Hopelessness stories, books, poems, and more

The Vintage Publishing House

Poem / Poetry

June 23, 2017

Comments: 6

Shelves: 1

One of my darkest poems that I wrote years ago as I was battling a crippling depression. For the record, I am not like this anymore. I sought the help I needed. Read More

Tags: depression, darkness, suicide, harm, hopelessness

Insanity's name

The Vintage Publishing House

Poem / Poetry

June 19, 2017

Comments: 10

Shelves: 1

I wrote this back in January of 2011. I was going through a severe depression. This isn't me anymore. I don't have these thoughts anymore. Read More

Tags: depression, thoughts, sadness, suicide, hopelessness

Chronicles of Metro City: A Prostitute's Tale

By Al_Z

Short Story / True Confessions

June 13, 2017

Shelves: 1

A prostitute's account of one wrong move that made her slip even further down the gutter. Read More

Tags: poverty, hopelessness, prostitutes, urban-city

'Precious girl'

Poem / Poetry

June 08, 2017

Comments: 5

Shelves: 1

This poem is very dear to me. I wrote it at the peak of my teenage years depression. I was 16 at the time. 06/30/2007 Read More

Tags: depression, reflection, sadness, teenager, hopelessness

Untitled

By alohajoy

Poem / Poetry

June 03, 2017

Shelves: 1

Tags: sadness, hopelessness, nostalgia

Stagnant

The Vintage Publishing House

Poem / Poetry

May 16, 2017

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

Just a hint on how I feel lately. Read More

Tags: depression, sadness, trapped, hopelessness, stuck

There's Always Reason

By Leigh_0210

Poem / Other

October 30, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The The Lovers of The Words on Pages House

Tags: death, sadness, hopelessness

One Year

By David Kutchinski

Article / Romance

October 27, 2016

Shelves: 1

So it has been one year. What now? How did year one go for you? BIG QUESTION: What did you learn this first "year"? Oh and by the way...the picture on the cover. For those of you who are not biologist...it is the Zika Virus. Read More

Tags: divorce, hopelessness, moving-on, self-talk

Exsanguinated Heart

By Mist James

Poem / Poetry

September 07, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

Tags: honor, pain, hopelessness

Still Of The Night

By hullabaloo22

Poem / Poetry

June 11, 2016

Comments: 4

Shelves: 1

Sometimes nights can seem so long that when they end you just can't face the day. Read More

Tags: depression, hopelessness, sleeplessness

A SIMPLE STORY OF AN ALIEN RACE OF HUMANS AND HOW MUCH THEY MATTER

By Brianna Bledsoe

Short Story / Fantasy

May 24, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 2

Tags: love, fantasy, depression, drugs, hopelessness

Return to Yourself

By L.K. LilLoCksea

Poem / Memoir

January 19, 2016

Comments: 7

Shelves: 2

What a pity it is when a person you admire and look up to changes... Read More

Tags: loss, longing, sadness, hopelessness, self-destruction

I Guess I'm Not Supposed To Know

Poem / Poetry

December 30, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

taken from my book, "Thought Whereabouts" Read More

Tags: society, surprise, hopelessness, anguish, about-reality

Where? - EDS

By EDS

Poem / Poetry

November 30, 2015

Shelves: 1

Sometimes I feel lost in everything around, and life seems to become pointless. I don't ask for sympathy, and I haven't told anyone this before. I'm still alive now, and after this long, to me that feels like an accomplishment. Just keep taking it one day at a time, and… Read More

Tags: depression, pain, suicide, hopelessness

Correctionalized

Poem / Poetry

September 14, 2015

Shelves: 1

taken from my book, "In The Sand Traps Of Desire" Read More

Tags: death, punishment, weather, hopelessness, elizabeth-h

Harmonium

By Julila

Poem / Poetry

August 09, 2015

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

A short poem on rejection and fear of paranoia Read More

Tags: love, romance, rejection, poetry, hurt, nothing, paranoia, hopelessness

Going Nowhere, Doing Nothing

By JerzeGurl41

Poem / Poetry

June 21, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

When the moody blues days come, all I can do is write. Read More

Tags: dark, depression, anger, lonely, sad, goth, hate, sadness, fear, neglect, loathing, hopelessness, emo, brooding

