Depression is... Like a towering mountain, On my back Like my shadow, Always there, always dragging me d…

Is it dark? Or am I blind? The spirals of encroaching night Betray the trust of the light. Shadows wail beyond the mist

The smile hides the tears The laugh conceals the pain The jokes save them from his suffe… “I’m fine” he says “I’m okay” he says

I can’t keep up this race, So bone-chillingly lonely, Still lingering in this cold place… I’ve had this dream before... Pain, agonizing pain strikes again…

The fall is less frightening Than the ledge upon which I stand To fly like a bird is freedom To stand like a monolith to pain i… The water looks so calm below

Tossing and turning in bed Whilst dark thoughts crawl in my h… Finding it impossible to fall asle… As the madness begins to creep Like a serpent slithering

I’m fine It’s a sign Yes, I know you love me I can truly see My days are bright

Writing poetry at 4 am Is not as romantic as the poets sa… It is not with love I write Or hatred It is neither

He is lost Alone Is he dead? Is he alive? Trembling hands

Slip on the mask Can’t let them see you cry Smile through the pain Tolerate living for one more day A mask of lies

Oh, miserable love And beloved misery What is the meaning of it all? Why do I feel the cold sting of m… And the warm embrace of twisted wr…

They scream He cries She laughs Sound can be a powerful thing Songs can touch the heart

When you’re too tired to feel Too numb to care When there’s no one there To hold you close The Darkness obliges