I Woke up feeling depressed today. This makes a solid week. Although I’ve had episodes of depression throughout the last several weeks, some lasting days or weeks. What I feel and do while being depressed: I have art class today but I have nothing in mind to create. I have a writing project I am…
Author: Eric Fournier
A creative, independent-minded poet, author, and artist who enjoys turning ideas into finished projects. Also practices American Sign Language.
Emotional Melody
An emotional hurt is like a song. It lingers in the heart like sweet music floating on the wind. The clashes and melodies drive hard the heart’s reaction. Twisting and flowing it brings emotions through a crescendo then a diminuendo. Till at long last, the song ends, and the baton settles. Then the silence fills…
Motivation Needed
I just keep putting off what I should be doing. Here is a list: Write Chapter 2 Finish Knitting 1st Side of Pillow Laundry Dust Clean Cabinets Grocery Shopping Making the Bed Vacuum Time to motivate myself to do something. I need to find some other creative energy than anger. I need a spark of…
Where I Was, Where I Am
Depression has been a thorn in my side since I was a preteen. I remember starting to feel depressions effects as early as ten years old. I don’t know if anyone noticed, or if anyone knew how to help. I dealt with depression silently because the one time I tried to get help I was…
Lover’s First Kiss
Today I center myself Find myself dancing in the sun Twirling in tall grassy fields Humming as the breeze carries my music away Day dreaming of my lover as I skip Thinking of her warm embrace Fantasizing of our first kiss
Trying To Get Back On Track
Taking care of Charlie my ivy plant really helps me start my day off right. Having a task to do sets my mind in order for other things I need to do throughout the day. The reason this is important is because lately I’ve lost track of myself. My days are disordered and unscheduled. I…
Thinking Out A Project
Raw emotion is a dangerous tool for me. Emotion is the basis of my creativity. My art is dependent on the mood I am in. My mind uses my mood as a palate and my hand as a tool. Today I am angry, torn, depressed, and enraged. I feel like taking a pastel or tube…
Burning Santa
Fourth of July is a great holiday filled with many joys. Campfires, marshmallows, hotdogs, and fireworks give us these joys. Today we celebrated our love for America’s independence and our dislike for how greed has taken over the holiday season in December. We protested by burning a wooden placard of Santa. As it went up…
Encouraging Myself at the End of the Month
The day before pay day always has the most unique meals. Scrounging around the cabinet, going through the can food items, piecing together different foods that go together. It is really fun sometimes trying out the combinations that come out of the cabinets. Today’s meal was canned salmon mixed with Montreal seasoning and sriracha sauce,…
Depression & Satisfaction
Depression is a sneaky monster that wears many masks. It likes to hide under the bed and grab a-hold of my leg when I wake up. Depression continues to drag itself around the house as I try to shake it off. Eventually I wear out and I sit down. Sitting down is what it wants…
