Hopelessness stories, books, poems, and more

A place for my darker thoughts so that those that don't want to see don't look. Cover image: Elijah O'Donnell on Unsplash Read More

Tags: dark, depression, hopelessness, mental-health

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Trapped under the Ice

Poem / Poetry

March 28, 2020

Comments: 1

Tags: depression, suicide, hopelessness

Give me One more beer

Poem / Poetry

March 24, 2020

Comments: 1

One of the best ways to help someone in a deep addiction is to show them something better. Read More

Tags: hope, despair, addiction, alcohol, hopelessness

the Failures of the Saltpillar Soldier

By Hugo de Santa Catarina

Short Story / Literary Fiction

February 23, 2020

A character study for a clinically depressed Read More

Tags: dreams, sadness, failure, hopelessness, existentialism

J.D.

By jctolliver

Poem / Non-Fiction

November 09, 2019

Comments: 2

This is about one of the sweetest young men I ever knew. I helped raise him. He got addicted to drugs. Drugs won. Read More

Tags: drugs, suicide, hopelessness

The black hole within my heart

Poem / Other

August 12, 2019

Comments: 1

I made it home. I feel everything intensively Read More

Tags: depression, worry, weight, hopelessness

Nothingness

By Broken Toy

Poem / Poetry

January 24, 2019

Comments: 3

Shelves: 2

Short poem about being lost inside our own mind and feeling empty Read More

Tags: desperation, hopelessness, dispair

Forever Be

By temoc 1 sol

Poem / Non-Fiction

December 05, 2018

Comments: 6

Shelves: 1

Thoughts, views, and the life of a human trying to survive in a world that is unsurvivable. The human that is ostracized by mainstream society, and is pushed into the cut-throat world of the streets. When the evil in his life is to much to bare, death is his only… Read More

Tags: dark, death, life, hopelessness, street-author

When light fails

By Marie Lane

Poem / Poetry

October 29, 2018

Comments: 3

Shelves: 1

Tags: depression, desperation, hopelessness

Life

By Grace 96-M

Short Story / Non-Fiction

July 25, 2018

Tags: faith, dreams, hopelessness, defeat

What do you do when pushed beyond your boundaries?

Poem / Poetry

May 09, 2018

Comments: 1

Tags: pain, anxiety, depth, hopelessness, motivational

A loaf of hope

By S. Rasmussen

Short Story / Flash Fiction

April 16, 2018

Shelves: 1

This is my piece for the micro-short story contest. I hope you'll enjoy Read More

Tags: love, cancer, bread, hopelessness, contest

Disingenuous

By Megan Swantner

Poem / Poetry

February 08, 2018

Comments: 1

there are two kinds of people: those who suffer and those who watch others suffer. Read More

Tags: evil, hopeless, hopelessness

Tonight I Cried

By Con Campbell

Poem / True Confessions

December 31, 2017

The Review Chain House

This is a poem about how the things we experience all place extra weight on our shoulders. We all walk similar paths, and yet most of us feel alone. Read More

Tags: loss, depression, pain, sadness, hopelessness

magnifying glasses

By Zinnie

Book / Literary Fiction

September 21, 2017

Shelves: 1

The BigHeart House

a once happy couple's marriage is brought to the test when the woman has to choose between her biggest dreams and bearing children. tragedy strikes when a meddlesome mother in-law tries to come in between them. Read More

Tags: love, faith, feminism, tragedy, hopelessness

black or Yellow

By Zinnie

Book / Romance

September 13, 2017

The BigHeart House

a young woman is stripped of her rights after the death of her husband. she endures pain, suffering and rejection in the process of mourning. tragedy visits her home over and over leaving her with nothing but a little spark of hope and faith that life maybe black at… Read More

Tags: death, tears, murder, faith, hopelessness

Dearest 'Summer night'

Poem / Poetry

August 25, 2017

Comments: 9

I wrote this to my husband who was my boyfriend at the time in 2010. I was still battling my depression. Read More

Tags: depression, sadness, anxiety, hopelessness

Thin red lines

Poem / Poetry

June 23, 2017

Comments: 6

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

Poem / Poetry

June 19, 2017

Comments: 18

Shelves: 2

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

'Precious girl'

Poem / Poetry

June 08, 2017

Comments: 5

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

Tags: sadness, hopelessness, nostalgia

Stagnant

Poem / Poetry

May 16, 2017

Comments: 4

The The Lovers of The Words on Pages House

Just a hint on how I feel lately. Read More

Tags: depression, sadness, trapped, hopelessness, stuck

There's Always Reason

By Leigh0210

Poem / Other

October 30, 2016

Comments: 1

Tags: death, sadness, hopelessness

One Year

By David Kutchinski

Article / Romance

October 27, 2016