Depression

Depression

Depression hovers around me.
It surrounds me
Like a fog clouding my thoughts.

My body unable to move,
I am frozen, my thoughts
saturated with despair.

This beast drains my heart
leaving aching, throbbing pain
as I lie lifeless, barely breathing.

No mortal hears my screams,
no earthly eyes can see my tears.
I fade into the darkness alone.

I am joyless, filled with agony and fear.
I climb from the pit one treacherous
step at a time, leaving me exhausted.

Slowly, I creep toward the light;
feeling its warmth, I move forward and
rejoice in knowing I'm okay for a moment.

Pat Nelson
May 16, 2008