Depression. Not darkness of living, <br />but absolute absence of motivation <br />weighed down by stark self examination - <br />neither blame nor call for self forgiving. <br /> <br />Mistake. Little take and far less giving. <br />Life lead as conditional probation - <br />sentence to be served, with condemnation <br />implicit self-destruction. Misgiving <br />lies leitmotif, lost life light, life, t[h]rust thieving <br />til one’s ends met bear no perceived relation <br />to pain's sharp stings, while alter[c]ation <br />is seen upon reflection as outliving <br />hope's scope in time, as atrophy begins <br />to paralyse - no roses, violins... <br /> <br />18 June 2005 revised 12 November 2008 <br />robi03_1279_robi03_0000 SXX_JUX <br /> <br />For previous version see below <br /> <br /> <br />DEPRESSION <br /> <br />Depression. Not darkness of living, <br />but utter absence of motivation <br />combined with stark self examination, - <br />neither blame nor call for self forgiving. <br />Little take, and even less giving, <br />with life as conditional probation - <br />sentence to be served, with condemnation <br />implicit self-destruction. Misgiving <br />leitmotif, leit, light and life, soul sieving <br />til one’s ends met bear no perceived relation <br />to pain endured by friends as alter(c) ation <br />is seen upon reflection as outliving <br />a given time, as atrophy begins <br />to paralyse, - no roses, violins...<br /><br />Jonathan ROBIN<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/depression-36/
