Depression

If you have ever suffered depression, where do you begin?

To explain how you’re feeling, if you’re trapped from within

Every day feels like a battle, a tall mountain you must climb

The days seem to blend together, you lose all track of time

The person you once was, can seem lost to you right now

Your confidence and self esteem taken from you somehow

Replaced by anxiety, sleepless nights, feelings of despair

You struggle with daily life and you may find it hard to share

How you’re feeling inside when you don’t even comprehend

What is happening to you, when will this madness ever end?

Detached from your life, quietly observing from the outside

Wishing you were invisible because you just want to hide

The hole just gets deeper, you find yourself falling right in

Will you ever feel like youself again or will this illness win?

Outside you can feel so fragile and quietly you wonder why

Then frustration takes over and endless tears you may cry

Your body shuts down and you’re becoming more distant

The negative thoughts take over become more persistent

If you can relate in some way to these words that I write

Please understand in your darkness that there will be light

You’re still the person you always was, a little lost it maybe

Trapped deep within you and really desperate to feel free

The person you was before, just hides somewhere within

You can be yourself once more and this battle you can win

You will feel strong again, this mental mountain you’ll climb

You will get back on top with a new born confidence inside

See things much more clearly, enjoyment will soon be yours

This is a blip in your journey and you will get back on course

© Nicola Marinkovic