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TITLE (EDIT)
Hoping To Find Happiness Again |
DESCRIPTION
Many years ago I was diagnosed with manic depression.These last couple of days I've been really feeling the effects of my illness.So I thought I'd write a poem about it.
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TITLE KEYWORD
Psychology |
AUTHOR
David Daniels |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
I am a retired New York City Corrections Officer that is currently attending Nassau Community College. I am studying creatve writing, and I hope to make my living as a writer now that I'm retired.I am 41 years old and currently divorced and living in Long Island.
[April 2011] |
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
[email protected] |
AUTHOR'S OTHER TITLES (31)
Apparently, I've Gone Insane (Poetry) Just a pleasant little poem that came to me one night while listening to the radio. [296 words]
Brave Soldier (Poetry) A poem about love and war. [208 words] [Romance]
Captain Courageous (Poetry) This poem is about my older brother who is a retired Captain of the NYC Correction Dept.This is not another Rikers Island experience.It's about a man with an addiction who found the courage to enter r... [597 words] [Spiritual]
Day Of The Drunken One (Poetry) About 20 years ago I got engaged and my fiance and I threw ourselves a nice engagement party.I got totally wasted and made a complete asshole of myself.So I thought I'd write a poem about it. [424 words] [Relationships]
Feel The Blade (Poetry) This poem is about a young girl named Lisa Fernandez. She was an inmate at Rikers Island hospital. She was hospitalized because she took a 'shank' and cut herself up. [330 words]
Forever, I Will Always Love You (Poetry) This poem is dedicated to my partner in life,my best friend and the greatest woman I know, my wife Ann. [291 words]
God's Hands (Poetry) Okay,I know I said I was going to write poetry that was more positive.But when I feel sad I write and this poem reflects that. [280 words]
Happy Songs (Poetry) A poem about child abuse. [279 words]
Hoping For A Resurrection (Poetry) Just a poem that came to me about relationships.It seems when I write about relationships I always write about saying goodbye.This one is about a broken hearted person that still has hope. [250 words] [Relationships]
I Wish The Darkness Would Disappear (Poetry) Just a poem that can to me one night when I couldn't sleep. [487 words]
I'm Losing Control (Poetry) I spent many years suffering from the dark demons of depression.I wrote this poem during that time.Don't make me out to be a Devil worshipper or anything like that,it's just a poem that expresses the ... [245 words] [Horror]
In My Mind (Poetry) This is a poem written by my 17 year-old niece,Andrea.Her grandpa passed away from cancer last November.She wrote this poem in memory of him and read it at his funeral.I was so moved by the poem that ... [375 words] [Spiritual]
It Is Time To Say-Goodbye (Poetry) This is a poem about something we've all been through, breaking up with a loved one. [297 words] [Drama]
Junkie (Poetry) Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an inmate named Robert Ramirez. He was carried to the clinic one night by the riot squad where they handcuffed him to a bed because he was violent a... [395 words] [Crime]
My Brother Is Dead But I'm Doing Fine (Poetry) No need for words the poem speaks for itself. [375 words] [Psychology]
My Daddy (Poetry) This is a poem by the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter Daniela Jane,she wants to be a poet just like her dad.The piece was written word for word the only thing I corrected was the spelling. [114 words]
My Sad Little Boy (Poetry) A poem about the hardships of fatherhood and raising a son. [379 words] [Relationships]
My Sweet Daniela Jane (Poetry) A poem about the love of my life, my 8 year old daughter. [149 words]
One Heart (Poetry) I was taking a writing class at Nassau Community College and one of my class mates,a girl named Lenora,wrote an essay about how her heart belongs to Jesus.Her essay is what inspired me to write this p... [278 words] [Spiritual]
Separate Ways (Poetry) Another poem about how hard relationships can be especially if you love someone and they don't love you back. [371 words] [Romance]
Tales Of Tito: Essay Of An Inmate (Essays) Are you a fan of the movie,'Goodfellas?' Then check out this story about the life of a criminal named Tito. [2,718 words] [Crime]
Temporarily Misplaced (Poetry) Felt like writing a blues rock song.If any of you rock musicians want to use my lyrics in a song, don't plagiarize me!Just leave me a message in the review section and I'll get in touch with you.Hopef... [480 words]
The Game Of Life (Poetry) It took me a week to write this poem and I think it's one of my best.It's about the hardships of life,the difficult world we live in and the current events that surround us. [832 words] [Drama]
The Light Of Tomorrow (Poetry) I think I'm going to go in a different path and start writing poetry that's more positive.Even though I suffer with depression does that mean every poem has to be sad? This one is a start on that new ... [162 words] [Motivational]
