Darkness Comes

The start of the darkest of fights

The days are long
The nights are short
The clock ticks the minutes away
The radio plays only sad sad songs
And I wonder how I will get through the day

The house is clean
The sheets are fresh
There is not a speck of dust to be found
I wander the hall and glance into rooms
They are empty of company and sound

I am far from home, from those I love
And the only life I have known
My hubby’s at work; he’s starting his career
While I wait for him to come home

This way of life is strange for me
I’m not sure I’ll ever belong
And after a while, a darkness sets in
And I feel I am no longer strong

I have become someone I hardly know
A shell of who I used to be
Making poor decisions along the way
And wondering how this can be

The darkness holds tight, it will not let go
It stays with me night and day
And finally, after 4 years have gone by
Going home will make it all go away

But depression stays on, a permanent foe
I accept it’s here for life
But what the depression does not know
Is its in for one hell of a fight.