Depression is here every day,
And it never goes away.
Go away! I yell into the dark,
As if someone is there.
I feel as if I'm a prisoner
In the dungeon's lair.
And as always, no one cares.
Do I dare?
Dare to care about anyone but me?
Could it be,
Someone there?
Someone there to care?
No, just an image.
That's the way it will always be,
No matter how hard I try.
I just want to get by.
I go through life day by day.
I thought pain was supposed
To go away with time,
But it's not.
It's still here,
Here with the fear,
Fear that I will get hurt more.
Wanting Depression To Go Away
Ok love, look. I know how it feels when you're so young but you only feel like ending it. I've been there, and I wanna tell you something, and it's the most cliche thing to say. Get help, and...
Depression Is Never Ending
Published by Family Friend Poems February 2008 with permission of the author.
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Arthur, your very moving poem describes so painfully the reality of depression, particularly among young people. Thank you so much for posting this poem; I really hope that it will resonate with others who are experiencing depression, and I also hope that you will continue to express yourself through poetry. I find writing is therapeutic and I hope you do too.