It's twilight,
The moon has started
To sweep in softly like
Shadows.

Leaves are rustling
Wind is blowing &
It's about to rain.
For the sky a hue of
A dead maroon- sea.

The caged bird is singing softly.
Vehicles are slipping through
The roads like water.

The time is ticking by & here I am.
Anxious.
My whole body is rigid,
My mind is zoning out slipping in a
World of books.
I'm too tired to fight,
Too afraid to take a flight
And fall.
And so I'm on the edge of the
Cliff, in the midst o' nowhere.

My bones are screaming,
My body is exploding into
A hundred pieces,
Each piece different.
Dark blue smoke, fire, bubbles,
Flowers and ice.
My eyes are clouded,
My vision is blurring, settling Nowhere.

I want to reach out,
Even though I'm not in pain.
I want to be comforted even though
I don't care.
I want to breakfree
From this chaos.

The sky is pitch dark
With a few traces of
Tiny stars shining
For people they don't know.
Surroundings are hush-hush.
My hair is wild and tangled,
My heart is pounding,
Waiting for the sky to
Thunder and rain.
I want to clouds to go away,
And want the rain to comfort me
As I lay awake pondering unnecessarily.
Hopin' the angels ,
To come down and take
Me away.
I want to fly with my wild hair
Flowing out like a river,
Touching the sky.
I want to fall in the ocean,
Where the waves are quiet.
The rocks are scared and
The moon is singing.
I want the wolves to
Comfort me as I lay awake thinking
About the universe.

I want to be in a forest
And listen to the sounds
Of  beautiful nature.
I want to dance in the moonlight,
And play my violin for the earth,
To say thank you.
And express my love .

2018. Poem is on how depression & anxiety make you feel.

(Edited)

-Ridhima Joshi