Depression is a vile beast
that floods your mind
with her hostile presence
drowning you with no more than
a silent whisper

As if some kind of celestial switch
a flicker of light before your eyes
you find yourself blinded
completely immersed in absolute darkness

She announces her stay at the front desk
without declaring a form of pay
she creeps through every corridor
disguising herself as dust on your windowsill
peering over your shoulder like a pesky fly
that refuses to be swatted

She is in every breath, mostly because
she hopes to be the reason for your last one