brings out these emotions.
  • Kira
    This poem. It describes my life.
  • alyssa
    I love this poem i could relate to it really well, I used to feel the same way. keep your head up and stay strong, keep writing, your good at it
  • Tami
    SOOOOOOOO DEEP AND SOOOOOOO TRUE! KEP UP THE AWESOME WORK
  • sheri
    I loved this poem its says what so many of feel inside but do not know how to show. Please dont ever stop you put words on paper that make us all feel like we are not alone. Thanks for writing!
  • Andrew
    this was well written, it reminds me of friend. Keep up the good work
  • stanley
    It's true becuase life is a struggle for years have been looking for a job can't find anything so what more to say that life is a struggle. i just wonder what is man there thought there heart toward humanity? this poem tell's it all
  • danielle
    i liked this poem i feel da same a lot.
  • Mandy
    I really enjoyed the poem! It feels like you took the words right out of my head! Keep up the good work!
  • Jacqueline
    this was a great poem, it decribed so well wat i go through everyday. Hiding behind a facade to be accepted in society. i loved it! i'm glad you were able to put into words wat i have felt for so long. keep up the good work.
  • lizzie
    wow! you Puff you are a really talented person. that poem moved me almost to tears. Keep on writing.
  • Heidi
    This poem made tears roll down my cheeks as im going thro depression at the moment at it says all that i feel.
  • Nikki
    I loved your poem! It describes how lost people are feeling inside of themselves. when they cant ever find the key to let themselves out of their own personal prison. when their confused in their thoughts, when their lost in their own world. It was extremely metaphorical and it was an amazing poem! Dont lose your talent because writing is a beautiful power that few people get to experience!
  • Tiara
    Puff, this poem is sooooooo good. You can really write! Gurl you keep up the writing! You should publish your stuff as a poem book. Dominique
  • alexa
    i like this poem because it symbolizes what i have gone through .
  • melodee
    this is a really great poem and it relates to me bcuz im goin through alot
  • Emily
    This was an awesome poem! Sometimes i feel so sad but no one is there to help and i loved you poem sooooo much!
  • s
    amaaaazing, touching. I just LOVE it
  • Samantha
    This was a great poem! Keep writing! I can really relate to your writing! :)
  • Jennifer
    Your poem is deep I can relate, only because I've gone through things inside and out of the system. These things stay with you and it is like a prison, so thank-you for writing about this subject, you have inspired me.
  • Jill
    THAT POEM REALLY MOVED ME
  • badaoui
    i find it very good, i feel this poem starts from heart and for evidence arrive until the heart
  • chrissy
    i love the peom. i know how the writer fells. i hope to see more from puff the best is yet to come i think.
  • valerie
    i vote this poem the best i ever read i want to be a poet and i write about these things to cause i experience it every day and this poem has to be my fav poem ever so far!
  • Sarah
    Thank you for this poem. I relate to everything which has been written here. It's good to know i'm not the only one.
  • Courtney
    I think that this poem is just beatiful and oh so true.
  • amanda
    i can relate extremely. nothing else i can say.
  • to
    very true, i like it
  • rachel
    your poem is really deep. many of the words in there are how i feel. im not a good poet. yet when i write one about how i feel. it seems as if i have been writing for ever. your poem really touched me deeply. and when that happens u no u have written a great poem. keep up the good work
  • Loup
    I can really relate to this poem, hiding your true self sometimes I have to hide myself from me it's gotten that bad, well done you have expressed something that few could
  • rebecca
    this poem was really good! i enjoyd the depth and thought behind it, and it really touched me
  • Angel Pixie
    i really like the peom!i also write my own poemsz like: When i'm put down,when i'm betrayed, i keep a straight face. But when i get home,i burst into tears. i wear a mask at school, to get through another day.
  • reiyn
    right on.
  • vanessa
    this poem touched my heart like no other has. it spoke words locked deep inside of me that I couldn' let out you are truly a feeling person thank you
  • courtney
    I LOST MY BABY TWO MONTHS AGO TO "CRIBDEATH" AND YOUR POEM DESCRIBES MY FEELINGS TO FULLEST. I WANT TO HATE EVERYONE FOR NOT LOSING WHAT I DID. I DO ENVY POEPLE WITH HAPPINESS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME- I'M GLAD THAT THEY DON'T FEEL WHAT I DO. I WOULD'NT WISH IT UP ON MY WORST ENEMY. I'M ALSO A POET MYSELF, SO I RESPECT YOU FOR PUBLICIZING YOUR WORK. GOOD JOB. AND THANK YOU.
