How did I come to this place?
Was it a moonlit path that I traced?
Can the river here soothe my fears?
Could this be my sanctuary from endless tears?
Is there any rest to be found in this silent place?
Would the water reflect more than my weeping face?
Original concept written in 2000 when I was 16 and first began suffering from depression. Though I was not diagnosed until 2008, long after Depression had already wreaked havoc on my educational years and left me with an uninspiring GPA and minimal career prospects. Edited and reworded 2019 at 35 yrs old. This poem is copyrighted under my real name, but I decided to post here since it was partially inspired by the anime Bleach, which was oddly comforting to me following the deaths of my grandparents. Yes, I know it's fiction. But for some reason, the portrayal of soul society helped me form a basic conceptualization of Heaven at a time when my faith was struggling. I have a lot of dark poetry that I'll probably post here. Most of it was written in High School but I'm in a really bad place mentally right now so I figure now is as good a time as any to rework it all and post everything.
Love, CyberCat3