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bluecherryblossom's review against another edition
"When People Ask How I’m Doing
I want to say,
my depression is an angry deity, a jealous god
a thirsty shadow that wrings my joy like a dishrag and makes juice out of my smile.
I want to say,
getting out of bed has become a magic trick.
I am probably the worst magician I know.
I want to say,
this sadness is the only clean shirt I have left
and my washing machine has been broken for months,
but I’d rather not ruin someone’s day with my tragic honesty
so instead I treat my face like a pumpkin.
I pretend that it’s Halloween.
I carve it into something acceptable.
I laugh and I say,
'I’m doing alright.'"
I want to say,
my depression is an angry deity, a jealous god
a thirsty shadow that wrings my joy like a dishrag and makes juice out of my smile.
I want to say,
getting out of bed has become a magic trick.
I am probably the worst magician I know.
I want to say,
this sadness is the only clean shirt I have left
and my washing machine has been broken for months,
but I’d rather not ruin someone’s day with my tragic honesty
so instead I treat my face like a pumpkin.
I pretend that it’s Halloween.
I carve it into something acceptable.
I laugh and I say,
'I’m doing alright.'"
manderzreadz's review against another edition
4.0
As my first Button Poetry book, Helium did not disappoint. Words are powerful weapons that can truly express emotions and experiences in a way nothing else can.
claireclimbstrees's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
noragrace89's review against another edition
4.0