It Just Doesn't End

Poem / Poetry

June 10, 2015

Shelves: 1

taken from my book, "Suspended In Suspense" Read More

Tags: suicide, rage, panic, hopelessness, attack, pessimism, attempt, singlehood

The Infinity Game

By Lauren Groves

Book / Action and Adventure

May 25, 2015

Shelves: 1

I suppose what they said was true. Hate is like a fatal disease passed on from one person to the other. Whether that be an immortal or mortal. Zoe Francis White is a sixteen year old girl. She spent her whole life trying to be good but finding that hate… Read More

Tags: love, death, romance, george, hope, pain, hurt, suspense, sometimes, forever, action, cancer, game, tea, always

Mom dad, i miss you..

By Nana mamuro

Poem / Memoir

January 04, 2015

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

No one knows when life will take a turn and your life will change completely. Read More

Tags: feelings, emotions, loneliness, hopelessness

Into The Light

By jctolliver

Poem / Religion and Spirituality

December 12, 2014

Comments: 9

Shelves: 1

I wrote this poem for someone going through a very hard time in their life when they thought they had no hope left for the future. They told me they read this poem over and over and it helped them make it through the ordeal they were going through. Hopefully,… Read More

Tags: religious, spiritual, addiction, hopelessness, uplifting

Case Study: Steven

By sstiles1

Miscellaneous / Other

September 25, 2014

Shelves: 1

A case study on an individual with a horrid past and how his development suffered from his early traumatic experiences. Read More

Tags: depression, childhood, abuse, anger, pain, suicide, russia, fear, middle, mary, comfort, parents, human, emotional, alcoholic

Thunken Thoughts

Poem / Poetry

July 12, 2014

Shelves: 1

taken from my book, "As The Marker Snaps" Read More

Tags: death, thoughts, thought, thinking, hopelessness, dependence, racing, craziness

Maybe I'm dead

By BleuDiamond413

Short Story / Other

June 26, 2014

Shelves: 1

~I don't know who I'm writing to, but whoever you are, I may be dead~ Read More

Tags: teen, suicide, letter, bullying, hopelessness

The Stranger

By JamesAnthonyLove

Short Story / Religion and Spirituality

May 28, 2014

Shelves: 1

What is it too have everything that you ever wanted, without peace. Read More

Tags: religion, hope, christianity, jesus, hopelessness

Shroud

By HVMR

Poem / Song Lyrics

May 07, 2014

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

A song about an encounter with my probation officer. Read More

Tags: dark, murder, song, violence, paranoia, desperation, guitar, hopelessness, song_lyrics, switching_places, simple_rhymes

Under The Weather

Poem / Poetry

April 09, 2014

Shelves: 1

taken from my book, "If At All Possible" Read More

Tags: nature, animals, sickness, hopelessness, seasonal_affective_disorder, psychiatric_medication, body_dysmorphic_disorder

Solitary's Saviour

By IndomitableEmpath

Book / Literary Fiction

March 29, 2014

Comments: 16

Shelves: 1

"The worst is having a dream where someone loves you and you can practically feel them touching you and it feels so real, and then you wake up and it's like the life of you is being sucked out and the happiness just drains out of your body and you… Read More

Tags: school, hope, story, sad, dreams, perfect, empty, enlightenment, ever, fulfillment, hopelessness, saviour, savior, abandoned

What I long for...

By Jaded Beauty

Poem / Poetry

March 16, 2014

Shelves: 1

It took me sometime to get this poem out on paper. For every time I tried to write something kept pulling me back. It was like I wasn't ready to write this poem. But when I was ready I wrote it and now I think it is time to share… Read More

Tags: love, loss, family, faith, reality, hopelessness

Fit to be Hung

By DarkWolf1300

Book / Young Adult

March 15, 2014

Shelves: 1