[poem] Sylvia Lying

 

Sylvia Lying


Today, 

thanks to springtime, 

in the sunlight 


My body has the energy to pull my life together 


Today I wash these clothes, 

I have been wearing for 

I do not know how long 


Today, 

depression shifts. 

I reclaim my life. 


The shadow of Sylvia 

Smear campaign 

No longer owns me 


For, under the Sun 

I have evidence 

To show the world 


This gives me confidence 

To share my voice 

Of my experience 


depression affects us physically 

As much as mentally, emotionally

Spiritually


These irrelevant experiences

Of one person 

In a world gone to chaos outside 


All I can do 

Is all I can do 


The decision is the first step to recovery