  • pamela
    this poem speaks so much about me i love it keep on doin what you do its workin
  • Ashley
    I loved this poem, I have anger and depression problems, though my dad calls it a "Pity Party" I want to get help but he says I dont need it. This poem, just made me feel. calmed.
  • Nena
    i can very much relate to this poem. this poem was greatly written.
  • John
    The first two lines are extrememly strong. The poet goes through some tough issues many of us have gone through. (You might check out Charlie Wright, on the last page of this August's Poetry magazine. ) Keep writing poetry, and let me assure you, life get's less painful. It's a journey.
  • tiff
    being there done that
  • Stacy
    I think that this poem is so true. I think that I am finding myself in depression. When I read poems like think it make me come to a conclusion, that I am depressed. I don't like that feeling and i wish it wou just go away!
  • Jenna
    i Love this poem its well written and wonderful. i hope the person who wrote this poem writes more
  • KK
    I think this was one of the best poems I've ever read. I can relate to this so much and I think that the author really understands how it feels to feel shut out from the world.
  • mary
    This poem descibes exactly the way I feel most of the time. It's nice to know that I'm not the only person out there with these problems and terrible feelings.
  • Vanna
    i thought it was very good. i sometimes feel this way and it is good to know that i am not alone.
  • beonca
    i loved your poem i feel the same way sometimes
  • Mouse
    You know I suffer from a very serious depression and I have never read anything more to my feelings and thoughts like this. It made me cry. I wish there were more poems like this they really seem to help me deal with things and also help me to write my own feelings down on paper. Thank you so much
  • Lisa
    This poem is excellent because it reveals how a person feels during depression in a way that is not harming themselves.
  • emily
    i love this poem. it describes how i feel right now. its well written too. its AWESOME
  • Lorraine
    That's a great poem.
  • aishath
    It reminded me of myself and it really touched me. really memorable and meaningful. thank you.
  • alexandra
    this peom really touched me and it was sad. Ihope when you make up other peoms as sad as that one you can send it to me!
  • Renee
    I'd just like to say thet I know exactly how that feels and it is horrible. I often feel trapped and hopeless. I feel the pain that this person is going through and I hope that this person no longer feels this way and never has to go through the horror that accompanies this "illness" as they call it. remember everyone is loved even if you don't feel as if you are it's true.
  • Kaitlyn
    This poem is really good and fits to what i feel sometimes. Good Job
  • Jo
    your poem is brilliant! i love it! i can really relate to this poem, as it describes my life perfectly. keep it up! 11/10!
  • Heather
    Awesome, out of ten, i give it twelve.
  • Jill
    your poem was really good. it really explains me exactly i think. keep up the good work
  • Jennifer
    These words speak to be like they are my own and I feel this way everyday, every moment and second of everyday.
  • christina
    i thought this was a really great poem!
  • ashley
    this poem touched me alot and it is a very special meaningful poem.
  • dana
    i hought it was good and i think if its abou u u should let it out hope u keep wrighting poems !
  • Rox
    Excellent poem. It's very real.
  • spesh
    it was good, it touched me in a way so thanx.
  • Jessica
    I love this poem. i know exactly how Puff feels, for i have felt that way for about 5 years. i think it's writen prefectly
  • meagan
    this poem was so sad but yet very good, i absolutely loved it
  • liz
    i really loved your poem. i thought that it showed how beautiful words could describe how someone feels, please send me more of your poems!
  • Liza
    I unedrstood this poem. Some of the things that were said I actually could relate to, and they were worded for me when I couldn't even word them myself.
  • kim
    Great
  • Darkje
    I loved it. I think about the same thing each and every day
  • Tiara
    I really agree with this poem because this is exactly how I feel about life. It's good to know that someone out there can actually see these things from my point of view.
  • chris
    this poem is very true and i respect the person who wrote it well done
  • Jackie
    I love this poem. It is VERY well-written.
  • JINX
    I just luv the poem. It reaminds me of myself and how i feel, i'm not a creative person but i do kno wat creativity is. And this poem is certainly it. Its perfect for explaing how i feel and probably heaps like me. :)
  • buddy
    yeah, life is a prison. but dont worry, you're not alone. maybe we the same situation, like what i\m facing right now
  • Jessie
    I liked the poem because I feel like theres a window and I can't get out and it made me think about it. Now i'm left to cry. I write poetry too.
