Depression

It’s not just a “bad mood”

You can’t just “get over it”

It’s a sadness that appears even at your happiest moments

It’s the loneliness you feel even when surrounded by friends

Depression

It’s the feeling of your entire body folding in on itself

Shutting out anyone who cares

It’s the dark nights where you lay in bed alone

Tears sliding down your cheeks

Depression

It’s the thing that makes your mother cry

Asking what she did wrong

Wondering what she could do to make your life better

But there’s no way to get rid of the pain

Depression

It’s the monster under your bed

Except

Now it’s in your head

Depression