I'm lost,
I've run amok.
Dense fog before my eyes.
Which way is left,
Which way, ahead?
I'm lost, alone, adrift, bound in darkness.
Where is the light?
I know I should fight.
I know these woes
and how it grows.
Red cheeks shine with cold
As I remember days of old.
How I long for yesterday
That feels lost and far away.
I'm being pulled down,
I'm afraid I'll drown.
Which way is up,
Can I still catch-up?
I know the dire signs,
I read between the lines.
I urge you, look - seek, search for the light,
And make this your plight.
Eyes burning, glistening with sight.
Ears singing, listening with fright.
Heart pounding, beating with might.
Fists gripping, holding on tight.
Turn from the cold,
Be bold.
Stir toward the sun
You're halfway won.
Lift your head,
Wings a-spread.
And fly,
Fly high.
You are free,
No longer tethered, you agree?
Do not fear,
The path will become clear.
Quiet - be still - listen,
There it is
- Your way
The right way.
Sometimes a person needs to be quiet, and trust that the path will clear and that the fog will lift. Circumstances can make depression worse, and sometimes that feeling of being desperate can be overwhelming.