Depression

One common problem of teenagers is depression because teenagers like me are always having problems that make us feel very unhappy.

When you are very depressed, you think that there is no more future for your life. You feel that life doesn’t make sense anymore. At least, that is depression for me. I know depression is more than just these words, and I know that my problem is not a big case of depression, but this is how I can express it and this is how I can feel better. I know that many immigrant teenagers like me are feeling this way because being far away from family is not easy.

According to information on wikipedia, there are many people that immigrate to the United States for a better life. Many are youth, between the ages of 12 and 24. Many young people immigrate as dependents, accompanied by their families or they have come on their own to attend school or for work. They came for themselves or with their families. They all left behind friends and relatives, and a familiar social system. This can help them for their future, but it is important to live a healthy life and still be in contact with relatives.
Sometimes I feel very depressed
I mean despondent
With so many things,
Especially because of my family.
I can’t see them,
Don’t know how they are,
Don’t know if they miss me.
But I know one thing,
I know they love me.
But sometimes it is good to hear it,
Not just know it.

We are far way,
And not for a bad reason,
It’s for me,
Me, myself, and I,
My future.
I know that distance is not a reason for forgetting.
I know that this is the best for me.

My family occupies a big part in my heart,
And without them, that part is empty.
I am always going to be there for them,
But sometimes,
I don’t know if they are going to be there for me.

I feel depressed,
But the real thing is that
I really don’t know the meaning of depression.
If it is empty,
I am depressed.
I know life is not easy,
And that you can’t have all in life.
But I don’t ask for all,
I just ask for that empty part of my heart,
My family.