Depression

Depression.

The invisible illness,

That eats away at your heart,

And your mind.

It distances you from friends and family.

It makes your body ache,

You can't sleep.

You can't get anything done.

Your mind jumps from wanting to speak to people,

To just completely turning everyone off.

As if they were light switches.

People ask what is wrong.

But it’s just me,

Fighting these demons

On my own per usual.

Fighting the chemical imbalance in my brain.

Feeling off and not knowing how to explain it to others.

My cat is the only one who understands.

All I need is love.

All I need is space.

I try to put my mind to bed all day.

I try to take a bath.

Have some tea.

Eat a sandwich.

Anything to make my mind stop racing.

Anything to stop these thoughts.

I don't want to leave the house.

I don't want to deal with the world out there,

And the questions people ask,

Or don't ask for that matter.

No one needs to be burdened with my internal battles.

The demons of my mind that choose to show themselves to me right now.

The clock has stopped ticking,

But the hamster is still running on its wheel.

I may feel dead inside,

But my body is still very much alive.

This poem is featured in the poetry collection "Passing Skeletons".

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