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Heather D. Pease is a poet, writer, and artist. Her writing has been described as witty, introspective, topical, and breathtaking. She’s performed all over Southern California. She’s an advocate for vulnerable people, an activist for change. She lives in Orange County, CA with her husband, and two daughters and is currently working on her first book of poems. 

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Depression is a Richard by Heather D. Pease
Pantoum poem

I’ve got myself tormented, sitting in silence
fighting reoccurring trauma, a burden for too many years
It collects the tears, takes all the laughter, for itself
Living in its desolation I hide it from public view
fighting reoccurring trauma, a burden for too many years
Your depression is back
Living in its desolation I hide it from public view
I never asked for this cancerous blackness
Your depression is back
each trigger a battle again and again
I never asked for this cancerous blackness
I won’t let it beat me, take everything I am
each trigger a battle again and again
Depression a disease I can’t cure
I won’t let it beat me, take everything I am
I never asked for this triggered beast
Depression a disease I can’t cure
It collects the tears, takes all the laughter, for itself
I never asked for this triggered beast
I’ve got myself tormented sitting in silence