Depression Poem by Marea Johnson

There's a feeling deep inside of me
that makes me want to cry
I don't know what it's doing there,
I keep on asking why.

There is no explanation
that can help you to relate
There's nothing I could say
to make you understand my state.

I want to keep on moving
but I don't know where to go
I need to find the answers
to the things that I should know.

My sanity is hanging
on a little piece of thread
I'm paying close attention
so I don't go lose my head.

I choose to make no contact
with the world outside my door
I know what's out there waiting
I don't want it anymore.