  • Corey
    I love this poem! it is awsome
  • charlean
    when i read this poem it made me so sad and it made me think about life. keep up the good work because this poem is fantastic.
  • Jerome
    very good remarcable of how true it is
  • Scott K
    A well written emotionally-charged poem that not only attempts to verbalise commonly ill-defined feelings of depression, but achieves this with noticeable merit. Congratulations to the poet, you have a talent and I hope to read more of your works in the future.
  • Amanda
    I thought that your poem was very well written. Its very hard to write meaningful poems and rhyme at the same time. Great job!
  • Jeff
    You captured my daily thoughts, and how i feel. thank you for putting it in writting. Please dont stop putting together more.
  • ashleigh
    i loved that poem, there was a stage where i went through a real bad depression, but no1 knew i just smiled and pretended so no1 could see it. but thats over now and i realise how much life means and that there are people out there who do love me and would hate it if i died.
  • sexci baby
    cute poem i like it and if the auther reads this comment,they should continue with good work
  • Tracy
    excellent poem it discribes me 100%
  • Karissa
    I love the poem, I can relate to every word. it is amazing
  • melissa
    oh my god, i just had to vote. this poem really got to me . itz like all the things i feel ,but cant tell or write down cuz they are to intence for words. but this person had the chance to record all this very sad but true feelings on a simple peice of paper. amazing is all i got to say!
  • Nataie
    I believe in this poem. i believe that what you write is the feelings and not just the feelings of yourself in yourhead . the feelings from your soul. This is a brillant poem and i feel the same way you do
  • josh
    i write myself but the way you stated this really got me, actually brought me to tears, very very good
  • Janeice
    WOW its like you were speaking from my heart with that poem
  • Melissa
    Wow. the one word that sums up your poem. What an awesome poem!
  • Kimberly
    WOW, I loved it and just when I thought no one new how I felt. This poem is great.
  • Jonathan
    its pretty powerful poem
  • jen
    this is an awsome poem it is so me. i feel like im a time bomb just waiting to go off haveing to hid everything your feelings your pain and not let on that your hurting is a hard thing to do
  • Jessica
    this poem is amazing! It's describes exactly how i feel!
  • rune
    ur poem made me take a long look at myself and i cant relate intirely because my depression cant be put into words. i love your poem u are a fantasic poet
  • Lynn
    Very close to the heart, hope the walls are coming down for you as mine have started to do
  • Sarah
    wow. thats pretty much all i can say. i love ur writing, u have a great talent and i love this poem. your very skilled in this kind of thing i can tell. keep up the awsome work.
  • sarah
    i like it alot, its very true. its like it was taken from my life.
  • DANIELLE
    you rock and i love all of you out there
  • michelle
    you read my mind, well done
  • Zed
    i realy love this poem, its me and its just so nice to know that ur not all alone the only one that feels soo sad.
  • Lubna
    Wow! I am in awe. I couldnt have explained it any better myself. You captured every persepective anyone ever had about depression, and put it all in one very explanatory poem.
  • Ayla
    This poem is amazing, it touched me and i can really relate to it - well done!
  • marlana
    dang. that was a good poem. once i started reading i couldnt stop and wish there was more to it. keep writing poems ur good at it.
  • sarah
    i thought it was excellent!
  • Anna
    This was beautiful, in a depressing sort of way. Beautiful.
  • frankie
    i really liked this poem alot
  • Baby
    I love this poem it is the best. I want the person who wrote it to know this. that everything in this poem i have been thruogh
  • David
    I cannot tell you how much your poem put to words,the way I feel. I love it, yet it makes me take a long look at my self, I also hate it.
  • Holly
    Just wanted to say that i can totally relate to every word of this poem. I often find myself writing similar things when I write. For me poetry is a very private thing. but i'm glad you are able to share yours. It makes me feel good to know others feel the same way.
  • Michelle
    this poem explains all im feeling i really like it
  • Breann
    Your poem made me feel as if i'm not alone. although i am i'm not. ik that other people feel the same as me. but i'm alone with no one to turn too
  • Lizzy
    Your poem was amazing! if you do not already publish then you definately should. get yourself heard and keep your confidence up. cherish and live life to the fullest and give yourself the credit you deserve.
