I am a boat.

My anxiety is an anchor,

one so heavy that it drags me down.

My depression is a hole on the bottom,

letting the Sea of Hopeless Thoughts flood into me

My ADD is the wheel,

spinning out of control.

My medication is the crew on board,

somehow strong enough to fix the hole,

lift the anchor,

and control the wheel.

I am a boat,

and sometimes I break down.

Sometimes the crew isn't strong enough

to lift the anchor,

fix the hole,

and control the wheel.

Sometimes the Sea of Hopeless Thoughts leak in.

Sometimes the anchor crashes down,

causing me to stop and shake.

And sometimes the wheel spins so wild,

wild enough to make everyone seasick.

But,

My family is the hope and determination of the crew,

A force so strong even the stormiest days can't break them.

The hope stays forever in the crew,

and even if they can't lift the anchor, fix the hole, or control the wheel,

They don't give up on me.

I am a boat.

I have many problems,

but I am unsinkable.