Another weird Sunday mood — Summary

Sometimes you just need an ear Someone to hear What you are growing inside

Of course, there are family and friends But sometimes you don't want to be judged Neither to be advised Nor to be given solutions.

Just to be heard with empathy See that you're not disturbing See that you are someway somehow understood That quality time made of listening You are craving for...

But what is the matter? You keep asking yourself. You may not have any reason to feel empty You may not have any reason to feel lost But seriously what is missing ? You find yourself searching the definition of depression A little bit scared of what you could find.

They say we need to cry more often Well, why ? No idea. Maybe because we feel better after? Why do I have tears ready to come out? Is it a crying episode time ? So, you wait to be in your bed to see if they come out. Nobody should hear you. You won't have any explication to give.

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Florenciane's poem captures a quiet Sunday low, the kind of mood that arrives without an obvious cause. The speaker begins with a simple need: someone to listen. Family and friends exist, but they tend to judge, advise, or offer solutions, and that isn't what's wanted. What the speaker craves is "quality time made of listening," a space to be understood without having to explain.

The second half turns inward and becomes more anxious. The speaker questions themselves, finding no clear reason to feel empty or lost, and even looks up the definition of depression, "a little bit scared" of the answer. The poem ends with tears that seem ready to fall for no reason. The speaker waits until bed, where nobody can hear, since there would be no explanation to give.

The mood is tender, restless, and lonely. The plain, conversational language and the shift from "you" to "I" make it feel like a private thought spoken aloud.

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