  • Deserae
    This is one of the best poems I have ever read! I've realized that this poem outlines what my life is. I want to congradulate you on writing such a wonderful poem!
  • Nasty
    Wow,I really wish I could say that it was good,but it was sooooooooo much more than that. When I read your poem,it was like I couldn't even breathe for a moment,because you voiced every single word I am feeling right now. That was a great poem,keep it up!
  • Jerica
    This poem struck me deep within my heart. It resembles the way I feel each day that i live. Keep typing your feelings of truth, it starts to help others, not only you. Your poem is great, & so might you. You let your emotions go. more Power to you. You struck my heart. Thank You.
  • Cassie
    All I can say is WOW! You said everything there is to say, so. WOW!
  • Bubs
    This poem is amazing. I don't know what to say!
  • kirsten
    your poem is so true thanks for wrighting it
  • Debbie
    So, true to what I feel.
  • Minahil
    simply too good!
  • Leisa
    I am at a loss for words. Never has a poem stated exactly what i think and feel as well as this one has. Now I know that I'm not the only one that feels this way as well. Thanx for sharing this wil everyone.
  • Milky
    Hey hey you totally inspired me into not giving up hope in life becuz of this poem you wrote thank you hit me back ok peace out.
  • SOPH
    i find this poem really moving to the extent that you can really relate to it in one way or another
  • Kitty
    This poem is the best one i seen so far. This poem is exactly how i felt. Thanx!
  • jen
    your poem described exactly how i feel. its like you took the words right out of my head. thanx for writing it, its nice to know someone else is where im at.
  • Seph
    you picked up on a subject that many poets have addressed and mangaed to get it accross in a way that people can relate with and easily understand, I really enjoyed reading this poem and although I am not depressed at the moment, I can appreciate from memories of times in my life when I have felt like what is described here, beautiful keep up the good work and thankyou xx
  • Cass
    It's hard to find words for what you feel, and when you do, they are often insufficient. But attempts are made nonetheless, and occasionally you find someone with talent. I liked it, very much so.
  • Laur
    This poem really changed my life. I dont think i have depression, but Im in middle school and things get pretty tough. My friends have been kinda of forgetting my lately, so i showed them this poem and they definetly changed. They care about me so much more now.
  • Jen
    I think this is an execlent poem. As a poet myself I found it very inspiring. Thank You for sharing it with the world.
  • Danny
    i really dont know what to say. this is excellent.
  • Stu
    Keep writing, it's great it is good to know i aint the only 1!
  • Searl
    Your poem shows discontent, anger, sadness and emptiness. All a complex mixture of depressive feelings. I know how it is like to cry out inside of you when you are mute, when you feel trapped in a world that spins without an answer, slaved by a system. It is very insightful and descriptive. I hope your life is not like that at all, or if it was I hope it is no more, or if it is I hope you can count on me to help you find some answers. God bless you.
  • becky
    life is a blessing, treat it with pride, but don't abuse it!
  • Mo
    I'm young and have experienced few depressing situations, but so much emotion and feeling is expressed in this poem. Good piece of literature.
  • derek
    This poem is truly what life is like I mean is there a way to get away from the un fairness and pain? I truly havnt found a way but this poem describes what life is really likr
  • Mike
    Exactly how i feel at times. This a very touching poem for me.
  • Val
    Im not going to tell you that this poem made a revelation in my life, that im happier now becuase I know im not alone. I knew I wasn't. But your poem related to something inside of me, and its the only way I know of that I can explain to anyone how I feel. I use it when I am forced to tell soemone how I feel. Feelings. Ugh. Well, I just wanted to say thanks, really, for allowing me to read this and for the help its brought. Didn't mean to go off on ya. Peace
  • AMR
    oh my gosh. I feel like im not alone. Iwas begging to wander. it practly put words in my mouth. Ive been trying to express the why i feel in poems,and i couldnt quite get the complete point across. this is great stuff!
  • angel
    Unbelievable. If I didn't know better I would think that you'd climbed inside my mind, heart, and soul.
  • dyabl
    so true
  • jo
    This poems says it all! I nearly cried, this is how i feel everyday, i feel sometimes that life is not worth living, I feel as though i have died but gone where? i dont think anyone would miss if i did! THIS POEM is just THE BEST! i love it well done!
