Deep, dark mood Feelings of despair No light in sight Hopelessness and sadness   Fall farther into darkness Feeling helpless and anxious No sight in end Give up or fight?   Put on a false smile Pretending you're okay The pain of the situation Reaches far inside   Alone the dark thoughts get darker A tear trickles from an eye Nobody understands the feelings inside All alone with a room full of people   Depression doesn't discriminate Young, old, rich, or poor It sucks your life away The struggle is real   People tell you to get over it Tomorrows another day They don't understand  The fight inside   You've made it one more day Try again tomorrow One day at a time It's got to get better   The struggle is real Depression sucks your life away You toy with your options Fight or die? Author Notes Depression is still taboo to talk about today. However, struggling with it for over 40 years I am not ashamed to talk about it. It's a chemical imbalance in the brain and unfortunately it's genetic. I have been on the brink where this poem goes and it's no fun. Through medication management I am doing fine today.

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