It comes without warning.
It comes hard and fast.
Before you know it
Its wrapping you in its hands,
Trying to drown you,
Steal you,
Mercilessly carry you away from the world.
It comes and repeats
Over and over and over
How worthless you are,
How ugly or pathetic.
It makes you feel less than what you are
And it smiles at you
From inside your head.
Depression is a monster.
It lives and breathes
Deep down within.
Waiting for the right moment
To snare you,
Latch on,
Take you away from the light.
Fighting it is hard.
So hard.
And that's just what it wants.
To have you flounder
And wonder
If you'll ever see the light again,
If you'll ever have happy thoughts again,
If you'll ever escape the nightmare again,
And just when you've lost hope
Is when its fangs can sink in.
It's a monster.
And you are its prey.