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  <title>The Malaise Theory of Depression - Betterhumans - tribe.net</title>
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    <title>The Malaise Theory of Depression</title>
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    <author>
      <name>libramoon</name>
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    <id>http://betterhumans.tribe.net/thread/75d89c54-2483-44d5-862e-37ba4126aa00#b71120c6-485d-41ad-8e0e-3f5e749b32c7</id>
    <updated>2007-01-29T00:15:46Z</updated>
    <published>2007-01-29T00:15:46Z</published>
    <summary type="html">The Malaise Theory of Depression&#xD;
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The lies we tell ourselves&#xD;
tinted in our private colors&#xD;
creating intricate maps, instructions&#xD;
to hold us against our will&#xD;
or better angels&#xD;
upon a designated course,&#xD;
they creep into our &#xD;
chemical soup and wiring&#xD;
immersed in thickening trickery&#xD;
truth becoming shadow.&#xD;
Rolling downhill so easily&#xD;
scratches, contusions, bleeding wounds&#xD;
unacknowledged in subterfuge&#xD;
"It's such a beautiful summer day."&#xD;
We say, etching out smiles,&#xD;
even crinkles of the eye.&#xD;
Alone, in the dark, troubling dreams&#xD;
fail to dissipate at daybreak.&#xD;
Rolling downhill, smashing into&#xD;
hidden walls, jagged rock formations&#xD;
Stop!  Curl into pre-born refuge.&#xD;
Listening to the angry words&#xD;
"Surely I am cursed, a failure."&#xD;
Never let the truth break through.&#xD;
We are ordered to protect the lies&#xD;
as insidiously they poison&#xD;
and blind us.&#xD;
More easily led.&#xD;
Less alive.&#xD;
Stop!  Look!  Listen!&#xD;
Feel!&#xD;
Underneath the grave of lies&#xD;
rich earth has secrets to reveal.&#xD;
Radiant seed, planted in our birth&#xD;
only we may bring to life,&#xD;
if we dare move,&#xD;
beyond the damage,&#xD;
beyond the lies,&#xD;
dancing with the shadows&#xD;
into brighter days.&#xD;
&#xD;
(c) January 28, 2007 Laurie Corzett/libramoon</summary>
    <dc:creator>libramoon</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2007-01-29T00:15:46Z</dc:date>
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