Sink Or Soar Poem.
SINK…
OR
SOAR…
The audio version of the poem is below if you prefer to HEAR art rather than READ it…I GOT YOU!
I’m sitting in the tub and I sink a littler lower
I’m sinking
And sinking
But I just want to soar
I go to my side
And get into fetal position
I’m just trying to visualize like this tub is a womb
Suppression is a lethal addiction
I’m just tryna grasp this shit
I just need my new self to resurrect from the tomb
So I can get past this shit
I just want to be reborn again
It’s like I want my past self to be torn away again
I go through cycles of growing and then
I hit that thorn again
I excrete self inflictions
I start high five-ing myself more
And give myself permission to be human
Look I just need to feel again
I just need to deal
It’s okay to heal and have more to heal from
There’s no rush
All the shit that was said to me is now flushed
I speak love to myself now
I’m scrubbing the mistakes off my skin
I’m speaking to myself now
I’m learning from my mistakes
Instead of bruising my own skin
Beating myself up is no longer allowed now
If I don’t allow it from others
Why keep doing it to myself
Love is all that needs to be felt
From me and from everybody else
I shed self hatred
I shed self judgment
I embrace self compassion
And bury self criticism in the casket
Healing really never has an end
Healing is just a learning process that always starts again
The stars are bright
But the next night, it is dark again
Life always brings something to heal from, to grow from, to shine brighter than
I’m trying to peel back the layers of my trauma
I cry, I meditate, and sweat away my worries in the sauna
It’s a process it’s an everlasting process
But depression will never keep me dim
It is something I will always shine brighter than!!!
I just have to trust the process
This is an adventure
And I LOVE those
So fuck it let me just have fun with it
And surround myself with people that push me to heal
Push me to feel
And just push me
Thank you to everyone who keeps pushing me.
I am proud of myself for reaching out and asking for help.
I am grateful today.
Gratitude is my escape from depression.
Gratitude is the key.
Life is hard. Dealing with mental health issues is hard. But surround yourself around love, positivity, and genuine ass energy and every day will get easier and easier.
SPEAK UP AND NEVER STRUGGLE IN SILENCE.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Peace & Love My Gullies.
Check out my poetry book that I wrote below about depression towards healing.
