Depression and I, we wear the same faces We're in the same places; I see him in the mirror Maybe depression isn't real—maybe that's the twist Maybe depression is my twin I ate in the womb Maybe depression is my shadow, my impending tomb Maybe depression is a word I made up years ago An excuse for my brain bending backwards to find The right words to explain what it's doing I don't know what it's doing It seems to Maybe I'm not real—maybe that's the twist