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The website content is a poignant poem titled "I Know You Can’t Hear Me But-" that delves into the depths of grief and the struggle with deep depression, accompanied by a reflection on the attempts to support someone through their pain.

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"I Know You Can’t Hear Me But-" is a heart-wrenching poem that captures the essence of trying to hold onto someone who is slipping away into the abyss of depression. It paints a vivid picture of the narrator's desperate efforts to catch their loved one by a thread, to hold them back from the precipice of despair. The poem conveys a sense of helplessness as the narrator watches their loved one struggle, offering words of encouragement and love that seem to go unheard. It is a powerful expression of the silent screams and quiet fury that accompany the experience of grief and the desire to be remembered by someone who is mentally and emotionally distant. The author invites readers who resonate with the themes of the poem to follow their work on Medium, suggesting that this piece is part of a larger exploration of mental health and emotional turmoil.

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  • The poem reflects deep empathy and a profound understanding of the impact of depression on both the individual suffering and their loved ones.
  • There is a sense of frustration and inadequacy in the face of another's deep emotional pain, as the narrator's efforts seem to have little effect.
  • The author uses imagery such as scaling steep walls and a well twenty meters deep to illustrate the overwhelming nature of depression.
  • Despite the bleakness of the subject, the poem carries an undercurrent of hope, as the narrator continues to reach out and offer support.
  • The poem suggests that the act of bearing witness to someone's struggle is a form of love and solidarity, even if the support goes unacknowledged.
  • The invitation to follow the author's Medium account implies that the author has a personal connection to these themes and possibly a history of navigating similar emotional landscapes.

I Know You Can’t Hear Me But-

A poem on grief and spiralling into deep depression

Taken from Bungou to Alchemist: Shinpan no Haguruma, Crunchyroll

I’ll catch you by a thread As you slip from out my reach, And hold you by your hair, When you’re pulled from under me.

I’ll watch you as you try To scale walls that are so steep. I’ll see you scrambling in The well, twenty metres deep.

I’ll take in lengths of rope, You cling to so desperately. I’ll meet you on the bus To the bridge over the street.

I’ll scream out all the words, Urging you to keep trying. I’ll catch the drifting words That fail to reach you as you cry.

I’ll sing you quiet fury And hopelessness and despair. I’ll sing loud, happy odes but They’re just whispers in your ears.

I’ll hold you as you fall, Through my arms with trembling knees. And I’ll catch you in your thoughts, To help you remember me.

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Poetry
Depression
Grief
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