Depressing Shit

"You don't write that depressing shit, do you?"
You know what?
I do write that depressing shit.
Because the serotonin in my brain doesn't work right.
Because I am depressed.

I write it because...
There's a battle within the hurricane in my heart.
It's at battle with the earthquake in my veins.
And there is no shelter to escape.
I'm soaking wet in my thoughts.
I don't remember the last time I had a dry day.

There's a stereotype about poets.
They're "emo" or they're full of melancholy.
I guess i fit these stereotypes.
I like to be alone.
I cut out everything that makes me who I am.

I casually play with fire
And I claim I've seen true flames.

So yeah.
I write that "depressing shit"
It's my coping mechanism.

I understand why you'd spit at my poetry.
You don't need it.
I do.