  • laure
    Omg that is an amazing poem. it really hit me hard because a friend of mine is going through depression and its very hard for me to understand what goes on in his head. This shows the feeling and emotion of someone who is truley traped by this and i think thats such a wonderful poem.
  • Krista
    This is a really great poem. The words to describe how this person feels is so moving
  • Lisa
    i have to recite and talk about a poem in english and i chose yours because i find that you have hit bulls eye on many of my feelings(but i won't be telling all that to the class)
  • Mel
    This is probably my favorit poem yet! Thank you so much. I thought I was alone thinking this way. Its helps to know that I'm not!
  • KaLei
    I've read pages upon pages of depressed poets work, some applies to me, some doesn't, but I must say this really was like looking into a mirror and not exactly liking what I see. Raw Talent. Exceptionally touching. Thanks.
  • Marli
    This poem is awesome! I write of my feelings too. They have never came out so vivid. i thinkthat any depressed person can read this poemand say,"It's me!". I used to think that all of the words in the world couldn't express the pain, but you seem to have found them. Thanks.
  • Courtney
    This is a great poem! I'm going through alot right now and I know how that feels! It really sums it up
  • Chante
    This poem is so beautiful. When i read it, it made me cry, it reminded me of my grandmother who i love so much and i wish she can never leave us
  • Charles
    This was very beautiful because i can relate due to my serious ups and downs over the past chaotic years of broken stabillity and today the nice spoken truth of that particular poem
  • Lisa
    well I gotta say after reading all the comments I guess I'm not the only one going through this. problem is I AM alone. I dont know anyone that I can talk to or relate to. Life really sux sometimes I write sad poems to but those last two words just slap you in the face "you can't" thats so sad hope you all feel better
  • Nicci
    This poem has so much feeling and emotion . and it describes everything that I feel.
  • erica
    i really love thiz poem.. it brought tears to my eyes.. it explains alot and thanx for writing thiz poem.its gr8
  • NICOLE
    I REALLY REALLY LOVED THIS POEM. IT IS THE BEST ONE ON THIS PAGE BECAUSE IT RELATES SO MUCH TO WHAT I GO THROUGH AND IT TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.
  • Dawn
    this is one great poem. i totally understand the feeling.
  • Heather
    I'm going to make this poem one of my favorites on that subject. I think it explains exactly how a depressed person feels. This was a great poem.
  • Peaches
    This poem brought tears 2 my eyes. I swore that I was the only one who felt this way. Thank you 4 showing me tat I'm not alone in this world after all.
  • Me
    All i can really say is "wow". this poem is so amazing that's all i can say..
  • Lilin
    I really loved this poem because it sounds like me and to me it's the perfect way to describe all the feelings inside if you are totally lost into despair and hopelessness. I know that feeling just too good.I hope the person who wrote it is feeling better again. *hugs from Germany
  • nicola
    i think it is a very powerful poem, myself i can't express how i feel, although it isn't relating to my life, i think that it is an amazing poem.
  • kathy
    I LOVE THIS POEM , IT REALLY EXPRESS HOW I FEEL EXACTLY , SOMETIMES I FEEL ITS DIFFICULT 2 EXPRESS HOW I FEEL BUT HERE IN THIS POEM EXPRESS IT SO WELL , I REALLY LOVE THIS POEM ..KEEP WRITING .
  • Anya
    i loved it. and that is exactly how i feel
  • Megan
    That was so incredibly emotional I wanted to cry.That was the best poem I've read in a long time.I loved it sooo much.
  • Bren
    This is the best poem on depression I have ever read, only people who have actually ever had depression can describe vividly what they feel while depressed, yet many others try, none will ever succeed in showing the thoughts and emotions this poem has.
  • Erin
    this is realtes to me so much this is soo ture keep the good work up
  • melissa
    As I read your poem it reminded me a lot about myself. I feel stuck inside a place that I can't get out of. I feel alone and like no one understands my pain. Reading how you feel lets me know I'm not a lone.
  • Trey
    I understand this poem so much. It is so much me. I hate life I don't want to be here I am just a prisioner in life. All I want is to go home.
  • AMUTE
    wow, now that realy explained my life. its like you were writing my outo bio. you know your realy a very good poet. makes the reader think what your saying is all real. but if it was, and this realy is my out bio then i wouldnt be here. so why am i?
