Thoughts on Depression

I’ve never really been one to struggle with controlling my temper/anger, or rather letting it get to me so deeply that it goes to a violent end. I’m not a violent guy, nor do I particularly enjoy confrontation. But one thing I’ve never been able to control is the inexplicable sadness that accompanies depression.

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Ballad of Monkey Boy

Just thinking about how sometimes the person that is there for everybody else often times has nobody there for them when they need it.

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Sir Rants-a-lot presents: Isolation Woes

Seems like a good place to unload a rant since the chances of offending anyone here are slim to none, and its been weighing heavily on my lately. Ever wanted to unload your life’s woes on the ears of a friend who will listen without judgment, reservation, or disgust only to find that a friend of that caliber may not actually exist?

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Inner Monologue of Ramblings Shared

I've been feeling this overwhelming urge to complete unfinished business lately, like finish recording songs I've written, share my poetry, finish up some story ideas, etc. In doing so I'm taking a huge risk exposing things about me I've prided myself in keeping hidden behind my wall. So now as I sit thinking about things tonight I'm wondering if there's a pending doom in my life. Does my soul know something tragic is coming that the rest of me doesn't yet know? Why the need to share the years of my inner turmoil and demented creations? I'm feeling rather perplexed, but in a peaceful, driven way. I know that seems contradictory. I have been an emotional recluse for so long, I'm really wondering what is happening to me...

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The Maiden and the Lonely Dragon

          This began as a bedtime story I used to tell my oldest daughter. It was short and simple at first. Every few nights, however, I embellished it and added new details to maintain her interest. It quickly got to be too much for me to remember, so I decided to write it down. This is the story of the Maiden and the Lonely Dragon.

 

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Epiphany

I had a bit of a personal revelation today. I've been reluctant to share my writing with others due to personal reasons, feelings of inadequacy, of not measuring up to professional standards, fear of mockery and ridicule. But that's the risk an artist should face. Not everybody will appreciate everything I write because not everybody comes from the same types of experiences and struggles. My writing is an expression of self. Some of my older pieces are even difficult for me to read now because I'm not at the same place I was when I wrote them. But they served to help me progress and survive (sometimes literally) the difficult times in my life. While some of my works are merely reflection of circumstance and ideas, other times they are me trying to understand and cope with situations and feelings I felt were beyond my power to control and endure. All things considered, I've decided that I should share what I have written because at the end of it all, why do I care if somebody dislikes what I have created. Isn't that what art is? The opportunity to love or be repulsed by someone's creation, sometimes even a combination of both. To react and/or interact with art is what I strive for when I create it, why not allow others that opportunity.

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