depression Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/depression/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:34:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 depression Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/depression/ 32 32 135387410 Writing Suicide Notes in the Bluebird https://elephantsnever.com/writing-suicide-notes-in-the-bluebird/ https://elephantsnever.com/writing-suicide-notes-in-the-bluebird/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:34:23 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=2369 by David L O’Nan I was writing on notebook paperRed-bumped tongue sticking like glue to the roof of a dry mouthDecember weakens meMy bones and all my thoughtsCan’t dream in the pillars of orgasmsWhen our ecosystems begin crashing in declining health I freeze to your scarsAnd grew hungry in all of your fearsThe stairs and the elevatorsThe storms and the Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/elephants-never-pity/feed/ 0 1687 I Just Wanted to Feel Normal https://elephantsnever.com/i-just-wanted-to-feel-normal/ https://elephantsnever.com/i-just-wanted-to-feel-normal/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2019 12:00:21 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1482 by Lamar Neal Those who were supposed to love me Walked me to death’s door, in Jesus’s name. I was a young child who couldn’t see And those prayers weren’t helping my shame. I was always a little different But no I was not made incorrectly. I didn’t care I was Heaven spent I just wanted to feel sanity. Sometimes, Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/i-just-wanted-to-feel-normal/feed/ 0 1482 Snake in a Bag https://elephantsnever.com/snake-in-a-bag/ https://elephantsnever.com/snake-in-a-bag/#respond Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:14:14 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1441 by Chris Milam He instantly hated the man eating a donut with a fork. Only affluent folks think fried dough is to be handled with elegance. Marcus wanted to step through the glass and teach him how to properly demolish a long john. Instead, he waited. When the man finally stepped outside, Marcus slipped on his desperation mask. “Sorry to Read More

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]]> https://elephantsnever.com/snake-in-a-bag/feed/ 0 1441 Ele https://elephantsnever.com/ele/ https://elephantsnever.com/ele/#respond Sun, 13 Jan 2019 13:25:58 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1401 by Agampreet Kalra An elephant clogged inside my skull Makes sound each time I breathe There I put my foot forth And here a trumpet rings out I sleep, I sleep at night. But an ant walks in through the cave – Stay wake-broiling, Bubbling, Cold stone blood, Itching the Ele. When I smile in the sunshine The purple bruised Read More

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