{"sf1_id":532706,"sf2_id":"YnLWRa8m","title":"The Box","author":"Rogal Ursus","words":145,"posted_at":"2013-04-30T04:59:00.000Z","tags":["Depression","Insanity","Poerty"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/532706-the-box","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/YnLWRa8m","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/53/b9/53b99c32-73e4-4564-8372-f36971e2fc7e","description":"#2 of Poetry\n\nThis was written in the midst of a severe depressive cycle and may not be for everyone. I suffer from depression and have done so since I was thirteen. More recently it has gotten really bad and lack of funds are making it very hard to maintain the ability to attend therapy. I needed to get something out. This work is literally what is going on in my head right now.","content":"The Box\n\nBy: Rogal Ursus\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nFear\n\nDoubt\n\nSelf-deprecation\n\nWorry\n\nPain\n\nSadness\n\nAGONY\n\ni AM EVERYTHING YOU FEAR\n\nEverything you hate\n\nEverything you know you aren't\n\nEverything you know you wish you could get away from\n\nI AM ALWAYS THERE\n\nIn the back of your mind\n\nWhispering ever so slightly\n\nSometimes you hear me\n\nSometimes you listen\n\nThat's when it starts\n\nI open the floodgates a little\n\nMemories, the happiness, and the pain\n\nThe fears, the triumphs and the defeat\n\nAll rushes through you like a torrent\n\nFilling you up till you can't take it anymore\n\n**Then I Win**\n\n_Your mind is like Pandora's Box_\n\n**_I am the fear_**\n\n**_I am the hope_**\n\n**_I am the dark_**\n\n**_I am the light_**\n\nOpen me\n\nIt'll be worth it\n\nI promise\n\n\\\u003cSinister laughing followed by a scream\\\u003e\n\nThanks so much for freeing me\n\nEnjoy the ride\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poetry","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/321495-cry-for-me.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/550843-eyes-open.json"}}