here in the valley of despair
there is a forest black with
the blight of your failed
aspirations

here in the valley of despair
there are endless pits filled
with outcropping rocks acting
as the teeth for the crazy smile
of the men who lost themselves
in these endless pits called
depression

here in the valley of despair
the brightness and elation of
life is known only as a memory
of the forgotten sun

here in the valley of despair
we walk about knowing we
cannot go anywhere for here
in the valley of despair the
mountains that block our
escape only grow as we climb
them and the pits in which
live refuse to have a bottom