The Mystery Of My Mind-Subtitle:The Things I've Tried (Poetry) I was just about to go to my son's baseball game when suddenly I stopped and sat down to write this poem.My wife thought I was crazy but what else can you do when you get an urge to write but write.Ne... [469 words]
The Preacher And His Friend (Poetry) I truly feel that this is one of the best poems I've ever written because it tells a story as well.However, because the poem tells a story, the sentences are rather long. So I hope the structure of th... [319 words] [Drama]
The Questions Of Love (Poetry) Questions we must all ask ourselves. [455 words]
The Smoke Inside You (Poetry) A poem about the fears I have about my wife's pack a day cigarette habit. [231 words]
Unanswered Questions (Poetry) Don't mind this one because I just wanted to see if I could write a poem with three consecutive rhyming words.So the poem might seem a little forced.I've been reading a lot of poetry on this website a... [340 words]
Wighead (Poetry) I went bald at the age of 20 and it devastated me.Then I did a stupid thing and went out and bought a toupee.Yep,that's right, I was a wig wearer.It was the most horrible time of my life.Can you imagi... [543 words] [Comedy]
Your Prison Cell (Poetry) Another Rikers Island experience.This poem is about an 19 year old inmate named Ralph Porter.I discovered him hanging in his prison cell one night while I was working the graveyard shift. [382 words] [Crime]
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Hoping To Find Happiness Again
David Daniels
How do you keep from suffocating
When the foul air takes your breath away
How do you stop talking to the shadows on the wall
When no one hears the words you say
The world is constantly turning
And no matter what,the sun will shine tomorrow
Someday I hope to find happiness
But first I must overcome my sorrow
How can you give love to others
When people take it and throw it away
How can you learn to trust again
And look forward to brighter days
There is no joy inside of me
Some how it disappeared
Losing whatever joy that lived in me
Is something I've always feared
Each day I grow a little wiser
But yet I have so much to learn
I try to walk in the light of day
Only to find darkness around every turn
If there is an easier way to deal with life
I would like to travel down that road
But the cross I carry upon my shoulders
Is much to bare and is a heavy load
People tell me to pray and I will be heard
But do I truly believe in the Lord above
It seems like every time I turn around
I am faced with hatred and reaching out for love
The tears that stream down my face
Are never wiped away by a kind hand
Every time I search for an answer
I wind up lost and in a foreign land
I try to keep climbing the mountains
I try and reach the top
But as I get closer to the highest peak
I am frozen by my fears and I must stop
I try to look ahead to the future
I try not to dwell on the past
Every time I experience joy
It is a feeling that is short lived and doesn't last
I try to conceal my tears
I try hard to spread love and smile
But the love that is deep down inside of me
Hides away in my soul like a frightened child
If the Lord granted me one wish
I would soar like an eagle through the sky
But then I would be afraid of my wings failing me
And then I would plummet to the earth and die
Somewhere out there I will find a light
To guide me through the darkness of my mind
And no matter what I will keep searching
Because there are so many answers that I must find
Though my heart is burdened with sadness
I will try my best to succeed
They say that love will conquer all
Thay say that love is all I need
But how can I believe in love
I feel like it's something I've never received
So many times I've been the victim
So many times I've been deceived
Many times I've been among a crowd
And yet I can't help but feel lonely
Is there someone out there who will love me
Is there a person I can call my one and only
There seems to be a void in my life
There is an emptiness in my heart
I would like to find a path to happiness
But I don't know where to start
Each day I grow sadder
With each passing minute I grow weak
I need to feel the power of love
Affection is something I desperately seek
I won't give up hope
One day I hope to find love
And if I can't find it here on earth
Perhaps I'll receive it in Heaven above
And one day I'll be a strong person
And I will break through my wall of pain
I will overcome my world of sorrow
And I will find happiness again
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"All feelings I relate to quite well...here's a hug!" -- mattie.
"I hope that one day we all dream of comes much sooner to you. Strong poem, tore my heart out to read it all but still beautifully done. The sun will shine bright on one of your tomorrows and when it does I want to be the first one to hear abut it lol :) " -- Rebecca.
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STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
June 2005 |
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