Poetry Papers: Depression

But… if we’re honest with ourselves, we often feel anything but chosen; we feel isolated and alone. Instead of feeling set apart we often feel set aside. Instead of feeling destined for greatness, we feel determined for failure. Instead of experiencing the power within us, we avoid it. Instead of accepting our status as royalty and being blessed beyond measure, we work as peasants, barely making do with what we can scrape together for ourselves

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Originally published March 12, 2022