How do you know when the
desire to sleep turns into something more than
simple sleep deprivation
How do you know when smiles don't add up the way
they used to
How do you know when emptiness in your
chest cavity starts to define
you
How do you know when you begin to give up things you like to do
How do you know when these aren't just characteristics of a
Well dressed
Stressed and
Unimpressed
Student
Trying to get by
Depression makes everything grey
For me,
Depression makes everything grey.
And it's hard to see the warning signs in full color when you get used to seeing in grey scale
How do you identify these warning signs for such a grey area disorder
How do you tell the real thing apart from life
I guess maybe
You don't. Because
It is a part of my life that comes and goes in waves
Gradually so that you don't notice the tide pooling around your ankles
The color bleeding out at the corners of your vision
Until your feet are stuck in the watery sand
Until it is all grey even though you know the leaves are green
Until it is too late
But how are you supposed to know?
I don't know: Grey Area