  • Ashley
    Your usage of words expresses exactly what I am going through right now. I, too, write poetry, and I hope to someday get mine on the computer to help all those other girls just like me; to help them understand that they are not the only one who feel the emptiness that most of us feel
  • ASHLEY
    this poem is very true. i get depressed quite often and actually im depressed right now. i go through a lot and i think a lot of young teens do. whoever wrote this poem i bet it toughed a lot of people like me.
  • Marc
    i found this poem was really good
  • Leigh
    this poem describes my life exactly, i'm constantly hounded and being grounded by my parents. It was nice to be able to relate to something in that way.
  • Diarmait
    I really liked the imagery in this obviously genuine poem . Sometimes you can feel like there is no way out , no escape from the lonliness and pain . Poetry can help . It was a brave thing to share such personal feeling with the world .
  • Melancholy
    I really injoyed your poem it really made me feel the pain you were feeling. Hope your feeling better.
  • Angel
    I just want to tell everyone how much this poems means to me. I have been diagnosed with depression since I was 7 and now i am 15. but I have had at the most two friends in those years and I've moved out of my house when i was fourteen. So i have generally kept myself hidden from the world above and they put me in a prison of depression. They is a killer poem and I give you lotz of love.
  • STRAWBERRYZ
    WHAT UP PUUF? I REALLY LOVED YOUR POEM AND JUST HAVE TO SAY TO KEEP YA HEAD UP , AND DONT LET ANYONE GET THE BEST OF U.
  • Dust
    tragic
  • Brittney
    This poem like described how i feel exactly it me feel not so alone.thanx.
  • Luis
    This poem really touch me in a deep part of my heart.
  • joe
    after being in and out of jail this poem really hits the bottom of the fellings of a incarcerated man
  • Melissia
    it really moved me
  • Ty
    This is one of the best poems I've ever read because of the fact that everything in it is true.
  • scott
    your speak straight...it gives comfort to hear words which let us know we are not alone in our thoughts...because you had the courage to share..
  • Speytje
    I think it very nicely written. I once wrote a poem about the entrappement of life, but yours tells even better what I meant in mine . Just lovely
  • Kerri
    This was a great poem. I work with delinguent teen boys and this poem is really something they can connect with. It is modern and says it all!
  • Lori
    I've been reading many peoms and i ususally read the type of poem according to my mood. This poem, by far, was the best poem that fit my mood compared to all the poems i've read in the past. It described ecactly how i felt in the past and i never knew how to explain it. I just wanted to compliment you on it.
  • cole
    great poem... you get mad props
  • K
    Excellent. Very well written and true. Describes the real essence of depression.
  • Jenn
    Great poem...I feel the same Love, Jenn
  • Adela
    this is a true feeling and matches with my experience with my once to be guy.
  • adfundum
    great poem, great poet i'ts sot great because i'm in the same shit, <-ADFUNDUM->
  • Shauna
    I really liked this poem becuase I know how this person feels. She expresses her words so smoothly thank you for writing such a great poem.
  • holly
    absolutely beautiful poem-great work
  • alicia
    ummmmmm that poem was very interesting i like it a little nutty but my kinda style
  • Andrew
    I think this poem is very good. He discussed it like how I felt. I wanted to just burst out and kill my self. This poem really brought intension to me. I would give this a 10 for a rate 1-10. Thank You
  • Diamond
    I have been in that kind of situation and this poem is the best way to describe the feeling. Its great!!
  • Jeff
    This poem touched me cause it relates to my life i've been so depresed cause i have no friends i've moved 5 times in 8 months lost many friends and my life always seems to feel lie a prison
  • angela
    I really like this poem it relates to mt life in so many ways.
  • Catherine
    This poem is so expressing and uses very good examples and terms for depression.
  • Janel
    this is realy sad
  • Rosie
    it described every single feeling i have inside.
  • Karyn
    its a great poem, its great perspections
  • RainieTearz
    When I first read this poem,I could really relate to it. It described what I was feeling in words. All in all, I loved it.
  • laura
    i especially liked this poem a lot cause i can relate to it. i once to to be locked up with no windows and no one to listen to me when i felt down i write poems to and i have a couple like that explaning the way i felt when i was locked up and how it was like. i wouldn't reading a few more about experinces of being locked away or feeling trapped with no one to listen.

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