Single lit candle
Bedroom window
Burns brightly.
Constant reminder
Hidden shameful pain
Soul destroying-effortlessly.
Despite outreach
Stigmatization exist
Ignorance based fear
Closing within.
Questioning gender
Moral character
Interacting with you.
Superficial facades
Appearance-only concern
Need happy-happy face
Avoiding unwanted attention.
Never reaches eyes
Dark polarized glasses
Perfect hide-all
No one asks.
Pressure mounts
Cataclysmic eruption
New reality
Question of time:
When and how
Volcanic explosion occurs
Claiming me.
Else
Walk away-repeating process
‘Til no more pain.
Therisa © 2018
Author's note: A blending of fiction and personal experiences, in dealing with depression.
