The shadow follows me everywhere in the form of a black cat.
Lonely and desperate.
Longing for attention.
Sad and miserable.
Soulless.
Empty.
Despair.
Black is all I see.
Darkness is all I know.
Where do I go?
Where oh where is my peace?
Where is my joy?
Hopeless.
Where can I turn for peace?
Every day, I fight for survival.
Survive.
Day by day.
Just one more day.
One day more.
Gnashing, wailing
Screaming, shouting
That only I can hear.
Nobody else hears.
What they hear is silence.
I am
Trapped.
Silenced.
Unable to speak.
Chained.
Misunderstood.
Depressed.
They diagnose me with….
….Depression.
