National Poetry Month Day 10:
Depression’s Shadow
Sadness,
I am nothing.
Devoid,
I stand alone.
Empty,
I grasp for hope.
Hopeless,
Tears fill my heart’s ocean.
Sleep,
An endless slumber awaits.
Pointless,
This is life.
Self loathing,
So much hate.
Pain,
Just make it stop.
Apathy,
Why should I care?
Breathless,
Why should I breathe?
Lifeless,
Why should I live?
My soul,
It is in want of meaning.
Crying out,
Desperate for the end.
Yet, a shadow lurks
Beyond the last tear,
Beyond day’s old pillow impressions.
A shadow,
A glimmer
Where hope yet lies
Cast when the light of eyes
Had yet to dim.
Maybe tomorrow I shall grasp it
And make it a part of me.
But for tonight,
Tonight I shall close my eyes
And wait;
Wait for the nothing.
wyspergrove 