Depression

Depression 


***


Depression 

I hear your call

You say I'm 

Worthless 

Soon will 

Fall 


Depression 

Monkey on 

My back

When least

Expected

You attack 


Depression 

When I'm okay

You know 

How to

Blow my 

Happiness 

Away


Depression 

You cut 

Like a knife

Others 

Believe 

Your lies

Take

Their 

Own 

Lives


Depression 

Behind 

Masks 

We hide

Fearful 

Others 

May see

Our 

Suffering 

Inside


Depression 

You do 

Bring gifts 

Poems 

Songs

Which 

Heal 

The 

Sick


Depression 

I know 

You will 

Pass

I Watch 

Your 

Sand 

Fall

My 

Life's 

Hourglass 


Depression 

It's ok to 

Feel bad

No need 

For shame

We won't 

Always 

Be 

Sad


Depression 

Alas I 

See dawn

With the light 

Of the sun

I know

Soon 

You'll 

Be 

Gone


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David Penn Arndt 2022


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Artwork Inner Struggle by Huma Shah


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