Depression takes a hold of me
by robinwright28
Depression takes a hold of me
Like a predator does its prey
It chews me up and spits me out
In this wicked game it plays
It leaves me feeling paralyzed
And drowns out all my screams
It takes what little hope I have
And haunts my every dream
It steals the sunshine from the sky
And drowns me in the rain
It tortures me with the demons
That have caused me so much pain
It shows me a life, so dark and empty
I don’t want to believe that it’s real
I start searching for ways to end my life
To avoid how this all makes me feel
My depression does not give a warning sign
It creeps up on me unannounced
It hides behind walls that my stress will tear down
And then it decides to pounce
It beats me until I can barely walk
And forces me to choke on my tears
It attacks me with all of the demons I hide
And feeds off of all of my fears
It shows me the devil I hide deep inside
The person that everyone hates
I know the depression will kill me someday
It’s just waiting for me to make a mistake.